🌍 Project Overview
🌊 Welcome to Ungdomsøen — a youth-led island just outside Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰
Once a former military fort, the island is now a living laboratory for community building, experimentation, and youth participation. Every year, young people live on the island to co-create, manage, and develop activities that strengthen democratic engagement and active citizenship.
As an ESC Volunteer, you will become part of the “Give A Year” team — a group of six young people living and working together on the island.
✨ You will host guests and support daily operations
✨ You will facilitate youth activities and community events
✨ You will contribute to maintenance and island logistics
✨ You will collaborate closely with staff and volunteers
✨ You can initiate and develop your own youth-led ideas
This is a fully immersive community-based volunteering experience where responsibility, teamwork, and initiative are part of everyday life.
⚠️ Important: Danish/Scandinavian language skills are required, as Danish is the working language on the island.
📅 Activity Dates
🗓 03 August 2026 – 31 July 2027
⏳ Application Deadline
⏰ 06 April 2026 – 23:59
📍 Location
📌 Middelgrundsfortet, København, Denmark 🇩🇰
🏡 Accommodation, Food & Transport
🏠 Shared residential accommodation on the island
🛏 You will share a bedroom and bathroom with one other volunteer
🍽 Monthly allowance for food and personal expenses
🚤 Daily boat transport between the island and Copenhagen
⚓ Speedboat certificate included in the project
Living on Ungdomsøen means being part of a youth residential community where collaboration, shared responsibility, and social life are central.
🎓 Training & Learning
📚 Project management workshops
💰 Fundraising and organisational training
📱 Social media and communication skills
🚑 Mandatory safety and first aid training
🚤 Speedboat certification
📝 Continuous reflection and Youthpass recognition
Learning is embedded in real practice and aligned with the European Solidarity Corps framework.
👤 Participant Profile
✔️ 18–30 years old
✔️ Motivated to live in a shared youth community
✔️ Proactive and responsible
✔️ Comfortable with practical daily tasks
✔️ Able to understand and communicate in Danish/Scandinavian
Ungdomsøen values diversity and inclusion and welcomes eligible applicants regardless of background.
🌎 Eligible Countries
Denmark 🇩🇰, Finland 🇫🇮, Germany 🇩🇪, Greenland 🇬🇱, Iceland 🇮🇸, Norway 🇳🇴, Sweden 🇸🇪
🏷 Activity Topics
🌍 Citizenship and democratic participation
🎨 Creativity and culture
🔗 Application Link
⚠️ Important Notice
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💡 Final Note:
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