Volunteer
Period of your stay
Volunteers are welcomed here at ECOlonie from the beginning of February until the end of December.
Working schedule
You are expected to work five days a week, 8 hours a day. Sunday is your day off as well as one morning and one afternoon in the course of the week.
What do we offer you?
We offer room and board. This means that meals and refreshments are provided and that you will be staying in your own tent (in summer time), caravan or room. During the telephone/email conversation before your arrival we will agree together upon your accommodation.
Insurance
ECOlonie cannot be held responsible for any illnesses or injuries occurred during your stay here. We expect you to have, or to take out, your own medical and accident insurance. A travel insurance may serve the purpose.
Work
What kind of work do we offer? One may work in the vegetable or in the herbal gardens, at the goat farm, in the guest house or kitchen, do renovation or construction work, at the sites, on the land, at the administration or reception, do cleaning or laundry jobs, work in the shop, and so on. The jobs may depend on one hand on your interests and skills and the duration of your stay and, on the other hand, on priorities, available manpower and time of year. Ultimately, after talking these things over with you, we decide what choice will be made for you.
Smoking
To residents and volunteers it is prohibited to smoke on all our sites. Guests may smoke around their tent or caravan or in a designated area.
How many volunteers arrive each year?
During the last four or five years we averaged around 120 visiting volunteers, of all ages and nationalities, per year. In summertime there are about 20-25 volunteers at any given time. In the remaining times it varies approximately from three to ten. But one never can tell! It is exciting every time someone applies for a stay at Ecolonie and what fantastic meetings take place! Except from the Netherlands (85%), volunteers hail from Belgium (5%), France, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Rumania, Greece, the UK, Japan, Denmark, Ireland, the USA, Italy and Switzerland. Dutch is the main language spoken at ECOlonie but French, German and English are also spoken.
For more information about participation as a volunteer click here.
Period of your stay
Volunteers are welcomed here at ECOlonie from the beginning of February until the end of December.
Working schedule
You are expected to work five days a week, 8 hours a day. Sunday is your day off as well as one morning and one afternoon in the course of the week.
What do we offer you?
We offer room and board. This means that meals and refreshments are provided and that you will be staying in your own tent (in summer time), caravan or room. During the telephone/email conversation before your arrival we will agree together upon your accommodation.
Insurance
ECOlonie cannot be held responsible for any illnesses or injuries occurred during your stay here. We expect you to have, or to take out, your own medical and accident insurance. A travel insurance may serve the purpose.
Work
What kind of work do we offer? One may work in the vegetable or in the herbal gardens, at the goat farm, in the guest house or kitchen, do renovation or construction work, at the sites, on the land, at the administration or reception, do cleaning or laundry jobs, work in the shop, and so on. The jobs may depend on one hand on your interests and skills and the duration of your stay and, on the other hand, on priorities, available manpower and time of year. Ultimately, after talking these things over with you, we decide what choice will be made for you.
Smoking
To residents and volunteers it is prohibited to smoke on all our sites. Guests may smoke around their tent or caravan or in a designated area.
How many volunteers arrive each year?
During the last four or five years we averaged around 120 visiting volunteers, of all ages and nationalities, per year. In summertime there are about 20-25 volunteers at any given time. In the remaining times it varies approximately from three to ten. But one never can tell! It is exciting every time someone applies for a stay at Ecolonie and what fantastic meetings take place! Except from the Netherlands (85%), volunteers hail from Belgium (5%), France, Sweden, Germany, Austria, Rumania, Greece, the UK, Japan, Denmark, Ireland, the USA, Italy and Switzerland. Dutch is the main language spoken at ECOlonie but French, German and English are also spoken.
For more information about participation as a volunteer click here.