🤝 European Solidarity Corps Humanitarian Volunteering in the Philippines 🇵🇭 Gender Equality Protection and Humanitarian Action 🌍 Humanitarian Volunteer Gender and Protection

🧭 About the Volunteering Opportunity
Humanitarian Volunteer Gender and Protection is an European Solidarity Corps Humanitarian Aid individual volunteering opportunity implemented by Acción contra el Hambre in Manila, Philippines. The project focuses on integrating gender equality and protection principles into humanitarian and development programming. Volunteers will work closely with technical teams, field staff, and partners to mainstream gender-transformative approaches, identify protection risks, and strengthen inclusive humanitarian responses across different country bases.

🎯 Main Aim
To strengthen gender equality, protection mainstreaming, and inclusive humanitarian programming through professional-level volunteering within humanitarian aid operations.

🧩 Volunteer Tasks and Activities
⚖️ Support gender and protection mainstreaming in humanitarian programmes
📊 Conduct gender analysis and identify protection risks
📝 Draft practical Gender Action Plans for country bases
🤝 Work with technical teams, partners, and field staff
🌍 Support consultations, data collection, and knowledge management
🎓 Contribute to capacity building activities on gender and protection
🚐 Participate in field visits when security conditions allow

👤 Participant Profile
🎓 Background or strong knowledge in gender equality and protection
📊 Ability to conduct assessments and gender or protection analysis
🧠 High analytical and reporting capacity
💻 Strong computer and IT skills
🗣️ Effective communication, facilitation, and synthesis skills
⚖️ Familiarity with gender frameworks used by donors
🎯 Aged 18–35
🌍 Resident in an eligible country
📜 Completed compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training
🚫 No previous participation in individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering
⏳ Total EU volunteering duration must not exceed 12 months

🗓️ Activity Dates
📅 From 10 February 2026 to 07 November 2026

📍 Location
Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭

🏠 Accommodation and Daily Support
🏡 Accommodation provided
✈️ Travel costs and visa covered
🩺 Pre-deployment medical check and mandatory vaccinations covered
💶 Monthly subsistence lump sum for food and personal needs
🤝 Additional support for volunteers with fewer opportunities if needed

📚 Training and Learning Opportunities
🎓 Pre-deployment Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training
🧭 Continuous learning through field-based humanitarian practice
🤝 Professional mentoring within humanitarian teams
📜 Youthpass and humanitarian volunteering certification

🌍 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹 Belgium 🇧🇪 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Croatia 🇭🇷 Cyprus 🇨🇾 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 Denmark 🇩🇰 Estonia 🇪🇪 Finland 🇫🇮 France 🇫🇷 Germany 🇩🇪 Greece 🇬🇷 Hungary 🇭🇺 Iceland 🇮🇸 Ireland 🇮🇪 Italy 🇮🇹 Latvia 🇱🇻 Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 Lithuania 🇱🇹 Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Malta 🇲🇹 Netherlands 🇳🇱 North Macedonia 🇲🇰 Poland 🇵🇱 Portugal 🇵🇹 Romania 🇷🇴 Slovakia 🇸🇰 Slovenia 🇸🇮 Spain 🇪🇸 Sweden 🇸🇪 Türkiye 🇹🇷

🗣️ Working Language
English

🏢 Host Organisation
Acción contra el Hambre

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49441_en

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