Social Volunteering Opportunity with Children and Youth in Norway 2026
By: European Solidarity CorpsLast update:
Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- 18 - 35
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldPsychology and Sociology, Educational Sciences, Others
Job locationNorway
Deadline2026-06-26
Opportunity description
Kultur- und Initiativenhaus Greifswald e.V. offers a volunteering opportunity through the European Solidarity Corps program with the organization ECCO in the rural area of Svelgen, Norway. The project gives volunteers the chance to spend up to 10 months in a peaceful rural environment while taking part in a variety of social and community-based activities, particularly those involving children and young people. Volunteers can help organize educational and recreational projects, support a local library, assist with an outdoor equipment lending service, and contribute their own ideas through a range of community-focused tasks.
Benefits and Advantages
- Private room in a shared apartment with other international volunteers.
- Monthly food allowance to cover self-catered meals.
- Opportunity to live in rural Norway and experience the local community.
- Participation in two training activities during the volunteering period:
- On-arrival Training.
- Mid-term Meeting.
- Gain practical experience working with children and young people.
- Experience living and working in an international and multicultural environment.
- Opportunity to take part in a variety of social and community-oriented activities.
Duties & responsibilities
- Participate in planning and implementing projects and activities for children and young people.
- Support recreational and community-based activities in the local area.
- Assist with the outdoor equipment lending service.
- Contribute to library activities and community initiatives.
- Take on a variety of tasks within the ECCO organization according to current needs.
- Collaborate with international volunteers and the local team.
- Propose and develop new ideas and initiatives to support project activities.
Eligibility criteria
- Applicants must be between 18 and 30 years old.
- Be available to participate for up to 10 months, if possible.
- Be willing to live and work in a very rural area.
- Have an interest in social and community-based work.
- Be motivated to take on a variety of tasks and contribute new ideas and initiatives.
- Indicate their preferred start date and desired volunteering duration in the application.
- No specific nationality requirement is mentioned in the provided information.
- Applicants will be invited to participate in an online interview with the ECCO organization.