🤝 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Environmental Action Creativity and Community Engagement 🌱 We and Nature

🧭 About the Volunteering Opportunity
We and Nature is an European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering project hosted by Art Center Karnolsky in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. The project brings together young people who want to live in harmony with nature while actively contributing to environmental protection, creative expression, and community engagement. Volunteers will join an international team working with children and young people through eco-initiatives, educational workshops, and community-based actions that promote sustainability, solidarity, and intercultural learning.

🎯 Main Aim
To empower young people to actively contribute to environmental protection and community development through creative, educational, and ecological volunteering activities.

🧩 Volunteer Tasks and Activities
🌱 Participate in environmental and eco-initiatives in Kardzhali
🧹 Organise and join clean-up campaigns and community actions
🌳 Take part in tree planting and green space activities
♻️ Support recycling and upcycling workshops
🎨 Contribute to creative and educational workshops with children and young people
🏫 Deliver awareness activities in schools and youth centres
🌍 Engage in intercultural teamwork and community events

👤 Participant Profile
👥 Aged 18–29
🗣️ Fluent in English
🌿 Strong interest in ecology and environmental protection
🎶 Interest in arts music or creative activities
👧 Enjoys working with children and young people
✨ Open-minded creative and adaptable
🤝 Motivated to learn contribute and work in a team
🌍 Interested in intercultural exchange and solidarity

🗓️ Activity Dates
📅 From 01 December 2025 to 30 November 2026

📍 Location
Kardzhali, Bulgaria 🇧🇬

🏠 Accommodation and Daily Support
🏡 Safe and decent accommodation provided by the host organisation
🍽️ Food allowance fully covered
🚍 Local transport to activities arranged or reimbursed
✈️ International travel covered according to ESC distance and green travel rules

📚 Training and Learning Opportunities
🎓 Full ESC training cycle including pre-departure and on-arrival training
🧭 Mid-term evaluation and annual event
🗣️ Language support through Online Language Support or other tools
🤝 Ongoing mentorship and supervision from the host organisation
🌱 Focus on personal development intercultural learning and practical skills

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

🗣️ Working Language
English

🏢 Host Organisation
Art Center Karnolsky

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49446_en

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