VSC 26: Volunteering for Sustainable Communities
Centru pentru Dezvoltare Durabila Greentin
Baia Mare, Romania
Description
Individual long volunteering stage in rural areas and Baia Mare. Our target groups are children between kindergarten - 19 years old (highschool), and other community members (adults and elders). Activities involve with other volunteers (both local and international) and community members. Volunteers are empowered to chose topics for activities they implement, preparing and implementing the activities, with support from our staff. Topics we address start from what the communities need: we focus on personal development, social skills, digital skills, green mentality, outdoor, mental health and wellbeing, but also we shape the map of the world for community members, as we address topics in geography, history, culture.
This is an opportunity for you to boost your professional skills - if you are interested in education, social work, sustainable development and climate change and focus on soft skills as professional assets. The focus of this volunteering stage is Research in social field.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The provided accommodation is in rented apartments in Baia Mare. The apartmens are mixed gender. Each one has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room and kitchen with all needed utilities. Wifi included. The volunteers will receive food allowance, pocket money and the transportation for the activities.
Travel and visa reimbursement, according to the rules of the program.
Training during the activity
On-arrival training provided by Greentin (including info session about ESC and Erasmus+, establishing rules for coworking, discussing activity preparation, child development training, safety training and others), weekly personal development sessions, mentoring and other support activities. Trainings provided by Romanian National Agency: on arrival training, mid-term training.
Participant profile
Interested in achieving experience in educational field, working with children and rural communities; conversation level in English; likes working with youngsters; motivated, open minded, adaptable, team player; flexible mindset; adaptable; proactive; task oriented attitude; curious and willing to know new places and new people; interest in interacting with new communities; values tolerance, acceptance, non violence, non discrimination & respects European values and principles.
It is considered an advantage: driving license.
Activity dates
A total of 50 week(s) during the period 01/11/2026 to 31/08/2028
Activity location
Baia Mare, Romania
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine
Activity topics
Education and training
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2026-1-RO01-ESC51-VTJ-000401100