❤️🇵🇹 Every Color in Cucujães: Volunteer with the Red Cross in Rural Portugal through the ESC Program!

📍 Location: Vila de Cucujães, 🇵🇹 Portugal
🧭 Type: Individual Volunteering | European Solidarity Corps
📅 Project Duration: 25 August – 5 December 2025
⏳ Application Deadline: 22 June 2025
🔗 Original link: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/46687_en

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💡 About the Project

Join the Portuguese Red Cross – Local Branch of Cucujães for an inspiring volunteering journey in the lush and peaceful north of Portugal! 🌿

This hands-on, full-time ESC volunteering experience is perfect for young changemakers aged 18–30 who want to get involved in meaningful, community-focused work with people of all ages and backgrounds. 👫👵👧

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🧭 What Will You Do?

🌞 Organize fun and educational activities for children and teens
🏠 Support foster care and children with disabilities
👵 Spend time with elderly locals and support their well-being
🍽️ Assist with meal preparation, laundry, and basic daily needs
🛠️ Help maintain a Pilgrim Shelter and contribute to renovation tasks
🌈 Engage in real, physical, impactful work — not desk-based!

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🛏️ Accommodation & Support

🏘️ Shared apartment within walking distance of work sites
🍲 €330/month for food and personal expenses
🚶 Daily transportation (if needed) arranged by the host
🧑‍⚕️ Health insurance included
🗣️ Online Portuguese language course + on-site mentoring
🎓 On-Arrival and Mid-Term ESC trainings

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🧩 Who Can Apply?

✔️ Aged 18–30 and from an ESC-eligible country
✔️ Open-minded, proactive, and adaptable
✔️ Comfortable with physical, practical work
✔️ Ready to live in a rural setting and engage with diverse groups
✔️ Available for the entire duration (Aug–Dec 2025)

🌍 No previous experience needed — just your energy and empathy!

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🌍 Eligible Countries

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📎 Apply directly via the ESC portal:
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/46687_en