🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🎨 Inclusive Street Art Project with Deaf Youth 🇫🇷

This ESC volunteering teams project in France offers volunteers the opportunity to take part in a creative and inclusive art initiative with deaf and hard-of-hearing young people near Nancy.

Participants will collaborate with youth from the Institut des Sourds in Jarville-la-Malgrange to design and create a collective mural guided by a professional street artist, while also helping improve living spaces through small renovation and home-staging tasks.

The project combines art, inclusion, intercultural exchange, and community work, creating a meaningful environment where volunteers and deaf youth work side by side.

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🌍 About the Project

The volunteering activity takes place at the Institute for Deaf Youth, an organization supporting young people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The goal of the project is to create an inclusive artistic space where creativity becomes a universal language.

Through collaborative work, volunteers and participants will explore visual communication, sign language basics, and accessible artistic techniques, building a mural that reflects collective ideas and shared experiences.

🎯 Volunteer Tasks

🎨 Designing and creating a collective mural with deaf youth

🖌 Learning street art techniques from sketching to large-scale painting

🛠 Assisting with small renovation and home-staging tasks

🤝 Participating in inclusive activities with deaf and hard-of-hearing young people

🧠 Exploring alternative communication methods including sign language

🌍 Contributing to a creative intercultural environment

🏠 Accommodation, Food and Support

🏡 Accommodation at La Maison de Vandoeuvre, less than 500 meters from the Institute

🛏 Shared sleeping areas with common spaces, showers, and toilets

🍽 Meals served at the Institute during weekdays and at the house on weekends

🧺 Washing machine and Wi-Fi available

🚍 Local transport provided when necessary for project activities

📚 Training and Learning Opportunities

🎨 Workshops led by a professional street artist

🖌 Learning accessible art techniques and mural creation

🛠 Introduction to basic renovation and home-staging techniques

🌍 Experience in inclusive communication and intercultural collaboration

💡 No previous experience required — motivation and openness are key

👤 Participant Profile

🌍 Open to people of all genders, ages, and nationalities

🤝 Interested in inclusive community projects

🧠 Curious about working with deaf and hard-of-hearing youth

💬 Ready to explore new ways of communication beyond spoken language

🌱 Patient, open-minded, and motivated to participate in a collective project

🌎 Eligible Applicant Countries

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

📅 Activity Dates

16 May 2026 – 29 May 2026

📅 Application Deadline

16 April 2026

🔗 Application Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50352_en

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