WHERE: Cancale, France

WHEN: 30/08/2021 – 04/07/2022

HOSTING ORGANISATION: Concordia

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

The project takes place in the region of Brittany, north-west of France in a little city called Cancale, 17 kilometres far from Saint Malo. Cancale is a small charming seaside port in the Côte d’Armor department of Brittany. The village is surrounded by fields and nature. The volunteer will stay in a manor house built in 1886. The manor house has been converted into a sea class centre for the children of La Boissière school and other schools. A perfect place to discover French and Breton culture, learn to sail and for all nature lovers!

TASKS AND ACTIVITIES

The main task of the volunteer is to work with the kids who stay for some days with their teachers. It consists of opening up the school’s pedagogical horizon thanks to interculturalism and popular education methods.

In particular the volunteer will:

• Collaborate in the work of teaching team by bringing intercultural dimension.
• Be involved in the everyday life of the boarding school.
• Support individual or collective youth projects.
• Contribute to the projects’s promotion carried by the center.
• Preparation and participation in the international workcamp based in Cancale.

REQUIREMENTS

• Interest for education toward young pupils.
  
• Convinced by non-formal education principles and benefits.
• Speak good English and French or to be motivated to learn French.
• Motivation for European projects and international workcamps.
• Cultural, artistic or sport skills are more than welcome.
• Be flexible, autonomous and open to meet/live with new people, to think outside of the box.
• Availability to start in September 2021.

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía tu CV, una carta de motivación y cualquier otro documento que muestre tu motivación (en inglés) a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org.

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: Agosto 2021.

Más información sobre el proyecto aquí.

Si tenéis dudas, no dudéis en enviarnos un correo a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org.

WHERE: Cingoli, Italy

WHEN: 01/07/2021 – 30/06/2022

HOSTING ORGANISATION: Vicolocorto

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

The volunteers are involved in the activities organized by the Local Committee of Cingoli, which is located within the area affected by the earthquake between 2016 and 2017. The volunteers WILL NOT be involved in emergency situations and WILL NOT deal with First Aid interventions.

Do you want to know more about the activities? Take a look at the video of the volunteers!

REQUIREMENTS

• Personal motivations. They value the volunteers’ interest in the programme proposed and the expectation towards this experience more than specific skills.
• English and Italian level. Italian and English are not needed, of course, a survival level will be helpful to get by in everyday needs, especially because you will be probably in touch with people who don’t generally speak foreign languages.
• Interest in working with people. Proactivity, creativity and self-motivation is valued.

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía tu CV y una carta de motivación a candidates@vicolocorto.org.

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: Cuanto antes.

Más información sobre el proyecto aquí.

Si tenéis dudas, no dudéis en enviarnos un correo a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org.

WHERE: Bari and Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA), Apulia, Italy

WHEN: 5 months, starting as soon as possible

HOSTING ORGANISATION: MOH

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

This project is with Abusuan intercultural center. There are 3 different activities in “Artegration” project: Intercultural centre and migrant desk; agri-culture and 2 festivals!

ACTIVITIES.

1. INTERCULTURAL CENTRE AND MIGRANT DESK

The centre’s activities are aimed at all those working in the field of social cooperation, the world of volunteering, local administrations, social workers, educators, students, migrants and are born of cooperation.

2. AGRI-CULTURE

Volunteers will experience an intercultural co-housing environment and work with a group of 10 immigrants who have obtained international protection and/or reside in the territory of Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA).

Volunteers will help in the activities:

• Contributing to the restructuring of a former rural school to be used as a Social Farm where 8 young immigrants can live and manage social farming activities and intercultural initiatives.
• To activate a community pilot experiment of self-construction, intercultural cohousing, social agriculture, packaging and distribution, operating on confiscated public land owned by the Municipality.

3. FESTIVALS

The volunteers will directly participate in 2 festivals. The Festa dei Popoli and the Bari in jazz metropolitan festival.

REQUIREMENTS

• Sense of initiative and creativity
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong motivation and interest in project issues
• Willingness to work with migrants
• Willingness to know the culture of the host country and region
• Strong interest in the theme of the project (non-formal education, social integration)
• Good ability to work in a team and sociable
• Interest in social and artistic activities
• Indipendence and open-mindedness
• Basic knowledge of English
• 18/30 years old

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Rellena este formulario

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: 10/06/2021

Más información sobre el proyecto aquí.

Si tenéis dudas, no dudéis en enviarnos un correo a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org.

WHERE: Bari, Italy

WHEN: September 2021 – February 2022

HOSTING ORGANISATION: CAPS

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

With this project MOH and CAPS want to build a more inclusive society, help vulnerable people and respond to social problems. Providing an inspiring and enriching experience for young people who want to help, learn and grow.

ACTIVITIES.

1. “Artemisia”

It is an innovative project that aims to experiment with a model of mixed housing, residential and social tourism, allocating part of the villa to a group of flats for Italian and foreign formerly unaccompanied minors, integrated with a social eco-hostel entirely self-managed by the young people themselves.

2. “Casa Shalom”

It is an educational community that offers a residential reception service to 12 Italian and foreign minors aged between 3 and 18 years in a state of difficulty.

3. “Area 51” Day Centre

In this day centre the volunteers will support some objectives, such as helping with the staff organisation or small daily events, reception,…

REQUIREMENTS

– Strong motivation and interest in the themes of the project and CAPS activities.

– Experience and skills.

– Youngsters with fewer opportunities.

– Curiosity towards the world of social work.

– Initiative and creativity.

– Basic knowledge of Italian.

– Between 18 and 30 years old.

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Rellena este formulario

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: 07/06/2021

Más información sobre el proyecto aquí.

Si tenéis dudas, podéis visitar la web www.mohbari.eu o enviar un correo a esc@mohbari.eu.

WHERE: Warsaw and Wojkowice, Poland

WHEN: Volunteer between October/November 2021 – June/September 2022

HOSTING ORGANISATION: Polish Robert Schuman Foundation

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Several ESC placements in Poland are open for applications. The project involves 17 Schuman Volunters who will be hosted in 9 different hosting organisations:

• The Polish Robert Schuman Foundation
• European Integration Club at the Wojkowice School Complex in the Silesian agglomeration
• Bilingual Primary School 1 in Warsaw
• Primary School 318 in Warsaw with integrative classes
• Kindergarten 146 for children with special dietary requirements
• Special Kindergarten 393 in Warsaw for children with physical and intellectual disabilities
• Special Kindergarten 245 in Warsaw for visually impaired children
• Special Kindergarten 213 in Warsaw for children with physical and intellectual disabilities
• Association of Developing Children’s Activity “Chance” in Warsaw

On a daily basis, the volunteers work in their hosting organisation. As a group, they also participate in and organise common Schuman Volunteers activities.

REQUIREMENTS

Volunteers aged between 18 and 30 years. Seeking a balance of varied ages, genders and nationalities amongst the volunteers. All candidates must be registered in the European Solidarity Corps database. No specific knowledge, skills or experience is required as the necessary ones can be acquired during the project. Looking for experienced volunteers but those who would learn a lot during the service in a particular hosting organization and are strongly motivated. Will to learn Polish is welcome as Polish will be useful during the project.

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: 31/05/21

Podéis encontrar toda la información aquí.

Para inscribiros tenéis que rellenar el formulario de solicitud y enviarlo a volunteering@schuman.pl. El asunto del correo debe ser APPLICATION 2021.

WHERE: Vienna, Austria

WHEN: Starting in Autumn 2021 (September/October)

HOSTING ORGANISATION: Grenzenlos

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Several ESC placements in Vienna are open for applications. They are hosted by different organizations in the fields of child care and education, but also community work, and culture and arts.

REQUIREMENTS

• This position is only for EU citizens.
• Between 18 and 30 years.
• Applicants will only be considered in the selection process if they have indicated their supporting organization and submit all required documents via e-mail to application@melange.at in time.

¿QUIERES VER TODAS LAS OFERTAS? Accede a este enlace.

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: 09/06/2021

Podéis consultar las opiniones de otros participantes aquí.

Si estáis interesados en la oferta y tenéis dudas, no dudéis en contactar con voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org.

WHERE: Amiens, France

WHEN: June 2021 – December 2021

HOSTING ORGANISATION: CONCORDIA

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Volunteers will work at Concordia’s regional office for their project “Spread Europe in Amiens”.

Volunteers will:

• Participate and animate international projects such as workcamps or youth exchanges
• Promote mobility by sharing their own experiences
• Create workshops about interculturality and international solidarity
• Assist and take part in pre-departure meetings organized by Concordia to share their experiences with French volunteers willing to live a mobility experience through European Solidarity Corps
• Organize linguistic workshops for Concordia’s volunteers

REQUIREMENTS

• This position is only for EU citizens.
• Between 18 and 30 years.
• Working in an open space.
• Joyful and able to work in a team.
• Ability to talk in front of a group of people and with social and relational skills.

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Accede a este enlace.

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN:  17/05/2021

Más información sobre el proyecto aquí.

Si estáis interesados en la oferta y tenéis dudas, no dudéis en contactar con voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org.

DÓNDE: Matarraña, España.

CUÁNDO: 14 de abril – 17 de agosto del 2021

ORGANIZACIÓN DE ACOGIDA: Boodaville

SOBRE EL PROYECTO

Mantenimiento y desarrollo del sitio de permacultura de Boodaville, ayudando con eventos en Boodaville y más allá, aprendiendo sobre la vida rural y el trabajo en red con personas afines. También, vivirás y aprenderás diseño ético, así como vivirás la vida en un pueblo rural español.

El trabajo está dirigido por un tutor y es una oportunidad para el voluntariado para aprender a usar las herramientas y la tecnología adecuada, y tener oportunidad para desarrollar su iniciativa. Algunas de sus tareas son:

• Trabajo práctico sobre permacultura.
• Agricultura regenerativa, trabajar en la producción de alimentos, cuidar del medio ambiente, administración del agua, energía y residuos, etc.
• Trabajo de reflexión, escribir publicaciones y publicar fotos.
• Practicar la capacidad de liderazgo, comunicación, cohesión de grupo y compartir ideas.

REQUISITOS

Son plazas para participantes con una edad máxima de 30 años, ya que está financiada por el Cuerpo Europeo de Solidaridad. Buscamos personas altamente motivadas para aprender y aplicar la permacultura, que sean responsables y tengan interés en la naturaleza y las actividades al aire libre. Los solicitantes deben tener buenas habilidades de comunicación y estar listos para vivir en una pequeña comunidad. Deben estar preparados para la vida tranquila del pueblo y ser capaces de viajar entre el pueblo y el sitio de Boodaville en bicicleta o caminando.

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Rellene este formulario 

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: 28/02/2021

Más información sobre el proyecto aquí.

DÓNDE: Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

CUÁNDO: 1 de abril de 2021 a 31 de marzo de 2022

ORGANIZACIÓN DE ACOGIDA: Solidaridad Jeunesses

SOBRE EL PROYECTO

La asociación Sem & Vuelo, afiliada a solidaridad Jeunesses, trabaja para:

• La participación voluntaria de todos en la vida social (a nivel local, nacional e internacional)
• El desarrollo local respetuoso con el individuo, el medio ambiente y el patrimonio cultural.
• Desarrollar la paz.
• La reflexión, las prácticas y proyectos en el campo de la educación ambiental de acuerdo con el enfoque del desarrollo sostenible.

Los objetivos principales son:

• Acoger jóvenes para ayudar a desarrollar nuestra asociación y promover diferentes actividades sobre nuestra región.
• Apoyar las actividades ya existentes de la asociación y crear otras nuevas para mantener el enlace con la gente local mediante la participación, organización y gestión intercultural y actividades laborales.
• Impulsar la promoción del voluntariado a los jóvenes locales para informar sobre movilidad internacional, cívica, compromiso y el voluntariado.
• Mediante nuestras acciones, trabajamos para romper barreras
  entre diferentes públicos, y trabajar en los proyectos donde se desarrolla la experiencia de vivir y trabajar en equipo contribuyendo a la lucha contra la exclusión social.

QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Contacte con itv@solidaritesjeunesses.org

FECHA LÍMITE DE INSCRIPCIÓN: Antes del 1 de abril 2021

Más información sobre el proyecto aquí.

ESC IN SWEDEN

WHERE: Eriksberg (Sweden)

WHEN: March 2021 – Dicember 2021

HOSTING ORGANITZATION: Hastekasen Farm

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The motto is “Back to nature”. You will be part of a self-sustaining and environmentally friendly lifestyle, where we will save resources and use less comfort. The key words are: ruralization, entrepreneurship, creativity, environment, self-sustainability, employability. Main activities: small-scale agriculture (permaculture), experimental and ecological construction, outdoor activity.

REQUIREMENT

Previous experience in practical work of handyman; Being able to live simply with less comfort; History of economic, social, or school or emotional problems.

Good physical condition and good resistance because of thankless weather in our region ( temperate cold).

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía un correo electrónico con CV y una carta de motivación en inglés, lo antes posible a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org

Más info sobre el proyecto aquí.

Join The Intercultural Workcamp Team!

WHERE: Saint Caprais de Bordeaux, France

WHEN: April 2021 – October 2021

HOSTING ORGANIZATION: CONCORDIA

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Concordia is looking for 4 volunteers to join The Intercultural Workcamp Team in their Concordia regional office.

The volunteers will:

• Help with the preparation of the work camps from April to June,
• Participate in two of the work camps from July to August,
• Assist the Concordia team with the evaluations and reports of the work camps in September.

REQUIREMENTS

• Basic knowledge in French or motivation to learn French
• Be flexible, autonomous and open to meet/live with new people, to think outside the box.
• Ability to work and cooperate in a team
• Motivation to participate in physical activities and working outside
• Driving licenseAvailability to start in April 2021 until October 2021

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía un correo electrónico con CV y una carta de motivación en inglés, antes del 28/02/2021 a cd.aquitaine@concordia.fr

Si quieres más información sobre el proyecto, no dudes en contactar con voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org!

ESC IN HUNGARY

WHERE: Szécsény, Nógrád county (Hungary)

WHEN: From February 2021

HOSTING ORGANITZATION: Egyesek Youth Association

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

As a volunteer, you have the chance to join them and contribute to reach their mission: to create equal opportunity to local children and youth in order to increase the quality of their lives with an international group!

Activities of the volunteer: 

• organizing and delivering English-speaking action-based creative workshops for local children and young people 
• preparing sessions for young people in schools and community centers 
• realizing voluntary actions involving local community (on eco-counscious life style) 
• preparing media materials on the project 
• supporting Egyesek in logistics, project management, assistance at trainings 
• creating own initiatives 
• being involved in high-quality learning process 

REQUIREMENT

– Interested in working with children and youth,
– Friendly, making relationship with people easily,
– Communicative English,
– Independent and ready to have own ideas and initiative.

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía un correo electrónico con CV y una carta de motivación en inglés, lo antes posible a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org

Más info sobre el proyecto aquí. 

ESC IN SLOVAKIA

WHERE: Bratislava (Slovakia)

WHEN: From February 2021

HOSTING ORGANITZATION: INEX Slovakia 

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

The volunteers will be involved  various activities (trainings, international voluntary camps, promotional activities, administrative work, and meetings of volunteers).

They will meet different groups of people (social disadvantaged, people with disability, young people, students, children, seniors) on these activities. 

They will prepare events, workshops and leisure activities while using the methods of nonformal education. 

REQUIREMENT

. Genuine interest in youth work, social and educational issues;
. Flexible and reliable;
. Ability to work in multi-lingual/multi-cultural environment;
. Should be interested and predisposed in working with
vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and children;
. Should have good communication and empathy skills with
children and young people;

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía un correo electrónico con CV y una carta de motivación en inglés, lo antes posible a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org

Más info sobre el proyecto aquí.

ESC IN FRANCE

WHERE: Ruillon (FRANCE)

WHEN: From January 2021

HOSTING ORGANITZATION: Maison de l’Europe Le Mans-Sarthe

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

The objective will be to promote environmentally friendly travel by leading various workshops and highlights among the children and teenagers of the city. 

Activities of the volunteer:

-encourage school children and any user of public highway to use green transport to go to work or school;

-promote safer transport;

-develop projects for cycles: cycles paths, self-service bikes;

-organize information sessions and workshops on sustainable environment for children:

-araise awareness among the inhabitants about eco-friendly best practices and greener habits  and support the Youth City Council in launching eco-friendly projects for the city.

REQUIREMENT

They expect from you to be an ambassador for cycling and to educate on the environment and sustainable development for children, young people and adults in the municipality. 

No need to be an expert… just full of motivation about this subject and willing to share it with locals. 

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía un correo electrónico con CV y una carta de motivación en inglés, lo antes posible a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org

Más info sobre el proyecto aquí. 

ESC IN PORTUGAL

WHERE: Different cities (Portugal)

WHEN: From January 2021

HOSTING ORGANITZATION: Portuguese Red Cross Youth 

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

The volunteers will carry out different activities that aim to foster solidarity in children and youngsters, not only amongst themselves, but  also towards every human being, regardless of nationality, gender or race. Volunteers will carry out activities in order to work effectively in the social inclusion  of children and vulnerable young people living in these communities. 

 All the activities will deal with topics that are of prime concern in the youth field: health promotion and education, such aseating habits, alcohol and drug abuse,  promoting physical activity. They will also promote school inclusion especially through digital skills and non-formal educational activities. 

REQUIREMENT

. Genuine interest in youth work, social and educational issues;
. Flexible and reliable;
. Ability to work in multi-lingual/multi-cultural environment;
. Should be interested and predisposed in working with
vulnerable and disadvantaged young people and children;
. Genuine interest in being useful to others rather than just
the will of “adventure”;
. Should have good communication and empathy skills with
children and young people;

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía un correo electrónico con CV y una carta de motivación en inglés, lo antes posible a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org

Más info sobre el proyecto aquí.

ESC IN BELGIUM

WHERE: Kasterlee, Flanders (BELGIUM)

WHEN: From January 2021

HOSTING ORGANITZATION: De Hoge Rielen 

ABOUT THE PROJECT 

We are looking for 5 volunteer: respect for the environment is very important here. 

The volunteer get a training in the high ropes course and klimbos, which you can guide afterwards. You will help out on the educational service, with guiding and practical issues. You can help with the development of new workshops and introduce new games and activities in our service. 

The volunteer will help out the team of information with preparing documents for arriving groups, helping with the mail, sorting out  files. You will be a big help in the welcoming part of the domain. 

You will develop content for web and print. You help with documentation on the  domain in different media. You edit pictures and help with creative input. 

You will help out in the kitchen, organising the daily stream of people in the restaurant. You will be one of the main helpers in the (summer)bar. You will open the café in weekends and vacation periods.  

REQUIREMENT

The most important attitudes and skills are: enjoy being in the nature, enjoy working with youth groups, sense of responsibility, flexible attitude, 

great independence, willing to learn, being able to work independently and to take initiative. Motivated to learn Dutch. 

¿QUIERES PARTICIPAR? Envía un correo electrónico con CV y una carta de motivación en inglés, lo antes posible a voluntariat.ltv@cocat.org

Más info sobre el proyecto aquí.