Summary
The European Solidarity Corps brings together young people to build a more inclusive society, supporting vulnerable people and responding to societal and humanitarian challenges. It offers an inspiring and empowering experience for young people who want to help, learn and develop and provides a single entry point for such solidarity activities throughout the Union and beyond.
Programme Description
The Programme opens up more and better opportunities covering a broad range of areas, such as integration of migrants, environmental challenges, prevention of natural disasters, education and youth activities, preservation of cultural heritage, humanitarian aid. It also supports national and local actors, in their efforts to cope with different societal challenges and crises.
By extending its scope to cover volunteering activities in support of humanitarian aid operations, the European Solidarity Corps provides needs-based emergency aid and helps to deliver assistance, relief and protection where most needed. It thus helps addressing not only unmet societal needs in Europe but also humanitarian challenges in third countries.
The activities of the European Solidarity Corps support the objectives of the EU Youth Strategy for 2019-20273 which encourages young people to become active citizens, agents of solidarity and positive change for communities across Europe, inspired by EU values and a European identity.
Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
- Youth
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- International Organisations
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Private Bodies
- State-owned Enterprises
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
European Commission – Directorate General Education & Culture (DG EAC)
https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en
European Commission – Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/sites/european-solidarity-corps_en
National Agencies
https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/organisations/contact-national-agencies_en
Programme/Sub-programme/Plan Calls
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Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas (VTHPA)
ClosedCode: 25552 | Identifier Code: ESC-SOLID-2023-VTHPA | Programme name: European Solidarity Corps (ESC) | Start submission calls: 29/11/2022 | End submission calls: 08/02/2023
Volunteering Teams in high priority areas are large scale, high impact projects supporting voluntary activities carried out by young people from at least two different countries coming together to express solidarity by implementing short-term interventions that address common European challenges in policy areas defined each year at EU level.
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Humanitarian Aid Volunteering
OpenedCode: 25550 | Identifier Code: ESC-HUMAID-2023-VOLUN | Programme name: European Solidarity Corps (ESC) | Start submission calls: 29/11/2022 | End submission calls: 03/05/2023
The projects funded under Humanitarian Aid volunteering should:
- where relevant, facilitate the transition from the humanitarian response to long-term sustainable and inclusive development
- contribute to strengthening the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities
- reinforce disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction
- link relief, rehabilitation and development
- ensure a high level of safety and security for volunteers.
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Volunteering in support of humanitarian aid operations
ClosedCode: 17408 | Identifier Code: ESC-HUMAID-2022-VOLUN | Programme name: European Solidarity Corps (ESC) | Start submission calls: 01/12/2021 | End submission calls: 03/05/2022
The projects funded under Humanitarian Aid volunteering should:
- where relevant, facilitate the transition from the humanitarian response to long-term sustainable and inclusive development
- contribute to strengthening the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities;
- reinforce disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction;
- link relief, rehabilitation and development;
- ensure a high level of safety and security for volunteers.