From two months of refugee support with Ukrainian women and children in Ankara and a mountain hostel inside a regional park near Lake Como, to fashion and knitting training for women's empowerment in the slums of Kampala, food distribution with Serve the City in Paris, creative workshops with seniors in a forest welfare home near the Baltic coast, an Erasmus+ summer at the Goudi Athletic Center supporting children with disabilities in Athens, and accounting and operations work across Porto, Lisbon and Warsaw โ this batch of 17 opportunities spans 9 countries across Europe and Africa. Fourteen fully funded ESC volunteering placements and three paid or Erasmus+ funded internships.
Every ESC placement is fully funded โ flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Internships are paid or Erasmus+ funded โ several include accommodation and meals. Several deadlines close 31 May.
๐ What's in this batch:
14 ESC Volunteering Placements ยท 3 Internships ยท 9 Countries
๐ฑ ESC Volunteering Opportunities
Urgent & ASAP
๐ซ๐ท France โ Raising Mobility & Solidarity Awareness at Lycรฉe Jean Moulin, Saint-Brieuc ๐
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Nine months helping vocational students prepare their Erasmus internships in Poland and Portugal, organising a Solidarity Festival, and joining the student association's cultural outings โ volunteers 22+ preferred.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Kindergarten Adventures with Kids Aged 3-6, Charming Puลtusk ๐
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Eleven months teaching English through games, leading art workshops, and bringing your culture into a small-town Polish kindergarten just an hour from Warsaw โ shared flat with three other volunteers and lots of room for your own initiatives.
๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye โ Support Ukrainian Women & Children's Integration, Ankara ๐ค
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Two months supporting socio-economic integration through educational, cultural and awareness activities for Ukrainian families who've made Tรผrkiye their new home โ open to volunteers from Italy, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Creative Workshops with Seniors in a Welfare Home, Gdynia ๐จ
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Arts and crafts, painting, sewing, and meaningful conversations with 79 elderly residents in a green forest-adjacent welfare home near the Baltic coast โ up to a year of patient, joyful creativity.
๐ New to ESC volunteering? Everything you need to know โ how it works, who can apply, what costs are covered โ is in one place. Read the complete guide โ
๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye โ Two Months of Refugee Support with Ukrainian Families, Ankara ๐
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Two months running educational, cultural and awareness-raising activities for Ukrainian women and children rebuilding their lives in Tรผrkiye โ open to volunteers from Italy, Poland, Portugal, Greece, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan.
Closing 31 May
๐ฌ๐ท Greece โ Summer Camp Support for Children with Disabilities at Goudi Athletic Center, Athens โ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 31 May 2026
Two weeks at the Goudi Athletic Center accompanying kids through sports and creative activities, helping build a safe and joyful summer space โ priority given to young people with fewer opportunities.
๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia โ Youth Work with a Catholic Community, Trstenรก โช
๐ Deadline: 31 May 2026
Up to a year working with teenagers in a Christian NGO โ designing posters, making videos and sharing values with young people in a small Slovakian town โ no AI motivation letters, please.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Kindergarten Practice & Cultural Exchange in Coastal Gdaลsk ๐งธ
๐ Deadline: 31 May 2026
Six months supporting teachers in Gdaลsk kindergartens, designing creative activities with kids aged 3-6 and sharing your Italian culture through cooking, language and games โ open exclusively to Italian residents.
โ๏ธ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read โ and remembered. Read the guide โ
Closing 1โ4 June
๐ต๐น Portugal โ Two Months with the Portuguese Red Cross, Oliveira de Azemรฉis ๐
๐ Deadline: 1 June 2026
Support a disability centre, elderly home, after-school activities, food banks and cleanwalks, plus social media content and English lessons for young people in difficulty โ this call is for French residents.
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda โ Fashion, Design & Knitting Trainer for Women's Empowerment, Kampala ๐งต
๐ Deadline: 1 June 2026
Teaching sewing, tailoring and brand building to girls and women in Kampala's slum communities โ combining your textile skills with real income-generating impact. Open to those with previous ESC experience ready for their next chapter.
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda โ Community Empowerment in the Slums of Kampala with CEFOVID ๐
๐ Deadline: 1 June 2026
Six months of outreach campaigns, after-school support, sports and arts with vulnerable children and youth, plus home visits, fundraising and storytelling โ hands-on resilience-building. For volunteers with prior ESC experience.
๐ก What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude โ what makes a strong profile. Read the guide โ
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Hostel Hospitality & Environmental Workshops on Monte Barro ๐ฟ
๐ Deadline: 3 June 2026
Welcoming guests, leading creative recycling workshops with school kids, and chatting about hiking trails โ all in a mountain hostel inside a regional park near Lake Como. Vegetarian meals, peaceful nature and a small international team.
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Mountain Hostel Life & Eco-Workshops with Kids on Monte Barro ๐ณ
๐ Deadline: 4 June 2026
Welcome guests, design creative recycling workshops for primary school students, and live inside a regional park where the mountains meet Lake Como โ vegetarian meals, peaceful trails and a small community vibe.
๐ซ๐ท France โ Food Distribution & Solidarity with Serve the City, Paris ๐ฒ
๐ Deadline: 4 June 2026
Ten months alongside an NGO that gathers 60+ nationalities to support homeless people, asylum seekers, refugees and young migrants in Paris โ a mini United Nations vibe, real French immersion and the city of light as your daily backdrop.
๐ซ "I'm not qualified enough." "I don't speak the language." Four common ESC myths โ and the facts that prove them wrong. Read the facts โ
๐ผ Internships & Traineeships
๐ต๐น Portugal & Poland โ Accounting & Operations Management at The Walking Parrot, Porto/Lisbon/Warsaw๐
๐ Deadline: 31 May 2026
Reports, taxes, partnerships, and operations management โ an Erasmus+ internship spanning three cities. Perfect for business and accounting students.
๐ช๐ธ Spain โ Digital Marketing Experience at Animafest, Palafolls ๐
๐ Deadline: 31 May 2026
SEO, content marketing, blog management, and social media strategy โ an Erasmus+ internship with accommodation help included.
๐ฌ๐ท Greece โ Hospitality & Digital Marketing by the Sea at Ampelia Hotel, Halkidiki ๐๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 31 May 2026
Service, reception, and CapCut video content by the sea โ an Erasmus+ internship with meals and shared accommodation provided.
๐บ๏ธ Not sure if your country is eligible? The full list of ESC and Erasmus+ programme and partner countries โ including many outside the EU. Check eligibility โ
Seventeen fully funded opportunities across 9 countries โ and this batch is heavy on the kind of long-term, life-shifting roles that make ESC what it is. Two months of refugee support with Ukrainian women and children in Ankara, a mountain hostel inside a regional park near Lake Como, fashion and knitting training for women's empowerment in the slums of Kampala, food distribution with Serve the City in Paris, creative workshops with seniors in a forest welfare home near the Baltic coast, summer camp support for children with disabilities at the Goudi Athletic Center in Athens, and accounting and operations work across Porto, Lisbon and Warsaw โ these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.
Poland leads this batch with three placements spanning kindergartens in Puลtusk and Gdaลsk and creative workshops with seniors in Gdynia. Italy follows with two Monte Barro mountain hostel roles, and Uganda offers two Kampala placements for volunteers with prior ESC experience ready to step up. Tรผrkiye stands out with two Ukrainian family integration roles in Ankara. Greece, Slovakia, Poland Gdaลsk and all three internships close 31 May. Uganda placements close 1 June. Act now.
