ESC: European Solidarity Corps in Espai de Circ (Valencia): Social Circus & Cultural Management
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About the project
ESC: European Solidarity Corps in Espai de Circ (Valencia): Social Circus & Cultural Management
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Associació Valenciana de Circ (AVC) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2003. Its mission is to promote circus as a form of artistic expression, social transformation and community building.
AVC promotes inclusion through social circus projects with children and youth at risk of social exclusion, aerial therapy sessions for people with cerebral palsy, and the annual QueerCirc festival.
Regular classes & training: over 30 weekly courses, intensive workshops, and vocational training programs.
Artistic events: street shows, cabarets, festivals and circus convention.
Special events: QueerCirc and Feminist Circus Day.
Social circus: projects for youth at risk and aerial therapy sessions for people with cerebral palsy
We are looking for 2 volunteers to support our activities:
Profile 1: Management & communication
Profile 2: Social circus pedagogy
💼 What the programme involves
Espai de Circ is located in Alboraya, a town surrounded by farmland, just 15- minute bike ride from Valencia. It’ s very famous for growing tigers nuts to produce orxata, a typical fresh drink.
Valencia is a vibrant Mediterranean city known for its stunning architecture, golden beaches, and rich cultural heritage. It is famous for paella, he stunning Turia Garden, and lively festivals like the famous Las Fallas festival
Accomodation: you ’ll have your own bedroom in a shared house.
Food and local transpost: 170€ per month
Pocket money: 6€ per day
Travel cost covered
🏠 Accommodation on site
🎒 Leisure activities
Two volunteers for supporting in...
Profile 1, Management & communication: Events organisation, Social media contents, Posters and graphics design, Audiovisuals activities, Attending meetings.
Profile 2, Social circus pedagogy: Educational activities, Social circus projects, Preparation and evaluation of activities, Carrying out games and group dynamics, Attending meetings.
⚠️ Requirements
Deadline: 30/09/2026 23:59
ℹ️ Additional information
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.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ES54378
01/10/2026 → 30/06/2027
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
Alboraya, Valencia, Spain
Spain
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Summer Time
Local time: 22:15 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken