ASSOCIATION DES COMPAGNONS BATISSEURS
Music Fund asbl
Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
⭐️ Activity Title
Music Fund Project - Marche-en-Famenne
🌍 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
« Music Fund » is a non-profit association based in Belgium with an expertise centre in Marche en Famenne, a town located in the French part of Belgium. It aims to promote music as an instrument to develop social projects for young people, in Belgium and in conflict zones and developing countries, with the slogan “Give music a chance”. Web: http://musicfund.eu/about/history-philosophy/ Supported by an expert organization (CBB), Music Fund welcomes an ESC volunteer every year. The volunteer will have the opportunity to participate in all the activities taking place in the atelier and in the warehouse: administrative, logistics and cultural. Also, the volunteer will be greatly encouraged to create a personal project inside the organisation with the great support of the Music Fund. The goal is to help the association in their daily tasks (in the atelier and warehouse), share their activities with the general public and help with events organisation.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accomodation: The volunteers will have a private room in a fully-equipped shared house in the city of Marche-en-Famenne, with 6 other ESC volunteers. The house is located in the city centre (on a short foot-distance from the workplace) and has all the modern facilities. Food: the volunteer will receive a monthly allowance and will take care of the meals by themself. Participation in the European Solidarity Corps is free of charge for the participant, except for exceptional contribution to travel costs. Freeboard and lodging + pocket money.
Training during the activity
With the French-speaking National Agency of Belgium: on-arrival and mid-term seminars. With the support organization in Belgium (Association des Compagnons Bâtisseurs asbl, "CBB"): residential weekends and networking activities with other ESC volunteers on other projects supported by CBB in the French-speaking part of Belgium. The volunteer will have the opportunity to accompany students while fixing the instruments. While not being training as such, they will benefit from it. Training about how to store safely instruments is embedded into this activity.
Participant profile
We expect the volunteer to be very motivated to join the activity, to be open-minded, creative and proactive. Volunteers with basic musical education are encouraged to apply (but it is not compulsory). To APPLY, fill in the form in the "register" tab via this link, after reading the full detailed description of the activity: https://compagnonsbatisseurs.world/activities/long-term/esc-volunteerin… BEWARE: we cannot consider your application if we haven't received the filled in form through our website. Looking forward to hearing from you :)
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 01/02/2027 to 31/01/2028
Activity location
Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/09/2026 23:59
Project code
2025-2-BE04-ESC51-VTJ-000371805
⚖️ 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/54188_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
