🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 💻 Digital Inclusion & Intercultural Youth Volunteer 🤝 Seniors, Education & Community, Arques 🇫🇷
In the charming town of Arques in northern France, this European Solidarity Corps opportunity invites a patient, sociable, and digitally confident volunteer to support senior citizens in gaining digital independence — while also organising intercultural and creative activities for children and teenagers. With weekly French classes, a supportive team, and a lovely shared volunteer house, this project is a warm and meaningful way to spend time in France while making a genuine difference across generations.
🌍 Did You Know? Arques is a small town in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, situated just a few kilometres from Saint-Omer — a historic city known for its beautiful gardens, Gothic cathedral, and the nearby Marais Audomarois, one of the largest active marshland areas in Europe and a designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
What Will You Do?
💻 Facilitate digital skills workshops for senior citizens at three levels: digital autonomy, beginner, and advanced
📱 Help seniors use smartphones, computers, email, video calls, online services, and administrative platforms with confidence
🙋 Provide individual digital support to seniors who need one-on-one guidance
🎨 Help organise intercultural and creative activities for children and teenagers to discover different cultures
🌍 Bring your own cultural background and experience to enrich the intercultural programme for young people
🤝 Strengthen social connections across generations through educational, cultural, and inclusive activities
🌍 Did You Know? Digital exclusion among older adults is one of Europe’s most pressing social challenges — an estimated 40% of people aged 65 and over in the EU have never used the internet. As public services increasingly move online, digital literacy workshops like those run by this project are a crucial lifeline, helping seniors access healthcare, benefits, and social connections they would otherwise be cut off from.
Who Can Apply?
🎂 Aged 18–30 and residing in one of the eligible ESC countries
🇫🇷 Good level of French is important — workshops with seniors are conducted in French
💻 Patient, pedagogical, and comfortable explaining basic digital skills in a calm and encouraging way
👴 Genuinely interested in working with senior citizens and supporting their digital independence
🎨 Creative and comfortable engaging with children and teenagers in intercultural activities
🌍 Open-minded, sociable, and interested in intercultural exchange and international experiences
❤️ Shares values of solidarity, respect, and inclusion
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏠 Private bedroom in a lovely shared house with 2 or 3 other volunteers, just 10 minutes’ walk from the association
🚌 Bus subscription and a train discount card for regional travel provided
💶 Monthly food allowance and pocket money — approximately €400/month total — paid directly to a French bank account (the association helps you open one)
🏥 Covered by ESC programme insurance — a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is also recommended before departure
✈️ Travel costs covered in line with ESC programme rules
Training & Learning
🎓 Mandatory on-arrival and mid-term training organised by the ESC programme
🇫🇷 Weekly French classes offered by the Red Cross at the association premises
📋 Opportunity to participate in additional staff or volunteer training sessions organised during the placement
Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇺🇦 Ukraine
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