🇧🇬 ESC Volunteering in Bulgaria 🌿 We and Nature: Community, Ecology and Arts with Art Center Karnolsky 🎨

Ecology. Music. Arts. Working with children. And a community in southern Bulgaria that is genuinely shaped by the volunteers who come to be part of it. “We and Nature” is a long-term ESC volunteering initiative coordinated by Art Center Karnolsky in Bulgaria, offering two long-term placements for young people aged 18–29 who want to combine environmental awareness, intercultural learning, and creative community work in one meaningful experience.

🏛️ About Art Center Karnolsky

Art Center Karnolsky operates in both Sofia and Kardzhali, Bulgaria, and holds an accredited ESC Quality Label. The organisation works at the intersection of arts, ecology, community engagement, and inclusion — with a strong focus on young people with fewer opportunities and the active use of green travel throughout its projects.

🎯 The Role

Volunteers will be embedded in the organisation’s activities in Kardzhali — contributing to community engagement, intercultural learning, and solidarity-focused work with a strong creative and environmental dimension. The project runs two long-term individual placements and offers full organisational, financial, and learning support throughout.

📋 What You’ll Do

🌱 Contribute to community engagement activities focused on ecology, nature, and solidarity

🎨 Support arts and music activities with community members and young people

👦 Work with children and youth, including those with fewer opportunities

🌍 Engage in intercultural learning and exchange as a core part of daily work

♻️ Participate in activities aligned with the organisation’s environmental and green values

🤝 Contribute to the organisation’s Quality Label goals around diversity and equal participation

🎁 What the Project Provides

🏠 Safe and decent accommodation arranged by the host organisation

🍽️ Food allowance fully covered as part of organisational support

🚌 Local transport to and from project activities arranged or reimbursed

✈️ International travel funded according to ESC distance and green travel rules

🛂 Visa coverage provided where needed

🗣️ Language support through Online Language Support (OLS) or other tools

📚 Full ESC training cycle — pre-departure preparation, on-arrival training, mid-term evaluation, and annual event

🧑‍🏫 Ongoing mentorship and supervision from the host organisation

👤 Who Should Apply

The project is looking for young people aged 18–29 who are:

🗣️ Fluent in English

🌿 Genuinely interested in ecology, music, arts, and working with children

🌍 Motivated to contribute to intercultural exchange and community solidarity

🎨 Open, creative, and adaptable — professional experience is not required

🤝 Enthusiastic about teamwork and making a real contribution

🔎 New to ESC volunteering? Everything you need to know about how the programme works is right here: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 1 May 2026 — 30 April 2027 (52 weeks total)

📍 Kardzhali, Bulgaria

⏰ Deadline

30 April 2026

🔗 Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51117_en

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