EVROPAIKO ETHELONTIKO KAI EKPAIDEFTIKO KENTRO
Athens, Greece
⭐️ Activity Title
From Seed to Feed — Social Media Manager in Athens (6 months)
🌍 What is the European Solidarity Corps (ESC)? The ESC is the EU programme that funds young people aged 18–30 (up to 35 for humanitarian aid) to volunteer on solidarity projects across Europe, with travel, accommodation, food, insurance and monthly pocket money covered. This overview explains who can join, the project types, durations and how to apply. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/esc
🔷 Activity Details
Description
Do you speak Instagram, TikTok and Reels better than any actual language? Come and run ours. EVEC Athens teaches young people green and digital skills. Our biggest project turns microgreens into a real business opportunity for people with no land and no money to start. Your job is to make Greece notice. For 6 months you will run @evecathens and @evec.microgreens on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok: planning content, filming, editing, growing the audience and building a community around a project that is literally growing on our shelves. Before you apply, look at evec.org.gr, microgreens.org.gr and our profiles. In your motivation letter, tell us how YOU would grow our followers and our engagement. Concrete ideas beat nice words. And you do all of it from Athens: 300 days of sun, the sea 20 minutes away, and a city that never runs out of content. Apartment photos and full info: evec.org.gr/esc
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
You live in a fully equipped 100 m² apartment in Zografou, a safe green student neighbourhood. Three bedrooms shared with other volunteers, plus kitchen, bathroom and living room. Our office, two university campuses, 24/7 supermarkets and a twice-weekly farmers' market are all within walking distance. You receive €420 per month for food and pocket money. Travel to and from Athens, accommodation, insurance and an online language course are fully covered. You pay nothing. See the apartment: evec.org.gr/esc
Training during the activity
You get the official European Solidarity Corps on-arrival and mid-term training, plus a free online language course. Inside EVEC you will be trained in content strategy, short-form video, community management and analytics — and you will learn to grow microgreens yourself, because you cannot tell a story you have never lived. You get a mentor for personal support and a coordinator for your tasks, with weekly feedback sessions. At the end you receive a Youthpass certificate documenting everything you learned.
Participant profile
You are 18–30 and legally resident in an ESC programme country. You live on social media and you create, not just scroll. You know your way around Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, and you can shoot and edit a Reel on your phone without panicking. CapCut, Canva or something similar is already on your phone. You speak enough English to work with us. Greek is not required — you will pick some up anyway. You are curious about sustainability, food and entrepreneurship. You do not need to know anything about microgreens; we will teach you that. You do need to find it interesting. Big plus: if you already run social media profiles with a real following — your own or ones you have managed — send them to us. That is your portfolio, and it counts for more than any diploma. In your motivation letter: visit evec.org.gr, microgreens.org.gr and our profiles @evecathens and @evec.microgreens, then tell us concretely how you would grow our followers and our engagement. Specific ideas get you shortlisted. Generic letters do not. No degree required — we care about what you can make.
✍️ How do you write a motivation letter for ESC and Erasmus+? Research the project first, then follow a five-part structure that shows motivation, relevant skills and learning goals. This guide includes a full annotated example, how to adapt it per activity, and the mistakes that cause rejection. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/esc-motivation-letter
💡 How do you prepare a strong Erasmus+ or ESC application? Read the call carefully, write specific motivation, show skills with examples, and state clear learning goals. This guide gives 10 practical tips plus the common mistakes that lead to rejection. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/erasmus-application-tips
🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 24 week(s) during the period 10/10/2026 to 10/04/2027
Activity location
Kallistratous 89, Athens, Greece
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Education and training
Employment and entrepreneurship
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 10/09/2026 00:00
Project code
2025-1-EL02-ESC51-VTJ-000345995
⚖️ What's the difference between ESC and Erasmus+? The ESC is for volunteering and solidarity, while Erasmus+ is broad learning mobility (study, training, youth exchanges). This guide compares age, funding, duration and application route, and includes a "choose this if…" decision guide. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/esc-vs-erasmus
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/54160_en
🔐 How do you register on the ESC Portal? You create an EU Login with two-factor authentication, then complete your profile on the official ESC Portal. This step-by-step guide also fixes common problems like "0 opportunities" and the country-list lock. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/register-esc-portal
🩺 What insurance do ESC volunteers get? Every ESC volunteer gets free group insurance (currently Henner) that complements the EHIC and covers medical, accident, hospitalisation, liability and travel. This guide explains what's insured, the coverage period (home-to-return plus two months) and how your organisation enrols you. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/esc-insurance
🌍 What is ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering? It's the ESC strand (EVHAC) that sends people aged 18–35 to work full-time in countries outside the EU, after mandatory two-stage training. This guide details the training, the application steps and what's covered. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/esc-humanitarian-aid-volunteering
💰 Is ESC volunteering fully funded? Yes for core costs: travel is reimbursed by distance band (€28–1,735+), and accommodation, food, local transport, insurance, language support and daily pocket money are covered. This guide gives the official 2026 figures and the honest travel-band caveat — note there is no salary. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/is-esc-fully-funded
