🇷🇴 ESC Volunteering in Romania ☀️ Short Term Summer Fun Vol.5 🏕️ Summer Camps for Disadvantaged Children, Cristuru Secuiesc 🇷🇴
Are you between 18 and 30, energetic, creative, and passionate about working with children — and ready for an ESC volunteering team experience in the heart of Transylvania? Short Term Summer Fun Volume 5 is a volunteer team project based in Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania, bringing summer experience camps to disadvantaged children in small villages where camp opportunities simply don’t exist. Over 59 days, volunteers will organise and run camps focused on community, play, friendship, and personal growth — giving as many children as possible a summer they will never forget. Fully furnished shared house, €160 food allowance and €120 pocket money per month, international travel reimbursed. Deadline: 6 April 2026.
🇷🇴 Did You Know? Cristuru Secuiesc is located in the Harghita County of Transylvania — the heartland of the Székely Land, a region with a distinct Hungarian-speaking culture that has persisted for centuries within Romania. It is one of the most culturally unique corners of Central Europe, surrounded by forests, mountains, and traditional villages that feel genuinely untouched by mass tourism. A remarkable place to spend a summer doing meaningful work.
What Will You Do?
🏕️Organise and run summer experience camps for disadvantaged children in small villages in the Harghita region — reaching children who would otherwise have no access to summer camp experiences
👧Work directly with children to create a summer full of experiences, friendships, play, and personal growth — community and joy are at the heart of every camp day
🎨Bring your own creative ideas to life — volunteers are encouraged to design and lead activities based on their own skills and interests
🌟Help children acquire new skills and experience the warmth of community — contributing to their personal development in a meaningful, lasting way
🤝Work as part of an international volunteer team — combining individual initiative with genuine teamwork across the full project period
💡 Did You Know? The Youthpass certificate — which volunteers on this project will receive — is an official European document that recognises the non-formal and informal learning gained through an ESC volunteering experience. It is widely recognised by employers and educational institutions across Europe as evidence of key competencies including teamwork, intercultural communication, project management, and self-directed learning.
Accommodation, Food & Travel
🏠Fully furnished shared house with a spacious kitchen (2 fridges, stove, microwave, dishes, furniture), 2 bathrooms (toilets, showers, washing machine), 5 large bedrooms, and full utilities including electricity, gas, hot and cold water, and Wi-Fi — all costs covered by the hosts
🍽️€160 food allowance per month — volunteers manage their own meals using the well-equipped shared kitchen
💰€120 pocket money per month for personal expenses throughout the placement
✈️International travel costs are reimbursed in accordance with ESC programme rules
Training & Learning
📚Pre-departure training, on-arrival training, and a final evaluation meeting — structured support throughout the full project
🗂️A one-week workshop during the project focused on developing organisational skills — practical and applied learning in a real camp context
🗣️Basic instruction in the local language provided — willingness to learn Romanian/Hungarian is welcomed and expected
🎓Youthpass certificate issued at the end of the project — an official European recognition of the competencies and learning gained
Who Can Apply?
🎂You are between 18 and 30 years old
👧You genuinely enjoy working with children — this is the most essential quality for this project
🌍You are open-minded and inclusive — you will be living and working with people from different cultural backgrounds throughout the placement
💡You have your own creative ideas and the motivation to bring them to life — initiative and independent thinking are genuinely valued here
🗣️Basic English skills are required — along with a genuine willingness to learn the local language
⚡You are energetic, creative, and capable of working both as part of a team and independently when needed
Activity Dates & Key Information
Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden
Application Link
🔗 Apply here: youth.europa.eu — Short Term Summer Fun Vol.5, Romania
📋 Infopack: shorturl.at/cwLfm
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