SALTO European Solidarity Corps

01/09/2026

📣 Still some spots left, and only a few days to apply! 🌍

Due to cancellations, a few places are still available for representatives of volunteering organisations from ESC Programme Countries to join:

🤝 Volunteering Teams as a Tool to Support Inclusion

Partnership-Building Activity
📅 5-9 October 2026
📍 Metsäkartano Youth Centre, Finland 🇫🇮

This activity is for organisations that:
✅ Are already involved in the implementation of volunteering teams
✅ Are looking for new partners and opportunities to develop international cooperation
✅ Want to explore new ideas and inclusive elements for their volunteering projects
✅ Are active in individual volunteering and would like to explore the team volunteering format for their organisational goals

🌱 Connect, exchange ideas and build strong, long-term partnerships while exploring how volunteering teams can be used as a tool to support inclusion.

⏰ Apply by 7 September 2026!

✍️ Find more information and apply here: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/15257

31/08/2026

🚀 Only a few days left to apply!

Interested in strengthening your mentoring practice and supporting volunteers beyond their volunteering experience?

🎓 Mentoring for Impact: Supporting Volunteers Beyond the Project
📍 Bucharest, Romania
📅 19-23 October 2026

If you are a mentor, coordinator or youth worker involved in ESC projects, this training is for you!

⏰ Apply by 6 September 2026!

👉 http://trainings.salto-youth.net/15177

Corpul European de Solidaritate

28/08/2026

🌞 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 🙌
🏖️ Every Friday, we bring you something meaningful to enrich your weekend, with bold ideas, inspiring stories, and fresh perspectives.

🎥 This week, we revisit a webinar session now available to watch online.

Solidarity, climate action & EU values 🌍🌱

How are climate justice and solidarity connected? And what role can young people play in building a fairer, greener future?

This first session of the Europe Talks Solidarity Webinars 2025 brings together expert insights and practical examples on how EU values, climate action, and solidarity come together in real projects. It’s an invitation to reflect, learn, and get inspired to take action through Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps.

✨ Whether you missed it or want to dive back in, this session is a great starting point for anyone interested in climate justice and active citizenship.

🎬 Watch the recording and get inspired:
👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlyJS8xM1wQ&t=8s

Setting the scene: Climate action, climate justice, EU values and s...

27/08/2026

📣Due to cancellations we have a few spots left for representatives of volunteering organisations from ESC programme countries who are

✅involved in the implementation of volunteering teams
✅wishing to develop new ideas with inclusive elements
✅representing an organisation active in individual volunteering activities wishing to explore team volunteering format for your organisational aims

✍️Find more infos and apply by 7.9.2026 here: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/volunteering-teams-as-a-tool-to-support-inclusion.15257/

26/08/2026

🌱 What if volunteering could open new horizons for young people growing up in rural areas?

In Romania, this is already taking shape. 🇷🇴

Through its work with European Solidarity Corps Volunteering Teams, Curba de Cultură is creating meaningful opportunities for youth in the small village of Izvoarele and across the Prahova region.

Founded in 2012, the organisation runs open youth centres where young people can learn, connect, and express themselves freely, often for the very first time. These spaces become gateways to confidence, creativity, and participation.

Over the past decade, more than 300 volunteers have contributed to this mission, supporting activities that foster personal growth, inclusion, and community engagement. By combining local action with European programmes like Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, Curba de Cultură is helping rural youth feel seen, heard, and empowered.

What makes this story powerful is its impact on places often left behind: volunteering becomes a tool not only for individual development, but for strengthening entire communities.

📘 This is one of the inspiring stories featured in the latest SALTO publication on Volunteering Teams.
🔎 Curious to explore more?
🔗 Read more: https://www.salto-youth.net/rc/solidarity/training-support-community/teamvolunteering/practice/

24/08/2026

🎯 New Mentoring Under Construction MeetUP!

➡️ Zooming in on Mentoring Focus Areas: Ensuring Inclusion
📅 02 September 2026 | 17:00 - 18:30 CEST | Online (Zoom)

Join us for the 4th session of our MeetUP Series, where we explore key focus areas of mentoring, one step at a time. In each session, we dive into practical approaches, tools, and resources to support your mentoring practice.

This time, we focus on Ensuring Inclusion 🙌

Creating inclusive environments means actively welcoming and valuing people from diverse backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, abilities, or socioeconomic status. Mentors play a key role in supporting organisations in both the preparation and implementation phases of volunteering projects.

🤝 Let’s exchange experiences
💬 Let’s share stories
🛠️ Let’s explore tools and practices together

👉 Save your spot here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/blNoxX0mQmSBof41YBT4vw #/registration

- Corpul European de Solidaritate - Agence Erasmus+ France Jeunesse & Sport - OeAD

21/08/2026

🌞 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 🙌
🏖️ Every Friday, we bring you something meaningful to enrich your weekend, with bold ideas, inspiring stories, and fresh perspectives.

🎧 This week, we’re tuning in to a podcast that connects food, community, and solidarity 🍅

🌱 What if solidarity could start from the soil and reach all the way to our tables?

In this episode of the Europe Talks Solidarity podcast, we head to Sicily to uncover how local initiatives are responding to climate challenges while fostering inclusion and community resilience. With Massimiliano Solano and Carla Monteleone, we explore how agriculture can nurture not only food, but also connection, dignity, and shared responsibility.

🌍 Discover grassroots responses to environmental change
🤝 See how communities build inclusion through food
🌱 Explore practices that respect both people and the planet

✨ An inspiring reminder that what we eat, and how we produce it, can shape fairer and more connected societies.

🎙️ Listen now: https://www.talkingsolidarity.eu/publications/podcasts/solidarity-from-the-land-to-the-plate/
🇮🇹 Also available in Italian: https://www.talkingsolidarity.eu/publications/podcasts/solidarieta-dalla-terra-alla-tavola/

Join us for a conversation with with Massimilano Solano and Carla Monteleone on whether food can be a source of solidarity.

19/08/2026

❓Did you know that inclusion is at the heart of the European Solidarity Corps?
💬 It’s about creating opportunities and making sure everyone can take part.

👉 In this carousel, real stories highlight what inclusion looks like in practice.

We are still gathering testimonials: let’s amplify inclusive stories 🙌
❓ What changed in your organisation or community?
🌱 More inclusive practices?
🤝 Broader participation?
💬 New voices being heard?

👉 Share your story and help inspire change: https://forms.gle/3dG7JTpuotKcfRnh8

18/08/2026

🔎 The ABC of Safeguarding – How to Write or Review a Policy

Where do you start if you want to develop a safeguarding policy in your volunteering organisation?

One important step can be developing or reviewing your Code of Conduct – but what should it include, and how can you make sure it works in practice?

🎥 Explore our webinar recording to find out more about where to start and how to develop or renew a Code of Conduct in your organisation.

👉 Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLE1fdsBt78

Graphic recording picture by by Anca Burlacu

17/08/2026

🚀 Applications are now open for our Mentoring training in 2026!

Mentoring for Impact: Supporting Volunteers Beyond the Project
📍 Bucharest, Romania
📅 19–23 October 2026

How can mentoring create a lasting impact beyond the volunteering experience?

This training course is for mentors, coordinators and youth workers involved in European Solidarity Corps projects who want to strengthen their mentoring practice and better support volunteers as they move on to their next personal, educational and professional steps.

During the course, you will:
✅ Explore how mentoring can foster long-term personal and professional growth
✅ Learn how to support volunteers' learning, well-being and transitions
✅ Practice mentoring conversations and reflection techniques
✅ Discover tools for learning recognition and future planning
✅ Exchange experiences and build connections with mentoring practitioners from across Europe

🎓 Participants who complete the training will receive a Youthpass Certificate.
👥 We are looking for participants who are actively involved in mentoring or coordinating ESC volunteers, are motivated to share and learn, feel comfortable working in English, and can attend the full duration of the course.

🗓️ Apply by 6 September 2026.
👉 http://trainings.salto-youth.net/15177

Corpul European de Solidaritate