🌼 ESC in Romania: Merry Go Bloom 🌱 Creative Youth, Rural Life & Community Spirit 🇷🇴

📌 Project Type

ESC Individual Volunteering

📅 Activity Dates

07 September 2025 – 07 January 2026 (16 weeks)

📅 Application Deadline

12 September 2025, 12:00

📍 Venue

Onesti & Manastirea Casin, Romania 🇷🇴

👥 Number of Volunteers

4 young people aged 18–30

🌐 Eligible Countries

🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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📖 Project Description

Merry Go Bloom is a 4-month volunteering adventure supporting Asociatia de Tineret Onestin and the local communities of Onesti and Manastirea Casin. Volunteers will engage in creative workshops, rural activities, and community initiatives, while experiencing authentic Romanian culture and teamwork in a shared living environment.

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🎯 Volunteer Tasks

• 🎭 Organize creative & intercultural workshops for teenagers
• 🌱 Participate in gardening & rural development activities
• 🛠️ Help with maintenance & logistics during community events and Erasmus+ projects
• 🧹 Contribute to daily cleaning & upkeep in shared living spaces
• 🐑 Experience rural life, including contact with animals and insects

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🏠 Accommodation & Meals

• Shared rooms, bathrooms, and kitchen in a community setting
• Volunteers help maintain facilities and the garden
• Monthly allowance: €240 (food + pocket money)
• Local transport provided for activities

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🎓 Training & Support

• National Agency On-Arrival Training
• Mentoring sessions every 2 weeks
• Ongoing coaching, reflection, and weekly evaluations by the hosting team

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✅ Participant Profile

We are looking for motivated volunteers who are:

• Flexible & adaptable to community living
• Comfortable with rural environments, animals, and insects
• Open to teamwork, intercultural exchange & non-formal learning
• Enthusiastic about making a difference in a small town and village context

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🔗 Application Info

👉 Official Opportunity & Application Portal
📩 For selection: Send your motivation email to onestin.europa@yahoo.com

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