Simply put, the European Solidarity Corps is designed to help you help others!

An initiative of the European Union, the European Solidarity Corps funds and supports young people aged between 18 and 30 from EU member states, to volunteer or self-organise projects that benefit communities.

Young people can volunteer at home or abroad, through the Volunteering Projects and Solidarity Projects strands.

VOLUNTEERING PROJECTS:

Volunteering through the European Solidarity Corps brings positive and long-lasting effects to participants, participating organisations and communities involved. Jump in and find out more!

SOLIDARITY PROJECTS

Volunteering through the European Solidarity Corps brings positive and long-lasting effects to participants, participating organisations and communities involved. Jump in and find out more!

Participating Countries

The following countries, including the Overseas Countries and Territories of EU Member State countries, can fully take part in all Solidarity Corps actions:

Belgium	Greece	Lithuania	Portugal
Bulgaria	Spain	Luxembourg	Romania
Czechia	France	Hungary	Slovenia
Denmark	Croatia	Malta	Slovakia
Germany	Italy	Netherlands	Finland
Estonia	Cyprus	Austria	Sweden
Ireland	Latvia	Poland	United Kingdom*

*Please note that the UK continues to participate in the European Solidarity Corps until the closure of the projects financed under the 2014-2020 Call years, even if activities take place after the end of 2020.

Non-EU participating countries: Iceland, Republic of North Macedonia and Turkey

Partner Countries

The following countries can take part in certain actions under the European Solidarity Corps, subject to specific criteria or conditions.

In 2020, organisations from these countries can participate as partners in Volunteering Projects only, but cannot apply for funding.

European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Countries: Liechtenstein and Norway

Partner Countries neighbouring the EU:

Western Balkans	Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia
Eastern Partnership Countries	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Territory of Ukraine as recognised by international law
South-Mediterranean countries	Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia

Culture Association “Alternate Reality” since 2019 is organizing and implementing Solidarity projects in local and international level to promote solidarity of community, and also Volunteering projects.

The first our Solidarity project by European Solidarity Corpse , approved by Latvian National Agency is Discussion club “xeNOphobia”.

Read more about it here

Volunteering project “Mandarinu Zeme 2019” co-finansed by European Solidarity Corpse is also implemented in Latvia in 2019-2020

More info about it read here

In 2020 we are implementing 3 projects co-financed by European Solidarity Corpse:

• Volunteering group project “Count of May 2020: united in diversity”
• Solidarity project “xeNophobia 2.0”
• Work project “MandarineLand: support and inclusion”