📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Mums pieder pasaule is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in Latvia that aspires to empower youth and foster active civic participation. Our mission is to provide meaningful and skill-building activities for rural young people, helping them develop into informed, active, and community-minded individuals.
Our main activities span a wide range of fields, including youth development, community service, cultural and civic partirticipation and volunteerism. We aim to fill a vital gap in our local community, especially in rural areas like Svitene and Viesturi, where opportunities for youth are limited. We arrange various programmes such as festivals, workshops, seminars, and community service initiatives, facilitating youth participation and promoting their holistic development.
Our target groups primarily comprise the youth from these local communities. We also focus on local community members who are part of our festivals, cultural events, environmental and other activities.
We believe that acquiring the QL will further our mission, as it will enable us to participate in the ESC, thereby extending our reach to more young individuals and offering them valuable opportunities for personal and societal growth.
By securing the QL, we also hope to strengthen our commitment to the development of our young people, encourage their active participation in the local and international community, and foster an environment that promotes learning, tolerance, and understanding.
💼 What the programme involves
This is a chance to become Camp Leaders in two international cultural-heritage summer camps held in Svitene Manor and Rundāle Palace Garden in Latvia. The project brings together participants from different countries and age groups (16–80), creating a rich intercultural learning environment.
As a Camp Leader, you will play a key role in planning and leading daily camp activities, supporting group dynamics, and ensuring a safe, inclusive, and motivating atmosphere. You will guide participants through light archaeological and heritage-related tasks (under professional supervision), cultural and educational activities, reflections, ect. The role combines leadership, facilitation, practical work, and creativity.
Volunteers work closely with an experienced youth worker, project coordinator, local volunteers, and heritage specialists. Before the camps, you will take part in preparatory training covering group dynamics, safety, inclusion, communication, and activity planning.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will live in a shared two-room studio apartment with another volunteer, each having their own private space. The apartment is fully equipped with a kitchen, shower, washing machine, and free Wi-Fi. The project provides a monthly food allowance of 150 EUR and daily pocket money of 5 EUR. Travel costs for arrival and departure are covered, as well as local transport to and from project activities. Health insurance is included. As public transport in rural areas is limited, a bicycle can be provided if needed.
🎒 Leisure activities
Before the camps begin, volunteers will take part in a preparatory training programme designed to support them in their role. The training covers youth group dynamics, safe working methods in heritage spaces, activity planning and facilitation, inclusion and diversity principles, communication skills, and basic social media tools. This preparation ensures volunteers feel confident, supported, and ready to lead international groups, with ongoing guidance from an experienced youth worker during the project.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for responsible, open-minded, and motivated participants aged 18–30 who are interested in working with people, cultural heritage, and international groups. The Camp Leader should be ready to take on a leadership role, guide a diverse and intergenerational group (participants aged 16–80), and foster a positive, inclusive, and supportive camp atmosphere. Good communication skills in English, initiative, flexibility, and problem-solving abilities are essential. Previous experience in youth work, volunteering, facilitation, or group leadership is an advantage, but most important is the willingness to learn, take responsibility, and actively engage in the project.
Deadline: 15/03/2026 20:50
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.