🌍 About the Project
This ESC Humanitarian Aid volunteering opportunity takes place in Alvorada, Porto Alegre, Brazil 🇧🇷 within the Umbúntu Social Project — a community and cultural space located in a disadvantaged district.
The project combines humanitarian engagement, community development, intercultural exchange, and environmental sustainability. Volunteers will support social inclusion initiatives while actively contributing to eco-friendly practices and climate awareness actions.
Umbúntu offers workshops and activities focused on culture, creativity, and sustainable living, creating a vibrant non-formal learning environment.
🎯 Volunteer Role
✨ Support and facilitate workshops on edible plant processing, handicrafts, capoeira, percussion, and language teaching
✨ Apply non-formal education methods in community-based activities
✨ Participate in farming and permaculture gardening
✨ Contribute to eco-construction and manual sustainability projects
✨ Promote climate awareness and green alternatives
✨ Encourage intercultural dialogue within the local community
This experience blends social impact, environmental responsibility, and hands-on community work.
📅 Activity Dates
🗓 01 May 2026 – 30 September 2026
⏳ Total duration: 26 weeks
📅 Application Deadline
🗓 01 July 2026 (23:30)
🏠 Accommodation, Food and Practical Arrangements
🏡 Accommodation with local host families (private/shared spaces, hot and cold water, Wi-Fi, washing machine)
🍽 Breakfast and dinner at home on weekdays
🥗 Lunch and snacks provided by the project
🍲 Full meals at home during weekends
🌱 Access to organic produce and healthy food
🚌 Transportation via local bus or Uber arranged
💶 Monthly pocket money: 250€
💶 Travel support, insurance, and Youthpass provided under ESC rules
🎓 Training and Support
🌍 Online pre-departure preparation
🏫 On-arrival training in Brazil
🤝 Daily support from a mentor
📊 Mid-term evaluation after 4–5 months
📝 Final evaluation before departure
🔄 Follow-up meeting 2–3 months after return
👤 Participant Profile
👥 Age 18–35
🌍 Resident in an EU Member State or associated non-EU country
🌱 Strong interest in humanitarian aid and environmental sustainability
🌎 Motivation for intercultural exchange and community engagement
🤝 Open-minded, adaptable, and proactive
📚 Completion of mandatory face-to-face training before departure
📍 Location
Alvorada, Porto Alegre, Brazil 🇧🇷
🌍 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Czechia 🇨🇿, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Hungary 🇭🇺, Iceland 🇮🇸, Ireland 🇮🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Latvia 🇱🇻, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Netherlands 🇳🇱, North Macedonia 🇲🇰, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Türkiye 🇹🇷
🏷 Activity Topics
✨ Social challenges
✨ Reception and integration of refugees and migrants
✨ Citizenship and democratic participation
✨ Environment and natural protection
✨ Health and wellbeing
✨ Education and training
✨ Employment and entrepreneurship
✨ Creativity and culture
✨ Support to local Small and Medium Enterprise
🔢 Project Code
2025-1-EACEA-VOLUN-101251374
🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50275_en
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