🌍 17 New Fully Funded ESC Volunteering Opportunities — From Toulouse Mobility to Ghanaian Women's Empowerment & Roskilde Music Venues

From running social media and volleyball coaching on the coast of Nea Moudania and music venue life at Gimle in Roskilde, to women's digital and financial empowerment with GDCA in Ghana, education and teacher development with ADRA in Uganda, alpine youth house renovation in Vigezzo Valley, inclusive education at Vivere School in Estonia, fair trade communication for Oxfam Wereldwinkel in Ghent, and Eastern Partnership volunteering with COSI in Romania — this batch of 17 fully funded ESC volunteering placements spans 13 countries across Europe and Africa.

Every ESC placement is fully funded — flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Several placements close 7–14 June.

📊 What's in this batch:

17 ESC Volunteering Placements · 13 Countries · 2 Continents

🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities

Urgent & ASAP

🇫🇷 France — European Mobility Ambassador with Info Jeunes Occitanie, Toulouse ✈️

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Promote European mobility and active citizenship to young people across the Occitanie region through peer-to-peer information sharing, creative content and outreach — part of the Eurodesk network and ERYICA. French knowledge is a plus but not required.

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🇧🇬 Bulgaria — Youth Empowerment & Sustainability with Active Bulgarian Society 🌱

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Organise clean-ups, art clubs and DIY sustainability projects, run info sessions and school visits to spread Erasmus+ and ESC awareness, create content and articles, plus develop your own community initiative — office in a vibrant co-working space inside the mall. Age 18-24 only.

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🇪🇪 Estonia — Inclusive Education for Every Child at Vivere School 🎓

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Support children with diverse learning needs through everyday interactions, creative activities and non-formal learning methods — gain valuable experience in education and social inclusion while contributing to a more inclusive society.

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🇬🇷 Greece — Social Media or Volleyball Coaching in Coastal Nea Moudania 🏖️

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Two roles open: run social media, design content and explore graphic design, or assist volleyball training sessions with young players — together you'll launch a podcast, organise village events and spread the word about Erasmus+. Bikes provided, sea nearby.

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🇧🇪 Belgium — Communication Officer for Gent Fair Trade & Fair Fashion Fest 🛍️

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Create content for Instagram and Facebook, run campaigns and network with ethical entrepreneurs alongside Oxfam Wereldwinkel and the City of Ghent — promote fair trade and sustainable living in one of Belgium's most lively cities.

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🇫🇷 France — Citrus, Renovation, Collective Living & Workcamps in Rural Midi-Pyrénées 🔨

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Renovate a community building, settle the outdoors, lead international summer workcamps and live in a shared house with other volunteers in southern France's countryside — manual work, nature, collective life and real cross-cultural exchange. Driving licence highly recommended.

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🇮🇹 Italy — Renovate a Youth House in the Italian Alps of Vigezzo Valley 🏔️

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Renew the soccer field, paint tables and walls, refurbish the bocce court, restore bicycles and bring fresh creativity into a youth house in the Alps — hike and climb in your free time, join local Italian community events and live with a tight-knit volunteer team.

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🇪🇪 Estonia — Lääneranna Youth & Cultural Centre in Rural Lihula 🌲

📅 Deadline: ASAP

Engage with kids aged 7-18 across small youth rooms in Lihula, Lõpe, Kõmsi and Varbla — promote European values, coordinate local and international youth projects, and bring your social media and visual storytelling skills to a quiet corner of western Estonia.

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Closing 5–7 June

🇮🇹 Italy — Nature Park Hostel Life with Environmental Education at Ostello Monte Barro 🥾

📅 Deadline: 5 June 2026

Hostel maintenance, check-ins, room prep, recycling and upcycling for hostel decoration, plus designing didactic workshops on art and environmental education for primary school students — vegetarian/vegan diet, hiking trails and a small community team.

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🇱🇹 Lithuania — Kolping Private School Life with Kids in Kaunas Old Town 🏰

📅 Deadline: 7 June 2026

A multicultural school next to a historical castle, built on Kolping pedagogy — every child's needs, feelings and curiosity matter — spend your days with kindergarten and primary school kids and grow alongside them in Lithuania's old capital.

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🇫🇷 France — Europe for Little Kids, School & Cultural Activities for Children 3-11 🎨

📅 Deadline: 7 June 2026

Share your European culture with nursery and elementary school kids, organise activities at the school restaurant and after-school reception, and run cultural events at the municipal space — open-minded, energetic and ready to work with little ones? This one's for you.

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Closing 10–14 June

🇷🇴 Romania — EPVP, Eastern Partnership Volunteering with COSI NGO 🌍

📅 Deadline: 10 June 2026

Six volunteers, six months, two Erasmus+ training courses to organise and six monthly awareness campaigns on topics you care about — meet people from across the EU, Eastern Partnership and Western Balkans, work in a multicultural team and build real skills in project coordination, social media and community work.

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🇺🇬 Uganda — Education & Teacher Development Volunteer with ADRA & UPA 📚

📅 Deadline: 10 June 2026

Support classroom activities, plan co-curricular events, enhance teachers' pedagogical skills, run digital literacy lessons and engage parents in the learning process — background in education, teaching or pedagogy is a strong plus. Maximum 5 months of previous EU volunteering experience allowed.

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🇵🇹 Portugal — Hands-On Red Cross Work, Food Bank, Elderly Care & Permaculture 🤲

📅 Deadline: 10 June 2026

Logistics at the food bank, transport for people in need, elderly nursing home, rehabilitation centre, permaculture farm at a primary school, pilgrim shelter and disability support — practical work for people who'd rather move than sit behind a desk.

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🇷🇸 Serbia — Social Program Assistant with Merhamet Sandžak in Novi Pazar 🤲

📅 Deadline: 10 June 2026

Plan and facilitate educational activities for at-risk youth and families, write proposals, build partnerships and reach out to vulnerable groups in the culturally rich Sandžak region — direct social work alongside a Muslim humanitarian team.

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🇩🇰 Denmark — Music, Events & Café Life at Gimle in Roskilde 🎶

📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026

Run a regional music venue and student café — bartend at The Raven, organise concerts, manage events and curate international evenings or food nights — sound and light engineering workshops included, plus space to launch your own creative project.

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🇬🇭 Ghana — Women's Digital & Financial Empowerment with GDCA 💼

📅 Deadline: 14 June 2026

Train women's groups in digital tools and financial literacy, help them access credit through better financial records, support data-driven group operations and advocate for marginalized groups — background in social sciences, business or facilitation valued.

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🗺️ Not sure if your country is eligible? The full list of ESC programme and partner countries — including many outside the EU. Check eligibility →

Seventeen fully funded ESC volunteering placements across 13 countries and two continents — and this batch covers some of the most distinctive long-form roles of the year. Music venue life at Gimle in Roskilde, women's digital and financial empowerment with GDCA in Ghana, education and teacher development with ADRA in Uganda, alpine youth house renovation in Vigezzo Valley, inclusive education at Vivere School in Estonia, fair trade communication for Oxfam Wereldwinkel in Ghent, social media and volleyball coaching in coastal Nea Moudania, and Eastern Partnership volunteering with COSI in Romania — these are not opportunities you'll see grouped together again.

France leads this batch with three placements spanning Toulouse mobility, Citrus renovation in Midi-Pyrénées and Europe-for-little-kids cultural work. Italy offers alpine renovation in Vigezzo Valley and a Monte Barro hostel role, while Estonia has two complementary inclusive education and rural youth centre placements. Italy Monte Barro closes 5 June. Lithuania and France little kids close 7 June. A large group of placements closes 10 June. Act now.