🌟 Project Overview

Join this meaningful ESC project in Palermo, Sicily 🇮🇹, hosted by CISS – Cooperazione Internazionale Sud Sud – ONLUS, an NGO active since 1985 across Latin America, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Europe. CISS focuses on human rights protection, community empowerment, women’s support, migrant inclusion, youth participation, and reducing school dropout rates. Volunteers will assist in managing local community activities based on their interests, skills and motivation, supporting real and lasting grassroots impact.

🌍 Eligible Countries

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

📅 Activity Dates

23/02/2026 – 21/10/2026

⏳ Application Deadline

22/12/2025 – 10:00

💼 What You Will Do

✨ Support CISS projects focused on women, migrants and local communities
✨ Assist initiatives protecting childhood and reducing school dropout rates
✨ Help ensure access to services for vulnerable groups
✨ Encourage youth participation in community processes
✨ Join activities that promote human rights and meaningful social change
✨ Contribute based on your skills, interests and capabilities

🏠 Accommodation, Food & Transport

🏡 Volunteers stay in a private single room at CISS’s apartment on Via Marconi 2A.
🍽️ Food allowance provided through vouchers of 7€/day.
🚇 Transport covered via metro or bus pass depending on mobility needs.
🛋️ Common areas shared with another volunteer (may be of different gender).

👤 Participant Profile

Two motivated volunteers who care about social inclusion, equality, and community engagement.

🔗 Application Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49179_en

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