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COUNT OF MAY 2026 – open call for volunteers!

As every year, for the 16th time in a row, the bright multicultural festival COUNT OF MAY 2026 will take place in Riga! 🎉 This vibrant event brings together creativity, cultures, and historical traditions, uniting people from diverse backgrounds in an international celebration. 📌 Project Aim: Together with local volunteers,>>>

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“MANDARINE LAND 2025 XIII” VOLUNTEERING TEAM PROJECT

WHAT: Volunteer team project “Mandarine Land 2025 XIII” WHERE: LATVIA, RĪGA WHEN: 26.11.2025-30.12.2025 35 days excluding travel days WHO: young people aged 18-30 From Latvia, EU or EU partner countries; TEAM: 20 young people in total, including young people with disabilities and limited opportunities. 100% OF ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, PROGRAMME COVERED>>>

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Volunteer team project “Mandarine Land 2024 XII”

WHAT: Volunteer team project “Mandarine Land 2024 XII” WHERE: LATVIA, RĪGA WHEN: 26.11.2024-03.01.2025 excluding travel days WHO: young people aged 18-30 From Latvia, any EU or EU partner country; TEAM: 20 young people in total, including young people with disabilities and limited opportunities. 100% OF ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, PROGRAMME COVERED BY>>>

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“PREPARE THE JOY” Volunteering team project

WHAT: Volunteer team project “PREPARE THE JOY” WHERE: LATVIA, RIGA WHEN: 14.10.2025-28.10.2025 15 days excluding travel days WHO: young people aged 18-30 From Latvia, EU or EU partner countries; TEAM: 12 young people in total, including young people with disabilities and limited opportunities. 100% OF ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, PROGRAMME COVERED BY>>>

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OPEN CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS – “Festival COUNT OF MAY 2024”

We invite active and open-minded youngsters 18-30 y.o. from Latvia, Europe and EU partner countries to join a Volunteering project “COUNT OF MAY 2023”! As every year, for the fourteenth time in a row, a bright multicultural festival COUNT OF MAY 2024 will be celebrated in Riga – a festival>>>

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Volunteering Team project “Mandarine Land XI”

WHAT: Volunteer team project “Mandarine Land XI” WHERE: LATVIA, RĪGA WHEN: 27.11.2023-03.01.2024 (38 days) WHO: young people aged 18-30 From Latvia, any EU or EU partner country; TEAM: 20 young people in total, including young people with disabilities and limited opportunities. 100% OF ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, PROGRAMME COVERED BY THE EUROPEAN>>>

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Waste? Or new possibilities!

With global apparel production doubling over the past 15 years, CO2 emissions from the textile industry are higher than those of the shipping and international travel industries combined.People started buying more clothes and storing less. For example, in Europe, the average number of wears per piece of clothing has fallen>>>

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Volunteering project “COUNT OF MAY 2023”!

As every year, for the eleventh time in a row, a bright multicultural festival COUNT OF MAY 2023 will be celebrated in Riga – a festival that inspires, celebrates the interaction of creativity, cultures and eras and unites people from different cultures. The aim of the project: together with local>>>

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GREEN EUROPE BEGINS WITH US

We are all proud that Latvia is a clean, green country, where innovative and green decisions are made. However, there are still dangerous patches on our green map. If the main roads are clean and the streets in the city are often really tidy, when we leave the centre we>>>

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