🇧🇬🌿🎨 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Bulgaria – SOLIDARITY TOGETHER IN SOFIA with Art Center Karnolsky 🌍✨ Ecology, Creativity & Community Action for a Greener Future 🇧🇬

About the Opportunity
🌱 This European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering project is hosted by Art Center Karnolsky in Sofia, Bulgaria 🇧🇬.
🤝 Volunteers will join an international team working on environmental protection, creative initiatives, and community engagement with children and young people, promoting sustainability, solidarity, and intercultural learning.

What Will You Do?
🧹 Organise and participate in clean-up campaigns and community eco-actions
🌳 Take part in tree planting, recycling, and upcycling workshops
🏫 Deliver awareness events in schools and youth centres
🎨 Support creative and educational workshops for children and young people
🌍 Contribute to community events promoting ecology and sustainable lifestyles
🤝 Work in an international team focused on solidarity and local impact

Training & Learning Experience
📘 Full participation in the ESC training cycle (pre-departure, on-arrival training, mid-term evaluation, annual event)
🗣️ Language support through Online Language Support (OLS) or similar tools
🧠 Ongoing mentoring and supervision by the host organisation
🌍 Strong focus on personal development, intercultural learning, and practical skills

Who Can Apply?
👤 Aged 18–29
💬 Fluent in English
🌱 Strong interest in ecology, environment, music, arts, and community work
👧🧒 Motivation to work with children and young people
🎨 Creative, open-minded, and adaptable
🤝 Enthusiastic about teamwork, solidarity, and intercultural exchange
🌍 No professional experience required

Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Accommodation, Food & Transport
🏠 Safe and decent accommodation arranged by the host organisation
🍽️ Food allowance fully covered
🚍 Local transport to project activities arranged or reimbursed
✈️ International travel to Bulgaria covered according to ESC distance and green travel rules

Activity Dates
📅 From 01 December 2025 to 01 December 2026 (approximately 52 weeks)

Application Deadline
📅 Application Deadline: Not specified

Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49281_en

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