🇵🇱 ESC Volunteering in Poland 🎪 Global Village Kids Fest III 🌍 Children, Culture & Inclusion, Jelenia Góra 🇵🇱
Do you love working with children, sharing your culture, and creating meaningful intercultural experiences? Global Village Kids Fest III is an ESC volunteering team project based in Jelenia Góra, Poland — a one-month opportunity for 10 volunteers from 10 different countries to co-create and run a multicultural festival for children aged 4–15 and seniors. You will design and lead your own workshop, participate in international culture days, and work alongside a diverse international team in an inclusive, outdoor-friendly environment. Applications open to participants who do not require a visa for Poland. Deadline: 10 May 2026.
🇵🇱 Did You Know? Jelenia Góra — where this volunteering project takes place — sits at the foot of the Karkonosze Mountains in southwestern Poland, one of the most scenic highland regions in Central Europe. The area is famous for its dramatic mountain landscapes, historic spa towns, and centuries-old glassmaking tradition. It’s an inspiring backdrop for a summer of creative work with children.
What Will You Do?
🎨Design and lead your own workshop or creative activity rooted in your home country’s culture — it can be a dance, song, game, craft, storytelling session, or any activity that represents where you come from
👧Run daily workshop sessions for children aged 4–7, 8–15, and seniors — each session lasts 1.5 hours, with volunteers working in pairs at one of five activity stations, serving groups of 20–25 children divided into teams
🌍Take part in International Days — presenting your country’s culture, traditions, and identity to festival participants and the local community
🤝Participate in team-building activities at the start of the project and collaborate with your international team to co-create the detailed festival programme
🏕️Support mixed-ability mountain trips, outdoor activities, summer camps, and art-based workshops as part of the wider programme
🎬Before arrival, record a short video introducing yourself and describing your workshop idea, and share it via Google Drive with the project coordinator
💡 Did You Know? ESC Volunteering Teams projects are specifically designed to bring together volunteers from multiple countries to work on a shared activity — unlike individual ESC placements. This format builds intercultural collaboration skills, shared project ownership, and cross-border friendships, all within a structured non-formal education framework funded by the European Union.
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏠You will stay in a double room with heating, private bathroom (shower, toilet, towels, hairdryer), a small kitchenette with a refrigerator, and a flat-screen TV
🍽️Food allowance and pocket money are provided according to ESC programme rules — it is recommended to open a Revolut account in PLN before arrival for easier transfers
✈️Travel to and from Jelenia Góra is reimbursed according to ESC programme rules
🚶The activity venue is approximately 2.7 km from your accommodation — walkable or accessible by local bus (bus tickets are paid by the volunteer)
Training & Learning
🌱Personal and professional growth — gain real hands-on experience and build self-confidence in a live project setting
🌐Intercultural exchange — connect with volunteers and community members from diverse countries and backgrounds
🤝Teamwork and communication — develop the ability to cooperate effectively with people from different cultures and working styles
📋Project and event management — gain practical experience in planning, organising, and running activities from start to finish
🏡Independent living skills — develop the self-sufficiency and initiative needed to thrive in a new country and environment
Who Can Apply?
👧You have strong motivation to work regularly with children and young people across different age groups (4–7, 8–15) and with seniors
🌍You are open to working with children from diverse backgrounds, including Ukrainian refugee youth
🎭You are interested in non-formal education, inclusion, mental health, outdoor education, or creative forms such as music, theatre, or movement
🏔️You are ready to support outdoor activities, mountain trips, summer camps, and art-based workshops in flexible, sometimes rural conditions
💡You show initiative, responsibility, and emotional maturity — previous experience in youth work, education, art, sport, or social animation is welcome but not required
⚠️Important: Since this is a short-term project, only participants who do not require a visa to enter Poland can be accepted — please confirm your situation with the coordinator before applying
📱You can contact the coordinator directly via WhatsApp for an interview: +48 606 629 700
Activity Dates & Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇵🇫 French Polynesia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇱 Greenland, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden
Application Link
🔗 Apply here: youth.europa.eu — Global Village Kids Fest III
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