The Atelier Wolimierz Foundation is a non-governmental and non-profit organization which was officially registered in January 2014 . However, before official registration, for a few years, people, from the foundation, were promoting culture and sustainable development among young people and local community. The Atelier Wolimierz is situated on the border of two villages - Wolimierz and Pobiedna, the rolling rural landscape of the Jizera Mountains. Foundation Atelier Wolimierz is acting in the whole Jizery Mountains region. We are here primarily for young people. The Foundation's activity is aimed at the promotion of young people engagement and tolerance behavior. We use culture and art, as our main tools. We believe that participation in culture and art is also raising in general competences of society, creating conditions for developing creativity and preparing citizens for active participation in various forms of social life. With our actions we want to equalize the chances of people living away from cities and prevent cultural exclusion of rural residents. Our everyday work we base on principles of non-formal education methods, which we try to use not only in activities for young people, but also among Ateleir Wolimierz team members. We also promote the ideas of volunteering and social work. With volunteers from all over the world, we renovated Atelier Wolimierz with materials, which in 80% are recycled. Now Atelier Wolimierz serves as a place for workshops, concerts and meetings for local people. We promote various kinds of creative artistic activities - e.g we provide walls for young graffiti artists, we teach construction from tires, cans, bottles and other civilization waste. We strive to create the best space and conditions for innovative creations. Always with a view to the future, future generations, our children and children of our children. Our activities we do on both levels - local and international, since we strongly believe, that combination of this two levels are the best way to promote tolerance and active participation in European society. That is why we try to involve our young people in different international projects, same as encourage them to organize such projects here, in our region of Jizery mountains. The most important part of our activities is the organization of different events (mostly concerts) for local young people.

Atelier Wolimierz is a unique place in the village of Pobiedna, Poland, located in the Jizera Mountains. We have been operating for many years, organizing a variety of events throughout the years. Our passion stems from a deep-rooted belief that participation in the arts fosters societal advancement. We strive to foster creativity, promote inclusivity, and combat discrimination, all while bridging the gap between urban and rural communities. Our initiatives aim to level the playing field for those living outside city centers and prevent cultural isolation among rural residents. During your time at Atelier Wolimierz, you will have the opportunity to: Help with our permaculture garden, learning how to grow food sustainably and in harmony with nature, assist with the preparation and organization of upcoming festivals and help with improving our space and making small renovations with recycling materials. www.facebook.com/atelierwolimierz www.instagram.com/atelierwolimierz/

Thanks to solidarity corps, we will be able to contribute to all travel, accommodation and leaving expenses for the volunteers. This also includes insurance and where needed any special assistance. Volunteers can live on the premises of the foundation in comfortable campers or on campsite, camping equipment will be provided by the organizers. Travel expenses from your home country to us, and back will be reimbursed once you are in Atelier Wolimierz, within the limit that the European Union calculated for participants from your country, based on presented original tickets.

The volunteers will gain knowledge and skills connected with: production of the Festival events, permacultura gardening, environmental activities, building with recycling materials, DIY and composting.

The Participant profile: We are looking for 10 volunteers with the European Solidarity Corps program! We are looking for volunteers aged 18 – 30, who would like to help us to create our dream. We are open to young people with fewer opportunities, who may face social, geographical or economic obstacles, health problems or disability, cultural differences or educational challenges. Volunteers should have Intermediate level of English Communication and they must be registered on the European Solidarity Corps platform.
Deadline: No application deadline

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

• Training before and after the project
• Health insurance during your project
• round-trip travel reimbursement
• accommodation and food
• pocket money
• language course
• Return Week-end
• Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.