Five online sessions. A small, committed working group. And a shared question worth spending months on together: what is the real impact of volunteering — on young people, organisations, and communities — and how do we actually measure and strengthen it?
SALTO EuroMed is rebooting its ESC Community of Practices for 2026 — expanding the scope to focus on volunteering and its impact across the Euro-Med region. This is not a webinar you attend passively. It is a working group of practitioners who share, reflect, co-create, and produce something concrete together.
What Is This Community of Practices About?
The CoP will focus on the impact of volunteering on organisations, communities, and volunteers themselves — across both European and South-Mediterranean contexts. Members take an active role in defining, assessing, and disseminating practices and approaches connected to their local realities.
Topics
🌱 Impact on young people — skills, empowerment, and inclusion
🏢 Impact on organisations — capacity-building and sustainability
🏘️ Impact on local communities — relevance and long-term change
🌐 Euro-Med dynamics — partnerships, equity, and mobility
Objectives
🔍 Develop a shared understanding of volunteering impact on young people, organisations, and communities in the Euro-Med context
🛠️ Co-create a practical tool to assess and strengthen volunteering impact, based on real practices
🤝 Foster Euro-Med cooperation by connecting practitioners and encouraging future partnerships and joint initiatives
Outcomes
📦 A practical resource — toolkit, framework, or guidelines
📋 Concrete case studies
🌐 A network for future collaboration
Session Dates
⚠️ Attendance to all five meetings is required for the CoP to reach its aim.
📅 12 June 2026 — 3pm to 5pm CEST
📅 01 July 2026 — 3pm to 5pm CEST
📅 15 July 2026 — 3pm to 5pm CEST
📅 09 September 2026 — 3pm to 5pm CEST
📅 23 September 2026 — 3pm to 5pm CEST
Who Should Apply?
🔹 Practitioners involved in volunteering — with hands-on experience
🔹 Based in Europe or South-Med countries
🔹 Open to co-creation and critical reflection
🔹 Willing to reflect on practice, gain tools and perspectives, build partnerships, and contribute to a shared Euro-Med vision
🔹 Youth workers, youth project managers, and volunteering mentors
⚠️ If selected, the Zoom link and further details will be provided.
Practical Details
📅 Duration: 12 June 2026 – 23 September 2026 (5 online sessions of 2 hours each)
💻 Format: Fully online
👥 Capacity: 10 to 15 participants
🗣️ Working language: English
💶 No participation fee — fully free, no travel or accommodation costs
💬 Want to understand what the European Solidarity Corps is and how it connects to volunteering work like this? This complete guide to ESC covers everything you need to know: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/
Contact
👤 Pauline Giraudet — SALTO EuroMed
📧 pauline.giraudet@service-civique.gouv.fr
🔗 Training overview: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14797
Activity Details
📅 Activity Period: 12 June 2026 – 23 September 2026
📍 Location: Online
👤 Activity Type: Seminar / Community of Practices
📋 Date of selection: 03 June 2026
Deadline
⏰ 26 May 2026
Eligible Countries
This CoP is open to participants from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries and Southern Mediterranean countries— including Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, and Tunisia, alongside EU programme countries.
Apply
🔗 http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14797
