Seventeen fully funded European Solidarity Corps placements are open right now across 9 countries, and they reach from the classrooms of Guatemala City to a lakeside kindergarten in Estonia. ๐ You could give young people and adults a second chance at education in Guatemala, run a solidarity restaurant and food bank in Puglia, work with refugee youth in northern Germany, support children in foster care homes in the Romanian Carpathians, or join a social programme for vulnerable families in Serbia that comes with a private apartment and a generous monthly allowance. From four Polish kindergartens and culture centres to a disaster resilience team in Tรผrkiye, this is a warm, people first set of placements built almost entirely around children, education and community.
Every one of these seventeen placements is a European Solidarity Corps opportunity, which means the funding is real: travel, accommodation, food, insurance, pocket money, a mentor and language support are covered, for volunteers aged 18 to 30. Several placements are limited to residents of a specific country, and those are flagged below. Six are open on a rolling basis and close as soon as enough good applications arrive, while the rest run through early August.
What's in this batch:
17 Fully Funded ESC Volunteering Placements ยท 9 Countries ยท Deadlines from "As Soon As Possible" to 8 August 2026
๐ฉท ESC Volunteering Opportunities
๐ฌ๐น Guatemala: Community Education and Inclusion โ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: As soon as possible
Help bring learning to young people and adults who never got to finish their formal education. Working with the Obra Semilla IGER programme, you support educational activities in Guatemala City and in urban and rural communities, promoting equal access to learning and local development. Meaningful, hands on community work. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ช๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท ๐น๐ท and 26 more. Give someone the education they were denied.
๐ฌ๐น Guatemala: Education and Social Innovation ๐
๐ Deadline: As soon as possible
Join a multidisciplinary team working on education, international cooperation and social innovation in Guatemala. You support project design, research, communication and field visits to local communities, growing real skills in project management and intercultural teamwork. A rare chance to see how development projects work from the inside. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ช๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท ๐น๐ท and 26 more. See how development really works, from the inside.
๐ฌ๐น Guatemala: Learning Opportunities for Every Community ๐
๐ Deadline: As soon as possible
Give young people and adults a second chance at education across Guatemala. With the Obra Semilla IGER programme you support learning activities in Guatemala City and in urban and rural communities, help organise workshops and study materials, and join field visits that put you right at the heart of community development. A deeply rewarding placement. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ช๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท ๐น๐ท and 26 more. A second chance, carried to every community.
๐ New to ESC volunteering? Everything you need to know, how it works, who can apply, what costs are covered, is in one place. Read the complete guide โ
๐ช๐ช Estonia: Early Childhood Education at a Small-Town Kindergarten ๐งธ
๐ Deadline: As soon as possible
Support a friendly municipal kindergarten in a small town in southern Estonia, surrounded by lakes and forests. You help teachers in their daily work with young children through games, creative activities, outdoor play and everyday routines, contribute to children's learning and social development, and bring your own ideas and cultural background into activities. A great chance to gain hands on early childhood experience in a cosy community close to nature. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ต๐น ๐ช๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ and 33 more. Small children, big forests, gentle days.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland: Culture, Language and Play at a Municipal Kindergarten ๐จ
๐ Deadline: As soon as possible
Add an intercultural dimension to daily life at a municipal kindergarten for children aged 3 to 6 in northern Masovia. As an assistant teacher you support care, meals, art, free play, excursions and events, and there is plenty of room for your own initiative: workshops and presentations sharing your culture and language, and teaching English informally through games. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฆ๐น ๐ต๐น ๐ช๐ธ and 24 more. Your culture, taught through play.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland: Inclusion, Digital Skills and Community Action ๐ค
๐ Deadline: As soon as possible
Join a Polish university project promoting social inclusion, diversity, human rights, digital skills and sustainability. You run workshops and events on cultural diversity, support educational projects building dialogue between citizens and institutions, help integrate children, youth and seniors through a Children's University and a University of the Third Age, assist with office work, and promote ESC and Erasmus+. Open to all, including young people with fewer opportunities. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ต๐น ๐ช๐ธ ๐ญ๐ท and 25 more. From children to grandparents, all in one project.
โ๏ธ Last minute motivation letter? Here's how to write one that actually gets read, and remembered. Read the guide โ
๐ท๐ด Romania: Social Inclusion and Community Building ๐ค
๐ Deadline: 31 July 2026
Promote social inclusion, active citizenship and solidarity through non formal education in a Transylvanian town. You support the local community, organise cultural and educational events, and foster intercultural dialogue, helping build stronger community bonds and a more inclusive society. Real space for personal growth and your own ideas. โ ๏ธ Open to residents of Spain. Build a town that leaves no one out.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland: Sharing Your Culture at a Kindergarten in Wrocลaw ๐งธ
๐ Deadline: 31 July 2026
Join the daily life of a public kindergarten in Wrocลaw as an assistant teacher with children aged 3 to 6. You support care and everyday routines, help during lessons and outdoor play, introduce your own culture through music, theatre and cooking events, run art and craft workshops, and teach languages through fun games. You will also share the ESC experience with the local community at picnics, fairs and on the radio. โ ๏ธ Open to residents of Italy. A kindergarten, and a whole city to share it with.
๐ฎ๐น Italy: Solidarity Restaurant and School Support in Puglia ๐ฝ๏ธ
๐ Deadline: 31 July 2026
Spend eight months supporting a social restaurant and community solidarity in a town near Bari, southern Italy. You help run the solidarity restaurant space, welcome guests, support a local food bank project and mutual aid activities, create social media content, and volunteer in local schools. Occasional extras include volunteer camps, water sampling initiatives, youth policy activities, board game community days and international cooking workshops. โ ๏ธ Open to residents of Italy. Where a restaurant becomes an act of solidarity.
๐ท๐ด Romania: Activities for Children in Foster Care Homes ๐ฟ
๐ Deadline: 31 July 2026
Run non formal and playful activities for children in foster care homes and children's centres in a town in the Romanian Carpathians. With the environment as the main theme, you help children learn about nature while building their social and English skills, travelling daily to different centres and working with small groups of two up to full groups of ten. A meaningful way to support vulnerable children through creative, hands on learning. โ ๏ธ Open to residents of Spain. Steady, playful presence for kids who need it most.
๐ก What do organisations actually look for in an ESC volunteer? Skills, values, attitude, what makes a strong profile. Read the guide โ
๐ซ๐ท France: Intercultural School Life and European Discovery in Nรฎmes ๐ซ
๐ Deadline: 1 August 2026
Join a high school in the centre of Nรฎmes, in southern France, to promote intercultural exchange between volunteers and pupils. With another volunteer, you design and run workshops using non formal learning methods, mostly around European languages, discovering Europe and the school's own projects like sustainable development. A lively team and a pleasant setting near the station and amphitheatre. โ ๏ธ Open to residents of Spain. Bring Europe to a classroom in the French sun.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany: Leisure and Culture with Refugee Youth โฝ
๐ Deadline: 2 August 2026
Spend a year in northern Germany working with young refugees in youth centres. Your days mix playful activities, sports, arts and culture, and other leisure time programmes with young people. No previous experience or English needed. โ ๏ธ Open to residents of Portugal. Give young refugees a place to just be young.
๐ท๐ด Romania: Real Campaigns on Rights, Citizenship and Solidarity โ
๐ Deadline: 2 August 2026
Most ESC volunteers end up feeling like guests. This one puts you in the team from day one. You rotate across online work (social media, content, digital campaigns) and offline work (events, workshops, logistics), running five awareness campaigns on discrimination, active citizenship and youth rights, plus humanitarian aid and two Erasmus+ projects. You leave knowing how EU funded projects really work from the inside. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ต๐น ๐ช๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ and 23 more. Actually run the projects, not just watch them.
๐ต๐ฑ Poland: Workshops and Cultural Events at a Youth Culture Centre ๐จ
๐ Deadline: 2 August 2026
What if one year could change your life? Join an international team at a youth culture centre in Upper Silesia, creating workshops, cultural events and creative activities for children and young people. You organise events, lead creative workshops, create social media content, boost your English and pick up basic Polish, all while making friends from across Europe. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ต๐น ๐ช๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท and 4 more. A whole year of making culture happen.
๐บ๏ธ Not sure if your country is eligible? The full list of ESC and Erasmus+ programme and partner countries, including many outside the EU. Check eligibility โ
๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye: Disaster Preparedness Team in Central Anatolia ๐จ
๐ Deadline: 5 August 2026
Spend 30 days in a 10 person ESC team focused on disasters and community resilience in central Tรผrkiye. You get training in disaster preparedness, first aid, climate change, mountaineering and search and rescue, then run sessions, events and awareness campaigns for local children, young people and adults. Workshops, simulations and field visits, with real intercultural teamwork. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ต๐น ๐ท๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ and 33 more. Skills that genuinely save lives.
๐ท๐ธ Serbia: Social Inclusion and Community Support in Sandลพak ๐ค
๐ Deadline: 6 August 2026
Support vulnerable families and at risk youth in the Sandลพak region with Merhamet. As Social Program Assistant you help plan projects, facilitate educational activities, reach out to vulnerable groups and provide humanitarian support that builds long term empowerment. A 9 month experience with genuine social impact, and an unusually generous package: a round trip flight, a private lockable apartment in the city centre, and a 500 euro monthly allowance for meals and daily expenses. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ช๐ธ ๐ซ๐ท ๐น๐ท and 26 more. Real impact, and your own apartment to come home to.
๐ฉ๐ช Germany: After-School Care and a Multigenerational Centre in Bavaria ๐ง
๐ Deadline: 8 August 2026
Support an after school care programme at a primary school with children aged 6 to 10, in a small, well connected town in Bavaria. You help with homework and organise meaningful leisure activities, with plenty of room for creativity. You are also active in a multigenerational centre, where you can offer your own courses like cooking, language or sports. Open to applicants from ๐ฎ๐น ๐ซ๐ท ๐ต๐น ๐ช๐ธ ๐บ๐ฆ and 18 more. From homework club to your own cooking course.
Seventeen placements, nine countries, one shared promise: your travel, housing, food, insurance and pocket money are covered, so all you bring is yourself. Education and children run right through this batch, from three second chance education placements in Guatemala and four Polish kindergartens and culture centres to an Estonian kindergarten, a Bavarian after school centre and foster care work in Romania. Care and inclusion hold much of the rest, across a Serbian social programme with an unusually generous package, refugee youth work in Germany, a solidarity restaurant in Puglia and rights campaigns in Transylvania, with a disaster resilience team in Tรผrkiye rounding it off. Several placements are limited to residents of a specific country, so check those first. Six are open on a rolling basis and close as soon as they fill, while the rest run into early August. Find the one that sounds like your next year, and get your application in while the place is still there.
