⛪ Volunteer in Slovakia on a Short-Term ESC Project with a Catholic Youth Community Promoting Faith, Education, and Service 🙏🎒💬🇸🇰

Live and volunteer in a vibrant Catholic community in Slovakia! Support youth camps, community centres, and educational activities while sharing values and learning with others in a spiritually enriching environment.

💡 Activity Type
European Solidarity Corps – Individual Volunteering (Short-Term)

🏢 Host Organization
VIAC – Institute for Youth Support and Development

📍 Location
Trstená, Slovakia

📆 Period
04 August 2025 – 04 October 2025

⏳ Duration
2 months

📚 Fields
Education, youth work, intercultural learning, faith-based volunteering, community engagement

💬 Language(s)
English (basic communication level required)

🎯 Eligibility criteria (Who can apply?)
Open to young people aged 18–30 who are:
– Positively inclined toward Christianity and open to sharing faith-based values
– Willing to engage in youth work, camps, and centre activities
– Friendly, flexible, and eager to learn in a multicultural Christian environment
– Experienced in social work or youth activities (preferred but not required)
– Able to communicate in English
⚠️ Participants from Algeria cannot be accepted. Preference given to applicants who do not require a visa.

Eligible countries: 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🧪 Responsibilities / tasks
– Help maintain the youth centre and its facilities
– Support educational and recreational youth activities
– Assist with summer camps, group events, and Christian outreach
– Lead or co-facilitate workshops or activities in community centres
– Share ideas and values through service, dialogue, and collaboration

🌟 Why to join?
– Engage in meaningful service in a faith-based environment
– Support and connect with youth in a welcoming Slovak community
– Strengthen your leadership, teamwork, and intercultural skills
– Experience life in a small town in central Europe
– Build friendships and grow personally through volunteering and reflection

📩 Application info
Apply directly through the ESC portal:
👉 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47108_en
🗓 Deadline: 08 July 2025 – 23:59

More info and role descriptions:
👉 https://volunteering.ozviac.sk

💰 Compensation
– Travel costs reimbursed according to ESC distance bands
– Accommodation in a shared flat in Trstená or Tvrdošín
– Monthly food and pocket allowance
– Lunch provided on working days at the organization