University of Alicante

The Marine Biological Research Centre in Kerteminde is part of the Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark. Kerteminde is on the island Fyn, an island in the middle of Denmark. Any other part of the country is within easy reach by public transport.

Fjord&Bælt is a combined research and experience centre which communicates knowledge about marine life in the waters of Denmark

We are looking for people who are 18-30 years of age, speaking good English and have a genuine interest in climate and ecology questions. We are looking for people who like to share life and work with like-minded people, who are willing to take up challenges, working in after-school programs with youngsters with special needs, building up friendships and working with both mind and hands in our Garden Farming, husbandry and information work in the community

The volunteers  will participate and be involved in many different tasks and activities will participate and be involved in many different tasks and activities in  a living community for mentally and physically challenged people,  in a boarding school for mentally and physically challenged young people, in a volunteer social association – help, support and counselling,   in a nursing home and community center for elderly people, or in  a  living community for mentally and physically challenged people

We have four groups of children aged 0-3, 3-4, 4-5 and 5-6 under the same roof with different outside activities and right now we have 50 children and 8 staff.

The kindergarten activities follow the seasons very closely. Recently harvest took place and we had a celebration inviting the families. In the winter, we make bonfires to make food, such as soup, but also to keep warm. Sometimes when the weather gets rough we find shelter in the stables or do gymnastics/sports in the gym. However, every year we hope for a snowy winter because we love playing and sledging in the snow.

The objective of the association is to vivify the country side, promote holistic ecological lifestyle and global sustainable development, as well as to encourage communality, be open for surroundings and cooperate local, national and international ways. We want to develop our role as an international cooperator and create good and active partnerships with our supporting organisations. Everyone gets easily a lot of information about how bad the situation is in this planet. People often feel alone, hopeless and stuck, don`t know what to do. We believe that all small things can make a big difference. We do our best to live more sustainably, build up communality, be open for new ideas and make our baby steps for better, safer future. Volunteers from different countries bring our organisation their ideas, worries, solutions for us to improve our work. And the aim is that they will learn many new things here, they will have trust for themselves and future and increase their capacity to act.

he main goal of the "Key to Solidarity" project is to promote solidarity through non-formal volunteering activities in support of young people with reduced opportunities in Valcea County. Solidarity is needed among the local community, in general and especially in pandemic crisis situations, as the Coronavirus pandemic is at the moment. The volunteering project will promote solidarity in terms of blood donation to hospitals and will implement hygiene information campaigns. The project aims to build bridges between people with different background promoting solidarity at the local communit ylevel after carrying out activities with young people with Down syndrome and marginalized young people from Roma communities.

It is a common belief that behavioral patterns are fundamental as to evaluate quality of life. We aim to quality of life (QoL) of 1) DISABLED and disadvantaged population including them to a short environmental protection campaign with medians sport & cultural events and 2) of the volunteers' themselves introducing them to basic principles of QoL. In our ESC project volunteers with fewer opportunities will cooperate with disadvantaged & disabled youth and other young people with strong potentials in sports, arts and ecological activation and all together will learn & support activities related to inclusive culture. Within the short time period of volunteering they will create a facebook community for passing their experiences, ideas and hopes in the digital world, a contemporary practice for keeping a directory of the event and sharing their opinions with others. EERcomt hopefully will make available to the ESC volunteers sports equipment, chairs, easels, music instruments etc.

Participants will be hosted in our centre for children, adolescents and families. The Mühl-fun-viertel is situated in the borderland Austria, Germany, Czech Republic in the middle of a nature paradise, in a quiet countryside near a cozy and lovely Iake, perfect for all kind of activities. We are ambitious to show our guests an international perspective. We are already an institution with a strong international focus. Especially in times like this, where we are facing a strong rising of nationalism. Our guest groups consist mainly of children, teenagers or families (with special needs). They should have the chance to experience by themselves, how beneficial it is, to live together in Europe in a peaceful and solidary way. Furthermore the stay should have a positive impact on the region and our community as well. In our very rural area it is important for us to push the international European perspective in a positive way.

Concordia Rhône-Alpes, as coordinating organization, proposes a ESC volunteering project for 12 months (April 2021-March 2022) in the hosting organization called Nouveaux Espaces Latinos. They are a non-profit-making organization located in the city of Lyon. Its communication activities result in the publication of a weekly online newsletter and a quarterly paper magazine. Four festivals open free of charge to all audiences bring together an organizing committee. Main tasks of the volunteer: Information and communication (Participate in the preparation of newsletters and the magazine and update the website, Provide support to editors, Promote the journal) / Animation (Provide support to the team for the Belles Latinas literary festival , Establish partnerships with schools, universities and associations around the activities of Espaces Latinos, Organization and participation in events) / Advice in finding European funding for projects

The aim of the project is to promote empowerment and European sense to belonging in kids and integration and culture between local communities through games and non- formal education. In order to do that we organize our activities in museums, castles, and old towns with kids and families through the non-formal education, in a funny way, to enjoy a guided tour in an innovative and interactive way or to play stories in roleplay games that can show and explain legends, historical facts or significative happenings in the stories. Indeed, Tou.Play has been working for years on developing and enhancing its territory by involving young people, creating a new society aware of different realities and histories. In this project’s activities Tou.Play will work in collaboration with the “Servizi sociali di Bari”, “Spazio 13” and “Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro”. Every activity will be based on the transfer of knowledge through play and non-formal learning activities.

The project Life ESC360 wants to create opportunities for young people by working on the environmental monitoring in state owned reserves in Italy. Monitoring the presence, coverage and abundance of habitats and species is the first step for planning conservation actions and this project will provide data for the national reporting under the Habitats and the Birds Directives. The volunteers will acquire knowledge on the ecolgy of protected species and habitats and skills related to monitoring techniques. Targets of the projects are: plants, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals and high elevetion habitats, forest structure. The volunteers are engaged in protection programmes within the Natura 2000 network and will develop an increased awareness on the importance of nature conservation and species protection. Web site: www.life360esc.eu Facebook page: @life360esc

Concordia Rhône-Alpes, as coordinating organization, proposes an ESC volunteering project for 8 months (January 2021-August 2021) in the hosting organization called the Maison des Européens Lyon / Centre d’Information Europe Direct Lyon (House of Europe / Europe Direct Information Centre Lyon). The Maison des Européens Lyon is a non-profit-making organization located in the city of Lyon, which belongs to the French Federation of Houses of Europe (37 Houses of Europe in France) and has a Europe Direct label, designated by the European Commission: (49 Europe Direct Information Centres in France). The volunteer will be asked to support the Maison des Européens Lyon staff, to raise awareness among the different audiences mostly on the European citizenship topics but also on the general European issues.

Associação Spin, acting as the coordinating organization, is currently looking for 1 volunteer (residing in EU or EFTA countries) for a project with our partner organization, JFL, S. Vicente School, starting in March, 2021. ATTENTION: Please check the full call for volunteers and follow the instructions to apply at: http://www.a-spin.pt/english/?p=3709 Applications solely made through the European Solidarity Corps will not be considered!

Dodo is a Finnish environmental organization founded in 1995. Dodo addresses environmental issues societally, without unnecessary simplification. From a dining table, a metro tunnel or an adventure holiday, there is a short way to global environmental issues. Dodo aims to avoid unnecessary confrontations and examines environmental issues widely from different viewpoints. Developing new solutions and cooperating even with surprising allies is important to Dodo. Current key operation areas are urban gardening and food, urban planning and building, climate action and global development. The ESC volunteer will be working at Dodo’s office in the neighbourhood of Pasila in Helsinki. Just outside the office is the Urban Gardening Center Turntable, and during the growing season there is work too. The main task of the volunteer would be to help the employees. The volunteer will be joining Dodo’s Urban Dinners where they can either help in the kitchen or in the garden.

The objective of the association is to vivify the country side, promote holistic ecological lifestyle and global sustainable development, as well as to encourage communality, be open for surroundings and cooperate local, national and international ways. We want to develop our role as an international cooperator and create good and active partnerships with our supporting organisations. Everyone gets easily a lot of information about how bad the situation is in this planet. People often feel alone, hopeless and stuck, don`t know what to do. We believe that all small things can make a big difference. We do our best to live more sustainably, build up communality, be open for new ideas and make our baby steps for better, safer future. Volunteers from different countries bring our organisation their ideas, worries, solutions for us to improve our work. And the aim is that they will learn many new things here, they will have trust for themselves and future and increase their capacity to act.

The ‘Birds of a Feather Flock Together’ project aims to strengthen communities within Croatia to promote nature conservation and engage young people in practical experiences of nature conservation. This dynamic opportunity is based in several Croatian protected areas and will provide a unique chance to explore hidden landscapes during ornithological fieldwork, learn about public education and awareness-raising, and build solidarity between people and nature while contributing to a number of crucial conservation projects. The anticipated tasks for volunteers are: participating in nature conservation fieldwork and bird care activities; organizing of and participation in educational, awareness-raising, and community building activities, creating educational and promotional content for social media and organization websites. For more information on how to apply please read our call for volunteers: www.biom.hr/en/news/birds-of-a-feather-flock-together-call-for-volunteers

The only limitation is your own imagination" Come and help us out on the voluntary central, we’re in need of some extra hands and brains! The main goal will be working with and for the local youth and organizing different kind of activities, both indoors and outdoors. Support the local youth council in their political work and environmental projects. You will also be working with and for the elderly. We can offer a wide range of possibilities for personal growth! Learn the Norwegian language and the way of living in one of Norway’s smallest municipalities located way up north. The program covers all your expenses! We have a facebook-page called EVS Vevelstad, where you can send a message or post questions. We are looking forward to future volunteers and welcome you with warm hospitality

The ”Ludothèque Castraise”, is an association that offers entertainment around games and toys and organizes a leisure centre on Wednesdays and during school holidays, we offer to 2 volunteers in CES to participate for twelve months in the life of the association. The project objective is to educate members and particularly the children to respect the diversity of cultures with fun activities such as support. Our objectives are the following: -Make a lot of games and toys available to everyone. - Stimulate the sense of responsibility and inter-age and inter-neighborhood dialogue with play or toys as a support for relationships. - To make both the games and toys of yesterday and those of today better known, without borders. The presence of volunteers reinforces these objectives and reinforces the European dimension and the values of solidarity that we promote. With this project we want to make Europe and cultural diversity more accessible and tangible for all our members. 

The volunteer works as an assistant in Lyhty’s assisted housing Kotikutonen of the non-profit NGO “Lyhty ry”. Lyhty provides housing, education and work activity services for adults with learning disabilities. Lyhty is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Kotikutonen is located in area called Pitäjänmäki. In housing units, a volunteer's job description includes helping with household chores such as cleaning, cooking and laundry. It is important to do homework together with a intellectual disabled person or to guide a person with intellectual disability to do their own homework. The housing units appreciate the volunteer's creativity, openness and genuine presence. For example, a volunteer can socialize with a resident, go out for coffee with other caregivers and residents, organize art shows or cook, play music, or organize activities such as a sports or dance. 

Project description

Four volunteers needed on long-term ESC. Good Energies 2021 is a 1-year project that will use the enthusiasm and skills of our ESC volunteers to tackle the climate crisis, especially through our Cróga project. Cróga means Brave and our focus is reducing carbon emissions locally and nationally in Ireland, working with communities, organizing climate dialogue sessions, and schools, organizing climate action days. This will give our volunteers experience in campaigning, social media and publicity, democratic systems and actions, community interaction and empowerment. It will raise awareness of ESC locally and we will act as a sending organisation recruiting ESC volunteers, mainly with fewer opportunities. Our volunteers will be supported through mentoring, supervision and training to achieve high-quality learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences), to improve their personal development, their involvement as active citizens in society and their employability

ALA Associazione Liberi Artigiani – organization active since 2009, work to develop educational framework and workshop for adults, youths. The methodology use, and the educational approach mix non formal methods, art, creativity, and outdoor practices.

The aim of the organization is to promote social inclusion, active citizenship, respect and protect environment.

The mission is to support the creation of future citizen aware and critics, able to express their will and thinking, to exchange opinions, and chose a life style respectful of environment and resources. The organization work at national and international level and cooperate with public bodies, schools and NGOct description.

We will recruit 10 long term volunteers for 12 month placements from 4 countries (Spain,France, Germany, Hungary).
Our project will improve your knowledge,skills and employability in the environmental sector.
You will visit different parts of Scotland and will experience cultural life in Scotland.
We offer opportunities for blogs and use of social media to share your experiences.

The project „Mind the Solidarity” will include volunteers form different EU countries; according to their interests/competences they could be involved in different socio-educational activities in Panciu (Judet Vrancea): - at the Daily Centre Pinocchio with children (3-16 y.o.); - at the Kindergarden nr. 1 of with children 3-6 y.o.; - at the Documentation and Information Centre of the "Ioan Slavici" Theoretical High School; - at the Social Residential Centre for elderly people. - at the Family Modules for orphans minors in Panciu.

The Human Rights Cafe is a space for volunteers and young people to become active global and European citizens by transforming issues of local and global importance to concrete action and change-making. For 5 months in Helsingør, Denmark, two young volunteers will do volunteer work in order to gain work experience in the fields of youth work, active citizenship and non formal education, environment and climate change, event making, facilitation and conducting workshops on human rights, global citizenship, intercultural communication and lifelong learning while they enhance their personal and professional development and empowerment, giving them abilities in areas that will make them well-prepared for their future lives and enhancing their employability.