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ESC: IN MEDIA RESC: Balkan Hotspot Media Lab

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About the project

ESC: IN MEDIA RESC: Balkan Hotspot Media Lab

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

“IN MEDIA RESC” is an Volunteering Teams project that brings volunteers from 7 different countries together in activities supporting different organisations. Volunteer will support “Balkan Hotspot Youth Media Lab”, the ESC hosting project of USB that has been running since 2009. As part of the activities, volunteers will get accustomed to the use of media tools through the structures of the project. Their personal skills, especially related to digital skills and digital content creation, will be boosted through workshops and learning activities, including: -Digital content production for social topics (articles, videos, photo galleries, social media campaigns, radio shows and podcasts) -Contribute to the creation of “Balkan Beats” magazine -Team will also organise Eco-related initiatives (urban and rural cleanings) and support the annual Green Wave Festival in September 2025. Applicants should be aware of the total of 12 months of ESC volunteering rule when applying.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated in a fully equipped building located in the city centre (str. Anagnostara 13) near the main bus and train station of the city. It is an autonomous 5 floored building of 150 m2 per floor. There are two living rooms and a big kitchen, showers in the common floors and toilets in every floor. Each volunteer will share their room with one-three more people(we have double and big quadruple rooms). Food is provided through catering Monday-Friday, food allowance is provided for weekends and pocket money. City bus and metro card are covered by the organisation.

🎒 Leisure activities

Task-related training.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteers will have to be 18-30 years old and be genuinely interest in the project. The selection of the participants is mostly based on their motivation and interest in the project. Our ideal volunteer candidate is an open minded person willing to learn, to improve herself and to help other people. It is important to be ready to work in a team and to share daily life with people from different backgrounds. For this action, only female applicants can be considered, as it concerns activities in a center for women. Although it is not required to have a high level of English, the volunteers need to have at least a basic knowledge of the language for their everyday communication and their safety. Some traits are expected for each of the tasks, for example: 1. Volunteer Cooking Assistant: friendly and cooperative attitude, interest in cooking, adherence to hygiene and safety standards. 2. Children-Friendly Space Volunteer: patience and enthusiasm for working with children, creativity and adaptability, prior experience in childcare is welcome but not mandatory. Computer Skills and Recreational Activities Volunteer: basic computer literacy and ability to teach others, strong interpersonal and communication skills. Regarding the inclusion of people with fewer opportunities, USB will guarantee safety and support for the participation for youngsters facing obstacles, thanks to its long experience of working with people from socially vulnerable groups. Working program will be 4-6 hours per day, from Monday to Friday.
Deadline: 02/07/2025 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

EL46926

03/08/2025 → 26/09/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 02/07/2025

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

Alamanas 9A, Ag. Pavlos 554 38, Greece

Greece

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:49 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English