🌍 Introduction
Youth clubs are where things are less structured — and more real.
No classroom. No fixed curriculum. Just young people, space, and what you build inside it.
In Leipzig, this project places you directly inside two youth clubs where your role is not to follow a script, but to create activities, build connections, and become part of the environment.
What you bring shapes the experience.
💡 Did You Know? 🇩🇪
Open youth work in Germany focuses on voluntary participation, meaning young people choose to engage — which makes trust and interaction the core of the work.
📅 Activity Dates
🗓️ 01 September 2026 – 31 August 2027
⏰ Application Deadline
📅 12 April 2026 (23:59)
🌍 Eligible Countries
🇦🇱 Albania, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇼 Aruba, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇶 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇼 Curaçao, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇵🇫 French Polynesia, 🇹🇫 French Southern and Antarctic Territories, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇽🇰 Kosovo*, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇨 New Caledonia, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇺 Russia, 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇵🇲 St Pierre and Miquelon, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇾 Syria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna
🧭 Activities & Methodology
🎯 Designing and leading leisure activities for youth
🎨 Organizing workshops, games, sports, and creative sessions
🌍 Bringing your own culture into activities
🤝 Supporting long-term youth projects
📅 Participating in weekly planning and team meetings
👥 Engaging daily with children and young people
💡 Did You Know? 🎓
When people search for ESC volunteering in youth work, they often imagine structured programs. Open youth clubs operate differently. There is no fixed participation — young people come and go freely. This means your role is not to teach, but to create an environment where they want to stay, participate, and engage. It builds real-life skills in communication, adaptability, and group dynamics.
🎯 Objectives
🎯 Support youth participation and engagement
🎯 Promote intercultural exchange
🎯 Create inclusive and safe youth spaces
🎯 Develop social and communication skills
🏠 Accommodation & Food
🏡 Shared flat with other volunteers
🛏️ Private single bedroom
💶 Pocket money and food allowance provided
🚌 Public transport ticket included
💰 Financial Conditions
💶 Monthly pocket money + food allowance
🩺 Health insurance included
✈️ Travel
🌍 Travel covered according to ESC rules
📜 Certification
📄 Youthpass certificate provided
👤 Participant Profile
🎯 Open-minded and communicative
👥 Comfortable working with young people
💡 Creative and proactive
🌍 Interested in intercultural exchange
🇩🇪 Willing to learn German
🗣️ Working Language
🇬🇧 English
🇩🇪 German (basic learning support provided)
📝 Application Method
⚠️ ONLY applications through official form are accepted
📎 Main Info Page:
https://villa-leipzig.de/europaeischer-solidaritaetskorps/hosting
📎 Application Form (Rabet Youth Club):
https://villa-leipzig.de/europaeischer-solidaritaetskorps/hosting/available-voluntary-place/esc-open-youth-club-rabet
🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50898_en
⚠️ Important Notice
1️⃣ Source of Information
This announcement has been prepared based on the information provided by the project coordinator.
2️⃣ Responsibility for Content
The project coordinator is solely responsible for the accuracy, details, and updates of the opportunity content.
3️⃣ Right to Modify or Withdraw
Coordinating organisations reserve the right to make changes after publication — including dates, activity details, or application deadlines — or to withdraw the announcement entirely.
4️⃣ Disclaimer of Liability
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💡 Final Note:
All listings are shared for informational purposes only. Please always verify details directly through the official project coordinator or programme website before applying.
