ESC: Team UP Albania Saranda
Code: 49791 Copied
Albania
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Education
Culture
European Voluntary Service
Social work
+2
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Team UP Albania Saranda
📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Team Up Albania Saranda will bring together a group of enthusiastic Italian and Albanian volunteers who will join Beyond Barriers Association (BBA) for a three weeks. The programme will combine learning, creativity and cultural exchange, offering volunteers the chance to engage with local youth, schools and communities, through diverse educational and intercultural activities.
The volunteers will implement a variety of initiatives designed to promote active citizenship, inclusion and European values.
The experience will foster mutual understanding and teamwork while promoting solidarity, inclusion and European identity. It will create lasting connections between the Italian volunteers and Albanian youth, leaving a positive mark on both the local community and the participants themselves.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in flats rented by the organization in picturesque town of Saranda, South Albania, in double rooms, fully equipped. You can check the Infopack on this link: (copy past it) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z9t9Nn_9_EArsmw6zOSPAtq5H2eWUyVi/view?usp=share_link
The group will be made of 4 italian youth and 4 Albanian youth. TO BE SELECTED YOU NEED TO SEND AN EMAIL TO: ITALIANS [email protected] ALBANIANS: [email protected] SUBJECT: TEAM UP ALBANIA
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteering team will receive a comprehensive training program before and during the activity. This includes an introductory session on ESC values and project objectives, practical workshops on event management and intercultural communication, and guidance on teamwork and problem-solving skills. Ongoing mentoring and reflection sessions will ensure volunteers gain valuable competencies while contributing meaningfully to the event.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic young people (18–30 years old) from ESC Programme or Partner Countries (Italy and Albania) to join our volunteering team in Saranda, Albania. Volunteers will realize activities on the territory with differente target groups, doing promotion of EU mobilities in schools, creative workshops in kinder gardens, promoting Italian cultures and learning about Albanian culture.
Ideal candidates: open-minded, sociable, and eager to engage with people, interest in youth activities, cultural exchange, team players with adaptability and a positive attitude, good English skills (other languages are a plus). Volunteer tasks include: preparing and setting workshops, sharing information about activities and opportunities around Saranda, interviewing people, interacting with locals and collaborating with local stakeholders, organizing actives and games. Benefits: hosting, food, pocket money, travel costs covered by ESC, insurance and mentorship, experience in event management and intercultural teamwork.
Applications sent only through EU Youth portal will not taken into consideration. Send the requested e-mail mentioned above.
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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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AL49791
08/03/2026 → 31/03/2026
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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
Tiranë, Albania
Albania
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Albania Lek (ALL / Lek)
Exchange rate
1 ALL = 0.011066 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Albanian
Greek