March 6, 2025
Country: Switzerland
Date: 10th – 23rd August 2025
Number of volunteers: 14
Age: 18 and over
Project Code: CH-SCI 10.6
About the project:
The Fondazione Mont Grand is dedicated to enhancing the landscape of the Mont Grand mountain pasture. The foundation cares for the unique chestnut forests, maintains historic buildings, and runs biodiversity and cultural history educational activities. They promote sustainable tourism, ensuring the preservation of both the environment and the local heritage.
Type of work: Volunteers will work on the Chestnut Forests. Tasks will include grass-cutting, haymaking, clearing bushes and general conservation work. Volunteers will learn about the other work of the foundation and also gain insights into botany, biodiversity, cultural history, and landscape management.
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a shared mountain house or camp if preferred (no wifi available).
Volunteer requirements: Good physical fitness is essential, due to steep working environments.
No application deadline, open until all spaces are filled.
More info and how to apply
This project is part of VSI’s International Volunteer Projects (IVP) programme, a unique form of values-based volunteering that brings together people from around the world to work on short-term projects with local communities. More info on the programme here.
1. Apply online on the SCI international website
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Application is through our international online placement system. You need to register on the website to apply: How to Apply
More detail on this project on our international database here: Chestnut Forest preservation in Misox, Switzerland CH-SCI 10.6
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Fees
Project in Europe:
Waged €155
Unwaged €105
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