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Spring Residence Program 2025 (Closed)

🌿 Join our Spring Residence Program! 🌿

We’re excited to launch our first Residence Program, offering a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in community life and contribute your skills to event management, festival preparations, construction, and so much more!

As our community continues to grow and evolve, we’re thrilled to invite you to join us in shaping this regenerative space. We have a variety of exciting projects where your hands-on involvement will make a real difference!

🌍 Who is this for?
We’re looking for motivated, hands-on people with skills in areas like event management, logistics, construction, permaculture, cooking, arts, and more!
This is your chance to be part of something meaningful, connect with like-minded people, and experience regenerative living at IkiGaia.

🛠 What’s the deal?
🔹 Work 6 hours per weekday on festival-related tasks
🔹 Stay for a minimum of 2 weeks during February, March, or April
🔹 Receive food & accommodation in tent, set in a beautiful natural environment


Interested?
Fill out the form to apply! 💌✨

    Residence Program Registration

    What brings you here in IkiGaia?*

    I am looking for joining a projectI am looking for new experiencesI want to collaborate with meaningful initiatives

    Availability

    Remember the minimum stay is two weeks!

    When could you join us and for how long do you plan to stay?*

    Skills

    What do you bring to the project? What is your level of expertise in the following tasks?

    Garden

    Gardening

    Permaculture

    Sintropic Agriculture

    Construction

    Masonry

    Bioconstruction

    Maintenance, use of tools

    Carpentry

    Plumbing

    Electricity

    Media and Comms

    Graphic Design (illustrator, photoshop)

    Visual Design (canva)

    Video Edition

    Photography (video or picture)

    Social Media

    Any other skill we may have left out? Tell us about it!

    Tell us about yourself!

    What is your motivation to come here? Where do you come from? What's your age?*

    Do you have experience living or volunteering in a community?*

    No, it's my first time in a community projectYes, I've been a volunteer for a few monthsI've lived in a community for less than 3 monthsI've lived in a community for between 3 and 6 monthsI've lived in a community for between 6 and 12 monthsI've lived in a community for more than a yearI've been collaborating in community projects or ecovillages for years

    Do you bring your own tent or vehicle?

    Since we are a young project, sleeping spots are very limited.

    Do you have any diet special need (i.e: intolerances)?

    Please note that the included meals are vegan. If you wish to eat dairy or eggs, you will need to buy them yourself. Eating meat or fish is not allowed, except in your private space and time.

    Any other thing you want to tell us? Anything we need to know?

    Collaboration General Conditions

    We offer residents food and accommodation in a tent or their own vehicle in exchange for 6 hours of hands-on work per weekday, with a minimum stay of two weeks. Additionally, we expect them to join our common spaces maintenance and cleaning session on Saturday mornings. As common spaces are for everyone’s use, we all contribute to keeping them clean and well-maintained.

    Do you agree to collaborating with us under these conditions?*

    Collaboration during the Regerative Education Gathering

    We offer residents free entry to the festival, with accommodation in their own tent or their own vehicle, in exchange for a 4-hour shift per day. They only need to contribute a daily amount of 25€ for food.

    Would you like to stay and take part in our Regerative Education Gathering in April?*

    Learn more about the festival here!

    Image Use

    During our time together, we may capture photos and videos to document and share our experiences. These may be used for promotional purposes on our website, social media, or future event materials to support our project in IkiGaia.

    Do you agree on your image to be used in photos and videos?*