ESC: GrassROOTS: Supporting grassroots organizations with Media and Graphic Design
Code: 49098 Copied
Belgium
European Voluntary Service
Education
European Voluntary Service
Education
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: GrassROOTS: Supporting grassroots organizations with Media and Graphic Design
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Crafting Roots promotes art, culture, and environmental awareness in rural Sicily through workshops, land art, and community events rooted in tradition.
Crafting Roots is a grassroots cultural association based in San Pier Niceto, a rural village nestled in the northern province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Founded by a collective of seven passionate individuals from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, our organization is committed to fostering ecological awareness, cultural heritage preservation, artistic expression, and social inclusion through community-driven initiatives.
Our mission is to reconnect people with their land, roots, and culture by promoting sustainable practices, traditional knowledge, and artistic exploration. We believe that art and culture are powerful tools for environmental education, rural development, and intercultural dialogue.
Crafting Roots is a grassroots cultural association based in San Pier Niceto, a rural village nestled in the northern province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Founded by a collective of seven passionate individuals from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, our organization is committed to fostering ecological awareness, cultural heritage preservation, artistic expression, and social inclusion through community-driven initiatives.
Our mission is to reconnect people with their land, roots, and culture by promoting sustainable practices, traditional knowledge, and artistic exploration. We believe that art and culture are powerful tools for environmental education, rural development, and intercultural dialogue.
💼 What the programme involves
Roots is committed to making civil society accessible to everyone. We want all young people – regardless of origin, socio-economic background or beliefs – to have access to youth and cultural activities and to feel that they are part of society. As an umbrella organisation, Roots supports around 50 grassroots youth organisations in Flanders and Brussels with training, coaching, activities and networking events. More information: https://www.roots-vlaanderen.be/
With this project, the volunteer will join our small but dynamic team and help us strengthen grassroots organisations through media and graphic design. Many of our member organisations do amazing work in their neighbourhoods but lack time, skills or tools to communicate their story in a professional way. The volunteer will help make their impact visible.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will be hosted in a studio with its own bathroom, toilet, sleeping area, living area and kitchen area. The accomodation has free wifi and furniture. The studio is not shared and for 1 volunteer. The volunteer receives a budget for food (around €300) and pocket money in accordance with the subsidy program. Volunteers receive a bicycle for daily transportation. The travel to and from host orgnization is based on the travel distance band in accordance with the programme guide of 2024.
🎒 Leisure activities
A pre-departure training in their home country organized by the sending organization. An on-arrival training and mid-term training organized by the national agency (Jint). The volunteer starts with job shadowing within Roots during the first few weeks and will continue to receive support from colleagues thereafter. The volunteer will receive a training upon its arrival during the first days. Additionally, there is an opportunity to participate in local training sessions on youth work and podcasting organized by Roots and our partners. A language course to learn Flemish....
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: The volunteer should be able to speak Dutch or be willing to learn Dutch. They should also be able to communicate fluently in English. Diversity is a core aspect of Roots, so it is important that the volunteer feels comfortable working in a diverse, multicultural environment.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, proactive and able to work independently. Roots operates with a self-managing team where each colleague has the freedom, within the framework of our policy plans, to support member organisations. Therefore, being self-reliant and taking initiative is essential. Experience in youth work is a plus.
Because this project focuses on media and graphic design, we are especially interested in volunteers who:
– enjoy working with visual communication (social media, flyers, posters, photos, video, etc.);
– have basic skills in graphic design tools (for example Canva or similar programmes), or are strongly motivated to learn;
– are interested in taking photos or filming short videos and possibly doing simple video editing.
You do not need to be a professional designer, but you should be creative, curious and willing to experiment with new ideas and formats.
Deadline: 07/12/2025 00:00
Deadline: 07/12/2025 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 ?
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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25/12/2025 → 31/12/2026
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Deadline: 07/12/2025
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
Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:42 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French