🇪🇪 ESC Conference in Estonia 🤝 SoliDARE Community Building & Future of EU Volunteering 🇪🇪

🌍 SoliDARE is one of the key annual community events of the European Solidarity Corps ecosystem, bringing together organisations, practitioners, and National Agency representatives from programme and partner countries. This 5th edition, hosted in Tallinn, focuses on strengthening the ESC community, reconnecting actors across regions, and actively contributing to the future direction of EU volunteering.

🤝 Organised by SALTO European Solidarity Corps together with the Estonian and Romanian National Agencies, and supported by multiple National Agencies including Türkiye, Germany, France, Poland, Italy, and Austria, this event represents a high-level platform for collaboration, reflection, and strategic development within the ESC network.

💡 The event is designed not only as a networking space but as a structured environment where participants will exchange experiences, reflect on past and current EU volunteering programmes, and contribute to shaping the next phase of the European Solidarity Corps. It directly supports community building among organisations holding the ESC Quality Label and strengthens the sense of belonging within the programme.

📌 Activity Dates

🗓️ 05 – 09 October 2026
✈️ Arrival Day: 05 October 2026
🧩 Working Days: 06 – 08 October 2026
🏁 Departure Day: 09 October 2026

📅 Application Deadline

🗓️ 17 May 2026

👥 Eligible Countries

🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇷 Türkiye
🇩🇿 Algeria 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇵🇸 Palestine 🇸🇾 Syria 🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇽🇰 Kosovo 🇲🇪 Montenegro

🧩 Activities & Objectives

🤝 Strengthening the sense of membership and togetherness within the ESC community
💡 Inspiring both individual and organisational change in youth work and volunteering practices
📚 Harvesting, structuring, and analysing learning from past and ongoing EU volunteering programmes
🌐 Creating strong networking spaces for future partnerships and collaborations
🧠 Facilitating dialogue on the long-term impact and future direction of the European Solidarity Corps

🌐 Additional Meet-Ups

💻 17 September 2026 (14:30–16:00 CET) – Preparatory online meet-up
💻 12 November 2026 (14:30–16:00 CET) – Follow-up / wrap-up meet-up

🏠 Accommodation & Food

🏨 Fully organised and covered by the hosting National Agency
🍽️ Meals provided throughout the entire activity

💸 Financial Conditions

💰 No participation fee required

✈️ Travel

🛫 Travel reimbursement depends on the rules of your National Agency or SALTO
📩 Participants must coordinate directly with their NA after selection

🎓 Certification

📜 Participants will receive a Youthpass certificate recognising their learning outcomes

♿ Accessibility

♿ Venue and activity are accessible for participants with disabilities

✅ Participant Profile

🎯 Representatives of organisations holding an ESC Quality Label
👥 Youth project managers and coordinators
🤝 Volunteering mentors
🏢 National Agency representatives

🗣️ Working Language

🇬🇧 English

📎 Application Link

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14589

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