🇫🇮 Long-Term ESC Volunteering at Loimaa Folk High School

📢 Project Type: Individual ESC Volunteering
📍 Location: Loimaa, Finland
🗓️ Activity Dates: 15/09/2025 – 14/06/2026
⏳ Application Deadline: 21/07/2025 23:59
🔗 Original Link: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47003_en

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🎓 Description & Your Role

Join Loimaa Evankelinen Kansanopisto (LEKO)—an 85-year-old folk high school in the serene village of Hirvikoski—for a 9-month cultural immersion! As a long-term ESC volunteer, you will:

• 🤝 Support Adult Learners: Assist non-Finnish students in language & integration courses
• 🎉 Organize Free-Time Activities: Plan and lead cultural, sports, and social events
• 📱 Boost Communication: Manage social media content to highlight LEKO’s EU spirit
• 🛠️ Practical Tasks: Help with school maintenance, bicycle coordination, and event logistics

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🏠 Accommodation, Food & Transport

• 🏡 Stay: Shared apartment with fellow volunteers
• 🍽️ Meals: School food service on weekdays, accommodating dietary needs
• 🚲 Mobility: School bicycles & project car provided (B license preferred)
• ♿ Accessibility: Campus is barrier-free only in study areas

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🎯 Participant Profile

• Aged 18–30 from 🇧🇪 Belgium · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · 🇨🇿 Czechia · 🇩🇰 Denmark · 🇩🇪 Germany · 🇪🇪 Estonia · 🇮🇪 Ireland · 🇬🇷 Greece · 🇪🇸 Spain · 🇫🇷 France · 🇭🇷 Croatia · 🇮🇹 Italy · 🇨🇾 Cyprus · 🇱🇻 Latvia · 🇱🇹 Lithuania · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg · 🇭🇺 Hungary · 🇲🇹 Malta · 🇳🇱 Netherlands · 🇦🇹 Austria · 🇵🇱 Poland · 🇵🇹 Portugal · 🇷🇴 Romania · 🇸🇮 Slovenia · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 🇺🇦 Ukraine
• Skills & Attitude: English conversational level, curious, proactive, team-player, open to multicultural living

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🌍 Activity Topics

• Reception & Integration of Refugees and Migrants