ESC: YOLO XL – From Ideas to Impact

Name: ESC: YOLO XL – From Ideas to Impact
Start: 2026-12-01
End: 2027-11-30
Location: Kerava, Finland

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Finland Culture Education European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Education +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The project provides both the volunteers as well as children and youth of Kerava an opportunity to internationalise and gain a learning experience from cultural interaction. The volunteers will take part in the various activities of the Kerava; for example youth houses, mobile youth work, schools, library, day care centres and sport services. Volunteers will work with children and youth (mainly 9-25 years old). Volunteers participate in the youth house evenings, detached youth work and other activities the youth provide. Kerava youth services also encourage volunteers to co-operate with other municipal actors and local NGOs, depending on their personal interests. All activities will be carried out together with the youth workers, regarding the professional skills and interests of the volunteer. A lot of activities will be held in the evenings and some in the weekends. The duration of the project is about twelve months from December 2026 to November 2027).

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteer will be accommodated in an apartment provided by the City of Kerava. Apartment is located close to the city centre. Volunteer will stay in the same apartment with another volunteer, which consists of two individual bedrooms, two shared bathrooms, shared kitchen and living room and a small backyard. Volunteers will be given bicycles which is a useful way of getting around in Kerava. Meals are mainly provided at the Kerava High School. Volunteers are also provided travel cards for Helsinki Regional Transport to get around within the capital region.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will attend both on-arrival and mid-term trainings provided by the Finnish National Agency. Finnish courses will take place in Kerava and in the online-course. It is also possible for volunteers to participate in gatherings and other non-formal meetings of the other volunteers working in Finland.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for two volunteers over 20 years old, outgoing, initiative, motivated and capable to work with children and youth. Ability to process own views of the activities, and capability to plan and carry out/implement activities for children and young people aged mainly between 13-17 years is essential. In addition, an interest in working with pre-teens aged 6-12 is possible. Due to the housing arrangements, it is important that the volunteers are capable of living together with a person coming possibly from a different cultural background. Adequate English skills and accredited sending organisation are required. ATTENTION! We only accept candidates from EU- and EFTA -countries and duration of the project is twelve months only.
Deadline: 30/09/2026 23:59

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.

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📅 Available sessions

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Deadline: 30/09/2026

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

Kerava, Finland

Finland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:34 (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 Finnish