🎨 ESC Volunteering in Italy – Volunteering with Materahub 🌍 Creativity, Entrepreneurship & Culture in Matera! 🇮🇹

📌 Project Type: ESC Individual Volunteering
📅 Activity Dates: 1 October 2025 – 30 March 2026
📅 Application Deadline: 15 September 2025 – 12:30
📍 Venue: Matera, Italy
👥 Participants: 22–30 years old, motivated to grow in entrepreneurship & culture
🌐 Eligible Countries: 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden

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📖 Project Description

Materahub, based in the stunning European Capital of Culture 2019, is dedicated to entrepreneurship, creativity, and social innovation. Volunteers will actively support both local and international projects in areas such as:

• 📱 Social Media & Communication: managing websites, updating project profiles, producing videos & photos, creating graphic materials
• 🤝 Project Management: assisting with EU projects, partner meetings, and coordination tasks
• 🏫 Youth & Education: helping organize workshops in schools and universities
• 🎉 Events & Promotion: supporting cultural events and EU project visibility activities
• 💡 Entrepreneurship Support: contributing to local stakeholders’ applications for EU funding through a help desk

This is the perfect opportunity for motivated young people to gain hands-on experience in EU project management, creativity, and entrepreneurship while living in one of Italy’s most beautiful historic cities.

🔗 More info: Project Details

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🏠 Accommodation & Meals

• 🏡 Shared apartment in Matera city centre, double rooms, fully equipped
• 🍴 €200 food allowance per month + €6/day pocket money
• 🚶 No need for local transportation (office within walking distance)
• 💶 Monthly allowance via bank transfer

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🎓 Training & Support

• 🧭 On-arrival & mid-term training provided by the Italian National Agency
• 🧑‍🏫 Learning-by-doing experience in a European project consortium
• 💬 Support for learning Italian language
• 🏅 Youthpass certificate recognizing competences

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👤 Participant Profile

We are looking for motivated young people aged 22–30 who are:

• 🌍 Interested in European integration, project management & entrepreneurship
• ✨ Open to multicultural teamwork & personal growth
• 💬 Fluent in English, with at least basic Italian (preferred)
• 💡 Creative, proactive, and eager to learn new skills
• 📄 Applications must include a CV + Motivation Letter (in English)

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🔗 Application Info

Apply via the official ESC portal:
👉 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47989_en