Onestin Youth Association was created in December 2005. We have well over 150 members ranging between 14 and 35 years of age from different social backgrounds. The members of the Onestin Youth Association have established themselves as a NGO interested in promoting youth activities, which aim to achieve better inter-human communication and build strong partnerships through the development and involvement in social and cultural projects at local, national and international scale. Throughout the lifespan of our NGO we have developed and maintained a series of different youth activities, according to the community needs. Onesti is a former industrial town that used to have an intellectual background profile but, over the years it has suffered a major workforce migration and depopulation. Therefore, Onestin Youth Association has been built to develop the community life, more precisely to increase the civic values and to involve the youth in the social life of the town by providing them a wide variety of activities and actions. Namely, we have had music courses, children summer activities: ”Gradinita de Vara 2011-2013” an official choir ”Corul Onestin 2005-2019”, theatre workshops facilitated by Simona Vasilica Nica (actress at Bacau Municipal Theatre and Diana Croitoru (actress at National Theatre, Bucharest), Communication and Media: ”Şcoala de vară în jurnalism şi comunicare”, workshops about traditional culture, citizenship and youth law: ”Campania de recrutare”, ”Săptămâna Naţională a Voluntariatului”, ”1 Decembrie”, ”6 Decembrie”, European Youth in Action and Erasmus projects, social and human rights conferences, charitable and eco-educational activities: ”1 Iunie - Fă o bucurie dăruind o jucărie!” and ”Caritate de Crăciun și Paște.” In conclusion, we aim to preserve and promote the moral, cultural and intercultural values, at a local, national and international scale.

Individual volunteering project for 4 young people aged 18-30 years old, for 4 months. The project is meant to support Onestin Youth Association and the local communities from Onesti town and Manastirea Casin village. Main activities: - creative and intercultural workshops for teenagers (target group of the organization) for their personal development - gardening and activities of rural development - supporting with the maintenance, cleaning and logistic in organizing group projects (summer camps, Erasmus+, etc)

The hosting facilities are organizing in community, so shared rooms, bathrooms and kitchen will be provided, with the responsibility of taking care of, including the garden, For activity purposes, local transport will be provided by the hosting organization to/from the village/town. Food and pocket money are provided by the programme through a total monthly transfer of 240 euro.

Participants will take part in the On-Arrival training organized by the Romanian National Agency . Mentoring session will be facilitated every 2 weeks with an external person, while coaching, reflection and weekly evaluation will be facilitated by the coordinating team.

The Participant profile: The profile requires: - flexibility and adaptability - willing to leave in a community and farm context, with share spaces and group activities - participants should be able to deal with animals and insects - daily cleaning and maintenance will be part of the tasks For the selection process, a motivation email should be sent at: [email protected]
Deadline: 12/09/2025 12:00

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.