You’ve already taken your first steps and know what volunteering can bring. You like feeling useful, seeing results, and sharpening your skills along the way. You’re driven by purpose and want your time to count to support a cause, meet people who inspire you, and make visible change happen.
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Explore volunteering projects with the European Solidarity Corps or with Interreg, or an international work camp on topics such as youth participation, inclusion, and climate change.
The European Solidarity Corps is an EU programme that offers opportunities to participate in individual volunteering projects lasting from 2 weeks to 12 months and in group projects lasting from 2 weeks to 2 months (minimum 5 participants). Volunteers need to be 18 to 30 years old.
How does it work? All are international projects, but some can take place in your country. Topics are diverse. They can involve restoring damaged cultural heritage sites, catering for species threatened by extinction, or organising educational activities for refugees. Travel costs, accommodation, and food are covered, plus a small allowance for personal expenses. The first step is to register on the ESC Portal.
Interreg volunteering offers young people aged 18 to 30 from the EU and neighbouring countries exciting opportunities to join cross-border, transnational, or interregional programmes in fields like environment, education, research, health, transport, and sustainable energy.
How does it work? Experiences last from 2 to 6 months anywhere in the EU (including the outermost regions), with full support (daily allowance, health insurance, travel costs, training, mentoring, and pocket money). No specific background is required. If you are interested in promoting solidarity and cooperation across Europe, you can get involved in two ways: as an Interreg Reporter, where you will share your insights and updates about Interreg initiatives, or as an Interreg Project Partner, where you will contribute to project implementation.
Is heritage your passion? Do you want to learn basic preservation and conservation techniques? UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers are groups of international volunteers that engage in projects at sites that are on the World Heritage List or the Tentative List of the particular country.
How does it work? You can join heritage action camps organised by organisations across Europe and all over the world. The camps generally last a minimum of 10 full days, where volunteers carry out concrete actions, comprising both hands-on preventive conservation activities and awareness sessions on issues related to World Heritage, as well as other activities carried out with local communities. Each camp accommodates 10 to 30 volunteers. Travel, accommodation, food, and educational and cultural programmes are covered, but there is a small participation fee to pay.
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