This European Solidarity Corps volunteering opportunity in Slovakia invites young volunteers to join a community-based youth project in Trstená. Volunteers will support youth centre activities, community programmes, and youth camps organised by a local organisation focused on youth development.
The project offers an opportunity to gain experience in youth work, community engagement, and educational activities, while living and volunteering in a small Slovak town.
🌍 About the Volunteering Project
The hosting organisation works with young people through youth centres, community activities, and camps that promote personal development and community participation.
Volunteers will support the organisation in running activities for young people, maintaining youth spaces, and contributing to the preparation of workshops, youth camps, and community initiatives.
The project also focuses on creating a welcoming environment for young people where they can develop skills, build friendships, and participate in meaningful educational activities.
🎯 Volunteer Tasks and Activities
👥 Supporting activities in the youth centre
🏕 Helping organise youth camps and community events
🎨 Preparing and facilitating creative and educational activities
🛠 Supporting the maintenance of youth spaces and community centres
🤝 Engaging with young people through informal learning and youth work
🏠 Accommodation, Food and Transport
🏡 Volunteers will stay either in the youth centre or in a shared flat in the centre of Trstená.
🍽 Volunteers receive pocket money and food allowance according to ESC programme rules.
✈️ Travel costs are reimbursed based on Erasmus+ distance bands.
🎓 Training and Learning Support
📚 Onboarding training organised by the host organisation
🤝 Ongoing support during the volunteering period
👤 Participant Profile
🎂 Volunteers aged 18–30
🌍 Open-minded and motivated to work with young people
💬 Able to communicate in English
👶 Experience with youth work, children, or social activities is an advantage
⛪ Volunteers with a positive attitude towards Christian values are especially welcome
🌎 Eligible Applicant Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
📅 Activity Dates
7 April 2026 – 7 June 2026
📅 Application Deadline
22 March 2026
🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50349_en
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