ESC: Volunteer for respect for human rights through non-formal education

Name: ESC: Volunteer for respect for human rights through non-formal education
Start: 2025-12-01
End: 2026-12-01
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

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Bulgaria Education European Voluntary Service Social work Education European Voluntary Service +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

We are looking for a passionate human rights activists! Come to Bulgaria and take part in our project for 8-12 months! It aims to increase the attention of young people on the "hate speech" phenomenon and its negative influence on society through the methods of non-formal education and gamification. The activities are in the field of human rights education and youth work and will help the participants to become more tolerant of others' needs and ready to accept diversity while interacting in a multicultural environment. The volunteers will develop skills for public speaking, presentations, critical thinking and reflection to counter-combat the far right and nationalistic propaganda depicting life in black and white shades. They will get in touch with more than 2000 young people from across Bulgaria where we will hold workshops, campaigns, trainings, and events for promotion of human rights, tolerance, and solidarity. We will work with our innovative board game BARABAR, too.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be accommodated in an apartment in Sofia near the office of the organization, the center, and a park. They may share a room with another person of the same gender. The apartment is already equipped with all necessary household items for cooking, washing, etc. Our current volunteers will also be able to assist with getting to know the area. All participants in this project will receive a food allowance and a city transportation card. A monthly pocket money allowance is also provided. Once we select the volunteers, we will arrange the flights and the health insurance as well.

🎒 Leisure activities

All volunteers will join our task-specific training on Human Rights and Non-formal Education that will be provided by the trainers in IOA. Furthermore, a course on Bulgarian Language will be set for the participants.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers who have an attitude towards democracy and human rights; who are curious to learn more about other ethnicities, nations, traditions and customs. The perfect participant in our project will believe that No Hate speech is a cause, worth fight for. Any previous voluntary experience is a plus, as well as activism on a local level or Human Rights youth work. We are ideally looking for someone outgoing who knows the NGO world and wishes to keep being active in it, who'd like to visit schools to spread education. Additionally, design, training or IT skills are welcome!
Deadline: 30/11/2025 10:42

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

BG49021

01/12/2025 → 01/12/2026

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Deadline: 30/11/2025

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

Sofia, 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 Standard Time

Local time: 21:43 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Bulgarian English