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ESC: Volunteering in SYnergia 2026

Code: 49024 Copied

Portugal European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Volunteering in SYnergia 2026

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

SYAJ - Associação SYnergia, is a youth association that aims to carry out and promote (inter) cultural, social, environmental, educational, sports, recreational, artistic and health promotion activities, aimed at a mostly young population, extended to children and adults in general, the elderly and people with disabilities, contributing to the effective improvement of the population's quality of life. The SYnergia association was founded in 2004 and is composed of a multidisciplinary team of proactive young people and entrepreneurs, with the aim of promoting events and developing projects with and for young people, maintaining a close relationship with the whole community. Our work is based on the values ​​that support youth associations: justice, solidarity, responsibility, cooperation, social awareness and space for exercising and claiming rights: environment, mobility, culture, sport, leisure. SYnergia moves to contribute to the consolidation and promotion of the social fabric and to be an important factor of transformation and social innovation. We seek to value youth, sport and social culture, challenging everyone to join us, with involvement in projects from different areas, with the support of numerous volunteers, local, national and international, who bring us the best know how to do. We also encourage training in the work environment of all employees and seek to work on several fronts, assuming the main responsibility of integrating all young people, with special attention to those who normally have more difficult access to activities for different reasons, from social inequalities , economic, geographical, motor, etc.

💼 What the programme involves

The purpose of this project is to alert the population to global social, economic and environmental problems, and to contribute to the dissemination and adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals framed in the UN Agenda 2030, encouraging volunteering, active participation and cooperation between all. We hope to spread the desire to help others, make a difference for people and the planet, and show young people that volunteering and solidarity are fundamental values that must be present in their daily lives. Through the activities developed, the community will be able to recognize and act to face the challenges proposed by the SDGs, being encouraged to get involved in these causes, reducing the lack of constructive answers to universal sustainable development issues. It is expected that young people will be more involved in this and other themes, becoming active agents of change and starting new projects at local, national or even international level.

🏠 Accommodation on site

You will be accommodated in SYnergia Residence, shared rooms and full equiped with bed sheets, towels, wi-fi and kitchen. Food and pocket money will be provided by the hosting Organization. The activities will be held in CADI, Inclusive Center of Arts and Sports, headquarters of SYnergia. Other activities will be developed on partners of SYnergia, local transportation will be provided to the volunteers.

🎒 Leisure activities

Within the scope of the project, you will have a pre-departure training, organised by the support organization, to learn more about the ESC, the project you will be involved in, online training opportunities on the ESC Portal, to share your expectations, to receive more technical information, and to talk about the importance of Youthpass. You will also have the appropriate language learning support, non-formal education training sessions, peer learning, intercultural learning, etc., and during the project you will have other training sessions organized by the NA for Erasmus+

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: If you would like to make a difference in the life of other young people and you like to learn more about other cultures, this opportunity is for you. We are looking for young people between the ages of 18 and 30 who are willing to share their learnings with young people with fewer opportunities, to give them a better perspective of their future on different levels. We are looking for dynamic young people, with leadership skills, responsibility, initiative, good capacity for teamwork, organized and empathize with others, good capacity of communicating in English and willing to learn Portuguese
Deadline:

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.

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📅 Available sessions

PT49024

05/01/2026 → 20/12/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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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

Braga, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Standard Time

Local time: 21:36 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese