🌍 ESC Volunteering in Portugal – Develop Project Management Skills, Empower Youth Participation & Contribute to European Initiatives in Stunning Portimão! 🇵🇹✨

🌍 ESC Volunteering in Portugal – Develop Project Management Skills, Empower Youth Participation & Contribute to European Initiatives in Stunning Portimão! 🇵🇹✨

🇵🇹 About the Hosting Organisation

Associação Antigóna, in cooperation with DYPALL Network – Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Participação Cidada 🇵🇹, offers a unique ESC volunteering experience in the vibrant city of Portimão, Portugal 🇵🇹.
This project focuses on strengthening democratic participation, youth engagement, mobility, and European cooperation.

Volunteers become active contributors to real Erasmus+ and ESC projects — gaining both professional and personal development.


🧩 What You Will Do

As a volunteer, your tasks include:

📌 Assisting in the planning, implementation and monitoring of ongoing projects
📌 Supporting team meetings, taking notes, preparing presentations and reports
📌 Helping with logistics during project events (materials, venue setup, participant support)
📌 Contributing to new project proposals and funding opportunities
📌 Supporting applications and documentation for Erasmus+ and other European programmes
📌 Promoting ESC & Erasmus+ in schools, youth centres and public spaces
📌 Bringing your creative ideas to support communication, youth engagement, and project innovation

The project empowers young people to participate actively in democratic life and international cooperation.


🏠 Accommodation, Food & Travel

🏡 You will live in a fully equipped shared house (private or double room depending on volunteer composition).
📍 The apartment is centrally located and close to the hosting office.
💶 Monthly support: €310 (food + personal expenses).
✈️ Round-trip travel between Italy 🇮🇹 and Portugal 🇵🇹 is fully reimbursed.
🚆 All local transportation related to the project is covered.
🩺 You will have full EU-funded insurance for medical support and accidents.


📚 Training During the Activity

📘 Pre-departure training in Italy 🇮🇹
📘 On-arrival training in Portugal 🇵🇹
📘 Mid-term training during your volunteering period
🗣️ Portuguese language course
🤝 Continuous mentoring & evaluation
🌍 Opportunities to meet many other young Europeans and expand your international network


👤 Participant Profile

This opportunity is perfect for you if you are:

✨ Motivated, curious and eager to learn
✨ Interested in European projects, youth participation and communication
✨ A team player who enjoys organising activities and contributing creative ideas
✨ Able to communicate in English (intermediate level required)
✨ Dynamic, open-minded, responsible and excited about multicultural environments

Project management or communication experience is a plus — but not required.


🌍 Eligible Countries

🇮🇹 Italy

(This project accepts applications only from Italy.)


📅 Activity Details

Project Duration: 20/01/2026 – 19/01/2027
Location: Portimão, Portugal 🇵🇹
Activity Type: Individual Volunteering
Project Code: 2025-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000347268
Application Deadline: 08/12/2025 – 23:59


🔗 Application Link

Application Link:
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/48998_en


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