🎨🌍 ESC Volunteering in Serbia – Senior Club & Art Corner Assistant in Novi Sad 🇷🇸 | Empower Creativity, Inclusion & Intergenerational Connection ✨🤝💛

About the Opportunity

🇷🇸 This meaningful ESC opportunity in Novi Sad, Serbia invites volunteers to support the Senior Club and the EHO Art Corner, both operated by ADRA OPS in cooperation with Ekumenska Humanitarna Organizacija (EHO).
Volunteers will play a key role in empowering elderly and socially vulnerable individuals by facilitating art, music, cultural expression, storytelling, and intergenerational activities that reduce social isolation and strengthen community bonds.

🎨 Daily responsibilities include assisting with handicraft workshops, painting sessions, traditional art activities, group discussions, social gatherings, and cultural exchange meetings. Volunteers will also help organize and maintain the EHO Art Corner, support the display of handmade items, and contribute to the creation of small promotional materials.
This role is ideal for empathetic, creative, community-minded young people who want to bring joy, dignity, and connection to older generations.

Accommodation, Food & Transport

🏡 Volunteers live in a fully furnished shared apartment, each with a private bedroom.
🍽️ A monthly allowance of 470 EUR covers meals, local transport, and communication.
🚍 Public transport is commonly used for reaching activity locations; EHO vehicles are available when required.

Training & Learning Opportunities

📘 Orientation on working with elderly and vulnerable adults
🎭 Training in creative facilitation (art therapy, storytelling, memory workshops)
🌍 Intercultural communication, empathy & teamwork
📑 Introduction to active aging strategies and community-based inclusion
🎪 Skills in project planning, event organization, and monitoring impact

Participant Profile

Ideal volunteers are patient, compassionate, and motivated to ensure that aging never equates to social exclusion.
Creativity, adaptability, and emotional sensitivity are essential.
Experience in arts, social work, psychology, or education is helpful but not mandatory.
This opportunity is perfect for those passionate about intergenerational exchange, community building, and social inclusion.

Eligible Countries

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Application Deadline

📅 Application Deadline: Not specified

Application Link

🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49194_en

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