🇵🇹 ESC Volunteering in Portugal 🎨 Animation, Children & Creativity in Peniche 🇵🇹

This European Solidarity Corps volunteering project in Portugal offers an opportunity to work with children and young people through creative activities, non-formal education, and community projects in the coastal town of Peniche.

Volunteers will support the activities of a local youth organisation that works with children aged 6–12, young people, and the wider community through educational, cultural, and environmental initiatives.

The project combines youth work, intercultural learning, creativity, and community engagement, allowing volunteers to develop both personal and professional skills while experiencing everyday life in Portugal.

🌍 About the Volunteering Project

During the project, volunteers will participate in activities organised by the youth centre and support programmes designed for children and young people.

They will contribute to creative workshops, intercultural activities, and educational programmes using non-formal education methods.

Volunteers are also encouraged to develop their own initiatives based on their passions and skills, such as photography, theatre, sports, drawing, or other creative activities.

This experience aims to promote European solidarity, intercultural exchange, and youth empowerment through practical community engagement.

🎯 Volunteer Tasks and Activities

🎨 Organising creative workshops and games for children

🌍 Preparing presentations about your country and culture

🤝 Participating in intercultural afternoons and community activities

📚 Supporting activities in the children’s leisure centre (CATL)

🌱 Contributing to cultural and environmental youth projects

💡 Developing your own creative activity or small project

🏠 Accommodation, Food and Transport

🏡 Volunteers will stay in a shared apartment or house in Peniche.

🛏 Accommodation may include shared or individual rooms, with kitchen, living room, shared bathroom, and Wi-Fi.

🍽 Meals are not provided directly, but volunteers receive a monthly food allowance and personal allowance.

🧺 The accommodation includes washing facilities.

🎓 Learning and Development

🌍 Practical experience in non-formal education

🤝 Intercultural learning and community engagement

📚 Opportunity to design and lead your own activities and workshops

🗣 Free Portuguese language courses

👤 Participant Profile

🎂 Volunteers aged 18–30

👶 Motivated to work with children and the local community

🌍 Open-minded and interested in intercultural experiences

💡 Willing to propose creative activities and ideas

💬 Basic English knowledge is helpful

🌎 Eligible Applicant Countries

🇫🇷 France

📅 Activity Dates

14 April 2026 – 15 October 2026

📅 Application Deadline

15 April 2026

🔗 Application Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50391_en

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