ROSTO SOLIDARIO - ASSOCIACAO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SOCIAL E HUMANO
Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
⭐️ Activity Title
European Volunteering - People&Planet
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
People & Planet Project is a transnational volunteering project to promote solidarity, community, and environment sustainable development. The project will start in October/26 and will last 7 months until May/26. We invite 4 volunteers from EU, partner countries, and program countries. Volunteers will take part in several activities in line with ESC principals and goals; Educational activities with youth and children; Global Citizenship Education activities and workshops; Implementing upcycling, restoration and recycling activities in RS’s atelier– sharing knowledge, skills and experience involving local people in the process; Support forest preservation tasks and tree planting in the mountain; Support and animation activities for elderly people; Support activities in kindergarten and schools; Support activities in the street animals shelter; Help in logistics tasks of the organization (collecting food campaigns, collecting furniture, sorting clothes, etc).
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The house in which the volunteers will live is located close to the Rosto Solidário’s office, in Rua da Relva nº 18. The house is equipped with a big kitchen, four bathrooms, five rooms (each to be shared by two people if it’s needed), a big living room downstairs, and a balcony, is totally equipped with all the appliances: TV, washing machine, dishes machine, vacuum cleaner, stove/oven and small kitchen appliances. In the house there may be participants from more than one international project. The project covers the volunteers' travel expenses according to the program rules.
Training during the activity
Volunteers will participate in specially prepared trainings, such as on-arrival and mid-term trainings, provided by the Portuguese National Agency. During the project volunteers will be able to count on the support of the project coordinator and other organization staff, whose experience can be very helpful. In addition, we’ll provide a series of training sessions that will prepare you to take on this challenge.
Participant profile
Reliable, proactive, dynamic, open-minded, and flexible people, with problem-solving and good interpersonal communication skills. Considering the tasks that will be assigned, the volunteer must have good mood and willingness to accomplish them. An intermediate level of English is highly recommended. Volunteers’ willingness to learn Portuguese is also a key factor in the selection process, although a previous knowledge it’s not necessarily required. We can host all candidates from Programme and Partner Countries.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 30 week(s) during the period 29/10/2026 to 30/05/2027
Activity location
Rua Mestre António Joaquim (Pintor), nº8, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Environment and natural protection
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 15/08/2026 23:00
Project code
2026-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000401310
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53387_en
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