ESC: Volunteering Footprint

Name: ESC: Volunteering Footprint
Start: 2026-10-01
End: 2027-12-31
Location: Portugal

Code: 54596 Copied

Portugal European Voluntary Service Social work Environment European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

SOPRO – Solidariedade e Promoção is a non-profit organisation based in Barcelos, in the north of Portugal. For 30 years, we have worked in solidarity, volunteering, education, and community participation, guided by our motto "Small gestures change the world."

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteering Footprint is a 75-day project that aims to create a meaningful opportunity for young people, particularly those with fewer opportunities.

🎒 Leisure activities

As a volunteer, you will join our team and actively contribute to our day-to-day work, both at SOPRO and with our partner organisations. A large part of your time will be spent with elderly people who live alone or feel isolated (visiting them, talking, organising activities and keeping them company). You will also support other SOPRO initiatives, such as food collection campaigns, preparing food baskets for local families, sorting books for our international projects in Mozambique, garden maintenance and leading awareness sessions in schools on interculturality, human rights and volunteering (for example). We want you to be a true part of our team, not just someone carrying out tasks. As you get to know the organisation and the community, you will be encouraged to share your ideas, take on more responsibility, and even develop a personal initiative of your own.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile:
Deadline: 30/06/2027 00:00

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

PT54596

01/10/2026 → 31/12/2027

Closed

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Deadline: 30/06/2027

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

Barcelos, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Summer Time

Local time: 20:59 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese