🇷🇴 ESC Volunteering in Romania 🎪 Ruralympics Festival, Romanian Culture & International Community Life 🌻

A festival in a Romanian village, a big international team, 35 days of living and working together in the countryside — and the fifth edition of an event that has been getting better every year. This is not a structured programme with a rigid schedule. It is a genuine community experience built around fun, culture, and showing up for each other.

Asociatia Curba de Cultura is bringing together international and Romanian volunteers for the Ruralympics festival — a rural celebration of culture, community, and good energy in Izvoarele, Prahova. The project is open to people who have done EVS or ESC before, as well as complete newcomers to volunteering. No special skills are required. Just motivation, availability, and a willingness to share space and work with others.

Want to see what previous editions looked like? Check here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3CbWABebBrj2MkJ1HV6drFWyd1-kNuAU&si=8cd5ih8PnioqRoxy

What Is This Role About?

For 35 days, the volunteer group experiences life in the Romanian countryside — the culture, the landscapes, and the rhythms of rural community life — while helping to make the Ruralympics festival the event of the year for the local area. The work involves activities with children and young people, event preparation and management, and the daily reality of living and working in a large international group.

Activities

🎪 Contributing to the Ruralympics festival — bringing fun, culture, and great experiences to a rural Romanian community

👧 Working with children and young people in the local area

🎭 Supporting cultural and creative activities throughout the 35-day programme

🤝 Living and working as part of a large international volunteer group

🏕️ Experiencing Romanian rural life, culture, and landscapes from the inside

Who Should Apply?

The profile for this project is deliberately open — no special skills required.

🔹 Age: 18 to 30 years old

🔹 Available for the full 35 days — this is non-negotiable

🔹 Motivated to do international volunteering and live in a rural area

🔹 Willing to work with children and young people

🔹 Motivated to develop new competences and learn about community development

🔹 Able to manage in spoken and written English

🔹 Willing to share living spaces with other volunteers

🔹 Checks emails frequently — including spam — as the selection process is fast

🔹 Open to people who have previously done EVS or ESC — this is a team volunteering project

Training & Support

🎓 Coordination support, materials for activities, and equipment throughout the placement

📚 Task-related trainings including teambuilding, health and security, event management, basic youth work, group dynamics, and communication

🗣️ Language training available during the activity

💬 New to ESC volunteering and not sure what to expect from a team project like this? This complete guide to ESC covers everything you need before applying: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

Accommodation, Food & Transport

🏠 Shared accommodation with common kitchen, bathroom, and living room — 4 to 6 people per room depending on total volunteer numbers

💶 Food allowance and pocket money provided

🌿 Travel costs reimbursed at the end of the stay according to programme rules — green transport option available

🚌 Local transport bus permits and car available when needed for activities

Activity Details

📅 Activity Period: 01 July 2026 – 08 August 2026

📍 Location: Str Principala 91A, Com Izvoarele, Romania

👤 Activity Type: Volunteering Teams

🏷️ Project Code: 2024-1-RO01-ESC51-VTJ-000215729

Deadline

⏰ As soon as possible!

Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden

Apply

🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51347_en

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