ESC: Balkan Hotspot Media Lab

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Greece European Voluntary Service Social work Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers would be for 7 months in the city of Thessaloniki and support Balkan Hotspot Media-Lab project. The main activities of the project are related to Web Media. On the website of the project (www.balkanhotspot.org) you can find the articles, the radio podcasts, the link to the videos and to the E-Magazine "Balkan Beats" made with the essential contribution of our volunteers. Through these tools, the volunteers, in cooperation with the youth of the local society and the other volunteers of our organisation, will contribute to create and maintain a space of free expression and communication among young people, always within the context of the subjects, the principles and the goals of the ESC Programme. Balkan Hotspot is a free space to talk about relevant topics regarding the volunteers home countries and the Greek society. The program will also highly focus on the organisation of external activities for the local community, such as workshops, cultural events and campaigns.

🏠 Accommodation on site

During the project the support organization will provide a house in Thessaloniki where the volunteers will be staying. This is a house with five floors and a terrace. Two floors are common spaces, three floors are where the room are located. Each volunteer will share their bedroom with one/three more ESC volunteers. There is heating system, two washing-machines, Internet and all electronic machines. The volunteer will be provided with meals by a professional catering service. Local monthly metro and bus transportation card is also covered.

🎒 Leisure activities

Workshops about journalism, video making, radio and social media. Task related training. On-arrival and mid-term training.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The participant will have to be between 18 and 30 years old and be genuinely interested in the support of Balkan Hotspot. The participant must have knowledge of the English language since English is going to be the language of communication between the participant and the organization. Knowledge on journalism, video making, graphic designing, article writing, social media/content creation and radio will be strongly appreciated, however, the strongest factor for the participant's selection will be their authentic motive and desire to participate. Since the project focuses on external events reaching the local community and youth, who can also be of different backgrounds, strong motivation to organise external activities, communicate with people and engage in offline events and campaigns is of high consideration for applicants.
Deadline: 21/09/2025 23:59

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

EL48199

01/11/2025 → 30/06/2026

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Deadline: 21/09/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Alamanas 9A, Ag. Pavlos 554 38, Greece

Greece

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:03 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English