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The information is organized in blocks.

So you will get in first line of bricks information for identifying yourself as a potential user.

The second line of information bricks will help you to decide if this service is trustable.

The third line is giving you information how to act if you want to be part of this service.

The fourth line is giving you additional info about the service

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Hi everyone! Are you a young person from Europe or from a following partner countries or a parent/relative/friend of such a person?
Do you like volunteering activities?

Please take a look on information over here. World is plenty of possibilities, and this one may be for you. The site is giving some general info about volunteering possibilities in Europe trough European Solidarity Corps. It's a place where you meet Europe and Europe meets you! Enjoy!

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After taking part to this MOOC course you will learn:

Who are eligible and can apply for doing volunteerism in the European Solidarity Corps;

How you can be sure about this service? Learn which are the key principles and the key mission of the European Solidarity Corps; and

What to do to start the process and enroll? How you can discuss the placement of volunteerism with an organisation.

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Since its launch in December 2016, the European Solidarity Corps has attracted more than 93,000 young people who have expressed their interest to help in solidarity action across Europe. More than 10,000 people have already started their activities in projects dealing with various topics such as environment, culture, social services, helping refugees, migrants, children or the elderly.
The European Solidarity Corps is more than only volunteering. It also creates opportunities for young people to develop their skills and increase their future labour market prospects via a job or a traineeship.

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Principles of the European Solidarity Corps

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Principles of the European Solidarity Corps

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Promoting social solidarity and social cohesion and coherency;

Building peace;

Promoting unity, freedom and justice; and

Empowering social entrreneurship

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Benefits of joining the European Solidarity Corps

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Benefits of joining the European Solidarity Corps

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Taking part in a European Solidarity Corps project will be a significant achievement for any young person. It will be an asset when applying for a job and it will help you when you apply for higher education. The European Solidarity Corps could be a new opportunity for you to engage in a meaningful activity which could prove to be a stepping stone into employment.

After participating in a project you will be entitled to receive a certificate that documents your participation. You could use this when applying for jobs or further learning.

As well as being useful for your future career prospects, European Solidarity Corps you will receive a package of other benefits, which will vary depending on the type of project that you undertake. It will also depend on whether you are participating in the Volunteering or Occupational parts of the Corps.

If you decide to volunteer, you will not receive a wage, but will on the other hand be entitled to travel, lodging and subsistence as well as insurance coverage for the duration of the activity. You will receive relevant training before you start and after you arrive on site.

For participants doing an apprenticeship or a traineeship, there will, in some countries, be an employment contract established in accordance with the national regulations of the hosting country. A subsistence allowance will be provided.

For participants that are recruited for a job placement, there will always be a formal labour contract and a wage in accordance with local laws, regulations and collective agreements.

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Mission of the European Solidarity Corps

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Mission of the European Solidarity Corps

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The European Solidarity Corps brings together young people to build a more inclusive society, supporting vulnerable people and responding to societal challenges. It offers an inspiring and empowering experience for young people who want to help, learn and develop.

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Solidarity Corps projects is  available to people from 18 up to the age of 30 years old.
You have to be legally resident in the EU Member States or the following Partner Countries:

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey

Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia

Russian Federation

Whilst you can join the European Solidarity Corps if you meet these criteria, some projects may have additional restrictions on ages, legal residency or nationality, depending on the type of project and how it is funded.

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The European Solidarity Corps is the new European Union initiative which creates opportunities for young people to volunteer or work in projects in their own country or abroad that benefit communities and people around Europe.

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What could you  be asked to do in a European Solidarity Corps project?

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What could you  be asked to do in a European Solidarity Corps project?

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European Solidarity Corps projects will cover a wide variety of topics but all will be within the Mission of the European Solidarity Corps, and meet its Principles.

Examples of what you could be asked to do include:

Helping rebuild a school or community centre that has been devastated following an earthquake

Providing support to newly arrived asylum seekers

Clearing vegetation from forests to help prevent wildfires

Working with disabled people in a community centre.

You will not be asked to provide any services related to the immediate response to disasters. These types of tasks will continue to be performed by those with the specialist training and experience to operate safely in these dangerous environments.

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Instructions for registering the site of ESC

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Instructions for registering the site of ESC

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If you are up for a challenge, and willing to dedicate yourself to helping other people, then join the European Solidarity Corps today!

Click the link below "Join the European Solidarity Corps to start the registration process. To make the process as easy as possible, you can sign up using a social media account, or you can create an account with EU Login.
When you register, your details will be held in the European Solidarity Corps system, and organisations will be able to search the database for people for their projects. Organisations will then ask selected participants to join these projects.

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Are you between 18 and 30 and looking for an opportunity to help the wider community, in Europe and beyond?

You could do this with funding and support from the European Solidarity Corps, which helps young people take part in projects that benefit communities, either abroad or in their own country.

These projects offer an inspiring and empowering experience, as well as the chance to bring change while developing your skills and competences.

So what can you do?

Broadly, you can get involved in:

volunteering

traineeships (whereas traineeships can still run this year funded by the budget from the previous programme, please be aware that in the new programme 2021-2027 they are discontinued)

jobs (whereas jobs can still run this year funded by the budget from the previous programme, please be aware that in the new programme 2021-2027 they are discontinued)

local Solidarity Projects

Humanitarian aid volunteering (European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps)*

These can be in a wide range of fields - education and training, citizenship and democratic participation, environment and natural protection, migration, culture, humanitarian aid, and many others.

How does it work?

The European Solidarity Corps funding is provided in the form of grants to organisations through call for proposals.

Young people wishing to engage in such activities need to register in the European Solidarity Corps portal. The European Solidarity Corps portal offers a place for those young people and organisations, holding a grant, to implement activities and to find each other.

Who runs the Corps?

The European Solidarity Corps is managed by the European Commission.

It is implemented on the ground by a variety of bodies:

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Are you between 18 and 30 and looking for an opportunity to help the wider community, in Europe and beyond? You could do this with funding and support from the European Solidarity Corps, which helps young people take part in projects that benefit communities, either abroad or in their own country.

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Examples of volunteering projects for a young person from Moldova

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Examples of volunteering projects for a young person from Moldova

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There are several NGOs from Moldova that send and receive volunteers, for example, Association Oberliht, ADVIT Moldova, MillieniuM Training and Development Institute and others.

You can also see storytelling from all over the world here: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/video_en
Enjoy!

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Posted by maria on January 29, 2019 , No comment

Would you like to take part in European Solidarity Corps project? Apply now and benefit from an international experience!

programme dates: 4th March 2019 to 28 February 2020
location: Epinal, France
hosting organisation: MJC Centre Social Léo Lagrange
coordinating organisation: Ligue de l'Enseignement des Vosges
sending organisation:Asociația Tinerilor Artiști Oberliht
The Erasmus+ program is supported by the European Commission
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
The project "Europe comes to your home" aims to promote solidarity and international mobility among Vosges youth, in particular by improving access to information, to allow a better understanding of international mobility.

ACTIVITIES
- invest in daily life with young people who attend the center (help with homework, leisure time, cultural events, etc.) while making them discover new culture;
- share his/her experience with young middle and high school students from the sector;
- run a blog on the site cerf-city.fr which tells his daily life of EVS;
- enter debates on the web radio in connection with international topics;
- participate in the youth festival JAC & Leo;
- implement their own ideas.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Candidates must be residents of the Republic of Moldova aged between 18 and 30 and show interest and motivation to take part in the program. Priority will be given to young people interested digital tools, as well as encouraged to apply young people who have not participated in such projects and young people living outside large centers. Candidates must know English at the communication level so they can consult the project documentation and communicate with other program participants.
HOSTING CONDITIONS
- participant will be host in a familly nearby the work place;
- participants will receive pocket money in the amount of 181 EUR/month and money for food 6-7EUR per day;
- 35 hour of work per week in a dynamic cultural institution;
- the local transportation expences will be cover the costs;
- participants will be reimbursed up to EUR 275 for international round trip costs.

If you are interested, send your
- CV (preferably Europass format)
- Motivation Letter in English (200-300 words)
- FB profile link
to evs-tineret@oberliht.org

Deadline: February 10h, 2019

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Where and how long: Duration of the volunteering projects in the European Solidarity Corps

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Where and how long: Duration of the volunteering projects in the European Solidarity Corps

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Projects supported by the European Solidarity Corps can last from two to twelve months. They will usually be located within the European Union Member States.

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At what age I can look for a project? What kind of projects do exist?

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At what age I can look for a project? What kind of projects do exist?

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You can register for the European Solidarity Corps when you are 17 years old, but you cannot start a project until you are over 18. European Solidarity Corps projects will be available to people up to the age of 30 years old.

After completing a simple registration process, European Solidarity Corps participants could be selected and invited to join a wide range of projects, such as helping to prevent natural disasters or rebuild afterwards, assisting in centres for asylum seekers, or addressing different social issues in communities.

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Do you have to invest some money to get into the project?

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Do you have to invest some money to get into the project?

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No, everything is free.
The project is covering:
– participant is hosted in a family or together with other volunteer nearby the workplace;
– participants receive small pocket money per month depending on the country;
– 35 hour of work per week in a dynamic institution;
– the local transportation expenses are  covered;
– participants are reimbursed up to EUR 275 for international round trip costs.

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Activity types:

VOLUNTEERING

Volunteering teams
Volunteering teams are groups of 10-40 young people from at least two different countries who volunteer together for a period of between 2 weeks and 2 months. The costs of accommodation and food are covered. Participants also receive a small allowance for personal expenses.

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Activity types:

VOLUNTEERING ACTIVITIES

Individual volunteering lets young people participate in the daily work of organisations and lasts between 2 and 12 months, and in some cases, 2 weeks and up. Participants can volunteer abroad or in their country of residence for projects covering social inclusion, environment, culture, and more. Volunteering teams are groups of 10-40 young people from at least two different countries who volunteer together for a period of between 2 weeks and 2 months. The costs of accommodation and food are covered. Participants also receive a small allowance for personal expenses.

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As a participant of individual volunteering I can say that it was one of my best experience in my life. I had been for two months in Liepaja´s Jaunie Vanagi (Latvia) where i was working with kids and teenagers who were participating in different team building activities.

First at all, i participate in a training course before our Volunteer because we were learning by non formal education how to developed activities for kids who has economic situation problems. Also, we were working with teenagers for they get more confident by themselves and with others.

Secondly, the organisation and also the European Union were supporting us from the beginning, we had our health insurance and they paid us everything what they say before we go to our voluntary.

I was living in very good conditions and with very good people around me, there were participants form France, Greece, Slovenian, Portuguese and Spain. Two of us were sharing a house and there were not a single problem between us. We learnt a lot from each other and cooperate if there were any accident.

In conclusion, I can say that I was working with kids and teenagers for two months and it makes me to develop my social skills. Also, I learnt a lot by non-formal education which I didn't have idea about that before.

I recommend you to join any kind of volunteering because it will be a great experience for you =)

Sonia A., Spain

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SOLIDARITY PROJECTS (other kind of ESC projects)

Solidarity projects are initiated, developed and implemented over a period of 2 to 12 months by at least five young people who want to make a positive change in their local community. Young people who want to run a solidarity project in their country of residence must register in the European Solidarity Corps portal.

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TRAINEESHIPS AND JOBS (other king of ESC projects)

Traineeships count as full-time work practice and last between 2 and 6 months – renewable once. They are paid for by the organisation responsible for the traineeship. Trainees develop their personal, educational, social, civic and professional skills.

Jobs are full-time and last between 3 and 12 months. They are paid for by the organisation employing the participant.

Traineeships and jobs can take place in the participant’s country of residence or abroad. If abroad, participants receive a small allowance to help them relocate and settle in a foreign country.

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Temporary note from team 6: Our Moodle Page

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Temporary note from team 6: Our Moodle Page

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We also have a Moodle page waiting to be published:

The European Solidarity Corps: Volunteerism

Short Name: ESC-volunteerism

if you want to enrol this course just add your desired user name and e-mail to this document.

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Conclusion:
For extra information please see here:

https://ec.europa.eu/youth/solidarity-corps/volunteering-activities_en

https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/d8989d5f-c2cb-11e8-9424-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-79437735

https://ec.europa.eu/youth/sites/youth/files/library/documents/european-solidarity-corps-guide-2019_en.pdf

Download the app and stay tuned on European Solidarity Corps: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/european-solidarity-corps/id1263851937