🇫🇷 ESC Volunteering in France 🤝 Social Inclusion, Sport & Refugee Support 🇫🇷

🌍 Introduction

This is one of the most intense and real ESC experiences you can join.
You’ll be working directly in a center for asylum seekers, living the experience daily, interacting with people from different backgrounds and supporting real integration processes.

This is not surface-level volunteering. This is direct impact.

💡 Did You Know? 🌍 Projects in asylum seeker centers combine social inclusion, education and intercultural exchange in a real-life environment where you learn by doing every day.

🗓️ Activity Dates

📅 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027

⏳ Application Deadline

📅 17 May 2026

🌎 Eligible Countries

🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🛠️ Activities & Methodology

🎨 Socio-cultural and anti-discrimination activities
🤝 Supporting asylum seekers in daily life
🏃 Organising sport and outdoor activities
🌱 Creating and maintaining a community garden
🎪 Supporting events and workshops
👥 Working with unaccompanied minors

💡 Did You Know? 🎓 These types of ESC projects help you develop intercultural communication, empathy and facilitation skills that are highly valued in international careers.

🎯 Objectives

🤝 Support integration of asylum seekers
🌍 Promote equality and fight discrimination
🏃 Encourage participation through sport and culture
🌱 Build inclusive community environments
🚀 Develop social and professional skills

🏠 Accommodation & Food

🏡 Shared room in the center
🍽️ 3 meals per day provided
💶 Pocket money €8/day
💶 Additional €116/month for food during closures

💰 Financial Conditions

💸 Covered under ESC
🏠 Accommodation provided
🍽️ Food provided
💶 Pocket money included

✈️ Travel

✈️ Travel reimbursed according to ESC rules

📜 Certification

📄 YouthPass certificate

🎓 Training & Learning

📚 French language courses
🚑 First aid training opportunity
🎓 BAFA certificate opportunity
🌍 National seminars and workshops

👥 Participant Profile

👤 Highly motivated and open-minded
🤝 Interested in intercultural exchange
🗣️ Willing to learn and use French
🎨 Interested in organising activities
🚗 Driving licence required

🗣️ Working Language

🗨️ French and English

🌱 What You Will Experience

🤝 Working directly with diverse communities
🌍 Strong intercultural environment
🏃 Active daily routine
🎨 Mix of education, sport and social work
🚀 Personal growth through real responsibility

⚠️ Important Notes

📌 Main working language is French
📌 High level of interaction with people
📌 Motivation is essential

📝 Application Method

📄 Apply through the official form and check all details carefully

🔗 Application Link

APPLICATION FORM https://forms.gle/TpUyXb4R6AK3wFTD7
MORE INFO https://urlr.me/AMzxuk
OFFICIAL ESC https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity_en
FRENCH PLATFORM https://www.corpseuropeensolidarite.fr/
ORGANISATION https://www.fol74.org/la-fol-74

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