ESC: Bring happiness to social centre in Slovakia

Name: ESC: Bring happiness to social centre in Slovakia
Start: 2026-07-12
End: 2026-07-27
Location: Prešov, Slovakia

Code: 50484 Copied

Slovakia 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 will organize free time activities for young people with disabilities and seniors from the NGO Barlicka. The young people from Barlicka are 18+ years old. The activities will be organized during daily summer camp – trips, competitions, and games. Most of young people and seniors are on wheelchairs. Volunteers with camp leaders will plan activities and program in advance. On first work day volunteers will have short training how to manage the wheelchair and they will get information about young people and seniors from Barlicka. There are no special skills required. Important is motivation, empathy and proactive creation and organization of activities. The staff of social centre will be guiding the volunteers during the work. The working hours are from Monday to Friday divided as follows: 9:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 15:30. In case of any questions, contact Monika on [email protected]. Please, don't write to Barlicka Association.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Lodging will be provided in flat on beds in 3 shared rooms. They need to bring their sleeping bag. Kitchen facilities, washing machine and 3 shared bathrooms are provided. Volunteers divided in kitchen teams will be in charge of preparing the food for breakfast and dinner. The groceries will be provided. Lunch will be provided by local partner. Due to the capacity of the catering facility, they are unable to provide meals for vegetarians, vegans, gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, allergies.Wifi is available. Info about traveling to the project, meeting point will be send in infosheet.

🎒 Leisure activities

There will be online pre-departure meeting organized by INEX Slovakia for accepted volunteers. The volunteers will prepare the "Feast of cultures" - an international food evening. Part of the program is “volunteering footprint” workshop and an educational workshop about current events in Europe. Our camps will follow the rules of Sustainability campaign.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Young person from EU member country, age 18 to 30 who want to take part in an intercultural project in Slovakia. Personal motivation to step out of the comfort zone and become a volunteer for 2 weeks. Speak good English. MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED – write why you want to participate and how you want to contribute on this workcamp on at least ¾ A4. As the volunteers are staying in the social centre, alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs are not allowed in the centre. From all accepted volunteers we need the certificate of good conduct.
Deadline: 28/06/2026 23:00

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

SK50484

12/07/2026 → 27/07/2026

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Deadline: 28/06/2026

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

Prešov, Slovakia

Slovakia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:50 (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 Slovak