My ESC volunteering project at a QR52 youth center in Milan has been the best and most meaningful experience of my life. For over six months, I worked with teenagers in both Italian and English, supporting them with their homework, taking part in sports, educational and creative activities, joining trips, and, recently, spending three unforgettable […]

My ESC volunteering project at Tempo per il Barrio has been one of the most grounding experiences of the past year for me. I was a law student who had spent the last few years studying across different countries because of the war. I came into this project already used to adapting to new places, […]

After seven and a half months, I have already reached the end of this amazing experience, made possible by the community in Massaciuccoli. When I initially applied, I had just finished school and wanted to take a break from studying before going to university. I wanted to use that time to meet new people and […]

Over the past year, I volunteered at QR52 Youth Center in Milan, spending my days alongside young people in the middle of their everyday lives. My role was simple and steady. I showed up. I listened. I helped where help was needed. Some days that meant being present during activities. Other days it meant sitting […]

Pau comes from Spain and chose to take part in a long-term volunteering experience with the European Solidarity Corps, finding the project through the European Youth Portal. From October 2025 to April 2026, he spent 6 months in Menfi, a town near Agrigento, Sicily, at Istituto Walden, a community that provides care for children and […]

The ESC Team project “RISE”, funded by the European Solidarity Corps programme and implemented by the Joint Association in collaboration with Agriturismo L’Arca in Belvedere Marittimo, has come to an end! We asked the participants to share their stories. Marilù’s Testimony I’m a 26 years old girl from Italy. Before applying to this ESC project […]