🇬🇷🧠♻️ European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Teams in Greece – Mental Health, Circular Fashion & Social Inclusion through Creative Community Action in Athens 🇬🇷✨

🌱 Project Overview
This European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Volunteering Teams opportunity takes place in Athens, Greece 🇬🇷 and brings together international volunteers to work with people facing mental health challenges and other vulnerable groups. The project combines social inclusion, mental health awareness, creativity, and environmental sustainability, offering a hands-on learning experience in a supportive and collaborative environment.

🎯 Volunteering Activities
Volunteers will be actively involved in community-based and creative actions, including:
🧠 Supporting people facing mental health challenges and vulnerable social groups
♻️ Training and practice on clothing reuse, circular economy, and sustainability
👥 Teamwork with vulnerable individuals in awareness and educational activities
🎭 Contributing to the “Celebrate Love” fashion show, featuring recycled garments and personal stories
📣 Promoting mental health, social inclusion, and environmental awareness in the local community
🎬 Sharing messages through social and visual media channels

🏡 Accommodation, Food & Transport
🏠 Accommodation in a renovated, hotel-style building in the Municipality of Marathon
🏖️ Located just 3 minutes’ walk from Marathon Beach
🛏️ 15 double rooms with private bathroom and balcony
🍽️ Shared kitchen, living room, and large outdoor courtyard
🌿 Spacious outdoor areas suitable for group and creative activities
💶 Living conditions fully covered according to ESC standards

🎓 Training During the Activity
📘 Workshops on mental health and psychosocial rehabilitation
🌱 Training on environmental sustainability and circular economy practices
♻️ Introduction to an innovative clothing management system addressing social needs
🤝 Team-based learning with vulnerable groups
🌍 Focus on social and ecological awareness towards a Zero Waste future

👤 Participant Profile
🎂 Aged 18–30
🌍 Legal resident of an Erasmus+ Programme Country not requiring a visa for Greece
🎓 Interested in or experienced with non-formal learning activities
💡 Motivated to design learning and social intervention activities
🚀 Proactive, initiative-taking, and community-oriented
📱 Willing to share experiences and messages through social and visual media

📍 Project Location
Athens (Athina), Greece 🇬🇷

🌐 Activity Topics
🤝 Social challenges
🧠 Health and wellbeing
🎨 Creativity and culture
✊ Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)

🧭 Eligible Applicant Countries
🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain

📆 Activity Dates
From 20 April 2026 to 14 June 2026

⏰ Application Deadline
📅 Application Deadline: 19 January 2026 – 13:00

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49340_en

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