🇷🇴 ESC Volunteering in Romania 🎪 Farm Life, Festival Organising & Community Action at Merry Go Tiun 🌱

Three spots left. A farm, a festival, 20 volunteers from across Europe, and a community in Romania waiting to welcome you. If this sounds like your kind of summer — read fast and apply faster.

Asociatia de Tineret Onestin is bringing together 20 young volunteers from different countries for Merry Go Tiun — a group ESC project that combines farm life at Perma Halos, festival organisation in the local park, and a wide range of activities dedicated to both volunteers and the local community. The festival at the heart of this project — Merry Go Park — is now in its third edition and is dedicated to the people of Romania, with a particular focus on children and young people.

What Is This Role About?

This is a team volunteering experience that puts you right in the middle of real community life. You will be planning daily farm activities, preparing and running a community festival, working with local youth, and living collectively with 19 other volunteers from different cultural backgrounds. Stepping out of your comfort zone is not just encouraged here — it is built into the structure of the project.

Activities

🌾 Daily planning of farm life at Perma Halos — hands-on, practical, and grounded in nature

🎪 Organising, promoting, and implementing the Merry Go Park festival for the local community

👧 Non-formal activities with local youth — arts, crafts, outdoor activities, and more

🍳 Cooking and contributing to shared daily responsibilities

🐾 Working with animals and caring for the garden and outdoor areas

🧘 Morning sessions — yoga, meditation, and sports activities

🎓 A dedicated skill-sharing day where each volunteer contributes their own knowledge and expertise

🏘️ Community living — taking care of the shared house together as a team

Who Should Apply?

🔹 Flexible and adventurous — ready to embrace genuinely new experiences

🔹 Excited about community and farm life, including shared living and group activities

🔹 Comfortable with animals, nature, and insects — this is a working farm

🔹 Happy to contribute to daily tasks such as cleaning, maintenance, and garden care

🔹 Ready for a hands-on, community-focused experience from day one

Training & Schedule

The project follows a clear weekly structure.

📅 Week 1: Team-building activities and the settling-in process

📅 Weeks 2–3: Preparing, promoting, and implementing activities for the Merry Go Park festival — crafting, farm tasks, and non-formal activities with local youth

💬 Thinking about ESC group volunteering but not sure what to expect or how to apply? This complete guide to ESC volunteering covers everything from eligibility to what life on a project actually looks like: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

Accommodation, Food & Transport

🏠 Volunteers live in shared community-style housing — rooms, bathrooms, and a kitchen provided

🤝 Taking care of the house is part of the experience — teamwork and a sense of belonging are built into daily life

🚐 Local transport provided by the hosting organisation to and from the project locations

💶 €270 per month covering food allowance and pocket money for personal needs and leisure

How to Apply

📋 Fill in the application form: https://forms.gle/kGE6gue95TdhsAt48

📄 Project infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dXRnursPoPdXQBLDcjEQRRx-6P0QZy-l/view

📧 Send a short motivation email explaining why you want to participate to: onestin.europa@yahoo.com

🔗 Official Project Page: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51265_en

Activity Details

📅 Activity Period: 27 April 2026 – 24 June 2026

📍 Location: Romania

👤 Activity Type: Volunteering Teams

🏷️ Project Code: 2025-1-RO01-ESC51-VTJ-000346942

Deadline

⏰ 05 May 2026

Eligible Countries

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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