ESC: Building Solidarity in the Nocrich Community-ST

Code: 35735 Copied

Romania European Voluntary Service Environment Education Culture European Voluntary Service Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The project will help the community of Nocrich village, Transylvania, to overcome: discrimination among children & youth, school dropout, and the pollution in the area. Volunteers, with the help of a multicultural team, will offer non-formal educational activities, will be involved in local projects, and work on their personal & professional growth. To mitigate discrimination, we’ll have scout activities with kids from various social and ethnic groups. To prevent early school dropout, we help children with the basics of the school curriculum in a fun way and also improve their foreign language and social skills through after school activities. Regarding nature, we are teaching kids to love and protect plants and animals and respect the environment. At the same time, we aim to develop the abilities of the volunteers by involving them in creating educational activities and managing a social entrepreneurship (Ceramica de Nocrich, a pottery workshop of the Nocrich Scout Centre).

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation:takes place at the 2 village houses with yards, in Nocrich. Both have big bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, modern facilities, running water, gas, electricity, and Wi-Fi. Food: the volunteers will get a monthly food allowance. Usually, we go shopping in Sibiu and then cook together, but the volunteers will also have the opportunity to manage their food. Travel: the volunteers will book the tickets from their hometown to Romania, preferably Sibiu. From there, there is a 40 min ride to Nocrich village, by car or bus. We will reimburse the ticket costs according to the distance band.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers will have various training opportunities: a 2-weeks induction training on the scout centre's team, mission, vision, values and the community, local visits, first aid, how to use different tools etc. They will also benefit from Reinforced Mentorship to help them grow & they can also plan a personal project to implement during their stay. According to their needs and interests, the volunteers can also partake in other training sessions like: historical restoration, children pedagogy, animation, project writing, gardening etc.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for young people between 18 and 30 years, open to learn, motivated to help a rural community, creative and open minded, interested in working with children and young people, also Rroma communities, learn about Transylvanian heritage, about ceramics, help fight discrimination, poor education. These young people should also want to improve their own life skills and be curious to learn about village life and working/ living in a multicultural environment. No prior knowledge, education or experience is required. Just willingness to learn.
Deadline: Application deadline: 29/06/2023

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.

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📅 Available sessions

RO35735

01/07/2023 → 31/08/2023

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Deadline: 29/06/2023

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

Strada Principală 208, Șura Mică 557270, 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 Standard Time

Local time: 21:38 (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