EUSA Year Magazine 2020-21

EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY

CORPS AND EUROPEAN

VOLUNTARY SERVICE

The European University Sports Association, through its EUSA Institute, is an

accredited organisation for European Solidarity Corps (ESC) activities in volunteering,

solidarity projects, traineeships and jobs, supported by the European Union.

The European Solidarity Corps
replaced the European Voluntary
Service (EVS) as a new initiative
which creates opportunities
for young people to volunteer
or work in projects that benefit
communities and people around
Europe, either in their own
country or abroad.

Being a pan-European
organisation, EUSA finds it
important and stimulating to
host volunteers in our working
office in Ljubljana, enabling
them and us to have a fresh and
international view in our youth
work and projects.

The ESC position in EUSA is

open to motivated individuals,

aged between 17 and 30,

as a long-term placement,

usually for a period of 12

months, and we usually host

two international volunteers

through these programmes,

taking gender and geographical

diversity into account.

In recent years, volunteers from

France, Hungary, Germany,

Great Britain, Italy, Ireland,

Poland and Croatia have

benefitted from this experience

as assistants in the EUSA Office.

The progress of the volunteers is

monitored by a mentor, with the

volunteers constantly supported

and assisted in all spheres of life

during their stay in Slovenia.

The recruitment period for

new volunteers is officially

announced and realised only

once per year, usually in the

beginning of the year, and EUSA

only accepts applications for

volunteering in the EUSA Office

during the announced calls.

For short term volunteering

opportunities, please see the

EUSA international volunteer

programme which is carried

out in cooperation with the

organising committees of

the European Universities

Championships and Games.

ESC opportunities at EUSA are

possible because of the support

from the European Union and

the National Agency in Slovenia

Movit.

PLEASE SEE

eusa.eu/projects/european-

solidarity-corps

for more information

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