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ESC: Help in the archaeological excavations in Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria

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Bulgaria European Voluntary Service Education Culture European Voluntary Service Religion +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Help in the archaeological excavations in Veliki Preslav, Bulgaria

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

https://inheritedculture.com/contact/

The Open Space Foundation was founded in 2006 with the aim of supporting and promoting cultural dialogue and relationships through various forms of art and communication. We seek and create bridges between traditions and modernity, between cultures, between generations.

Since 2008, we have been developing educational and cultural programs with a special focus on children and youth. We have established ourselves as an organization that works and upholds its standards. We respect cultural diversity and encourage cultural dialogue and interaction to occur in all spaces of life. The focus of our work is children and young people. Since 2008, we have been developing a program in which, through arts and crafts, we provoke creativity and encourage the development of participants. During the summer months, we attract youth and children from Bulgaria and the world. Since 2011, we have been working on a program to support youth initiatives, in which, after training and defending a project idea, young people receive funding and supervision for the implementation of their projects.

Since 2013, we have been working in the town of Veliki Preslav, assisting archaeologists and museum workers in archaeological excavations in the old capital Preslav. We promote the town as a place for historical and cultural tourism, working with local people to develop their capacity. Since 2023, we have expanded our network and are now assisting in excavations of the Ancient City of Heraclea Sintica near Petrich town and the Misionis Fortress near Targovishte town.

💼 What the programme involves

Archaeological excavations and preserving the cultural heritage - Restoring the infrastructure of historical sites - Cleaning and restauration of the artefacts - Digitalizing the artefacts/field - Promoting the cultural heritage

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: in a hostel, 3 youth will share a room, shared bathroom and WC Food: the volunteers have to prepare their food by themself. Transport will be covered according to the rules of the program ESC and EU distance calculator.

🎒 Leisure activities

On-arrival training - first 4 days. Entering-job training - 2 day. Evaluation training - last day

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Working language – English (or 1 of participants have to know English very good and to help of the rest of the participants from the same country); Participants with one of the mentioned interest: - that study Archaeology or History or unemployment youth people with interest in the topic, - participants that interesting to participate in advertising and activities for publicity and visibility are more then welcome, - like to work with students and pupils in outdoor activities. An experience in youth programs is not obligatory
Deadline: 01/05/2026 23:59

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

BG34321

27/07/2026 → 09/09/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 01/05/2026

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

Targovishte, Bulgaria

Bulgaria

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Bulgaria Lev (BGN / лв)

Exchange rate

1 BGN = 0.515905 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 22:01 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Bulgarian