Youth Works Hub has rounded up 48 fully funded ESC volunteering placements closing this week, between 12 and 18 October 2026. The calls are spread across 18 countries: Austria, Colombia, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Morocco, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Türkiye, from open youth centres and kindergartens in Europe to human rights work in Lima and climate justice in Aguachica, Colombia. Spain leads with 10 calls, followed by Germany and Türkiye with five each. Our guide to what the European Solidarity Corps is explains how the programme works.
Each call has its own angle:
🇨🇴 Colombia: a 10-month placement in Aguachica supports rural communities defending their land and building resilience to the climate crisis.
🇵🇪 Peru: in Lima, the ACT4PEACE project works on social inclusion, youth participation, human rights and a culture of peace.
🇱🇻 Latvia: volunteers build a Christmas programme from scratch for children from orphanages and disadvantaged families.
🇬🇷 Greece: a national park looks for help with monitoring, rescue and awareness work for birds of prey.
🇫🇷 France: a medieval castle creates new cultural mediation tools, from an escape game to a Murder Party.
🇩🇪 Germany: circus pedagogy projects in an urban park bring together children, young people and artists.
🇮🇪 Ireland: an ecovillage community farm offers a full growing cycle, from sowing to preserving the surplus.
🇭🇷 Croatia: workshops, sports and creative sessions help communities still rebuilding after an earthquake.
Taken together, the batch suits young people who want to volunteer abroad in youth work, education, social inclusion, culture or environmental work. Six calls are team volunteering projects, including 14, 16 and 30-day formats in Greece, Spain, Morocco and Türkiye, a format explained in our guide to ESC Volunteering Teams. The two calls in Lima are humanitarian placements, covered in our guide to ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering, and six calls are open only to residents of a single country, so check the eligibility line first.
European Solidarity Corps volunteering is fully funded: travel, accommodation, food, pocket money and insurance are covered. According to Youth Works Hub's review, 20 of the 48 calls close on 15 October 2026, and the first three, two in Austria and one in France, close on 12 October 2026.
📅 Deadlines: 12 Oct (3) · 13 Oct (3) · 14 Oct (2) · 15 Oct (20) · 16 Oct (6) · 17 Oct (7) · 18 Oct (7) 🌍 Countries: 🇪🇸 Spain (10) · 🇩🇪 Germany (5) · 🇹🇷 Türkiye (5) · 🇫🇷 France (4) · 🇬🇷 Greece (4) · 🇮🇹 Italy (3) · 🇵🇱 Poland (3) · 🇦🇹 Austria (2) · 🇭🇷 Croatia (2) · 🇵🇪 Peru (2) · 🇨🇴 Colombia · 🇮🇸 Iceland · 🇮🇪 Ireland · 🇱🇻 Latvia · 🇲🇦 Morocco · 🇵🇹 Portugal · 🇷🇴 Romania · 🇸🇪 Sweden
In This Batch
- 📅 12 Oct · 🇦🇹 Austria · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 12 Oct · 🇫🇷 France · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 12 Oct · 🇦🇹 Austria · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 13 Oct · 🇭🇷 Croatia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 13 Oct · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 13 Oct · 🇭🇷 Croatia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 14 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 14 Oct · 🇮🇹 Italy · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇬🇷 Greece · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇵🇪 Peru · ESC Humanitarian Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇬🇷 Greece · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇫🇷 France · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇵🇪 Peru · ESC Humanitarian Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇬🇷 Greece · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇮🇪 Ireland · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇹🇷 Türkiye · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇮🇹 Italy · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇱🇻 Latvia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 15 Oct · 🇮🇸 Iceland · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 16 Oct · 🇫🇷 France · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 16 Oct · 🇬🇷 Greece · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 16 Oct · 🇫🇷 France · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 16 Oct · 🇵🇹 Portugal · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 16 Oct · 🇮🇹 Italy · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 16 Oct · 🇵🇱 Poland · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇨🇴 Colombia · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇵🇱 Poland · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 17 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇵🇱 Poland · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇪🇸 Spain · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇸🇪 Sweden · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇩🇪 Germany · ESC Volunteering
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇲🇦 Morocco · ESC Volunteering Team
- 📅 18 Oct · 🇷🇴 Romania · ESC Volunteering
What's in this batch:
40 ESC Volunteering Placements · 6 ESC Volunteering Teams · 2 ESC Humanitarian Placements · 18 Countries
🌱 ESC Volunteering Opportunities
1. 🇦🇹 ESC Volunteering in Austria ✊ Inclusion Human Rights and Intercultural Youth Work 🌍
📅 Deadline: 12 October 2026
📍 Austria
Join a small non-profit team in Austria, supporting workshops, youth exchanges and training courses on inclusion, mental health and intercultural learning, with the chance to develop and run your own personal project along the way. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇧🇬 🇭🇷 🇨🇿 🇩🇰 and 16 more!
2. 🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🌍 Promoting European Citizenship in Schools and Local Events 📣
📅 Deadline: 12 October 2026
📍 France
Promote European citizenship in France through workshops in schools and local events, sharing your culture and encouraging young people to get involved. Open to applicants from 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇷🇴 🇸🇪 and 6 more!
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3. 🇦🇹 ESC Volunteering in Austria 🏓 Open Youth Centre Work and Social Support 🍳
📅 Deadline: 12 October 2026
📍 Austria
Support the daily work of open youth centres in Austria, from cooking, crafts and sports to homework help and social media, while building projects of your own. Open to applicants from 🇭🇷 🇬🇪 🇱🇻 🇲🇪 🇸🇰 and 32 more!
4. 🇭🇷 ESC Volunteering in Croatia 🏘️ Supporting Earthquake Affected Communities 🤝
📅 Deadline: 13 October 2026
📍 Croatia
Support communities in Croatia that are still rebuilding after an earthquake, with workshops, sports and creative sessions built for people with disabilities, seniors, children and young people alike, all aimed at reconnecting a community that was shaken apart. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇧🇬 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇸🇮 and 6 more!
5. 🇹🇷 ESC Volunteering in Türkiye 🥋 Supporting National Taekwondo Training Camps 🏅
📅 Deadline: 13 October 2026
📍 Ankara, Türkiye · 👥 Aged 18-30, 16 volunteers, no previous experience required
Support the organisation and daily running of national taekwondo team training camps in Ankara, Türkiye by preparing training areas and equipment, assisting with logistics and supporting athletes and coaches. This team volunteering project is for 16 patient, responsible and sporty young people who enjoy teamwork, with no previous experience required. Open to applicants from 🇦🇿 🇧🇪 🇲🇪 🇷🇸 🇹🇷 and 29 more!
6. 🇭🇷 ESC Volunteering in Croatia 🤝 Community Rebuilding and Inclusion After the Earthquake 🎨
📅 Deadline: 13 October 2026
📍 Croatia
Support earthquake-affected communities in Croatia through workshops, sports and cultural activities with marginalised groups, promoting solidarity and inclusion. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇨🇿 🇭🇺 🇱🇺 🇪🇸 and 5 more!
7. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🤝 Education and Inclusion for Children and Young People at Risk 🌟
📅 Deadline: 14 October 2026
📍 Granada, Spain · 👥 Aged 18-30 · ⏳ 20 weeks
Support the education and inclusion of children and young people at risk in Granada, Spain through tolerance, cultural diversity and employability activities, in a 20-week individual placement for patient, flexible young people motivated to work with vulnerable groups. You will join training sessions on working with young people. Open to applicants from 🇧🇬 🇨🇿 🇱🇻 🇵🇱 🇷🇴 and 22 more!
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8. 🇮🇹 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. The 21-week individual placement is for nature-loving young people with intermediate Italian who enjoy outdoor work and quiet rural life. Open to applicants from 🇭🇷 🇫🇮 🇭🇺 🇱🇹 🇪🇸 and 19 more!
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9. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🤝 Social Inclusion for Refugees & Migrants with Accem 🌍
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Spanish cities such as Vigo, León and Jerez · 👥 9 placements
Join multidisciplinary teams in Accem's "Disappearing Walls" project, supporting refugees, asylum seekers and migrants through social inclusion, language learning, community engagement and cultural participation while sharing your own culture. There are 9 placements across Spanish cities such as Vigo, León and Jerez. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇬 🇭🇷 🇨🇾 and 24 more!
10. 🇹🇷 ESC Volunteering in Türkiye ⚽ Sport for Healthy and Inclusive Community Life 🏊
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Türkiye
Support a sports-for-inclusion project in Türkiye that promotes a healthy, active community lifestyle: join swimming, tennis and outdoor activities, help organise international youth camps and tournamentsand contribute to cultural exchange events. Open to applicants from 🇲🇩 🇬🇪 🇮🇪 🇫🇮 🇳🇱 and 11 more!
11. 🇬🇷 ESC Volunteering in Greece 🎭 Solidarity Culture and Youth Participation in a Local Community 📸
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Greece
Take on a role in Greece that brings together cultural events, solidarity initiatives for vulnerable groups and the digital storytelling that carries them online, with plenty of room to pitch your own small ideas. Open to applicants from 🇨🇾 🇫🇮 🇲🇹 🇵🇹 🇷🇴 and 24 more!
12. 🇵🇪 ESC Humanitarian Volunteering in Peru ✊ Human Rights & Culture of Peace in Lima 🕊️
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Lima, Peru
Support projects promoting social inclusion, youth participation, human rights and a culture of peace in Lima, Peru through the ACT4PEACE project with MPDL and Brigadas de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Perú, gaining professional and intercultural experience on the other side of the world. Open to applicants from 🇹🇷 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 and 26 more!
13. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🇪🇺 European Values Workshops in Rural Schools 🧑🏫
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Spain
Bring European values to life in rural schools in Spain through workshops on democracy, solidarity, human rights and cultural diversity, using non-formal learning methods with children and young people and supporting community outreach on active European citizenship. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇵🇹 and 1 more!
14. 🇹🇷 ESC Volunteering in Türkiye 🎙️ Media Production Education and Humanitarian Support 🎸
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Türkiye
Develop content creation and broadcasting skills at a media studio in Türkiye while supporting local students and humanitarian aid activities. Open to applicants from 🇧🇾 🇧🇦 🇬🇪 🇲🇪 🇷🇸 and 30 more!
15. 🇬🇷 ESC Volunteering in Greece 🦅 Monitoring and Protecting Birds of Prey in a National Park 🌲
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Greece
Support the conservation of birds of prey and forest restoration in a national park in Greece, assisting with monitoring, rescue and awareness activities. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇨🇾 🇫🇮 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 and 11 more!
16. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🎨 Creative Rural Lab for Culture and Community Life 🌻
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Spain · 👥 5 volunteers
Take one of five volunteer roles in a small rural town in Spain, where digital storytelling, project coordination, cultural events, local innovation and youth work run side by side, with creativity as the thread that ties every role together. Open to applicants from 🇦🇱 🇦🇿 🇬🇪 🇷🇸 🇹🇷 and 15 more!
17. 🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🎉 Celebrating French Guiana's Cultures 🌺
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 France
Help organise and run an intercultural festival celebrating French Guiana's mother tongues and cultural diversity, supporting event preparation, welcoming participants and sharing your own cultural perspective. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇭🇷 🇫🇮 🇬🇪 🇬🇷 and 3 more!
18. 🇹🇷 ESC Volunteering in Türkiye 🚨 Disaster Preparedness and Community Resilience 🌍
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Sorgun, Türkiye · 👥 Aged 18-30, sufficient English · ⏳ 30 days
Join a volunteering team in Sorgun, Türkiye for a 30-day programme on disaster preparedness, climate change, post-disaster recovery and community resilience, with workshops, seminars, field visits and training in first aid and search and rescue, then organise sessions and campaigns for local children, young people and adults. The team is for creative, responsible and open-minded young people with sufficient English. Open to applicants from 🇧🇦 🇨🇾 🇫🇮 🇮🇸 🇽🇰 and 34 more!
19. 🇵🇪 ESC Humanitarian Volunteering in Peru 🕊️ Social Inclusion & Peace Building in Lima 🌍
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Lima, Peru · ⏳ Nine months
Join the team of MPDL and Brigadas de Voluntarios Bolivarianos del Perú in Lima, Peru for nine monthson the ACT4PEACE project, supporting projects on social inclusion, youth participation, human rights and a culture of peace and proposing your own socio-educational workshops. Open to applicants from 🇹🇷 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 and 26 more!
20. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🏊 Swimming Training and Inclusive Water Sports 🌊
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Spain
Help with swimming lessons for children, adults and people with disabilities, all run through the same pool in Spain, alongside island competitions and water days built specifically for local schoolchildren. Open to residents of Spain.
21. 🇬🇷 ESC Volunteering in Greece 🛖 Restoring a Traditional Earth House With Natural Building 🌱
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Nessonas, Greece · 👥 Aged 18-30, no building experience needed · ⏳ 14 days
Help restore a traditional earth-built house into a community guesthouse in Nessonas, Greece through earth-wall restoration, natural plastering, painting and woodwork, in a 14-day volunteering team activity where you learn natural building, community living and off-grid sustainable living. It is for motivated young people who are happy to get dusty, with no building experience needed. Open to applicants from 🇭🇷 🇬🇪 🇮🇪 🇱🇹 🇲🇩 and 30 more!
22. 🇮🇪 ESC Volunteering in Ireland 🥕 Community Supported Agriculture at an Ecovillage Farm 🌱
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Ireland
Work through a full growing cycle on an ecovillage community farm in Ireland, from sowing, transplanting and weeding to harvesting, preserving the surplus and cooking together, with community living and collective decision making as part of the deal. Open to applicants from 🇮🇪 🇲🇹 🇺🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇷 and 21 more!
23. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🛶 Kayaking Training and Inclusive Water Sports 🌊
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Spain
Help with kayaking courses for children, adults and people with disabilities in Spain, plus the logistics of getting boats and gear to island competitions on time. Open to residents of Spain.
24. 🇹🇷 ESC Volunteering in Türkiye 🎬 Youth Work Culture and Environment Short Term Project 🌿
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Sorgun, Türkiye · 👥 Aged 18-30, communicate in English
Take part in a short-term volunteering project in Sorgun, Türkiye that combines youth work, culture, environment and community activities, from workshops and language clubs to sports events and awareness campaigns on the environment, healthy lifestyles and disaster preparedness. It is for motivated, open-minded and responsible young people who communicate in English and work well in a team. Open to applicants from 🇧🇦 🇩🇰 🇮🇪 🇽🇰 🇲🇩 and 33 more!
25. 🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🦋 Communication and Social Media at a Butterfly House Museum 🎥
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Italy
Work behind the camera at a living butterfly house in Italy, shooting, editing and publishing photos and videos, keeping a huge archive in order and running the social media that tells its story, with graphic design and campaign planning rounding out the role. Open to applicants from 🇦🇼 🇧🇬 🇭🇷 🇳🇴 🇺🇦 and 21 more!
26. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain ⛵ Sailing Training and Inclusive Water Sports 🌊
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Spain
Help keep a nautical school in Spain running with sailing courses for children, adults and people with disabilities, while island competitions and upkeep of the installations fill the rest of the time. Open to residents of Spain.
27. 🇱🇻 ESC Volunteering in Latvia 🎄 Preparing Inclusive Christmas Events for Children 🎁
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Latvia
Help build a Christmas programme from scratch in Latvia for children from orphanages and disadvantaged families, from partner outreach, invitations and decorations to the event concept itself, with some former beneficiaries now on the organising side. Open to applicants from 🇨🇿 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇱🇹 🇵🇱 and 10 more!
28. 🇮🇸 ESC Volunteering in Iceland 🌋 Environment Photography and Communications Camps 📷
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2026
📍 Iceland
Lead environmental and photography camps or support communications and PR for a volunteering organisation in Iceland, taking part in arts, culture and solidarity projects. Open to residents of Portugal.
29. 🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🇪🇺 European Citizenship Information Work and a Millennium Celebration 🏰
📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026
📍 France
Support a European information point in France that promotes EU citizenship, youth mobility and civic engagement, including work to counter misinformation, and get involved in social media and content creation, school and youth centre activities and a major cultural project marking a local historical anniversary. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇹 and 1 more!
30. 🇬🇷 ESC Volunteering in Greece 🤝 Social Inclusion and Digital Literacy With Refugee and Local Youth 💻
📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026
📍 Greece
Support shared workshops in Greece where refugee minors and local young people learn digital skills, online safety and simply how to trust a stranger again, alongside community activities. Open to applicants from 🇵🇸 🇨🇼 🇦🇼 🇪🇬 🇹🇷 and 57 more!
31. 🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🏰 Cultural Heritage Mediation and Events at a Medieval Castle 🎭
📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026
📍 France
Help create new cultural mediation tools at a medieval castle in France, from an escape game and a Murder Party to educational workshops for children, while getting involved in cultural events and ecological transition actions. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇬 🇭🇷 🇨🇾 and 22 more!
32. 🇵🇹 ESC Volunteering in Portugal 🤲 Food Bank Elderly Care and Community Support 🌱
📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026
📍 Portugal
Work across a Red Cross branch in Portugal, from food bank logistics, an elderly home and a rehabilitation centre to a primary school, a permaculture farm and a pilgrim shelter, plus environmental and fundraising events, in a role for people who would rather stay on their feet than sit at a desk. Open to residents of Poland.
33. 🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🌾 Community Farming With Autistic Young Adults 🐝
📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026
📍 Near Ponte Nizza, Italy · 👥 Aged 18-30, intermediate Italian · ⏳ 21 weeks
Join a small rural community near Ponte Nizza, Italy where about 10 autistic adults live with families, educators and volunteers, caring for the vegetable garden, orchard, henhouse and bees and helping in the food lab and craft workshops. The 21-week project is for proactive, empathetic young people with intermediate Italian who love nature and animals and are comfortable with rural, isolated life. Open to applicants from 🇦🇼 🇧🇬 🇨🇿 🇭🇺 🇵🇱 and 20 more!
34. 🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 💛 Empathy and Creativity in Alternative Education 🎨
📅 Deadline: 16 October 2026
📍 Poland
Support children in a home education community in Poland through creative workshops, after-school activities and one-to-one conversations in your own language. Open to applicants from 🇨🇾 🇫🇷 🇮🇸 🇱🇹 🇷🇴 and 22 more!
35. 🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🏢 Youth Office Projects and Local Community Work 🎯
📅 Deadline: 17 October 2026
📍 Germany
Support youth projects and local community activities at a city youth office in Germany, helping with promotion and planning while bringing in your own ideas for intercultural exchange. Open to applicants from 🇦🇲 🇬🇷 🇽🇰 🇸🇪 🇹🇷 and 63 more!
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36. 🇨🇴 ESC Volunteering in Colombia 🌱 Climate Justice and Territory ✊
📅 Deadline: 17 October 2026
📍 Aguachica, Colombia · ⏳ 10 months
Stand with rural communities in Aguachica, Colombia that are defending their land and building resilience to the climate crisis. As part of the PUENTES project with MPDL, you support climate-justice initiatives, strengthen community organisations and promote participation and collective rights, in a 10-month experience with a pacifist, feminist and antiracist movement.
Flights, accommodation in a private room, visa, international medical insurance and a monthly allowance for food and local transport are covered. Open to applicants from 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇹🇷 and 26 more!
37. 🇩🇪 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!
38. 🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering Team in Poland 🎄 Youth Work & Social Inclusion in Leszno 🌍
📅 Deadline: 17 October 2026
📍 Leszno, Poland
Spend the festive season in Leszno, Poland with Fundacja CAT, designing and leading workshops for youth and children, visiting Christmas markets, schools and institutions to promote EU values and ESC mobility, meeting NGOs working on poverty and exclusion and sharing your culture through library presentations. Open to applicants from 🇦🇱 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇧🇬 🇭🇷 and 33 more!
39. 🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🌳 Self Determined Learning at an Alternative School 📚
📅 Deadline: 17 October 2026
📍 Germany
Support children at a democratic alternative school in Germany where pupils choose what and how they learn, helping in class, on excursions and with projects of your own. Open to applicants from 🇦🇲 🇩🇰 🇬🇪 🇱🇺 🇪🇸 and 63 more!
40. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🌳 Reforestation in the Mountains and Healthy Living 🧘
📅 Deadline: 17 October 2026
📍 Spain
Help regenerate mountain landscapes in Spain through direct seed sowing, seed protectors and tree survival counts, alongside workshops on permaculture and healthy living. Open to applicants from 🇧🇬 🇪🇬 🇮🇹 🇱🇻 🇹🇷 and 63 more!
41. 🇩🇪 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!
42. 🇪🇸 ESC Volunteering in Spain 🧠 Inclusion in Mental Health and Elderly Care 👵
📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📍 Spain
Support mental health and elderly care in Spain, where most of the work is simply presence: leisure activities, social participation and campaigns that make invisible realities visible across the city. Open to applicants from 🇩🇰 🇪🇪 🇫🇮 🇲🇹 🇮🇹 and 17 more!
43. 🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 🎨 Art Creativity and Cultural Events With High School Students ✨
📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📍 Poland
Join a creative arts project at a high school in Poland, co-organising cultural, social and ecological events with students, proposing your own workshops, sharing your talents and helping manage social media as part of a small international volunteer team. Open to applicants from 🇦🇹 🇮🇸 🇱🇻 🇵🇹 🇸🇪 and 20 more!
44. 🇪🇸 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 where you learn permaculture theory and homemade food crafts. It is for self-sufficient young people with a passion for nature who can live in community in simple conditions. Open to applicants from 🇨🇾 🇩🇰 🇸🇰 🇳🇱 🇺🇦 and 22 more!
45. 🇸🇪 ESC Volunteering in Sweden 🤝 Relationship Host Building Safe Spaces for Young People 🏀
📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📍 Stockholm, Sweden · 👥 Aged 18-30, Swedish speakers · ⏳ 52 weeks
Build positive relationships and a sense of belonging with young people in everyday spaces such as corridors, basketball arenas, the gym, the skatepark and the canteen in Stockholm, Sweden, under the guidance of a safety host team. The 52-week project is for open, approachable and reliable young people who speak Swedish and are interested in working with young people. Open to residents of Sweden.
46. 🇩🇪 ESC Volunteering in Germany 🧒 Working With Young Children at a Kindergarten 🎨
📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📍 Karlsruhe, Germany · 👥 Aged 18 or older
Work with children aged 0-6 at a kindergarten in Karlsruhe, Germany by supporting educators in daily activities such as role play, sport and arts, helping in the kitchen, joining excursions and realising a personal project. It is for young people aged 18 or older who are interested in educational work and open to German culture, with some English and basic German helpful, and includes a 50-hour German course. Open to applicants from 🇩🇿 🇦🇿 🇪🇬 🇯🇴 🇲🇦 and 63 more!
47. 🇲🇦 ESC Volunteering in Morocco 🤝 Short Term Team Volunteering for Local Community Initiatives 🌍
📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📍 Tetouan and Martil, Morocco · 👥 Aged 18-30, no previous experience needed · ⏳ 16 days
Support local community initiatives alongside local youth and residents in Tetouan and Martil, Morocco, in a 16-day team volunteering project focused on solidarity, intercultural exchange and personal growth, with daily reflection moments with a coach. It is for motivated, open-minded young people who enjoy hands-on work and teamwork, with no previous experience needed and young people with fewer opportunities especially welcome. Open to applicants from 🇩🇿 🇪🇬 🇱🇧 🇹🇳 🇵🇸 and 63 more!
48. 🇷🇴 ESC Volunteering in Romania 🌳 Environmental After School Clubs for Village Children 📚
📅 Deadline: 18 October 2026
📍 Villages around Miercurea Ciuc, Romania · 👥 Aged 18-30
Facilitate environmental after-school club activities for children in villages around Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, using non-formal education and fun activities to build the children's social and English language skills and raise awareness about living green. It is for flexible, responsible and open-minded young people who take initiative and can commit to the full project. Open to applicants from 🇧🇪 🇭🇷 🇩🇰 🇮🇹 🇸🇰 and 17 more!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What do these fully funded ESC placements cover?
European Solidarity Corps volunteering is fully funded, covering travel, accommodation, food, pocket money and insurance. The Climate Justice placement in Aguachica, Colombia spells it out in its own description: flights, accommodation in a private room, visa, international medical insurance and a monthly allowance for food and local transport. Our guide on whether ESC volunteering is fully fundedexplains what the funding covers.
Who can apply for these ESC volunteering placements closing this week?
Each call is open to its own list of countries, and six are open only to residents of a single country.The swimming, kayaking and sailing placements in Spain are open to residents of Spain, the Iceland camps to residents of Portugal, the Red Cross placement in Portugal to residents of Poland and the Stockholm role to residents of Sweden. At the other end, all five Germany calls, the reforestation call in Spain and the Morocco team are each open to applicants from 68 countries. Our guide to who can apply for Erasmus+ and ESC explains the general eligibility rules.
Which ESC deadline closes first this week?
The first three calls close on 12 October 2026: two youth work placements in Austria and the European citizenship placement in France. The two earthquake recovery calls in Croatia and the taekwondo camps in Ankara follow on 13 October, the Granada and Nizza Val di Nizza placements on 14 October, and seven calls, from Stockholm to Tetouan and Martil, close on 18 October. Our step-by-step guide on how to apply for Erasmus+ or ESC helps you get your application ready in time.
Looked at by theme, the week's calls fall into a few clear groups. Youth work and education run through the open youth centres in Austria, the kindergartens, day care and alternative school in Germany, the home education community and high school in Poland and the after-school clubs around Miercurea Ciuc. Nature and farming shape the ecovillage farm in Ireland, the birds of prey in Greece, the reforestation and permaculture calls in Spain and the community farms in Italy, while social inclusion links the earthquake-affected communities in Croatia, refugee and local youth in Greece, Accem's work with refugees and migrants in Spain and the water sports courses for people with disabilities. Before you send anything, our list of ESC application mistakes to avoid helps you check your application.
Youth Works Hub rounds up the European Solidarity Corps calls closing each week, each with its own page and apply link. Every call in this list closes by 18 October 2026, so pick the one that fits you and apply through its page today, and our ESC application tips explain what helps you get accepted.
