A creative ESC opportunity is waiting for you in Acireale, Sicily 🇮🇹. Mistero Buffo is a youth-run cultural hub where art, community engagement, environmental awareness, and creativity meet. If you are independent, proactive, and ready to co-create cultural life with young people — this project is for you.
📌 Project Overview
🌍 Programme: European Solidarity Corps – ESC Individual Volunteering
📍 Location: Acireale, Sicily, Italy 🇮🇹
🗓 Activity Dates: 13 February 2026 – 20 July 2026
⏳ Total Duration: 23 weeks
🏷 Activity Type: Individual Volunteering
🆔 Project Code: 2025-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000372192
🎯 Main Themes
🎨 Creativity and culture
🌱 Environmental awareness and sustainability
🤝 Youth engagement and social inclusion
💡 What Will You Do?
🎭 Support art workshops, jam sessions, film screenings, and cultural events
🌿 Collaborate on environmental education initiatives together with Legambiente
🎲 Organise board game nights from a collection of 100+ games
🎮 Host gaming evenings with PlayStation or Nintendo Switch
🎶 Contribute musically if you play an instrument
💡 Develop and implement your own personal project during your stay
Mistero Buffo is fully youth-managed. Self-management, initiative, and shared responsibility are essential. Volunteers actively shape the space and its activities.
🏠 Accommodation and Financial Support
🏡 Apartment in Acireale’s historic center
🛏 One single bedroom + shared open space room
🌇 Beautiful terrace and fully equipped flat
🚶 Walking distance to the center and Piazza Duomo
💶 Pocket money provided for independent meal management
📚 Training During the Activity
🇮🇹 Initial training in Rome organised by the National Youth Agency
🇮🇹 Mid-term evaluation training in Rome
🤝 Regular evaluation meetings with Mistero Buffo volunteers
🌆 Support in settling in and connecting with other ESC volunteers in the region
👤 Participant Profile
🎨 Creative, independent and proactive
🌍 Comfortable interacting mainly with young people aged 20–30
🤝 Motivated to contribute actively to a youth-led space
🌱 Interested in culture, environment, community work
🎯 Willing to propose and implement a personal initiative
Experience in NGOs or cultural projects is welcome but not mandatory. Motivation and autonomy are key.
🌎 Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden
📅 Application Deadline
⏰ Application Deadline: Not specified
🔗 Application Link
👉 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49456_en
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