ESC: Be the Sun Festival!

Name: ESC: Be the Sun Festival!
Start: 2026-07-06
End: 2026-08-28
Location: Panciu, Romania

Code: 51619 Copied

Romania European Voluntary Service Social work Education Culture Sport European Voluntary Service Social work +3 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Be the Sun is an ESC Volunteering Teams project that brings together young people from across Europe to Panciu, Romania, for 53 days of solidarity, creativity, and community life. Organised by Asociația Lumea lui Pinocchio, this project focuses on social inclusion of disadvantaged children, especially from Roma backgrounds, using non-formal education tools. Volunteers will: ️ Prepare and implement the fifth edition of Be the Sun : a multicultural, free festival for the local community (artistic workshops, performances, entertainment); ️ Support daily non-formal activities at the Pinocchio Center for vulnerable children; ️ Help improve the Center’s spaces through simple repairs, cleaning, or creative decoration; ️ Capture moments of the project through photography or video (optional). The project promotes teamwork, creativity, youth participation, and intercultural learning in a community where opportunities for young people are limited.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be living or at the center with dormitories (max 6 people/ room) and shared bathrooms for 12 people. Volunteers will be provided with monthly pocket money of 4 Euro for each day of service. The food will be provided by the organisation: the volunteers will cook in teams with the ingredients provided according to the planned meals'. The transports costs are covered under the ESC rules.

🎒 Leisure activities

The participant will engage in non formal education activities with the support of our teacher and other staff members. The participant will also be in close contact with our mentor, to ensure that the experience matches his/her expectations. The organisation is providing a pre-departure online meeting, an On Arrival Training and an Evaluation workshop.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are searching for young people with a strong interest in ensuring the rights of the most disadvantaged groups and with a big passion for creative activities. Reliability, critical thinking and availability are some of the qualities we are searching for in a participant, along with a willingness to work as part of a multicultural team and with a desire for self growth and for contributing to other people's growth.
Deadline: 18/05/2026 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

RO51619

06/07/2026 → 28/08/2026

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Deadline: 18/05/2026

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

Panciu, Romania

Romania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Romania New Leu (RON / lei)

Exchange rate

1 RON = 0.187953 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:14 (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 Romanian