Two MPDL Colombia peacebuilding placements at a pacifist, feminist and antiracist NGO with 40+ years of work for just and inclusive societies. The Conne Island self-managed youth cultural centre in Leipzig with concerts, skate park and live sound engineering (FLINTA volunteers preferred). The Wolno Mi Democratic School short-term placement in Gliwice. The Well-Being Lab in Croatia exploring Internal Family Systems for youth workers. PlayLab in Poland teaching game-based learning. Songs for Rights music for social change in Germany and Spain. Plus an Italian online Virtual Exchange supporting migrant women in entrepreneurship, the Chestnut Grove School project in the French middle mountains, the biggest LGBTIQ+ organisation in Slovenia, Romania's youth centre after-school work and the Latvian KA2 Cross Over for Impact partnership training.
Every ESC placement is fully funded โ flight, accommodation, food, monthly pocket money and insurance. Erasmus+ trainings and youth exchanges cover travel and stay. The Italy Virtual Exchange is free of charge. A massive cluster of deadlines falls 5-10 July.
What's in this batch:
12 ESC Volunteering Placements ยท 1 ESC Solidarity Team ยท 5 Erasmus+ Training Courses & Virtual Exchange ยท 11 Countries
๐ฑ ESC Volunteering Opportunities
๐ท๐ด Romania โ Youth Center and After School Activities for Children ๐ง
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Support the team at a youth centre creating positive change in the local community โ run non-formal after-school activities for children, lead workshops in local schools, and contribute to civic engagement and skills development โ โ ๏ธ Good knowledge of English required.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Learning Through Fun at an Interactive Science Center ๐ฌ
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Hands-on experience at an interactive science centre that popularises science through fun โ support the events team, help run science shows, and create workshops and lectures for children and adults โ โ ๏ธ Additional online application form required.
๐ฆ๐น Austria โ Open Youth and Cultural Work With Young People ๐จ
๐ Deadline: ASAP
Join an open youth and cultural work centre running participatory projects with young people on democracy, anti-racism, gender-sensitive youth work, health, sports, art and urban gardening โ a German course is provided. โ ๏ธ Application by email with CV and motivation letter required. Mainly afternoon, evening and weekend work.
๐ซ๐ท France โ Creative Workshops With People With Intellectual Disabilities ๐
๐ Deadline: ASAP
A placement at a household supporting people with intellectual disabilities through creative and therapeutic workshops: dance, music, theatre, adapted sport, sensory awakening and arts and crafts, with a personalised schedule โ โ ๏ธ A basic level of French required.
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
๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia โ Supporting the LGBTIQ Community and Youth Center ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
๐ Deadline: 28 June 2026
Become an active member of the biggest LGBTIQ+ organisation in the country, helping co-create safer spaces for young people, running social media for the youth program, organising events and raising awareness for equality.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Wolno Mi Democratic School Short-Term Volunteering with Creative Learning ๐ณ
๐ Deadline: 3 July 2026
A short-term, two-month placement at the Wolno Mi Democratic School in Gliwice starting in July โ assist with school activities across nature, sports, theatre, music, art, languages, IT and manual work including carpentry, support children's individual projects and field trips, help organise picnics, charity actions and open days, and run meetings sharing your own country's language and culture through food, customs, music and dance.
๐ซ๐ท France โ Volunteer in a Community Centre with Workshops on Food, Parenting and Intercultural Exchange๐ณ
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
A welcoming social and cultural centre rooted in inclusion, solidarity and community engagement โ promote the centre's activities through posters, social media and community outreach, support organising activities for children, youth and families, lead workshops on food, parenting and intercultural exchange, and develop your own personal initiative in line with the centre's values.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ Animate and Support Kids with Special Needs in a Social School with Intercultural Mural ๐๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
A short team-based experience at a vibrant social school โ share your culture, traditions and everyday life with young students, take part in creative workshops, artistic activities, sports and intercultural events, practise communication and leadership, inspire young people to be open-minded global citizens and co-create a lasting intercultural mural symbolising diversity and cooperation.
โ๏ธ Last-minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read โ and remembered. Read the guide โ
๐ซ๐ท France โ Chestnut Grove School Project with Environmental Care and Pedagogical Pathways ๐ฐ
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
A small association in the middle mountains working on social and environmental projects โ support the Chestnut Grove School project by caring for the place, linking with volunteers, organising the collective harvest and drying of chestnuts and hosting discovery groups, help maintain the pedagogical discovery path, clean dead branches, take care of the forest and create chill areas โ โ ๏ธ Driver's license and driving experience required (isolated mountain area).
๐ฉ๐ช Germany โ Conne Island Self-Managed Youth Culture Centre with Concerts, Skate Park and Sound Engineering ๐น
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
A self-managed youth cultural centre hosting concerts, parties, information events, workshops, reading circles and a skate park, with decisions made by consensus in public plenary sessions โ get mainly involved in event management and setting up technology including live mixing, learn how to use professional sound equipment, contribute to other projects and propose your own โ โ ๏ธ Additional application form required; FLINTA volunteers preferred.
๐จ๐ด Colombia โ Movimiento por la Paz Solidarity, Inclusion and Action for Peace in Latin America โ
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
A pacifist, feminist and antiracist organisation that has been working for over 40 years toward more just, inclusive and peaceful societies โ within an international project promoting youth volunteering as a tool to defend human rights and cultures of peace across Latin America and the MENA region, join the team in Colombia to support the implementation and management of projects centred on human rights, gender and inclusion, contributing to peace-building while developing professional and intercultural skills โ โ ๏ธ Compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training required.
๐จ๐ด Colombia โ ACT4PEACE Project Management and Peace Education with Human Rights and Gender Focusโฎ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
A pacifist, feminist and antiracist NGO working for more just, inclusive and peaceful societies within an international project promoting youth volunteering as a tool to defend human rights and cultures of peace โ join the team in Colombia supporting the implementation and management of projects with a human rights, gender and inclusion focus, contributing to development and peacebuilding while strengthening your professional and intercultural skills โ โ ๏ธ Compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training required.
๐ก What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude โ what makes a strong profile. Read the guide โ
๐ซ๐ท France โ Building and Gardening at a Solidarity Community, ESC Solidarity Team ๐จ
๐ Deadline: 10 July 2026
Join a short solidarity team project supporting a local community with real social impact: fixing things, building furniture from scratch, painting rooms and helping in the garden โ โ ๏ธ Accommodation is in a one-person tent (bring your sleeping mat). Open to residents of Tunisia.
๐ Erasmus+ Opportunities
๐ต๐ฑ Poland โ PlayLab Building Communities Through Experience with Game Based Learning, Training Course๐ฒ
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
A training course for youth workers, trainers, educators, facilitators and community leaders exploring how games and experiential learning can build trust, strengthen communication, foster inclusion and create vibrant communities โ develop facilitation and game-mastering skills, design and adapt educational games, lead group processes and debriefing activities and connect through an international network.
๐ญ๐ท Croatia โ Well-Being Lab Exploring Inner Patterns with Internal Family Systems for Youth Workers, Training Course ๐ง
๐ Deadline: 5 July 2026
Step into the Well-Being Lab at Ekodrom Estate and explore the inner obstacles and patterns that may be limiting your work with young people, using the Internal Family Systems (IFS) methodology โ connect with your sense of curiosity, compassion and presence through body and mind practices, build a more supportive relationship with yourself, and exchange experiences with youth workers from across Europe โ โ ๏ธ Participation fee applies; travel costs reimbursed by the organiser; YouthPass certificate provided.
๐ฎ๐น Italy โ Value Proposition, Market Research and Customer Analysis for Supporting Migrant Women, Online Virtual Exchange ๐ผ
๐ Deadline: 6 July 2026
Join a free international Virtual Exchange exploring practical tools to support women with migrant and refugee backgrounds in building entrepreneurial and employability skills โ learn how to develop a strong value proposition, identify the unique value of a product or service, and apply the fundamentals of market research and customer analysis to understand real needs, with a focus on how youth workers, trainers and mentors can use these approaches with women from diverse backgrounds, alongside intercultural exchange and networking โ โ ๏ธ Held online; free of charge; YouthPass certificate provided.
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
๐ฉ๐ช๐ช๐ธ Germany and Spain โ Music for Social Change and Advocacy, Training Course ๐ต
๐ Deadline: 10 July 2026
A two-phase training for activists, youth workers, educators and musicians who want to use music to drive change โ take part in hands-on workshops, learn the Songs for Rights approach, and create your own original song and music video for advocacy โ โ ๏ธ Additional application form required. Participation fee applies.
๐ฑ๐ป Latvia โ Cross Over for Impact with KA2 Partnerships for Cooperation Projects, Training Course ๐
๐ Deadline: 12 July 2026
A training for 30 participants supporting organisations in developing high-quality, sustainable Erasmus+ KA2 Partnerships for Cooperation projects (KA210 Small-scale and KA220 Cooperation Partnerships) โ strengthen project development skills, transform ideas into impactful international projects, work with experienced trainers and National Agency representatives and build lasting international partnerships โ โ ๏ธ Mandatory national phase + plan to apply by the upcoming Erasmus+ deadlines.
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
Two MPDL Colombia peacebuilding placements are the centrepiece of this batch โ both at a pacifist, feminist and antiracist NGO with over 40 years of work for just and inclusive societies, supporting projects with a human rights, gender and inclusion focus across Latin America and the MENA region. The Conne Island self-managed youth cultural centre in Leipzig offers an unusual placement combining concerts, parties, a skate park and live sound engineering decided by consensus in public plenary sessions (FLINTA volunteers preferred). On the Erasmus+ side, the Well-Being Lab at Ekodrom Estate in Croatia goes deep with Internal Family Systems methodology, while PlayLab in Poland builds facilitation through game-based learning. Songs for Rights in Germany and Spain teaches activists, youth workers and musicians to create original songs and music videos for advocacy. Poland alone brings four placements (Interactive Science Centre, Wolno Mi Democratic School, Intercultural Mural and PlayLab). Four ASAP roles. Slovenia LGBTIQ+ closes 28 June. The biggest cluster lands 5 July with seven deadlines. Latvia closes 12 July.
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