ESC: Solidarity in the Community 4
Code: 49647 Copied
Romania
European Voluntary Service
Education
Culture
European Voluntary Service
Education
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Solidarity in the Community 4
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
CDC is a youth NGO in a rural community focused on providing young people opportunities for personal and professional development through nonformal learning.
Curba de Cultură is all about reaching out to rural youth. We are an NGO committed to non-formal learning, to culture and to participation opportunities. Our focus is to improve education levels and community engagement for the young people living in rural environment in Romania. We take our work very seriously, yet we do it in a relaxed, witty and humorous spirit. A youthful spirit.
Our main goal is to revitalise rural environment. In our view, change finds its most fertile ground in the ones most aptly equipped for change: YOUTH. Their energy and their desire to set a new way of doing things inspired us to provide for them an organisational framework capable of allowing them to implement this change for themselves and for the community they live in. We believe that our projects function as a pilot initiative addressing the issues of rural development, educational access and better opportunities for the ones who need change and a better life within the rural area.
Our organisation's headquarters are based in Izvoarele, a small rural community near the town of Vălenii-de-Munte, in Prahova county, Romania. The other affiliate organisations we run are located in Roșia Montana, in Alba county, Transylvania and in Slon village, Prahova county. The youth centres are offering information services, coaching, public libraries, leisure time activities and youth advocacy.
Curba de Cultură focuses on teenagers and youth development. Our mission is to use non-formal education as a complementary method to the formal educational system for young people. We want to create the premises for a better development of the young people and their more suited integration within their respective communities. We want to make young people aware that they actively belong to their local and national culture.
For the period of 2014-2018, we, at Curba de Cultură, have prepared a multi-layered strategy targeting our core objectives.
Operationally, we aim at:
• Increasing international exposure for young people in rural communities through Youth Exchanges developed by young people;
• Hosting EVS volunteers in youth centres in Izvoarele and Rosia Montana in non-formal learning, rural development and personal development related projects;
• Capacity building for rural youth organisations in Europe through participation in trainings, seminars and job shadowing mobilities ;
• Providing residence opportunities for young artists with an interest in studying rural communities;
• organizing contact making events for establishing relevant partnerships in youth projects in Europe;
• developing a programme for art residencies in order to create a strong link between performative art and the rural environment, and also to provide the place for reflection and work dedicated to young artists.
Curba de Cultură is all about reaching out to rural youth. We are an NGO committed to non-formal learning, to culture and to participation opportunities. Our focus is to improve education levels and community engagement for the young people living in rural environment in Romania. We take our work very seriously, yet we do it in a relaxed, witty and humorous spirit. A youthful spirit.
Our main goal is to revitalise rural environment. In our view, change finds its most fertile ground in the ones most aptly equipped for change: YOUTH. Their energy and their desire to set a new way of doing things inspired us to provide for them an organisational framework capable of allowing them to implement this change for themselves and for the community they live in. We believe that our projects function as a pilot initiative addressing the issues of rural development, educational access and better opportunities for the ones who need change and a better life within the rural area.
Our organisation's headquarters are based in Izvoarele, a small rural community near the town of Vălenii-de-Munte, in Prahova county, Romania. The other affiliate organisations we run are located in Roșia Montana, in Alba county, Transylvania and in Slon village, Prahova county. The youth centres are offering information services, coaching, public libraries, leisure time activities and youth advocacy.
Curba de Cultură focuses on teenagers and youth development. Our mission is to use non-formal education as a complementary method to the formal educational system for young people. We want to create the premises for a better development of the young people and their more suited integration within their respective communities. We want to make young people aware that they actively belong to their local and national culture.
For the period of 2014-2018, we, at Curba de Cultură, have prepared a multi-layered strategy targeting our core objectives.
Operationally, we aim at:
• Increasing international exposure for young people in rural communities through Youth Exchanges developed by young people;
• Hosting EVS volunteers in youth centres in Izvoarele and Rosia Montana in non-formal learning, rural development and personal development related projects;
• Capacity building for rural youth organisations in Europe through participation in trainings, seminars and job shadowing mobilities ;
• Providing residence opportunities for young artists with an interest in studying rural communities;
• organizing contact making events for establishing relevant partnerships in youth projects in Europe;
• developing a programme for art residencies in order to create a strong link between performative art and the rural environment, and also to provide the place for reflection and work dedicated to young artists.
💼 What the programme involves
Be part of a team of volunteers that will help the life in the local community.
Do you like to do some physical work, walk around, interact with locals, chat with youngsters and share some of your experiences? Then you should be in our team!
We gather 10 people to help less fortunate locals in their households before the winter comes, to arrange and prepare our youth centres, to provide learning activities to youngsters, to do some cleaning actions and so on. So the work you will do will vary from cleaning actions, to fixing stuff, painting or chopping wood to games and activities with youngsters, workshops and intercultural events. A little bit of everything is needed in our community.
Spend 30 days in our community and be solidary. And if you would like to stay longer afterwards, we will find options.
If you apply, check your email often and your spam folder. We write to candidates quite fast.
🏠 Accommodation on site
We will provide you accommodation in a shared house in one of the villages together with the other volunteers. You will share the rooms as well. The accommodation costs are covered by us and you will also receive a food allowance and pocket money. Local transport is covered by us, be it by reimbursing your tickets or with our cars. The international travel costs are also reimbursed according to the limits of the ESC guide.
You will have wifi and phone sim cards.
🎒 Leisure activities
We will prepare you for life in the community, how things work in the association, you will get some basic Romanian lessons and some basics of nonformal learning. We have a health and security instruction, a bit of teambuilding and additionally we help you with your personal learning.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for people that are up for this challenge, willing to live in rural Romania for a month, and not afraid to get dirty from time to time.
Also cheerful and enthusiastic people, able to communicate in English, 18-30 years old and able to adapt to tasks and different schedules.
No need for special skills, just energy, will to help and good mood.
Deadline:
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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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RO49647
10/03/2026 → 16/04/2026
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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
107320 Izvoarele, Romania
Romania
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Romania New Leu (RON / lei)
Exchange rate
1 RON = 0.187953 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 21:17 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Romanian