ESC: Bringing Europe closer to its territories
Code: 45352 Copied
France
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Education
European Voluntary Service
Social work
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Bringing Europe closer to its territories
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Regional Union of Local Actors of Europe in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (URALE) is a non-governmental grouping of organisations of civil society which works in the field of the social economy. URALE is supported and recognized by the Region as a partner acting for the benefit of citizens.
URALE is a group of legal entities whose purpose is to bring together local actors from Europe in the region to enable them, through exchange and coordination, to optimize their means for the design and implementation of information campaigns, education and training in European citizenship, separately or jointly. It brings together 15 European associations, including 5 European Houses (“Maisons de l'Europe”), scattered over the regional territory. In addition, URALE manages 2 Europe Direct labels in the region (that of Lyon and Drôme-Ardèche), which helps to provide assistance to other local European structures and to bring the concept of Europe closer to the citizens of the region.
The association aims to facilitate the pooling of the resources of many European organisations and the realization of common activities with a regional emphasis to be more effective for the benefit of citizens. By involving local authorities, it responds to the lack of knowledge of elected officials regarding the European Union and to the local authorities’ need to more easily identify potential interlocutors in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
💼 What the programme involves
The House of Europe is an NGO, labelled EUROPE DIRECT Drôme Ardèche. It works with the public by providing information on the European Union, animating debates and advising citizens and project leaders in the departments of Drôme and Ardèche. The mission is based in a human-cited city close to major cities and with easy access to mountains and rivers allowing to practice diverse outdoor activities. The main mission is to help the NGO with its daily activities (like updating educational tools and managing exhibitions) and to accompany the team in animation activities in schools and other partners. The volunteer will have the opportunity to create new forms of workshops, manage a radio podcast, organise big forums on mobility and engagement and to accompany young people in their international mobility projects. Working with other volunteers in the region will also be possible. For further details and please contact [email protected] (with the mission name in the subject line).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The ESC volunteer will be welcomed by a local volunteer, in an intergenerational perspective, managed by the NGO Solidarité Habitats. The rent will be paid directly by the host structure and the volunteer will receive an allowance for food and pocket money (480 EUR/month). The volunteer will be provided with a transport card or a bike rental to move around Valence. To enjoy the closeness to Lyon (1h by train), Marseille (2h by train) and Paris (2h by high-speed rail) they will also benefit from a train reduction card. The professional trips in the region will be covered as well.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteer will have access to a language learning platform which they can use during mission hours to learn French. The tutor will provide an initial training to familiarize the volunteer with digital and animation tools used to create workshops and communicate on events. Further trainings to learn the specificities of the tutor’s job could be organised on request. Two seminars (on-arrival and mid-term) will be organised by the French National Agency to bring together the ESC volunteers so that they could meet, exchange and learn together.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: The ideal profile for this European Solidarity Corps has the following qualities:
Dynamism and creativity;
Motivated by Europe and citizen engagement;
Do not be afraid to speak in front of a group of people, adapt to various audiences: adolescents, children, adults);
Curiosity and desire to learn more about the EU: how it works and what it does in order to share this information with the public;
Ability to contribute to a wide range of projects, with very different partner organizations;
Ability to adapt to multiple partners and work in groups;
Knowledge of the French language to facilitate your integration into the team and public speaking :)
Deadline: 03/05/2025 12:00
Deadline: 03/05/2025 12:00
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 ?
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.
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.
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FR45352
29/09/2025 → 29/05/2026
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Deadline: 03/05/2025
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
52 Rue Barthélémy de Laffemas, 26000 Valence, France
France
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Summer Time
Local time: 21:41 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French