🇸🇰✝️🤝 European Solidarity Corps Volunteering in Slovakia 🇸🇰 | Faith-Based Youth Work, Education & Creative Engagement in a Catholic Community 🇸🇰✨

🧩 Project Overview
This European Solidarity Corps individual volunteering opportunity is hosted by VIAC – INSTITUT PRE PODPORU A ROZVOJ MLADEZE, a Christian Catholic NGO dedicated to youth support, education, and personal development. The project takes place in Trstená, Slovakia 🇸🇰, within a faith-based community setting that values openness, learning, and service.

Volunteers support teenagers and young people through educational, creative, and community-oriented activities, while contributing to the organisation’s communication and outreach efforts. A positive attitude towards Christianity is appreciated, alongside openness to learning and sharing values respectfully within a youth work context.

🎯 Main Activities & Responsibilities
Volunteers will be involved in a mix of youth work, creativity, and organisational support, including:

• 👥 Supporting youth activities and programmes for teenagers
• 🎨 Contributing to creative outputs such as posters, videos, and visual materials
• 📚 Assisting with educational and training activities
• 🤝 Participating in community life within a Catholic youth organisation
• 💬 Supporting communication and outreach initiatives
• 🌱 Learning through hands-on involvement in non-formal education

Starting dates are flexible and can be discussed directly with the host organisation.

🏠 Accommodation, Food & Financial Support

• 🏡 Accommodation provided in a shared flat in Trstená or Tvrdošín
• 🍽️ Food money and pocket money provided according to ESC rules
• 🥗 Option to have lunch at the organisation or arrange meals independently
• ✈️ Travel costs reimbursed based on Erasmus+ distance bands

🎓 Training & Support

• 📘 Onboarding training provided by VIAC – INSTITUT PRE PODPORU A ROZVOJ MLADEZE
• 🇪🇺 On-arrival and mid-term trainings organised by the National Agency
• 🤍 Continuous mentoring and support throughout the volunteering period

👤 Participant Profile
This opportunity is suitable for young people who:

• 👶 Are 18–30 years old
• ✝️ Have a positive attitude towards Christianity (preferred but not mandatory)
• 🤝 Are open-minded, motivated, and willing to work with teenagers
• 🎨 Have skills or interest in design, video creation, or creative communication
• 🗣️ Have at least a communicative level of English
• 🌍 Previous volunteering or youth work experience is an asset, not a requirement

❗ Applications must be submitted via the ESC Portal only.
❗ Applications sent by email will not be accepted.
❗ Applicants from Algeria cannot be accepted.

📅 Activity Dates

• 📆 12 January 2026 – 20 December 2026

⏳ Application Deadline

• 📅 19 December 2025 – 23:59 (CET)

🌍 Activity Location

• 🏙️ Trstená, Slovakia 🇸🇰

👥 Activity Type

• 🤝 Individual Volunteering (European Solidarity Corps)

🌐 Eligible Countries
Austria 🇦🇹, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Croatia 🇭🇷, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Czech Republic 🇨🇿, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Greenland 🇬🇱, Hungary 🇭🇺, Iceland 🇮🇸, Ireland 🇮🇪, Italy 🇮🇹, Latvia 🇱🇻, Liechtenstein 🇱🇮, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Netherlands 🇳🇱, Norway 🇳🇴, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Ukraine 🇺🇦

🏷️ Activity Topics

• 📚 Education and training
• 🎭 Creativity and culture

🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49250_en

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