🇩🇪🎲 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Germany – Playing with Europe: Games, Education & Youth Participation in Hamburg 🇩🇪

🌍 About the Volunteering Opportunity
European Playwork Association e.V., in cooperation with Stiftung Deutsch-Russischer Jugendaustausch gGmbH (Juve Foundation – Youth Connects Germany with Eastern Europe and Central Asia gGmbH), offers a long-term European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering opportunity in Hamburg, Germany.

The project “Playing with Europe” focuses on education, youth work, digital innovation, and international cooperation, using games, creative tools, and participatory methods to connect young people across Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.

This is a 12-month volunteering experience ideal for young people interested in international youth work, events, media, digital culture, and innovative educational formats.

📍 Location
Hamburg, Germany

📅 Activity Dates
From 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2027
Duration: 12 months

🎯 Main Activities
🎓 Academy – support in organising events, participant management, content preparation
📚 Resource Center – research on partner countries, funding opportunities and stakeholders, website support
🎮 Innovation Lab – gaming & education projects, workshops, youth exchange support
📢 Public Relations – social media content creation, research, and community interaction
🌍 International Cooperation – youth participation, intercultural learning, and civic engagement

🏠 Accommodation, Food & Financial Support
🏠 Monthly accommodation support provided in Hamburg
🍽️ Monthly food allowance
💶 Monthly pocket money
✈️ Transportation costs covered by the coordinating organisation
🧑‍🏫 On-arrival and mid-term trainings organised in Germany

👤 Participant Profile
This opportunity is suitable for young people who:
🌐 Are interested in international cooperation and youth work
🗣️ Have a good command of English (German is an asset, Russian is possible)
🎮 Are interested in games, digital culture, education, or media
💻 Have basic digital skills (Office tools, social media, online communication)
🎨 Enjoy creative work (graphics, video, text, streaming)
🤝 Are communicative, open-minded, responsible, and motivated to learn
⏳ Are ready for a long-term (1-year) commitment

Previous experience is welcome but not required.

🌐 Eligible Applicant Countries
Albania 🇦🇱, Algeria 🇩🇿, Armenia 🇦🇲, Aruba 🇦🇼, Austria 🇦🇹, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿, Belarus 🇧🇾, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Curaçao, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Czech Republic 🇨🇿, Denmark 🇩🇰, Egypt 🇪🇬, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Georgia 🇬🇪, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Greenland, Hungary 🇭🇺, Iceland 🇮🇸, Ireland 🇮🇪, Israel 🇮🇱, Italy 🇮🇹, Jordan 🇯🇴, Kosovo* 🇽🇰, Latvia 🇱🇻, Lebanon 🇱🇧, Libya 🇱🇾, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Moldova 🇲🇩, Montenegro 🇲🇪, Morocco 🇲🇦, Netherlands 🇳🇱, New Caledonia, North Macedonia 🇲🇰, Norway 🇳🇴, Palestine, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Russian Federation 🇷🇺, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia 🇷🇸, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden 🇸🇪, Syrian Arab Republic 🇸🇾, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Türkiye 🇹🇷, Ukraine 🇺🇦, Wallis and Futuna

🏷️ Activity Topics
🎓 Education and training
🎭 Creativity and culture
🗳️ Citizenship and democratic participation

📅 Application Deadline
No application deadline specified

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49309_en

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