🇬🇪 ESC Volunteering in Georgia 🕊️ Peace-Building & Youth Work in Post-Conflict Gori 🤝

Gori carries a history that most Europeans only read about. This ESC placement puts you right in the middle of the work being done to rebuild — not infrastructure, but community, trust, and hope — through youth work and civil society engagement.

Civil Forum Shida Kartli is a civil society organisation based in Gori, Georgia, working on post-conflict reconstruction and peace-building in one of the region’s most historically significant areas. One of their branches is located directly in an IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) settlement in Gori — meaning the work here is as close to the ground as it gets.

This placement is organised in partnership with sending organisation ICJA – Freiwilligenaustausch Weltweit and is open to participants from Germany only.

What Is This Role About?

The core purpose of this project is to develop and promote knowledge of post-conflict reconstruction and peace-building. As a volunteer, you will support the day-to-day work of Civil Forum for Peace — from organisational and administrative tasks to building networks, planning projects, and working directly with local youth affected by war.

You will also have the opportunity to work with youth clubs in Gori, promoting volunteering and solidarity among young people in the community. This is a role that combines office-based work with direct youth engagement — and the learning opportunities, both informal and non-formal, are genuinely significant.

Activities

🕊️ Assisting the work of Civil Forum for Peace — organisational and administrative support

🤝 Building networks and partnerships with local and regional organisations

📋 Planning and implementing projects alongside the Civil Forum team

👦 Working directly with local youth affected by war, including in IDP settlements in Gori

🎯 Supporting and facilitating youth clubs in Gori

🌱 Promoting volunteering and solidarity among young people in the community

💡 Bringing in your own skills and interests — the organisation actively welcomes volunteer initiative

Who Should Apply?

Civil Forum Shida Kartli and ICJA are looking for someone who is genuinely motivated by this kind of work — not just curious about it.

🔹 Enjoys working with children and young people

🔹 Open-minded and motivated — this environment asks a lot of both

🔹 Willing to take responsibility and work independently

🔹 Ability to work effectively as part of a team

🔹 Willing to bring in own skills and interests to enrich the programme

🔹 Experience in youth work would be an advantage

🔹 Permanent resident of a programme country — Germany only for this placement

Training & Support

The support structure is straightforward and personal.

👩‍💼 A dedicated mentor responsible for answering questions and supervising the volunteer’s work throughout the placement

📋 On-Arrival Training at the beginning of the placement

📊 Mid-Term Meeting at the halfway point to reflect and reorient if needed

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Accommodation & Practical Details

🏠 Accommodation provided by the project — a shared flat

💶 Volunteers receive monthly payments for personal expenses

🕐 Weekly working hours: 30 to 38 hours, five days a week

How to Apply

⚠️ Applications are not submitted through the EU Youth Portal. You must apply directly through the sending organisation ICJA.

📩 Apply via ICJA: https://www.icja.de/content/freiwilligendienste/programme/esk-dein-europaeischer-freiwilligendienst

🌐 Further information on ICJA’s ESC programme: https://www.icja.de

Activity Details

📅 Activity Period: 01 September 2026 – 31 August 2027

📍 Location: Vazha-Pshavela Avenue 43, Gori, Georgia

👤 Activity Type: Individual Volunteering

🏷️ Project Code: 2026-1-DE04-ESC51-VTJ-000401036

Deadline

⏰ 15 May 2026

Eligible Countries

🇩🇪 Germany

Official Project Page

🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51250_en

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