The EDE Foundation is a non-profit organisation created in 1976, and its aim is the social, cultural and educational development of Bizkaia through the implementation of programmes and services that are designed for people and organisations that work in the field of social intervention. The EDE Foundation’s approach is based on a model that gathers, improves and shares “know-how” with associations and groups that perform social, cultural or educational activities; the target organisations with which it works. This allows it to maintain close and regular collaboration with them and to establish networks, a key element of social and community development. Furthermore, its desire for social change drives it to give preferential support to the promotion of groups that face exclusion or greater social disadvantage. This is all possible thanks to its independent criteria and the economic and managerial autonomy it enjoys. Since its inception, this way of doing things has guided its development, allowing it to incorporate people who are characterised by: shared responsibility, team work, commitment and reliability, creativity, participation and continuous improvement. The team consists of more than fifty professionals who specialise in training, consultancy and advice, information and documentation, management etc. All of these people combine their professional skills with expertise and a personal commitment to the various aspects of social intervention. In addition to the professional staff, over one hundred people work in collaboration as volunteers and are involved in teaching courses, seminars and other activities. Our activity: The EDE Foundation promotes the social, cultural and educational development of Bizkaia by providing training and social consultancy services for people, organisations and networks. • Training and guidance programmes for social action professionals and volunteers. • Consultancy, organisational support and development service. • Information, documentation and social studies services. • Career guidance and employment mediation service. • Research, reflection and dissemination activities. The services provided are divided into three main areas: - Training for social intervention - Social consultancy - Information, documentation and social studies We target: People and organisations that work in social, cultural and educational intervention, preferably from Bizkaia. • Professionals working in social management and intervention and people undergoing training. • Volunteers and people who want to be volunteers. • Also organisations from the third sector, public authorities, education centres… And with a particular focus on people and groups who face exclusion or are disadvantaged.

For two weeks, a team of young people from Bizkaia and other European countries will organise educational, creative, sports and community-building activities with refugees. A practical experience to learn, share, discover other cultures and build community through solidarity.

* Accommodation for participants from outside Bizkaia at Bilbao Hostel. • Meals during the project for all participants. • Local transport for activities and visits. • Travel reimbursement up to €309 for journeys of up to 2,000 km. • Pocket money: €84 in total. • Support from a group facilitator.

The group facilitator will help the participants to learn and develop the activities and also to reflect and evaluate the learnings and skills practised during the whole project.

The Participant profile: Young people aged 18 to 30. • Availability for the whole project. • Motivation, openness and willingness to learn. • Previous experience with children, migrants/refugees or other groups will be valued. • Creative, artistic, musical, sports or facilitation skills will be valued. • Spanish, French and Arabic will be valued.
Deadline: 14/06/2026 15:00

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

• Training before and after the project
• Health insurance during your project
• round-trip travel reimbursement
• accommodation and food
• pocket money
• language course
• Return Week-end
• Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.