🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
Sparking Change: Enhancing Community Impact in European Solidarity Corps Activities
🇪🇺 What is Erasmus+? Erasmus+ is the EU's programme for education, training, youth and sport, with a €26.2 billion budget for 2021–2027. It funds study abroad, internships, youth exchanges, training courses and youth worker mobility. This overview covers who is eligible, every activity type and what's funded. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/erasmusplus
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Seminar
23-27 November 2026 | Italy
❗️What Is This Training About?
Are you involved in volunteering and solidarity projects? Or are you interested in community impact? If you want to dive deeper into community impact join our seminar to discover how to make a tangible difference through your activities.
✅ Who can apply for Erasmus+ and ESC? Eligibility depends on activity: ages 13–30 for most Erasmus+ youth activities and 18–30 for ESC volunteering (up to 35 for humanitarian aid), plus country and residence rules. This guide covers roles, inclusion support, language needs and the profile coordinators look for. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/whocanapply
ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
Gain insights into the communities you serve and the impact you aim to achieve. Learn about effective tools and methods on how to measure and enhance your project's community impact. Widen your knowledge about how to set up an action plan and take concrete first steps to elevate your activities effectiveness through trying out tools and being inspired by peers.
Objectives
Throughout three full working days, we are planning to:
- Set up a common ground for community and impact in the context of ESC activities
- Discover and sharing tools for creating, implementing and measuring change in your own communities
- Enhance visibility of community impact in ESC projects
- Encourage the creation of stakeholder networks to engage them in community impact
- Explore how other organisations generate impact in their communities with a focus on the Italian context
- Strengthen networking among organisations interested in impact-oriented partners
Participants' profile
- Active in the daily implementation of volunteering and/or solidarity projects from European Solidarity Corps Programme
- Youth worker who supports young people in participating in European Solidarity Corps activities
- Volunteering ESC Project coordinator/manager motivated to spark change in their community through their work
- Mentor, tutor, or coach of European volunteers and/ or informal groups of young people
- People interested in community working and community impact
All participants should be older than 18 years and be able to communicate in English.
We will happily discuss with you your support and/or accessibility needs and meet them to the best of our abilities.
Arrival day: 23rd of November 2026, departure day: 27th of November 2026
Methods and methodology
This activity uses non-formal learning methods. The Theory of Change methodology will be introduced as ways to ideate activities to improve community impact in ESC projects.
📘 What is Erasmus+? (in-depth) Erasmus+ has run since 1987 and has had over 13 million participants, funding four main activities for young people. This pillar guide covers its history, funding, research-backed benefits, the full application process and an FAQ. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/what-is-erasmus-plus
Training overview
This Seminar is
for 26 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Volunteering mentors, Youth coaches
Accessibility info:
This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
Italian National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth and Sport and European Solidarity Corps (National Agency)
Co-organiser(s):
- SALTO European Solidarity Corps (SALTO Resource Centre)
💡 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
📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Anna Villani
E-Mail:
Phone: 0039 06 37 59 12 50
💶 Costs
Participation fee
This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the European Solidarity Corps. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or relevant SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.
Accommodation and food
The hosting NA of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.
Travel reimbursement
Please contact your NA or relevant SALTO in order to know whether they would support your travel costs. If yes, after being selected, get in touch with your NA or SALTO again to learn more about the overall procedure to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.
📜 Certificate
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:
https://youthworkshub.org/what-is-youthpass
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 20 September 2026
Date of selection: 5 October 2026
🎓 What is an Erasmus+ Training Course? A Training Course is a short funded course (5–10 days) for youth workers, educators and NGO staff to build skills through non-formal education. This guide explains who can join, what's covered and how it differs from a Youth Exchange. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/trainingcourse
🔗 Official Link
⚖️ 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
🎂 What are the age limits for Erasmus+ and ESC? Youth Exchanges are 13–30, ESC volunteering is 18–30 (35 for humanitarian aid), and training, youth worker mobility and study/traineeships have no upper age limit. This guide breaks down every activity and how age is counted (at the start date). 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/erasmus-age-limits
💶 What costs does Erasmus+ cover? For youth activities (KA152–154) it covers travel by distance band, individual support, organisational support, preparation, inclusion support up to 100% and exceptional costs. This 2026 guide details each item and what Erasmus+ does not cover. 👉 https://youthworkshub.org/what-erasmus-covers
