ESC: Urban Act 2025 – Team Volunteering
Code: 46490 Copied
Portugal
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Environment
European Voluntary Service
Social work
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Urban Act 2025 – Team Volunteering
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Youth Coop is a non-profit and social-solidarity cooperative for the empowerment and awareness of young people. It works locally and internationally, acting in Citizenship and Human Rights Education, Youth Participation, and Youth Work using Non-Formal Education methods and community-oriented approaches.
MISSION
Empower youth and youth structures by developing initiatives to support personal, social, and cultural development, focusing on citizenship education, intercultural learning, and a community-centred approach.
VISION
To be a reference for quality in Youth Work, contributing to developing the full potential of young people and inspiring a generation for a better society with higher levels of civic participation, tolerance, and inclusion.
We target young people between 13 and 30 years old and integrate young people with fewer opportunities whenever possible.
We work at a public community centre in Agualva-Cacém (Portugal) called “Centro Lúdico das Lopas.” Most of our activities focus on seeking a local impact within the Sintra area.
💼 What the programme involves
This opportunity is organized in Mira Sintra, in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. It aims to support our Circular Economy Center (CircuLar), which promotes environmental education sessions and offers moments of community cohesion through care for the natural environment. The volunteers will help with activities to promote circular economy, seeking to raise awareness among the local community, especially among children and young people. They can expect to participate in furniture construction workshops, and take part in experiments in upcycling and recovering materials, including plastic, wood and textiles.
They will have the opportunity to participate in the co-construction of a community event (EcoFest) to disseminate the results of the project, learnings and share their testimony as an environmental volunteer.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be hosted in a community housing complex in the Agualva - Cacém area, with easy access to transport, public parks, local shops and also community gardens and naturalized areas.
Each volunteer will be placed in shared rooms with another young person (according to gender/sex). The house gives access to a shared bathroom, shared and equipped kitchen, communal social area and a vegetable garden area and small private forest. It is a complex that follows some principles of ecological and community experience.
🎒 Leisure activities
Environmental Education: Training based on techniques integrated into nature, to promote concepts, theories and practices of responsible environmental sustainability.
Circular Economy: Understanding the principles and practices of the Circular Economy, including resource efficiency, waste reduction, and sustainable consumption.
Non-formal Education Methods: Learning effective pedagogical approaches for engaging with diverse audiences, including youth, through workshops, games, and interactive sessions.
It will be provided some informal linguistic support during the activity.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Highly recommendation to speak and understand basic English but is not an exclusion factor. A genuine interest in environmental conservation and a commitment to promoting sustainable practices, including circular economy principles. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively engage with diverse community members, including youth and residents of different backgrounds. Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and work collaboratively with others in dynamic community settings. Some activities may involve manual tasks such as furniture construction, so a reasonable level of physical capacity may be beneficial.
Deadline: 21/06/2025 00:43
Deadline: 21/06/2025 00:43
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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16/07/2025 → 04/08/2025
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Deadline: 21/06/2025
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
Av. Monte da Tapada, 2735-521 Agualva-Cacém, Portugal
Portugal
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Western European Summer Time
Local time: 21:31 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Portuguese