🤝🎓 ESC Individual Volunteering in Croatia 🇭🇷 Activities for Inclusion Youth Center and Info Center Empowering Young People Through Non Formal Education Participation and Creativity

This European Solidarity Corps Individual Volunteering opportunity in Karlovac, Croatia, is implemented by Carpe Diem and focuses on social inclusion, youth participation, non-formal education, and creative youth work. Volunteers will contribute to inclusion activities for young people with fewer opportunities, support the local Youth Center with workshops based on youth interests, and help run the Info Center through communication, media, and Eurodesk-related activities.

📅 Activity Dates
🗓️ 1 September 2026 – 31 May 2027

🇭🇷 Host Country & Location
📍 Karlovac, Croatia
🏢 Youth Center and Info Center of Carpe Diem

🎯 What This Volunteering Is About
🤝 Organise inclusion workshops for children and youth with fewer opportunities
💻 Empower soft skills such as digital competences and communication
🎨 Prepare and deliver creative, DIY, recycling, and leisure workshops
🗣️ Support foreign language courses and volunteering-related activities
📣 Create promotional and informational videos and podcasts
🗳️ Promote youth participation in democratic processes and Eurodesk campaigns

🧩 Activity Areas
🤝 Activity for Inclusion
🧠 Workshops for children and youth in alternative care and with fewer opportunities

🏠 Youth Center
🎯 Activities based on the interests of local youth and volunteers
🎓 Non-formal learning workshops and leisure activities

📢 Info Center
🎥 Media content creation including videos and podcasts
🗳️ Awareness raising on youth participation and active citizenship

👥 Who Can Apply
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Young people aged 18–30
🌍 Responsible, motivated, and open to learning
🎨 Creative, proactive, and ready to share ideas
🤝 Interested in youth work, inclusion, and non-formal education
ℹ️ No previous experience required

🌍 Eligible Countries
🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇵🇫 French Polynesia, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🏛️ Host Organisation
Carpe Diem udruga za poticanje i razvoj kreativnih i socijalnih potencijala djece, mladih i odraslih

🏡 Accommodation & Daily Life
🏠 Fully equipped shared apartment with two other volunteers
🛏️ Individual rooms for each volunteer
🌐 Internet, kitchen, heating, and all basic facilities included

💶 Financial Conditions
💸 Monthly pocket money according to ESC rates in Croatia
🍽️ Monthly food allowance provided
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed according to ESC distance calculator rules

📚 Training & Support
🎓 Training on organising non-formal activities and workshops
🧭 On-arrival training organised by the Croatian National Agency
📊 Mid-term training for long-term volunteers

📌 Activity Type
ESC Individual Volunteering

📅 Application Deadline
🕙 22 March 2026 at 10:00

📌 Project Code
2025-1-HR01-ESC51-VTJ-000346308

🔗 Official Opportunity Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49696_en

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