From a year teaching juggling and trapeze at Fantasia Circus School in Rostock and forest pedagogy at an outdoor kindergarten near Vilnius, to strengthening women's cooperatives through shea butter and basket weaving in Bolgatanga, social intervention for gender equality and children's rights in Montevideo, fundraising for a girls' vocational centre in Namayumba, a Theatre of the Oppressed training in Oldenburg, and coordinating a Belgrade community centre with ADRA Serbia โ this batch of 18 opportunities spans 11 countries across Europe, Africa and Latin America. Fifteen fully funded ESC volunteering placements and three Erasmus+ training courses.
Every ESC placement is fully funded โ flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Every Erasmus+ training covers travel and stay. Several deadlines close 7โ19 June.
๐ What's in this batch:
15 ESC Volunteering Placements ยท 3 Erasmus+ Training Courses ยท 11 Countries
๐ฑ ESC Volunteering Opportunities
Urgent & ASAP
๐ซ๐ท France โ Cultural Bridge-Building with Bokra Sawa in Sunny Marseille ๐
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Two months designing pedagogical tools, raising awareness about south Mediterranean culture, biodiversity and gender equality, and promoting youth mobility projects โ from one of France's most multicultural cities. Open to Italian and Spanish residents.
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
Closing 7 June
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Juggle, Perform & Inspire at Fantasia Circus School in Rostock ๐คน
๐ Deadline: 7 June 2026
A year teaching juggling, trapeze, acrobatics and varietรฉ courses for kids and adults โ plus theatre, band projects and coffee rounds with adults with disabilities โ bike rides to the city centre, beach 45 minutes away. โ ๏ธ Advanced German required.
๐ฑ๐น Lithuania โ Melkys Outdoor School, Alternative Education in a Lithuanian Village ๐ฒ
๐ Deadline: 7 June 2026
A whole year at an eco-community kindergarten and school in Melkys village, 25 km from Vilnius โ humanistic methods, nature-based pedagogy, critical thinking about education โ lots of room for your own projects with kids.
๐ท๐ธ Serbia โ MEAL Assistant with Merhamet Sandลพak in Novi Pazar ๐
๐ Deadline: 7 June 2026
Six months learning the craft of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning โ surveys, focus groups, community feedback, and writing the story of what works in humanitarian aid โ open to volunteers with prior EU experience too.
๐ฑ๐น Lithuania โ Outdoor Kindergarten Life, Forest, Mud & Magic Near Vilnius ๐ณ
๐ Deadline: 7 June 2026
A whole year of forest days, singing in the rain, art in the leaves, and playful chaos with preschool and primary kids who spend most of their day outside โ Lithuanian seasons, eco-initiatives and a school built on nature-based pedagogy.
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda โ Pass on Your Textile Skills to Girls & Women in Kampala ๐ชก
๐ Deadline: 7 June 2026
Six months teaching fashion design, knitting and tailoring while also building brands, organising exhibitions and bringing financial literacy to women in slum communities โ bring your textile expertise to a project that turns skills into livelihoods.
โ๏ธ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read โ and remembered. Read the guide โ
Closing 8โ11 June
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Lead Activities for Polish Kids & Promote French Culture in Leszno ๐จ
๐ Deadline: 8 June 2026
Educational workshops introducing French culture to children aged 5-14, theatre pieces on themes like collective recycling, geography quizzes, sports sessions with teenagers, and city event representation โ for French residents.
๐ท๐ธ Serbia โ Coordinate a Belgrade Community Centre with ADRA Serbia ๐ค
๐ Deadline: 10 June 2026
Twelve months supporting a community centre that serves children, youth, ethnic minorities and marginalised groups โ coordinating activities, gathering feedback, working with partners and learning the craft of inclusive social programming โ open to first-time ESC volunteers only.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Build a Recycling Station, Sandbox & Raised Beds in Horb am Neckar ๐จ
๐ Deadline: 11 June 2026
Hands-on construction work camp helping local kindergartens and schools โ building a recycling station, a sandbox by the indoor swimming pool and raised beds โ no experience needed, all guided by a professional. Sleep in a 900-year-old town's culture centre.
๐ก What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude โ what makes a strong profile. Read the guide โ
Closing 14โ16 June
๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana โ Women's Empowerment Through Shea Butter & Basket Weaving in Bolgatanga ๐งบ
๐ Deadline: 14 June 2026
Six months strengthening women's cooperatives in Ghana's Upper East region โ shea butter production, basket and cloth weaving, plus opening new European markets for their artisanal products โ rural Ghanaian immersion, real intergenerational impact.
๐บ๐ฌ Uganda โ Fundraising & Proposal Writing for a Girls' Vocational Centre in Namayumba โ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 15 June 2026
Six months at UYSTO community centre crafting funding proposals and helping raise resources for vocational workshops that empower girls and young women toward financial independence โ if you've got fundraising skills (or want to build them), Uganda is calling.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Administration Role at Jugendbildungsstรคtte Kaubstraรe, Berlin ๐๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 15 June 2026
Behind-the-scenes work at a Berlin youth education centre focused on democracy, discrimination awareness, climate justice and media literacy โ seminar prep, communication, documentation, financial processes โ โ ๏ธ Mostly administrative (80-90%), advanced German (B2-C1) required.
๐ญ๐ท Croatia โ Skill EXchange, Digital Tools & Eco Action in Zabok ๐ฟ
๐ Deadline: 16 June 2026
Join 6 international volunteers running upcycling workshops, podcasts, environmental clean-ups, photography sessions and skill-sharing on ecology and digitalisation โ in Croatia's picturesque Hrvatsko Zagorje region, an hour from Zagreb.
Closing 19 June
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland โ After-School Support for Children in Ballymun, Dublin ๐
๐ Deadline: 19 June 2026
Homework help, hot meals, planned activities, and a safe, joyful space where kids build confidence and a sense of belonging โ since 1997, the Aisling Project has been preventing early school leaving in Dublin's Ballymun community.
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
๐บ๐พ Uruguay โ Gender Equality & Children's Rights with El Abrojo & MPDL, Montevideo ๐ง
๐ Deadline: 19 June 2026
Six months of social intervention focused on gender equality and children's rights in the heart of South America โ flights, accommodation, insurance, food allowance and pocket money all included. Open to 30+ countries.
๐ Erasmus+ Opportunities
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Acting on Reality, Theatre of the Oppressed & Forum Theatre, Training Course, Oldenburg ๐ญ
๐ Deadline: 19 June 2026
Hands-on theatre methods to explore power, discrimination and social inequality with young people โ Image Theatre, Forum Theatre, and 20+ years of expertise from theatre pedagogue Metka Bahlen Okoli โ no acting skills required, just curiosity.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Rethinking Learning, Experience, Reflection & Facilitation, Training Course, Oldenburg ๐ง
๐ Deadline: 19 June 2026
Four days exploring how learning really happens โ across formal, nonformal and informal contexts โ reflect on your own biases, the role of facilitators and how to design meaningful learning environments. For everyone who guides others into learning.
๐ท๐ด Romania โ When Should We Feel Discriminated?, Theatre Methods, Training Course, Rural Bicฤcel ๐ญ
๐ Deadline: 19 June 2026
Nine days using theatre, role-play, storytelling and reflection to understand visible and hidden discrimination, and build practical tools for inclusive youth work โ safe space, intercultural exchange, and the quiet countryside of Bihor County.
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
Eighteen opportunities across 11 countries in a single batch โ and this list is built around some of the most distinctive forms of education, empowerment and creative practice in the ESC and Erasmus+ ecosystem. A year teaching juggling and trapeze at Fantasia Circus School in Rostock, forest pedagogy at an outdoor kindergarten near Vilnius, strengthening women's cooperatives through shea butter and basket weaving in Bolgatanga, social intervention for gender equality and children's rights in Montevideo, fundraising for a girls' vocational centre in Namayumba, a Theatre of the Oppressed training in Oldenburg, after-school support in Dublin's Ballymun community since 1997, and coordinating a Belgrade community centre with ADRA Serbia โ these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.
Germany leads this batch with four placements spanning circus pedagogy in Rostock, a construction work camp in Horb am Neckar, administrative work at a Berlin youth education centre, plus two Oldenburg-based Erasmus+ trainings on Theatre of the Oppressed and learning facilitation. Lithuania offers two complementary outdoor kindergarten and Melkys village school placements, while Uganda has two Namayumba and Kampala roles in vocational empowerment. A large group of placements closes 7 June. Multiple deadlines fall 19 June. Act now.
