European Solidarity Corps
Are you between 18 and 30 and looking for an opportunity to help the wider community, in Europe and beyond?
You could do this with funding and support from the European Solidarity Corps, which helps young people take part in projects that benefit communities, either abroad or in their own country.
The European Solidarity Corps is a programme of the European Union that creates opportunities for young people to volunteer and run their own solidarity projects that benefit communities around Europe. After completing a simple registration process, participants can be selected to join a wide range of projects (education and training, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and natural protection, migration, culture, humanitarian aid, and many others). These projects are run by organisations which have been checked and authorised to run European Solidarity Corps projects.
Requirements
Requirements for participants in volunteering activities: Participants must be 18 years old and must not be older than 30 years at the start date of the activity (participants can register at the age of 17). Participants must legally reside in an EU Member State or in one of the following countries: North Macedonia, Turkey, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Russian Federation.
The participant can only ever take part in 1 long-term volunteering activity (2–12 months), but is able to do team volunteering activities and take part in Solidarity Projects. If the participant already took part in a short-term individual volunteering activity (up to 2 months), they can still: take part in 1 long-term activity do team volunteering activities and take part in Solidarity Projects A participant who has completed a long-term volunteering activity (longer than 2 months) funded by the European Voluntary Service is not eligible to participate in another long term volunteering activity funded by the European Solidarity Corps. However, they can participate in other activities supported by the Corps such as Solidarity projects and teams volunteering.
Destinations
Length
Individual volunteering:
Long-term
- can last from 2 months up to 12 months
Short-Term
- can last from 2 weeks up to 2 months
In some cases, participants can take part for a shorter time (from 2 weeks to 2 months) – for example participants with fewer opportunities, or disabilities
Team volunteering: Can last between 2 weeks and 2 months
Study fields
The fields of this program are related to the Erasmus+ Programme priorities.
Funding
For volunteering programs, participants have covered:
Complementary insurance of participants;
Access to a range of support services such as linguistic support and training;
Participants' basic costs (travel to and from the project, local transportation during the project, accommodation and food);
Participants also receive a small allowance for personal expenses (€3-6 a day, depending on the country).
Contact
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