ESC: Creating opportunities in the rural region of Ērģeme

Name: ESC: Creating opportunities in the rural region of Ērģeme
Start: 2025-08-01
End: 2026-01-31
Location: Latvia

Code: 46878 Copied

Latvia European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Education European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The organization ¨Atbalsts ģimenēm¨ (¨Support for Families¨) started its activities at the end of 2008, currently more than 30 members are registered in it. The main objective of the activity is to promote initiatives that improve the living conditions of families, children and young people in Valka county. Identifying leisure and employment opportunities for young people and creating new values are one of the priorities that the organization works with on a daily basis, these are topics where young people are happy to get involved. The long-term objective of the organization is to organize and implement different ideas and activities through the possibilities of non-formal education, where citizens, the municipality, entrepreneurs and the non-governmental sector would take part. The involvement of young people in these kind of collaborations has proven that through non-formal education methods and practical activities, it is possible to demonstrate how a young person can become an active participant, regardless of what kind of family or environment they come from.

💼 What the programme involves

Organization´s "ATBALSTS ĢIMENĒM" main goal is to support and inspire projects that help improve life in rural community in the region of Ērģeme — for families, children, and especially young people. This is a call for long term Individual Volunteering project, we are looking for 2 volunteers from EU, who are interested to support teachers at Ērģeme Primary School and kindergarten, organize creative events and workshops for children, teens, and adults, contribute to a long-term project - renovation of the Community House, help organize events, workshops, celebrations etc. Project duration: 4 month, start date August 2025. More information and applications (CV and Cover letter): [email protected]

🏠 Accommodation on site

Organization Atbalsts Gimenem will provide accommodation for the volunteers in an independent tiny house in the county estate ¨Ausmas¨ or in one of the rooms in the guest house. The house is shared. The bedroom has heating for the winter, it is fully furnished and has towels, blankets, bedsheets. Volunteers will have access to WiFi in the main building. There's an outdoor bathroom and shower next to the tiny house, indoor facilities are available in the main guest house. The kitchen is shared, and meals are usually prepared together in the communal space. There is a local bus to the village.

🎒 Leisure activities

The host entity offers necessary preparation for the performance of all tasks to prevent risks that the activities may cause. The team of the association will support volunteers in the period of adaptation in intercultural environment and facilitate translation when needed. Monitoring and preparation of volunteers by tutors or responsible for the activities will be offered. Volunteers recieve formation in arrival meeting organized by National Agency.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Between 18 and 30 years old. Two volunteers who are interested and willing to participate in carrying out different activities in small village. People with motivation and initiative, regardless of the experience, gender or socio-economic situation of the person, with the eagerness to learn, and giving them a space not only to develop the current proposed activities, but also to create their own microprojects. It is essential for the volunteer to have a passion to work with different goups, of people, including children, and interest in life in small community in rural area.
Deadline: 07/07/2025 00:00

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

LV46878

01/08/2025 → 31/01/2026

Closed

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Deadline: 07/07/2025

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

Ērģeme Parish, Valka Municipality, LV-4711, Latvia

Latvia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 22:16 (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 Latvian Russian Lithuanian