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Niederlande Niederlande: ESC Discover Castle Vaeshartelt I - Tending the Vegetable Garden and Green Spaces Beyond. (SIW ESC 2025-03-1)

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05/07/2025   -   19/07/2025

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18 - 30
Maximale Anzahl von Freiwilligen
14
Immer noch Platz für
2 Male + 2 Female
Sprachen
Englisch
Vegetarisches Essen
Ja
Zugang mit Behinderung
Ja
Nächster Flughafen
Amsterdam (AMS)
Anreise über
Station Maastricht
Karte

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Castle Vaeshartelt has a vast area with forests and gardens. The woods and gardens need restoration and maintenance. A significant portion of the work will involve clearing and pruning vegetation along designated pathways and within the grounds of the forest. This will ensure that plant growth does not obstruct walkways or cause damage to buildings or infrastructure. The work will also contribute to the preservation of historical landscape elements in the forest. Volunteers will help restore these natural and historical elements through active involvement in landscape care and heritage preservation. Volunteers will discuss the recreational program together with the camp leaders. For example they can explore the area by bike, go swimming, visit the city of Maastricht, Valkenburg or the crossroad of the three countries.
Next to forest maintenance, the restructuring and maintenance of the many gardens of the Buitenplaats will be the majority of the work. There are gardens for fruit, low tree and high tree gardens, small fruit gardens for strawberries, rasp berries and blackberries, a vineyard, mush room cultivation and so on. Tasks for the gardens will be to improved the outlook of the gardens and also the optimize the fruit production of the gardens as well. You will learn a lot about gardening an fruit production, to be come a more professional ‘castle’ gardener.
Part of the work is the circular approach converting green waste from the garden maintenance into compost, to be used as fertilizer for the gardens.

Unterkunft und Verpflegung

The accomodationis in on a camping. You have to bring your own sleeping bag.
The food will be provided by the Castle Vaeshartelt restaurant. There are opportunities to have dislocated bbq's, which have to be organised by the volunteers.

Lage und Freizeit

Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt is a historically rich and unique landscape due to its deep historical roots and diverse transformations. From its Roman origins as a key traffic hub, to its role as a fortress in the time of Charlemagne, the estate evolved through medieval times and became a symbol of aristocratic and intellectual life in the 17th to 19th centuries. The creation of Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt as a monumental estate, with gardens, buildings, and nature forming a harmonious whole, is characteristic of the Dutch outdoor estates built by wealthy townspeople to escape urban hardships.
Volunteers will discuss the recrational program together with camp leaders and the host organisation. For example, they can explore the area by bike, provided by the castle, go swimming, visit cities like Maastricht, Valkenburg or three-country point.

Wer organisiert das Projekt?

In the summer of 2025, SIW International Volunteer Projects will organize three two-week activities for 14 young people from Europe and neighboring countries in particular to renovate and maintain the Vaeshartelt country estate and in particular the various gardens, including vegetable gardens, vineyard, orchards, mushroom farm and associated forest area. SIW wants to give international young people the opportunity to get acquainted with this historic estate and let them contribute to its sustainable maintenance. In this way, SIW wants to offer participants an intercultural experience in line with our slogan Discover your impact abroad!

The partner organization is the Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt, in particular the garden maintenance department and the associated organizations that contribute to the management of the gardens. www.vaeshartelt.nl

Anreise zum Treffpunkt

From Airport Schiphol, or Eindhoven, you can easily catch a train to station 'Maastricht'.

Weitere Infos

Due to the system limitations, the option to select 'other' gender is unavailable. However, our projects are inclusive and open to everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or cultural background. If you specifically identify as LGBTQ+, feel free to share this information, and we will make sure to be mindful of it.

Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en). PLEASE SEND US YOUR PRN (PARTICIPANT REFERENCE NUMBER) AS SOON AS YOU APPLY. Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

Anforderungen

This project will be realized as a European Volunteering Teams (ESC-VT) project. This means that the project is co-funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps subsidy program 2025 and has certain requirements for participation.

Who can volunteer?
European Solidarity Corps volunteering activities are open to 18-30 year old people who reside in programme and partner countries.
This means an EU member state, a Non-EU country associated to the programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, or Norway) or a partner country (Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine)
Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en).

Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

The travel cost reimbursement has a maximum amount and is based on the distance from your hometown to Leens, the Netherlands. Following the distance, we will reimburse based on the actual costs with a maximum of the following amounts (in between brackets the amounts if you use green travel, meaning low emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train or car sharing):
0-99km: 23 euro
100-499 km: 180 euro (210 euro)
500-1999 km: 275 euro (320 euro)
2000-2999 km: 360 euro (410 euro)
3000-3999 km: 530 euro (610 euro)
4000-7999 km: 820 euro

8000km: 1500 euro
It is very important to keep at the receipts, booking confirmations, boarding passes and travel tickets with you. Any missing documents may affect your reimbursement amount. Furthermore, we can also provide up to 100 euro for visa purchase. For this, please keep your receipt as well.

Niederlande Niederlande: ESC Discover Mansion Leens - Protect and take care of the unique garden. (SIW ESC 2025-01)

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18 - 30
Maximale Anzahl von Freiwilligen
14
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2 Male + 2 Female
Sprachen
Englisch
Vegetarisches Essen
Ja
Zugang mit Behinderung
Ja
Nächster Flughafen
Amsterdam (AMS)
Anreise über
Winsum train station
Karte

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The work will take place at Oosterhouw in Leens (province Groningen). It is a beautiful monumental manor house surrounded by a garden divided into four different styles. Many parts of these gardens have been neglected over the past decades. Volunteers will be cleaning up and helping restore the gardens to their former glory. Activities range from groundwork like digging and levelling to gardening such as weeding and pruning to wood shredding and splitting. The volunteers will work in the gardens five days a week. This excludes the weekends.

We will provide participants access to online training modules provided by the European Solidarity Corps and/ or SIW.

Unterkunft und Verpflegung

During the two weeks, the volunteers will be staying at Camping "De Horizon" Molenrij near by Kloosterburen. The whole group will be staying in tents provided by SIW. There is also a large tent for group activities during freetime Two tiny houses are on the campground with all cooking facilities. Make sure you bring a sleeping matrass/mat and your own sheets! Bicycles will be provided for transportation between the accommodation and the gardens of Oosterhouw. The bike ride from and to the accommodation is approximately 15 minutes. You will cook together in teams, taking turns and having the opportunity to cook meals from your home countries. You have a kitchen at your disposal. Self-organisation is also a vital point during your daily camp routines. Cooking and cleaning are planned and done independently within the group. Each participant is expected to take part in the CCC (cooking-cleaning-crew).

Lage und Freizeit

You will have leisure time after work (work ends at 4 p.m.). The Oosterhouw area mainly consists of small villages with Leens as the main village. You will have bikes at your disposal to explore the surrounding area. During the weekend you can enjoy your free time. There are plenty of nice places to visit, for example the beautiful and vibrant city of Groningen or take a ferry boat and visit the island of Schiermonnikoog.

Wer organisiert das Projekt?

The mansion Oosterhouw in Leens is located in the north of the Netherlands in the province of Groningen. The estate is surrounded by a flat agricultural landscape approximately 10 km from the Wadden Sea UNESCO heritage. Oosterhouw was built in 1868. The last time the building was renovated was in 1912-1913. After that, there weren’t any significant developments. The former owners of the mansion were C.o Jellema and Klaas Noordhuis. Co. Jellema is a semi-known poet in the Netherlands, and his current library is still in the house. Klaas Noordhuis was a garden architect and has added essential aspects to the garden. The current owners bought the house a few years ago and want to open the house more to the public. The house, the garden and the surrounding landscape are unique in this area and must be protected and taken care of.

Anreise zum Treffpunkt

Arrival by plane at Schiphol airport & travel by public transportation: you can travel by train to Winsum station from Schiphol airport. For the train schedules please check the website: https://www.ns.nl/en/journeyplanner/#/ or call us if you need any assistance. We will pick you up at the train station Winsum.

Arrival by car: you can go straight ahead to the accommodation camping ''De Horizon/Molenrij'' at Kloosterburen. We wil meet you there.

Weitere Infos

Due to the system limitations, the option to select 'other' gender is unavailable. However, our projects are inclusive and open to everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or cultural background. If you are gender-neutral, feel free to share this information, and we will make sure to be mindful of it.

Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en).
PLEASE SEND US YOUR PRN (PARTICIPANT REFERENCE NUMBER) AS SOON AS YOU APPLY.

Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

Anforderungen

This project will be realized as a European Volunteering Teams (ESC-VT) project. This means that the project is co-funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps subsidy program 2025 and has certain requirements for participation.

Who can volunteer?
European Solidarity Corps volunteering activities are open to 18-30 year old people who reside in programme and partner countries.
This means an EU member state, a Non-EU country associated to the programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, or Norway) or a partner country (Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine)
Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en).

Participants must be in the possession of a European Health Insurance Card before arriving to the host country.

Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

The travel cost reimbursement has a maximum amount and is based on the distance from your hometown to Leens, the Netherlands. Following the distance, we will reimburse based on the actual costs with a maximum of the following amounts (in between brackets the amounts if you use green travel, meaning low emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train or car sharing):
0-99km: 23 euro
100-499 km: 180 euro (210 euro)
500-1999 km: 275 euro (320 euro)
2000-2999 km: 360 euro (410 euro)
3000-3999 km: 530 euro (610 euro)
4000-7999 km: 820 euro

8000km: 1500 euro
It is very important to keep at the receipts, booking confirmations, boarding passes and travel tickets with you. Any missing documents may affect your reimbursement amount. Furthermore, we can also provide up to 100 euro for visa purchase. For this, please keep your receipt as well.

What to bring: Must bring (obligated)

  1. Sleeping mattress/sleeping mat and sleeping bag or your own sheets
  2. Old working clothes, strong safety shoes and good fitting working gloves
  3. Rain is spread out over the year, so bring warm clothes, a raincoat and a swimming suit
  4. Soap, toiletries
    We will be working primarily outside in the gardens, where it’s essential to have a safe and secure work environment. Safety glasses and hearing protection will be provided.

Wise to bring

  1. Recipes from your own country
  2. Driver’s license that is valid in Holland, in case you have one
  3. Sunglasses and something on your head against the sun!

Nice to bring

  1. Musical instruments, ideas for games/activities
  2. Energy, enthusiasm and an open mind!
  3. A sense of humor
Niederlande Niederlande: Discover smiles & stories - Create social activities for children of refugees. (SIW 2025-02)

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26/07/2025   -   09/08/2025

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Alter
18 - 99
Maximale Anzahl von Freiwilligen
8
Immer noch Platz für
2
Sprachen
Englisch
Vegetarisches Essen
Ja
Zugang mit Behinderung
Ja
Nächster Flughafen
Amsterdam (AMS)
Anreise über
Emmen Zuid train station
Karte

Arbeit

The project takes place in the refugee centre in Emmen which is a location for families with children. The children you will be working with are between 4 and 12 years. These children participate in a school program, but during the months of July and August, there is the summer holiday break. The volunteers organise activities for and with the children. This type of work calls for creative people who can make up all sorts of games from scratch to play with the children: music, sports, arts, language sessions, creativity, etc. Therefore the content of this project is up to you and the other participants. The games are scheduled throughout the week.

Unterkunft und Verpflegung

Volunteers will stay at a small campsite, almost a 30min bike ride.

Minicamping De Emmerdennen.

(Adress camping place:Oude Roswinkelerweg 118, 7814 RT Emmen, near to the centre of Emmen.)

The accommodation will be in a tent. You can either bring your own tent or use one of ours. In that case you will share a tent with one other volunteer. It's necessary to bring your own sleeping bag and sleeping math

There are cooking facilities and the group will cook for themselves. There is a big tent for cooking, eating, group activities or to hang out.

Lage und Freizeit

There will be sufficient free time. Together with your camp leaders you will discuss the recreational program. Emmen is an attractive city with lots of activities in the summertime. You can visit places nearby and explore the surroundings. The area is declared a UNESCO-Geopark by the United Nations. Emmen is very well accessible by train and bus. Biggest attraction is the theme park Wildlands Adventure Zoo. Near the campingsite is also a earthwork from the Amercan artist Robert Smitson, Broken Circle and Spiral Hill(1971)

Wer organisiert das Projekt?

The location of the project is the Refugee Centre Emmen. Emmen is a city of about 60.000 inhabitants in the province of Drenthe in the northern part of the Netherlands. This refugee centre (in Dutch: ‘AZC Emmen’) has a capacity for about 400 refugees. This particular place is a location for families with under age children whose application for asylum has been denied by the Dutch government. These families will in time return to their homeland.

Our partner is the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (in Dutch: COA). The COA provides accommodation during the asylum procedure and prepares asylum seekers for staying in the Netherlands, returning to their country of origin or transmigration. At the moment COA manages about 100 centres in the Netherlands. COA is an independent administrative body funded by the Dutch Ministry of Justice.

The COA works together with a partner named ‘De Vrolijkheid’: the National Foundation for the Promotion of Happiness. The Happiness is a multicultural, not-for-profit network of artists, play writers, actors, musicians and volunteers who invest in children and teenagers in asylum-seeking centres. The Happiness organises creative activities on a regular basis in 30 asylum-seeking centres in the Netherlands. Please note that it is not allowed to take pictures and/or make videos in the refugee centre.

Anreise zum Treffpunkt

From Airport Schiphol you can easily catch a train to ‘Emmen Zuid’ (in English: Emmen South). This trains leaves every half hour. The total journey from Schiphol to Emmen takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. You have to change trains at station ‘Zwolle’ to catch the train towards ‘Emmen Zuid’. The project is 100m from trainstation Emmen Zuid. You do not need to book train tickets in advance, you can buy them at Schiphol Airport.

Weitere Infos

Due to the system limitations, the option to select 'other' gender is unavailable. However, our projects are inclusive and open to everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or cultural background. If you are gender-neutral, feel free to share this information, and we will make sure to be mindful of it.

Anforderungen

Due to the nature of the work a Criminal Record, Certificate of Conduct and a motivation letter are required.

Note: There is no student discount for this project.

What to bring:

Must bring (obligated)
1)Sleeping mattress / sleeping mat, sleeping bag
2)Old working clothes and shoes
3)Rain is spread out over the year, so bring warm clothes, a raincoat and a swimming suit
4)Soap, toiletries and a towel(s)

Wise to bring
1)Recipes from your own country
2)Driver’s license that is valid in Holland, in case you have one
3)Sunglasses and something on your head against the sun!

Nice to bring
1)Musical instruments, ideas for games/activities
2)Energy, enthusiasm and an open mind!
3)A sense of humor

Relevant training or professional experience in order to work with vulnerable children is desirable.
It could be helpful to speak an intermediate level of English.

Niederlande Niederlande: Erasmus+ Discover Nature's Restoration - Help restore our natural landscapes. (SIW 2025-04)

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31/07/2025   -   16/08/2025

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18 - 99
Maximale Anzahl von Freiwilligen
20
Immer noch Platz für
7 Male + 7 Female
Sprachen
Englisch
Vegetarisches Essen
Ja
Zugang mit Behinderung
Ja
Nächster Flughafen
Amsterdam (AMS)
Anreise über
Station Assen
Karte

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The participants will do different activities of nature protection like cutting, dredging, pilling up the paths and haymaking. The cooperation with the local partner has been taking place since several years and they are always very supportive and looking forward to host you in their beautiful area.

Unterkunft und Verpflegung

During the training and forest and nature project Drentsche Aa the accommodation will be in tents. The tents will be provided by us. It's necessary to bring your own Sleeping mattress / sleeping mat, sleeping bag*.There is also a shared community space where the training will take place, along with other activities such as cooking and games.

Lage und Freizeit

The ‘Drentsche Aa’ area is a varied old cultural landscape, shaped by age old interplay of agriculture and nature. The ‘Drentsche Aa’ is also the name of the stream that meanders through this area and creates a typical landscape that is declared National Park. It includes 16 authentic villages. Volunteers will discuss the recreational program together with the camp leaders. For example they can explore the area by bike, go swimming, visit the city of Groningen, Westerbork transit camp (where Anne Frank was prisoned) and other places in the Netherlands.

Wer organisiert das Projekt?

The partner in this project is the Dutch State Forestry, commissioned by the Dutch government to manage a large part of the nature reserves in the Netherlands.

Anreise zum Treffpunkt

From Airport Schiphol you can easily catch a train at Schiphol train station to train station ‘Assen’. These trains leave twice an hour at .29 and .59 and have final destination ‘Groningen’. It goes either directly or with a stopover in ‘Zwolle’. It takes these trains 1 hour and 55 minutes to get there. More specific information will be given in the welcome letter.

Weitere Infos

Due to the system limitations, the option to select 'other' gender is unavailable. However, our projects are inclusive and open to everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or cultural background. If you are gender-neutral, feel free to share this information, and we will make sure to be mindful of it.

Anforderungen

This project especially invites volunteers that are actively involved in international volunteering opportunities in your home country, as it is a unique combination of a 3-day training and 2 weeks of volunteering. The training activities will help the team building of the group. The participants will also work on intercultural communication and collaboration. Finally, you will reflect on your own learning goals for the project as well as the meaning of sustainability and the environment as the volunteering will focus on personal development through working in an international group on nature preservation. Participants will be encouraged to implement the lessons learnt back home. The project is supported by Erasmus+ and as a result the project is only open for participants who live and travel from/to an EU country, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Republic of Türkiye or Republic of Serbia. Actual travel costs will be reimbursed up to certain caps. Travel by rail, bus or car sharing is promoted. Visa costs will also be reimbursed. July 31 is arrival date, the training is on 1-2 Aug, while the nature conversation project in the National Parc Drentsche Aa for two weeks starts right after.

This work camp contains a unique training opportunity at the start of the camp. No preparation training is required in the home country.

What to bring:

Must bring (obligated):
1)Sleeping mattress / sleeping mat, sleeping bag
2)Old working clothes, solid work shoes and rubber boots
3)Rain is spread out over the year, so bring warm clothes, a raincoat and a swimming suit
4)Soap, toiletries and a towel(s)

Wise to bring:
1)Recipes from your own country
2)Driver’s license that is valid in the Netherlands, in case you have one
3)Sunglasses and something on your head against the sun!

Nice to bring
1)Musical instruments, ideas for games/activities
2)Energy, enthusiasm and an open mind!
3)A sense of humor

Niederlande Niederlande: ESC Discover Castle Vaeshartelt II- Tending the Vegetable Garden and Green Spaces Beyond. (SIW ESC 2025-03-2)

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09/08/2025   -   24/08/2025

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18 - 30
Maximale Anzahl von Freiwilligen
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Immer noch Platz für
5 Male + -2 Female
Sprachen
Englisch
Vegetarisches Essen
Ja
Zugang mit Behinderung
Ja
Nächster Flughafen
Amsterdam (AMS)
Anreise über
Station Maastricht
Karte

Arbeit

Castle Vaeshartelt has a vast area with forests and gardens. The woods and gardens need restoration and maintenance. A significant portion of the work will involve clearing and pruning vegetation along designated pathways and within the grounds of the forest. This will ensure that plant growth does not obstruct walkways or cause damage to buildings or infrastructure. The work will also contribute to the preservation of historical landscape elements in the forest. Volunteers will help restore these natural and historical elements through active involvement in landscape care and heritage preservation. Volunteers will discuss the recreational program together with the camp leaders. For example they can explore the area by bike, go swimming, visit the city of Maastricht, Valkenburg or the crossroad of the three countries.
Next to forest maintenance, the restructuring and maintenance of the many gardens of the Buitenplaats will be the majority of the work. There are gardens for fruit, low tree and high tree gardens, small fruit gardens for strawberries, rasp berries and blackberries, a vineyard, mush room cultivation and so on. Tasks for the gardens will be to improved the outlook of the gardens and also the optimize the fruit production of the gardens as well. You will learn a lot about gardening an fruit production, to be come a more professional ‘castle’ gardener.
Part of the work is the circular approach converting green waste from the garden maintenance into compost, to be used as fertilizer for the gardens.

Unterkunft und Verpflegung

The accomodationis in one of the side castles like like Delbrock or Kanjel. At these locations sanitary facilities are present. Airbeds are available. You have to bring your own sleeping bag.
The food will be provided by the Castle Vaeshartelt restaurant. There are opportunities to have dislocated bbq's, which have to be organised by the volunteers.

Lage und Freizeit

Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt is a historically rich and unique landscape due to its deep historical roots and diverse transformations. From its Roman origins as a key traffic hub, to its role as a fortress in the time of Charlemagne, the estate evolved through medieval times and became a symbol of aristocratic and intellectual life in the 17th to 19th centuries. The creation of Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt as a monumental estate, with gardens, buildings, and nature forming a harmonious whole, is characteristic of the Dutch outdoor estates built by wealthy townspeople to escape urban hardships.
Volunteers will discuss the recrational program together with camp leaders and the host organisation. For example, they can explore the area by bike,provided by the castle, go swimming, visit cities like Maastricht, Valkenburg or three-country point.

Wer organisiert das Projekt?

In the summer of 2025, SIW International Volunteer Projects will organize three two-week activities for 14 young people from Europe and neighboring countries in particular to renovate and maintain the Vaeshartelt country estate and in particular the various gardens, including vegetable gardens, vineyard, orchards, mushroom farm and associated forest area. SIW wants to give international young people the opportunity to get acquainted with this historic estate and let them contribute to its sustainable maintenance. In this way, SIW wants to offer participants an intercultural experience in line with our slogan Discover your impact abroad!

The partner organization is the Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt, in particular the garden maintenance department and the associated organizations that contribute to the management of the gardens. www.vaeshartelt.nl

Anreise zum Treffpunkt

From Airport Schiphol, or Eindhoven, you can easily catch a train to station 'Maastricht'.

Weitere Infos

Due to the system limitations, the option to select 'other' gender is unavailable. However, our projects are inclusive and open to everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or cultural background. If you specifically identify as LGBTQ+, feel free to share this information, and we will make sure to be mindful of it.

Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en). PLEASE SEND US YOUR PRN (PARTICIPANT REFERENCE NUMBER) AS SOON AS YOU APPLY. Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

Anforderungen

This project will be realized as a European Volunteering Teams (ESC-VT) project. This means that the project is co-funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps subsidy program 2025 and has certain requirements for participation.

Who can volunteer?
European Solidarity Corps volunteering activities are open to 18-30 year old people who reside in programme and partner countries.
This means an EU member state, a Non-EU country associated to the programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, or Norway) or a partner country (Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine)
Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en).

Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

The travel cost reimbursement has a maximum amount and is based on the distance from your hometown to Leens, the Netherlands. Following the distance, we will reimburse based on the actual costs with a maximum of the following amounts (in between brackets the amounts if you use green travel, meaning low emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train or car sharing):
0-99km: 23 euro
100-499 km: 180 euro (210 euro)
500-1999 km: 275 euro (320 euro)
2000-2999 km: 360 euro (410 euro)
3000-3999 km: 530 euro (610 euro)
4000-7999 km: 820 euro

8000km: 1500 euro
It is very important to keep at the receipts, booking confirmations, boarding passes and travel tickets with you. Any missing documents may affect your reimbursement amount. Furthermore, we can also provide up to 100 euro for visa purchase. For this, please keep your receipt as well.

Niederlande Niederlande: ESC Discover Castle Vaeshartelt III - Tending the Vegetable Garden and Green Spaces Beyond. (SIW ESC 2025-03-3)

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Details zum Projekt

Alter
18 - 30
Maximale Anzahl von Freiwilligen
14
Immer noch Platz für
2
Sprachen
Englisch
Vegetarisches Essen
Ja
Zugang mit Behinderung
Ja
Nächster Flughafen
Amsterdam (AMS)
Anreise über
Station Maastricht
Karte

Arbeit

Castle Vaeshartelt has a vast area with forests and gardens. The woods and gardens need restoration and maintenance. A significant portion of the work will involve clearing and pruning vegetation along designated pathways and within the grounds of the forest. This will ensure that plant growth does not obstruct walkways or cause damage to buildings or infrastructure. The work will also contribute to the preservation of historical landscape elements in the forest. Volunteers will help restore these natural and historical elements through active involvement in landscape care and heritage preservation. Volunteers will discuss the recreational program together with the camp leaders. For example they can explore the area by bike, go swimming, visit the city of Maastricht, Valkenburg or the crossroad of the three countries.
Next to forest maintenance, the restructuring and maintenance of the many gardens of the Buitenplaats will be the majority of the work. There are gardens for fruit, low tree and high tree gardens, small fruit gardens for strawberries, rasp berries and blackberries, a vineyard, mush room cultivation and so on. Tasks for the gardens will be to improved the outlook of the gardens and also the optimize the fruit production of the gardens as well. You will learn a lot about gardening an fruit production, to be come a more professional ‘castle’ gardener.
Part of the work is the circular approach converting green waste from the garden maintenance into compost, to be used as fertilizer for the gardens.

Unterkunft und Verpflegung

The accomodationis in one of the side castles like like Delbrock or Kanjel. At these locations sanitary facilities are present. Airbeds are available. You have to bring your own sleeping bag.
The food will be provided by the Castle Vaeshartelt restaurant. There are opportunities to have dislocated bbq's, which have to be organised by the volunteers.

Lage und Freizeit

Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt is a historically rich and unique landscape due to its deep historical roots and diverse transformations. From its Roman origins as a key traffic hub, to its role as a fortress in the time of Charlemagne, the estate evolved through medieval times and became a symbol of aristocratic and intellectual life in the 17th to 19th centuries. The creation of Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt as a monumental estate, with gardens, buildings, and nature forming a harmonious whole, is characteristic of the Dutch outdoor estates built by wealthy townspeople to escape urban hardships.
Volunteers will discuss the recrational program together with camp leaders and the host organisation. For example, they can explore the area by bike,provided by the castle, go swimming, visit cities like Maastricht, Valkenburg or three-country point.

Wer organisiert das Projekt?

In the summer of 2025, SIW International Volunteer Projects will organize three two-week activities for 14 young people from Europe and neighboring countries in particular to renovate and maintain the Vaeshartelt country estate and in particular the various gardens, including vegetable gardens, vineyard, orchards, mushroom farm and associated forest area. SIW wants to give international young people the opportunity to get acquainted with this historic estate and let them contribute to its sustainable maintenance. In this way, SIW wants to offer participants an intercultural experience in line with our slogan Discover your impact abroad!

The partner organization is the Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt, in particular the garden maintenance department and the associated organizations that contribute to the management of the gardens. www.vaeshartelt.nl

Anreise zum Treffpunkt

From Airport Schiphol, or Eindhoven, you can easily catch a train to station 'Maastricht'.

Weitere Infos

Due to the system limitations, the option to select 'other' gender is unavailable. However, our projects are inclusive and open to everyone, regardless of gender, religion, or cultural background. If you specifically identify as LGBTQ+, feel free to share this information, and we will make sure to be mindful of it.

Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en). PLEASE SEND US YOUR PRN (PARTICIPANT REFERENCE NUMBER) AS SOON AS YOU APPLY. Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

Anforderungen

This project will be realized as a European Volunteering Teams (ESC-VT) project. This means that the project is co-funded by the European Union through the European Solidarity Corps subsidy program 2025 and has certain requirements for participation.

Who can volunteer?
European Solidarity Corps volunteering activities are open to 18-30 year old people who reside in programme and partner countries.
This means an EU member state, a Non-EU country associated to the programme (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Republic of North Macedonia, Turkey, or Norway) or a partner country (Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Palestine, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine)
Young people who want to participate in the European Solidarity Corps must register on the European Solidarity Corps Portal (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/register_en).

Volunteers travel costs will be compensated by this program and volunteers will receive €5,- pocketmoney per day.

The travel cost reimbursement has a maximum amount and is based on the distance from your hometown to Leens, the Netherlands. Following the distance, we will reimburse based on the actual costs with a maximum of the following amounts (in between brackets the amounts if you use green travel, meaning low emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train or car sharing):
0-99km: 23 euro
100-499 km: 180 euro (210 euro)
500-1999 km: 275 euro (320 euro)
2000-2999 km: 360 euro (410 euro)
3000-3999 km: 530 euro (610 euro)
4000-7999 km: 820 euro

8000km: 1500 euro
It is very important to keep at the receipts, booking confirmations, boarding passes and travel tickets with you. Any missing documents may affect your reimbursement amount. Furthermore, we can also provide up to 100 euro for visa purchase. For this, please keep your receipt as well.