From a dog shelter waking you up with wagging tails in the Italian countryside and a Caribbean art festival in Aruba's mural-covered streets, to climate-resilient agriculture in Bujumbura, environmental schools education in Nairobi, a permaculture training in Slovakia blending Dragon Dreaming and land art, nonviolent communication immersion in Latvia, and ESC Quality Label organisations reconnecting at SoliDARE in Tallinn — this batch of 16 opportunities spans 12 countries across Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. Nine ESC volunteering placements, six Erasmus+ training courses and seminars, and one major ESC community event.
Every ESC placement is fully funded — flight, accommodation, food, and monthly pocket money. Every Erasmus+ activity covers travel and stay. Several deadlines are closing within the next two weeks.
📊 What's in this batch:
9 ESC Volunteering Placements · 6 Erasmus+ Training Courses & Seminars · 1 ESC Community Event
🎓 Erasmus+ Opportunities
Closing 25–26 May
🇨🇿 Czech Republic — MIND, Mindfulness, Inclusion & Diversity for Mental Health, Training Course 🧠
📅 Deadline: 25 May 2026
Destigmatizing mental health, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, post-Covid resilience, non-formal tools, podcast creation — a training for youth workers from Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary. Green travel only.
🇱🇻 Latvia — Living Nonviolent Communication, NVC Immersion, Training Course 💚
📅 Deadline: 26 May 2026
Empathy under tension, emotional awareness, grounding practices, real-life scenarios, peer facilitation — a 10-day immersive training for youth workers who already know NVC and want to actually live it.
🇫🇷 France — ESC Community of Practices in South-Med, Online Seminar 🌍
📅 Deadline: 26 May 2026
5 online sessions, a shared toolkit as outcome, real case studies, and a network connecting European and South-Mediterranean volunteering practitioners — active co-creation, not passive learning.
📋 New to Erasmus+ training courses? Everything you need to know — how it works, who can apply, what costs are covered — is in one place. Read the complete guide →
Closing 28–31 May
🇮🇹 Italy — Green Europe, Climate Action & Ecological Transition, Training Course, Bologna 🌿
📅 Deadline: 28 May 2026
Workshops, cooperative games, local organisation visits, talking circles, artistic activities — a training for youth workers from Italy and the Netherlands ready to turn the climate crisis into an opportunity.
🇪🇸 Spain — Shaping the Table, Youth Participation in Policy Making, Training Course 🗳️
📅 Deadline: 30 May 2026
Policy cycle, stakeholder mapping, vision for change, facilitation, civic engagement, local activity design — a practical training for youth workers ready to bring young people into the rooms where decisions are made.
🇸🇰 Slovakia — Permaculture Movement, Design Resilient Futures Through Permaculture & Art, Training Course🌿
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share, Dragon Dreaming, contact improvisation, land art, storytelling — a two-year project for youth workers, artists and community builders ready to design real change.
🇪🇪 Estonia — SoliDARE, ESC Quality Label Organisations Community Event, Tallinn 🤝
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Inspiration, community, peer exchange, partnership building, future programme input — 80 ESC practitioners coming together for the 5th edition of SoliDARE. For organisations with an active ESC Quality Label.
✅ Want your application to stand out? 10 practical tips for writing a stronger Erasmus+ or ESC application — based on what selection committees actually look for. Read the guide →
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
Closing 19–26 May
🇮🇹 Italy — Dog Shelter Experience with Rescue Pups 🐶
📅 Deadline: 19 May 2026
Wagging tails, muddy paws, and a mission that actually matters — if you love dogs and you're ready to roll up your sleeves, this one's calling your name.
🇰🇪 Kenya — Environmental Protection in Schools, Waste Reduction & Recycling, WeWorld, Nairobi 🌱
📅 Deadline: 21 May 2026
Awareness games in schools, waste bin distribution, seedling planting, recycling education — a one-month team ESC role in Nairobi and Narok for those who believe a better world is possible.
🇧🇮 Burundi — Humanitarian Project Management, Climate-Resilient Agriculture & Food Security, WeWorld, Bujumbura 🌍
📅 Deadline: 26 May 2026
Project monitoring, disaster risk reduction, community-based group collaboration, returnee and host community support — a 6-month humanitarian ESC role for someone ready for real field work. French required.
💡 What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude — what makes a strong profile. Essential reading before you apply. Read the guide →
Closing 31 May – 14 June
🇫🇮 Finland — Multicultural Women in Sport & Wellbeing, Social Media & Events, Helsinki 🏃
📅 Deadline: 31 May 2026
Health education, sports events, social media content, project documentation, multicultural inclusion — an ESC role at an NGO dedicated to making sport accessible for women from all backgrounds.
🇦🇼 Aruba — International Art Festival in the Art Capital of the Caribbean, San Nicolas 🎨
📅 Deadline: 1 June 2026
Murals, exhibitions, performances, logistics, artist support, cultural exchange — and 3 weeks in San Nicolas, just five minutes from the beach. A hands-on ESC experience unlike any other.
🇩🇪 Germany — Environmental Education on a Farm, Working with Refugee & Migrant Youth, Bremen 🐄
📅 Deadline: 7 June 2026
Farm animal care, outdoor redesign, photography workshops, nature exhibitions, Instagram content, open afternoon activities — and living directly on the farm with one other ESC volunteer.
🇬🇷 Greece — Media, Arts & Community Campaigns, Radio & Journalism with MEDIART, Serres 🎙️
📅 Deadline: 10 July 2026
Radio broadcasts, social media management, journalism workshops, cultural diversity campaigns, content creation — a media-focused ESC role for creative volunteers who want to make noise for good.
🇩🇪 Germany — Network, Present & Build Local Connections for International Youth Work, Bremen (Open to North Macedonia & Ukraine) 🤝
📅 Deadline: 14 June 2026
Networking with schools, NGOs, youth houses, city council, presentations about volunteering, city tours, clean-up actions, your own project ideas — a multinational team in one of Germany's most dynamic youth work cities.
🚫 "I'm not qualified enough." "I don't speak the language." Four common ESC myths — and the facts that prove them wrong. Read the facts →
Closing 30 June
🇮🇹 Italy — Renovation, Gardening & Wellness in a Beautiful Piedmont Village, Bergolo 🏡
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
Wall repainting, recycled wood furniture, flower beds, green area care, garden work, vegan cooking together — a simple, hands-on ESC summer in one of northern Italy's most peaceful villages.
Sixteen fully funded opportunities across 12 countries in a single batch — and the variety alone tells you something about how wide European mobility has become. A dog shelter where every morning starts with rescue pups, a Caribbean art festival in Aruba's mural capital, climate-resilient agriculture work in Bujumbura, environmental education on a Bremen farm with refugee youth, Dragon Dreaming and permaculture design in Slovakia, nonviolent communication immersion in Latvia, ESC Quality Label organisations meeting at SoliDARE in Tallinn, and a Piedmont village renovation summer in Bergolo — these are not opportunities that usually appear on the same list.
For youth workers, the six Erasmus+ trainings and one community event cover some of the most important professional development tracks of the year — mental health, NVC, climate action, youth policy, permaculture and the future of ESC quality. For ESC volunteers, nine placements range from animal welfare in Italy and farm-based environmental education in Germany, to humanitarian field work in Burundi and an art festival in the Caribbean. Several Erasmus+ deadlines close 25–26 May. Italy dog shelter closes 19 May. Act now.
