Summary: CELL is currently working on the design and implementation of an ecological and participatory building project that is supported by the rural development programme. Through this project, CELL combines responses to current societal challenges in terms of energy transition and training in natural building. The project that we’re developing is a self-sufficient building, based on the principles of the 'earthship', i.e. autonomy in terms of water supply, electricity supply, wastewater treatment and thermoregulation. The project also has a strong food component. The materials are as far as possible natural or reclaimed/recycled. What we can offer to EVS-volunteers in terms of service, methodologies and learning opportunities:- taking an active lead in the project "earthship" in Beckerich- participating in transition town initiatives throughout the country - acquiring permaculture skills and aspiring to food autonomy on two different sites- involvement in a multicultural team of part-time volunteers who are running CELL- self-management- working with action groups and, in some cases, motivating them to go forward- developing own projects (planning, implementing, evaluating)- communication skills- group process skills- participation in trainings and events organised by CELL- living in the countryside in a vibrant municipality with lots of ecological initiativesResults and Long-Term Benefits: As a result, we will have a demonstration and educational building, the earthship, that the EVS helped to plan, design and implement. This process will involve the EVS in plenty of learning and skills development and help to raise the profile of low-impact environmental and social housing in Luxembourg. In the long term, it is important to establish this kind of pioneering projects, as they serve a role model function and blaze the trail for innovative ways of living and being in the 21st Century.