EUROPEJSKIE FORUM MLODZIEZY STOWARZYSZENIE
BYSTRZYCA KLODZKA, Poland
⭐️ Activity Title
Short-term (1 month) ESC volunteering with EFM Poland
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
1 month ESC activity (October 2026) to involve citizens/residents of EU coutries in the work of our NGO, promoting education, equality, citizenship & inclusion while supporting our local community. By taking part in this project, volunteers will be involved in: - support EFM in local regional project happening in the season as well as daily office work: - Creation of videos & audio-visual tools for dissemination of our work; Support YouthMaSter (a seminar for polish students using non-formal education methods) - Support different events in the region; - Lead activities together with our local partners (municipality, museums, house of culture...); - Promote their culture in different events; - Organize activities for children/teenagers; Cleaning, repair and repaint different facilities; - Support the maintenance of the EFM building, office and garden.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers live in EFM's house, in a small village - Długopole Górne (15min from Bystrzyca Kłodzka). The house is at 1min distance from a bus stop and at 20min walk to the train station. Housing is in shared rooms, there are multiple bathrooms and a large equipped kitchen. The house has a laundry area w/ washing machines, reading corner, smart tv, ping-pong table, bikes & wi-fi. Outside there's a garden and backyard with bonfire, and 1 small football & basketball court. EFM covers thetransport costs connected to project activities. Volunteers receive food money & pocket money every 2 weeks.
Training during the activity
The volunteer will participate in an orientation training during the first days of the project, organized by EFM's team. Extra training will depend on the volunteer’s ideas and needs. If he/she/they need exceptional support to put an idea into action, within the project, it will be attempted to provide this training. General support is assured by the mentor assigned to the volunteer. ***In EFM volunteers learn by doing with the staff of the organisation.***
Participant profile
18 - 30 yo EU citizen or with official residence in a EU country or neighbour country. IMPORTANT: - Understanding and respecting the Mission, rules and expectations of EFM; - Helpful; - Respectful; - Honest; - Responsible. - Flexible towards different ways of working & thinking; - Willing to meet new cultures; - open-minded; - Excited to cooperate and work in an international NGO; - Willing to work with people who face difficult situations; - Enthusiastic to explore new challenges; - Dynamic & with sense of initiative; - Willing to implement his/hers/their own ideas in a teamwork environment; -->No specific qualifications/ skills are required.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 01/10/2026 to 01/11/2026
Activity location
UL. PLAC WOLNOSCI 5/5, BYSTRZYCA KLODZKA, Poland
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2024-2-PL01-ESC51-VTJ-000275384
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53703_en
