Looking for a 10-month volunteering adventure in beautiful rural Galicia? Concello de Lousame in Spain is welcoming 2 ESC volunteers for the LOUSAME EUROPEAN VOLUNTEER PROJECT 2026/27 โ a unique chance to live and work in a peaceful Galician municipality and contribute to cultural, social, and sports activities in the community!
This is your opportunity to make a difference in youth and social services while living in a calm rural setting with everything provided โ accommodation, support money, transportation, and even a bicycle!
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๐ฏ About the Project
The project takes place in the municipality of Lousame (province of A Coruรฑa), a rural municipality with an area of 93 kmยฒ and 3,200 inhabitants. Throughout the year, the organisation runs a wide variety of activities โ and you'll get to be part of all of them!
The 2 volunteers will collaborate by providing personalized support to different activity groups. The work will primarily focus on youth and social services, with additional involvement in cultural, sports, and other areas. The activities offer an excellent learning experience in non-formal education, where you'll improve or acquire skills for your personal, educational, and professional development.
๐ Your Activities
๐ Cultural activities โ summer camps and more
๐ต Social activities โ at the Day Center and with senior citizens
๐ฅพ Sports activities โ hiking trips and outdoor adventures
๐ Personalized support to different community groups
๐ฅ Work primarily focused on youth and social services
๐ Accommodation, Food & Transport
๐๏ธ A house or apartment shared by the two volunteers near the place of activities
๐ถ Support money for daily expenses
๐ A town hall employee will drive you to and from the activities
๐ฒ A bicycle provided for each volunteer to travel to activities
๐ Training
๐จโ๐ซ Tasks coordinated and supervised by the project coordinator
๐ฌ Direct communication and periodic meetings
๐ฃ๏ธ Linguistic training through the Erasmus+ OLS online platform
๐ค Support to resolve any questions you may have
๐ Participant Profile
โ Young and dynamic people willing to participate in sociocultural projects
โ Participatory, dynamic, open, and communicative
โ Adaptable to living in a rural environment
โ Strong teamwork skills
๐ Activity Topics
โ๏ธ Social challenges
โค๏ธ Health and wellbeing
๐จ Creativity and culture
๐บ๏ธ Eligible Countries
๐ฆ๐ฑ Albania ยท ๐ฆ๐ฒ Armenia ยท ๐ฆ๐น Austria ยท ๐ง๐ช Belgium ยท ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina ยท ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria ยท ๐ญ๐ท Croatia ยท ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia ยท ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark ยท ๐ช๐ช Estonia ยท ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland ยท ๐ซ๐ท France ยท ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ยท ๐ญ๐บ Hungary ยท ๐ฎ๐น Italy ยท ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia ยท ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania ยท ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands ยท ๐ณ๐ด Norway ยท ๐ต๐ฑ Poland ยท ๐ต๐น Portugal ยท ๐ท๐ธ Serbia ยท ๐ธ๐ช Sweden ยท ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine
๐ Activity Details
Location: Plaza Teodomiro Hidalgo Nยบ1, Lousame, Spain
Dates: 5 July 2026 โ 30 April 2027 (10 months)
Activity type: Individual volunteering (2 volunteers)
Project code: 2025-1-ES02-ESC51-VTJ-000347492
๐ Deadline
12 June 2026
๐ Apply
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52382_en
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