🇦🇲 ESC Volunteering in Armenia 🏥 Supporting Child & Adolescent Health at Armenia’s Largest Paediatric Centre 👶

Armenia’s largest paediatric medical structure, thousands of children receiving care every year, and a volunteer role that puts you right in the middle of that work. This ESC placement is for someone who is ready to contribute meaningfully in a medical and social context — and who wants to genuinely understand what healthcare looks like beyond their own country’s borders.

Arabkir Joint Medical Center – Institute of Child and Adolescent Health (Arabkir JMC) is the largest paediatric structure in Armenia, providing medical services across prevention, diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation for children and adolescents with a wide range of conditions — from chronic urological and surgical issues to epilepsy, diabetes, bronchial asthma, and psycho-social needs. The centre also provides emergency care and a number of services for adults.

This placement is organised in partnership with sending organisation ICJA – Freiwilligenaustausch Weltweit and is open to participants from Germany only.

What Is This Role About?

As a volunteer at Arabkir JMC, you will be integrated into the work and activities of the organisation with support from the centre’s specialists and staff. The role is built around active contribution, coordination support, and learning — with language training built in to help you navigate daily life and work in Armenia throughout your placement.

Who Should Apply?

🔹 Active, communicative, and creative — able to work effectively with coordinators across the organisation

🔹 Responsible and reliable in a professional medical environment

🔹 Strong English writing and communication skills — essential for the role

🔹 Russian language skills are encouraged as an additional asset

🔹 Permanent resident of a programme country — Germany only for this placement

Training & Support

👩‍⚕️ Support and training provided by the centre’s specialists and staff throughout the entire placement — helping the volunteer integrate into the work and activities of the organisation

📚 Two Armenian language lessons per week for the full duration of the service — taught by an experienced tutor of Armenian as a foreign language

🌍 Ongoing support to gain knowledge of the field and improve competences related to the work at Arabkir JMC

💬 Based in Germany and ready to apply for an ESC placement through ICJA? This complete guide to ESC volunteering covers everything from eligibility to what life as a volunteer actually looks like: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

Accommodation & Practical Details

🏠 Volunteer lives in a guest house reserved for volunteers throughout the entire service

🛏️ All facilities provided — bed, sheets, and linen included

💶 Volunteers receive monthly payments for personal expenses

How to Apply

⚠️ Applications are not submitted through the EU Youth Portal. You must apply directly through the sending organisation ICJA.

📩 Apply via ICJA: https://www.icja.de/content/freiwilligendienste/programme/esk-dein-europaeischer-freiwilligendienst

Activity Details

📅 Activity Period: 01 September 2026 – 31 August 2027

📍 Location: Armenia

👤 Activity Type: Individual Volunteering

🏷️ Project Code: 2026-1-DE04-ESC51-VTJ-000401036

Deadline

⏰ 15 May 2026

Eligible Countries

🇩🇪 Germany

Apply

🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51267_en

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