This post shares an archived European Solidarity Corps volunteering opportunity in Timișoara, Romania, originally promoted by FITT and updated in February 2021. The project focuses on youth work, social inclusion and human rights, with volunteers helping to support activities in neighbourhood youth centres. The page mentions international volunteers aged 18 to 30 and describes tasks like workshops, community actions, public campaigns and organising events with young people. It also states that accommodation, food and pocket money are provided under ESC rules. Because the original deadlines are past, use the official links below to find current FITT ESC calls and apply via the active announcement.
ESC change-maker volunteers in Timișoara, Romania (archive)
Archive notice: this post contains calls and deadlines from 2020 to 2021. The links and availability may no longer be valid. For current European Solidarity Corps opportunities with FITT, please use the official sources in the contact box below.
Be one of the change-maker volunteers (archive)
ESC in Romania. Do you want to get to know another community and help raise youth work to another level? This was an invitation to join a long-term volunteering activity connected to Youth Centres UP 2 in Timișoara.
Update February 2021 (archive)
Young people were invited to join Youth Centres UP 2 and spend a year in Timișoara, Romania, supporting youth communities.
- 14 international volunteers involved (EU countries citizens only, 18 to 30 years old)
- Plans to transform industrial buildings into youth centres
- Activities for young people in the centres
If you are interested in a similar volunteering opportunity today, please use the updated official links in the contact section below.
A previous announcement from the same association (archive)
After opening youth centres and involving volunteers, the association planned to open more centres with long-term and short-term volunteers. This was presented as a 1-year experience in Timișoara.
What would you do as a long-term volunteer (archive)
- You would get familiar with the community in Timișoara and prepare workshops and street actions to promote solidarity and upcoming activities.
- After setting up youth centres, you would carry out informational sessions, workshops and activities about solidarity, active citizenship, human rights, social inclusion and gender equality.
- You would organise public campaigns with young people (for example photovoice and street actions).
- You would help organise cultural, educational and recreational activities for young people in Timișoara.
What was provided (archive)
- Travel costs reimbursed according to ESC rules (distance calculator)
- Accommodation
- Food and pocket money
Contact details 🔍📧
Official FITT call page (archive reference):
https://fitt.ro/youth-centers-up-2-long-term-volunteering-activity/
European Youth Portal opportunity (archive reference):
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/25877_en
FITT ESC section (for current calls):
https://fitt.ro/category/european-solidarity-corps/
Application links shown in the original post (may be inactive):
Info: https://bit.ly/369ymZp
Sign up: https://bit.ly/YCUP2-longtermvolunteering
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/fitt.timisoara/

