🌱 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Youth Empowerment, Sustainability and Creative Community Actions in Blagoevgrad 🚀 Building Skills and Impact Together

🧩 Project Overview
This European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering opportunity is hosted by Sdruzhenie Aktivno Balgarsko Obshtestvo in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. The project focuses on youth empowerment, sustainability, creativity, and active European citizenship, offering young people the chance to promote Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps opportunities while developing practical skills through real community actions.

🎯 Project Aim
To empower young people to become active citizens by promoting European values, eco-friendly initiatives, and youth participation through creative events, outreach activities, and self-developed community projects.

👐 Volunteer Tasks and Daily Activities
🌍 Organise community events and campaigns such as clean-ups, art clubs, and DIY sustainability actions
📣 Promote Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps opportunities through info sessions and school visits
📱 Create social media content, articles, and visual materials to showcase project activities
🎨 Support workshops and non-formal education activities with young people
🚀 Design and implement your own personal community project based on your interests
🤝 Work closely with a multicultural team in a dynamic co-working environment

👤 Participant Profile
🎂 Aged 18–24
🗣️ Basic English communication skills
🌍 Resident of an eligible Erasmus+ Programme Country
🚀 Motivated, proactive, and open-minded
🤝 Enjoys teamwork and intercultural environments
🎨 Interested in sustainability, creativity, youth work, and community engagement
💙 Applications are especially encouraged from young people with fewer opportunities

🗓️ Activity Dates
📅 From 2 February 2026 to 16 June 2026

📍 Location
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria 🇧🇬

🏠 Accommodation and Daily Support
🏡 Fully covered accommodation including rent and utilities
🛋️ Furnished shared apartments with another volunteer of the same gender
💶 Monthly food and pocket money provided according to ESC rules
🚶 10–15 minutes’ walk from the city centre and hosting organisation
🏢 Office located in a modern co-working space inside the city mall

📚 Training and Learning Opportunities
🎓 On-Arrival Training organised by the Bulgarian National Agency
🧭 Internal orientation about the organisation’s mission and long-term projects
💻 Skills development in website management and digital tools
🎨 Photo editing and design using Canva and other software
📱 Social media content creation and communication strategies
🤝 Team meetings, brainstorming sessions, and buddy support system
📜 Youthpass certificate for recognition of learning outcomes

🌍 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹 Belgium 🇧🇪 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Croatia 🇭🇷 Cyprus 🇨🇾 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Denmark 🇩🇰 Estonia 🇪🇪 Finland 🇫🇮 France 🇫🇷 Germany 🇩🇪 Greece 🇬🇷 Hungary 🇭🇺 Iceland 🇮🇸 Ireland 🇮🇪 Italy 🇮🇹 Latvia 🇱🇻 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Malta 🇲🇹 Netherlands 🇳🇱 Norway 🇳🇴 Portugal 🇵🇹 Romania 🇷🇴 Slovakia 🇸🇰 Slovenia 🇸🇮 Spain 🇪🇸 Sweden 🇸🇪

🗣️ Working Language
English

🏢 Host Organisation
Sdruzhenie Aktivno Balgarsko Obshtestvo

📝 Application Method
🔗 Official opportunity page:
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49435_en

🧾 Application form:
https://forms.gle/Fb39rvpLiKtzL51U7

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