Embracing Diversity and Growth in Krioneri: A Volunteering Experience
Embracing Diversity and Growth in Krioneri: A Volunteering Experience We recently had the incredible opportunity to volunteer in Krioneri, a charming village of about 900 residents. Arriving a day earlier than the other volunteers, we found ourselves both intrigued and nervous. Meeting new people is always a mix of excitement and anxiety, especially when the […]
BLOG: My experience about volunteering
Blog: My volunteering experience Hello, I’m Marie, and I come from France. I did a voluntary trip in the summer of 2024 on a little island called “Mässkär” in Finland with Villa Elba. I was a student who wanted to enjoy his school holidays before this last year of study, with the ambition to discover […]
BLOG: My volunteering experience in Finland
My volunteering experience in Finland – Federica Gaudenzi
BLOG: Green travel
Volunteer Kerem travelled green from Finland to Turkey
“I love the fact that the hierarchy of the organisation does not override human rights” – Maria Maciel
Maria Maciel from Portugal is doing long-term volunteering in Villa Elba in the Nuotta Coaching project. I this blog she writes about her volunteering experience and about things she likes more in Finland when comparing with her home country Portugal. I arrived in Finland at the end of March and took the opportunity to get […]
5 things I learnt in Finland – Maria Maciel
Hello, I’m Maria Maciel from Portugal. I am doing long-term volunteering in Villa Elba in the Nuotta Coaching project. During the last 4 months living in Finland I had the opportunity to put into practice all the knowledge I acquired at university as a criminologist and to learn 5 things. These learnings are based on […]
Ella decided to go to Greece to do volunteer work
Ella from Finland participated in a volunteer work project “Remembrance Trails” in Kryoneri village, which was organized by Filoxenia. I went on trip and traveled to Greece for a month in May to do volunteer work. I wanted to challenge my self and do something different that I hadn’t done before. The month in Greece […]
Lara´s experiences of volunteering at Villa Elba
20 years old Lara Sönser from Austria recently ended her volunteering project “Greener Work in Villa Elba”. About a year ago, she decided to volunteer abroad through the European Solidarity Corps. After some time she found her place at Youth Center Villa Elba. Now she will tell about her wonderful experiences in Finland. I was […]
