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ESC: Volunteering in the Banat-Vest Area, Romania

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About the project

ESC: Volunteering in the Banat-Vest Area, Romania

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The association called >, hereinafter referred to as the LAG Banat-West or the association, is a legal person governed by private law with nonpatrimonial purpose, independent, apolitical, established with the purpose of implementation of the Axis 4 LEADER from the National Program for Rural Development (NPRD) in the territory of the association, as a whole, and at the level of each of the 11 local administrative units (LAU), represented in the association, in particular through the development and the implementation of an integrated strategy for the local development, promoting partnerships of public-private partnerships, and the interconnection of local partnerships, cooperation between the local action groups (hereinafter referred to as the LAG’s), at regional, national and European level with a view to sustainable development and improved local governance through involvement and participation of the members of the communities represented by the LAG Banat-West to the process of local development. The purpose of the association is to develop the area of the localities included in this association by developing and implementing an integrated Local Development Strategy by managing European non-reimbursable funds in order to increase the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, improve the environment and the rural area, implicitly, the increase of the quality of life and the diversification of economic activities in the territory represented by the association.

💼 What the programme involves

As part of the ESC long-term volunteering project with LAG Banat-Vest, volunteers will have the chance to join in a wide range of activities in the Banat-Vest Area that includes the town of Jimbolia and 10 communes (Checea, Cenei, Carpinis, Comlosu Mare, Gottlob, Lenauheim, Iecea Mare, Otelec, Sacalaz and Uivar). These activities include daily educational and child-focused sessions for students of all ages, supporting youth centers to encourage social engagement, and intergenerational projects like painting with seniors or teaching English to children. Volunteers will also help organize cultural and volunteering events that promote tolerance, inclusion, and solidarity, as well as take part in photography activities that capture and share the spirit of the community

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be hosted in a rented apartment / house, with single or double bedrooms. In the apartment / house there are all the necessary conditions for a good life. Rent and utilities (water, gas, electricity) also Transport and food and pocket money will be paid by the hosting NGO.

🍲 Food

Food: the volunteers will have 5 euro/day food allowance and 4 euros/day pocket money. We have are 3 supermarkets in our town where they can purchase food, also some restaurants and fast-food places if they don't feel like cooking.

🎒 Leisure activities

Free time activities:
Outdoor - we have a beautiful lake area where they can take walks or ride bikes, have picnics or barbeques. More information and pictures about this area here: Timp liber | Visit Jimbolia
- we also have an area with thermal swimming pools. This area has one of the best thermal waters in the country.
- fishing lakes in the area

Indoor: Jimbolia has 5 museums which they can visit for free, 2 fitness gyms (they have to pay for it), many sports fields and sports gyms where locals can play football, basketball or handball. The volunteers can join the locals or they can use these places on their own by making an appointment to the person in charge with the sport gym of field.
Jimbolia 40 minutes away to Timisoara, which was the Capital of Culture in 2023. The volunteers can take the train to Timisoara.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Aged between 18 and 30 years. Flexible, open-minded, tolerant, communicative. Interested in gaining experience in pedagogy, special education, non-formal education and in working with young and elderly people . Willing to work in teams or individually with initiative and creativity. Having a minimum A2 level in English.
Deadline: No application deadline

🤝 Meeting point

The meeting point upon they arrival is our office which is located in a theatre house right in the center of the town.

ℹ️ Additional information

The training will be provided by the Romanian National Agency. The OnArrival Training Online, and MidTerm Training face to face in Bucharest

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

RO44051

01/05/2025 at 00:00 → 31/05/2026 at 00:00

Closed
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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

305400 Jimbolia, Romania

Romania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Romania New Leu (RON / lei)

Exchange rate

1 RON = 0.187953 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 22:03 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Romanian