Youth Works Hub has lined up 22 fully funded ESC volunteering placements for 2026 and early 2027 in 12 countries: Bolivia, Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Türkiye. Every call is a European Solidarity Corps placement, so the batch speaks to young people who want to volunteer abroad with children, people with disabilities, rural communities or nature projects. Spain leads with four placements, and five calls are open as soon as possible. New to the programme? Our guide to what the European Solidarity Corps is explains how it works.
Each call has its own angle:
🇫🇷 France: a centre for adults with mental disabilities in Reims opens its dance, music, theatre, adapted sport and DIY workshops to a volunteer.
🇧🇴 Bolivia: a humanitarian organisation in La Paz looks for a communication volunteer for social media, videos and press releases.
🇮🇹 Italy: a two-week team helps renovate a former Mafia-confiscated villa in Palermo so it can open as an international youth centre.
🇪🇸 Spain: in the small village of Trasmulas, the placement mixes rural school English classes, an organic garden and the care of shelter dogs.
🇬🇷 Greece: a 14-day team restores a traditional earth-built house in Nessonas into a community guesthouse, with no building experience needed.
🇬🇷 Greece: a three-week team in Thessaloniki photographs urban birdlife and ends with a public exhibition.
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: a year-long placement in Mrachenik combines clearing forest paths and rivers with social media, design and video editing.
🇵🇹 Portugal: a surf and bodyboard school in Viana do Castelo promotes health and ocean sustainability through classes, camps and events.
Taken together, the batch suits young people aged 18 to 30 who want either a short team experience or a long individual placement: four calls are volunteering teams of two to three weeks, while the individual placements that state a duration run from 21 weeks to a full year. Our guide to ESC Volunteering Teams explains the short group format, and the article on how long an ESC project lasts covers individual placements.
European Solidarity Corps volunteering is fully funded: travel, accommodation, food, pocket money and insurance are covered. According to Youth Works Hub's review, none of the 22 listings mentions a participation fee. Five calls are listed as open as soon as possible, the first dated deadlines are two Romanian calls closing on 7 October 2026, and the last call in Poland stays open until 4 January 2027.
📅 Deadlines: As soon as possible (5) · 7 Oct (2) · 10 Oct (1) · 11 Oct (1) · 14 Oct (1) · 15 Oct (1) · 17 Oct (2) · 18 Oct (1) · 20 Oct (1) · 10 Nov (1) · 15 Nov (3) · 4 Dec (1) · 31 Dec (1) · 4 Jan 2027 (1)
🌍 Countries: 🇪🇸 Spain (4) · 🇨🇿 Czechia (3) · 🇫🇷 France (2) · 🇩🇪 Germany (2) · 🇬🇷 Greece (2) · 🇮🇹 Italy (2) · 🇷🇴 Romania (2) · 🇧🇴 Bolivia · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 🇵🇱 Poland · 🇵🇹 Portugal · 🇹🇷 Türkiye
In This Batch
- 📅 As soon as possible! · 🇫🇷 France · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 As soon as possible! · 🇧🇴 Bolivia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 As soon as possible! · 🇫🇷 France · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 As soon as possible! · 🇮🇹 Italy · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 As soon as possible! · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 07 Oct · 🇷🇴 Romania · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 07 Oct · 🇷🇴 Romania · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 10 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 11 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 14 Oct · 🇮🇹 Italy · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇬🇷 Greece · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 20 Oct · 🇬🇷 Greece · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 10 Nov · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Nov · 🇨🇿 Czechia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Nov · 🇨🇿 Czechia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Nov · 🇨🇿 Czechia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 04 Dec · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 31 Dec · 🇵🇹 Portugal · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 04 Jan 2027 · 🇵🇱 Poland · ESC Volunteering
What's in this batch:
18 ESC Volunteering Placements · 4 ESC Volunteering Teams · 12 Countries
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
1. 🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 💜 Workshops and Daily Life With Adults With Disabilities 🎭
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Reims, France · 👥 Aged 18-30, English and/or French
Discover daily life at a centre for adults with mental disabilities in Reims, France, joining workshops such as dance, music, theatre, adapted sport and DIY and taking part in team reflections, in an individual volunteering placement for motivated young people aged 18-30 who speak English and/or French. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇪🇪 🇵🇱 🇷🇴 and 21 more!
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2. 🇧🇴 ESC Volunteering in Bolivia 📷 Communication Volunteer With a Humanitarian Organisation 🤝
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 La Paz, Bolivia · 👥 Aged 18-30, fluent Spanish · ⏳ 25 weeks
Support the communications strategy of a humanitarian organisation in La Paz, Bolivia, helping with social media, videos, promotional materials and press releases, in a 25-week individual volunteering placement for young people aged 18-30 with fluent Spanish and an interest in communication, design, photography and video. You will gain training in humanitarian action, security, gender and psychosocial support. Open to applicants from 🇨🇾 🇬🇫 🇮🇸 🇾🇹 🇸🇮 and 32 more!
3. 🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🏫 Supporting Teachers and Pupils at a School 📖
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Saint-Affrique, France · 👥 Aged 18-30, basic French
Assist teachers with lessons, help pupils with homework and prepare cultural and international projects at a school in Saint-Affrique, France, in an individual volunteering placement for young people aged 18-30 with a basic level of French. Open to applicants from 🇧🇬 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇲🇹 🇵🇹 and 25 more!
4. 🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🔨 Turning a Confiscated Villa Into a Youth Centre 🏠
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Palermo, Italy · 👥 Aged 18-30 · ⏳ Two weeks
Help renovate a former Mafia-confiscated villa in Palermo, Italy, so it can open as an international youth centre, maintaining green areas, painting, assembling furniture and welcoming guests at the opening, in a two-week volunteering team activity for highly motivated young people aged 18-30 who are ready for manual work and basic living conditions. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇲🇹 🇷🇸 and 27 more!
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5. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🏔️ Supporting Adults With Functional Diversity in the Pyrenees 🤝
📅 Deadline: As soon as possible!
📍 Sahun, Spain · 👥 Aged 18-30, basic Spanish · ⏳ 26 weeks
Support adults with functional diversity in a rural high mountain setting in Sahun, Spain, in a 26-week individual volunteering placement for responsible, empathetic and socially committed young people aged 18-30 with basic Spanish. You will receive training in person-centred care and take Spanish classes. Open to residents of Spain.
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6. 🇷🇴 ESC Volunteering in Romania 🌍 Behind the Scenes of an NGO Supporting Children 📋
📅 Deadline: 7 October 2026
📍 Romania
Go behind the scenes of an NGO supporting children in Romania, creating social media content, promoting events and helping with daily activities and homework support. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇱🇻 🇲🇩 🇵🇹 and 24 more!
7. 🇷🇴 ESC Volunteering in Romania ⚽ Sports Dance and Movement for Disadvantaged Children 💃
📅 Deadline: 7 October 2026
📍 Romania
Organise sports, dance and movement sessions for disadvantaged children in Romania, adapting to every skill level and promoting teamwork, inclusion and well-being. Open to applicants from 🇧🇬 🇩🇪 🇭🇺 🇲🇹 🇸🇪 and 24 more!
8. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🌾 Education and Community Life in a Rural Village 📚
📅 Deadline: 10 October 2026
📍 Trasmulas, Spain · 👥 Aged 18-30, basic Spanish · ⏳ 30 weeks
Take part in education, community life and rural development in the small village of Trasmulas, Spain, helping in rural school English classes, community activities, an organic garden and the care of shelter dogs, in a 30-week individual volunteering placement for open-minded, flexible young people aged 18-30 with basic Spanish who enjoy rural life and working with children. Open to applicants from 🇨🇿 🇫🇷 🇬🇷 🇮🇹 🇸🇪 and 8 more!
9. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain ♿ Special Education School for Children With Intellectual Disabilities 📚
📅 Deadline: 11 October 2026
📍 Boiro, Spain · 👥 Aged 18-30, B2 Spanish · ⏳ Six months
Join a special education school in Boiro, Spain, helping design and run educational, leisure and cultural activities and accompanying students with intellectual disabilities in their daily routines, in a six-month individual volunteering placement for proactive young people aged 18-30 with a B2 level of Spanish. You will learn methods for supporting students with special needs and take free online Spanish courses. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇪 🇳🇴 🇸🇪 and 8 more!
10. 🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🌻 Community Farming With Autistic Young Adults 🍯
📅 Deadline: 14 October 2026
📍 Nizza Val di Nizza, Italy · 👥 Aged 18-30, intermediate Italian · ⏳ 21 weeks
Spend time on a rural community farm in Nizza Val di Nizza, Italy, caring for the vegetable garden, orchard, hens and beehives and making preserves alongside autistic adults, in a 21-week individual volunteering placement for nature-loving young people aged 18-30 with intermediate Italian who enjoy outdoor work and quiet rural life. Open to applicants from 🇭🇷 🇫🇮 🇭🇺 🇱🇹 🇪🇸 and 19 more!
11. 🇬🇷 ESC Volunteering in Greece 🛖 Restoring a Traditional Earth House With Natural Building 🌱
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Nessonas, Greece · 👥 Aged 18-30 · ⏳ 14 days
Help restore a traditional earth-built house into a community guesthouse through earth-wall restoration, natural plastering, painting and woodwork in Nessonas, Greece, in a 14-day volunteering team activity for motivated young people aged 18-30 who are happy to get dusty, no building experience needed. You will learn natural building, community living and off-grid sustainable living. Open to applicants from 🇭🇷 🇬🇪 🇮🇪 🇱🇹 🇲🇩 and 30 more!
12. 🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🎪 Circus Pedagogy With Children and Artists 🤹
📅 Deadline: 17 October 2026
📍 Germany
Help build and run circus pedagogy projects in an urban park in Germany, supporting events and creative activities for children, young people and artists, and developing your own ideas. Open to applicants from 🇦🇿 🇫🇮 🇽🇰 🇳🇴 🇺🇦 and 63 more!
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13. 🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🧸 Bilingual and Multicultural Day Care for Young Children 🎨
📅 Deadline: 17 October 2026
📍 Germany
Support educators in a bilingual and multicultural day care in Germany with role play, sport, arts, kitchen help and excursions, and bring a personal project to life with the children. Open to applicants from 🇩🇿 🇭🇷 🇯🇴 🇲🇩 🇹🇳 and 63 more!
14. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🌱 Permaculture and Sustainable Living on a Countryside Farm 🐓
📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📍 Plasenzuela, Spain · 👥 Aged 18-30 · ⏳ 16 days
Take part in permaculture, organic gardening, farm animal care, recycling and building activities on a small countryside farm in Plasenzuela, Spain, in a 16-day volunteering team activity for self-sufficient young people aged 18-30 with a passion for nature who can live in community in simple conditions. You will learn permaculture theory and homemade food crafts. Open to applicants from 🇨🇾 🇩🇰 🇸🇰 🇳🇱 🇺🇦 and 22 more!
15. 🇬🇷 ESC Volunteering in Greece 🐦 Urban Birdlife Photography and Community Action 📸
📅 Deadline: 20 October 2026
📍 Thessaloniki, Greece · 👥 Aged 18-30, including those with fewer opportunities · ⏳ Three weeks
Discover the birdlife of urban parks in Thessaloniki, Greece through photography, creative storytelling, bird walks and a public exhibition while raising awareness about living alongside urban wildlife, in a three-week volunteering team activity for curious, creative young people aged 18-30, including those with fewer opportunities, no experience needed. You will learn project coordination and bird first aid and earn digital badges. Open to applicants from 🇦🇱 🇧🇦 🇲🇪 🇲🇰 🇱🇺 and 16 more!
16. 🇹🇷 ESC Volunteering in Türkiye 🎓 Intercultural Dialogue and Solidarity at a University 🤝
📅 Deadline: 10 November 2026
📍 Türkiye
Take part in intercultural dialogue and solidarity activities at a university in Türkiye, working with students, local communities and refugees. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇨🇿 🇲🇹 🇲🇰 🇺🇦 and 23 more!
17. 🇨🇿 ESC Volunteering in Czechia 🏡 Sheltered Housing Support for Adults With Disabilities ☕
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Czechia
Provide personal support to adults with disabilities in sheltered housing in Czechia through free-time activities, outings and practical skills like cooking and shopping. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇭🇷 🇫🇮 🇱🇺 🇸🇪 and 25 more!
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18. 🇨🇿 ESC Volunteering in Czechia 🎒 Education and Therapy at a School for Disabled Students 🎶
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Czechia
Join a school for students with mental and physical disabilities in Czechia, supporting lessons, therapy sessions, creative classes and excursions with a personal approach. Open to applicants from 🇩🇰 🇪🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇵🇱 and 24 more!
19. 🇨🇿 ESC Volunteering in Czechia 🥁 Music Therapy at a High School for Disabled Students 💜
📅 Deadline: 15 November 2026
📍 Czechia
Work with young people with special educational needs at a school in Czechia through music therapy, relaxation and performance support, using drums, guitars and rain sticks. Open to applicants from 🇧🇬 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 🇲🇹 🇷🇴 and 25 more!
20. 🇧🇬 ESC Volunteering in Bulgaria 🌲 Rural Land Work and Digital Communication for a Year 💻
📅 Deadline: 4 December 2026
📍 Mrachenik, Bulgaria · 👥 Aged 18-30, basic English · ⏳ One year
Combine rural land work, such as clearing forest paths and rivers, with digital communication, social media, design and photo or video editing in Mrachenik, Bulgaria, in a year-long individual volunteering placement for can-do young people aged 18-30 with basic English who are happy with rural life and minimalism. You will also help host international youth projects next summer. Open to applicants from 🇬🇪 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇩 🇳🇴 and 34 more!
21. 🇵🇹 ESC Volunteering in Portugal 🏄 Surf School Health and Ocean Sustainability Education 🌊
📅 Deadline: 31 December 2026
📍 Viana do Castelo, Portugal · 👥 Aged 18-30, including those with fewer opportunities · ⏳ Six months
Support a surf and bodyboard school in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, promoting health and ocean sustainability through classes, camps and events with young people, including those with special needs, in a six-month individual volunteering placement for outdoor-loving young people aged 18-30, including those with fewer opportunities, with a passion for surfing and the sea. You will take a Portuguese course and training with the organisation's coaches. Open to applicants from 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇷🇪 🇪🇸 and 10 more!
22. 🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland ❄️ Winter Camps Creative Workshops and Charity Events 🎪
📅 Deadline: 4 January 2027
📍 Poland
Lead creative workshops, sports and cultural exchange for children during the winter break in Poland, and help bring charity events and school awareness programmes to life. Open to applicants from 🇦🇱 🇧🇦 🇫🇮 🇱🇺 🇷🇸 and 33 more!
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to pay a fee to join these ESC volunteering placements?
None of the 22 listings mentions a participation fee. European Solidarity Corps volunteering covers travel, accommodation, food, pocket money and insurance, for individual placements and volunteering teams alike. Our article on whether ESC volunteering is fully funded explains what the funding covers.
Who can apply for these ESC placements in Spain, Czechia, France and Germany?
Every listing that states an age range is open to young people aged 18 to 30, and several also ask for a language level. The Bolivia placement asks for fluent Spanish, the special education school in Boiro for B2 Spanish, the farm in Nizza Val di Nizza for intermediate Italian, and the placements in Trasmulas, Sahun and Saint-Affrique for basic Spanish or French. Eligible countries range from 68 for the two German placements to 13 for the Trasmulas and Boiro placements, and the Sahun placement in the Pyrenees is open to residents of Spain only. Our guide to which countries can apply for Erasmus+ and ESC explains how eligibility works.
Which of these ESC deadlines closes first?
Five calls are listed as "As soon as possible!": Reims and Saint-Affrique in France, La Paz in Bolivia, the villa in Palermo and the Sahun placement in Spain. Among the dated calls, the two Romanian placements close first on 7 October 2026, followed by Trasmulas on 10 October and Boiro on 11 October, while the winter camps in Poland stay open until 4 January 2027. Our ESC application tips help you prepare in time.
Looked at by theme, the batch falls into three clear groups. Care and inclusion run through the centre in Reims, the Sahun placement, the special education school in Boiro, the farm with autistic adults in Nizza Val di Nizza and the three Czech placements. Children and education come together in the two Romanian placements, the school in Saint-Affrique, the rural village of Trasmulas, the circus and day care projects in Germany, the university in Türkiye and the winter camps in Poland. Nature, building and communication shape the villa in Palermo, the earth house in Nessonas, the permaculture farm in Plasenzuela, the birdlife project in Thessaloniki, the surf school in Viana do Castelo, the land work in Mrachenik and the communication role in La Paz.
Several placements ask for a language level, and our guide to Online Language Support for ESC volunteers explains the free language learning available, while the guide to writing an ESC motivation letterhelps your application stand out. Find more fully funded European Solidarity Corps placements, explained in plain language, on Youth Works Hub. Choose the placement that fits you and apply today.
