Turkey: ESC: GREEN+ Volunteering Teams with S&G 2026

About the local hosting organization

Our Mission is to enhance the dreams of young people via motilities within the frame of European Youth Goals and European Youth Strategy from grasroot level to European level. Our fields of work includes: youth work and volunteering, social inclusion, environment well being and protection, social entrepreneurship and social innovation, community development, empowering the recognition of youth work, facilitating young people'sparticipation in active citizenship. System and Generation target groups are: Youth, people with disabilities, youth with fewer opportunities such as migrants or refugees We aim at developing a Volunteer Development Centre in Ankara/Turkey with the following overall objectives: - to contribute for developing a sustainable civil society dialogue between Turkey and EU CSOs. - to create a mutual understanding of volunteering and promote it as a value for everyone. - to create maintenance of a favorable environment for volunteers and voluntary activities. - to adopt various approaches to mobilize and facilitate volunteering. - to establish long term sustainable cooperation at local, regional and national levels between CSOs in Turkey and their European counterparts on areas within the scope of the promotion and support to volunteers and volunteering in S&G has already established a youth center at ASBU: http://www.systemandgeneration.com/en/projects/social-innovation-youth-center

Presentation of the programme

VOLUNTEERING TEAMS WITH S&G 2026 (28.09.2026-27.11.2026) offers opportunities for volunteers to engage in diverse activities, including community interventions, office work, and project development. Volunteers gain hands-on experience in NGO operations, event preparation, social media management, and networking activities with organizations such as ALF, ENYC,PLATFORM Network, GLORE Network, Euclid Network and CEV. Volunteers may assist with office tasks such as printing, scanning, updating the webpage, and managing social media accounts, as well as designing the YouthTelegraph (our monthly youth magazine). They can also participate in organizing Conversation Clubs, community intervention activities such as Helping Hands for Refugees, Disabled Service Centres, Language School and Kindergartens, Schools and Environmental Involvements in 7Rs(Re-Think,Re-Use,Repair-Re-Gift,Reduce, Refuse and Recycle) and supporting S&G’s network initiatives via Community Interventions & Office Engagements.

About the accomodation

Accommodation: https://www.systemandgeneration.com/en/system_and_generation_about_us/y… Food: Food Money 6Eur per day & Pocket Money 6Eur per day Transportation: Erasmus Distance Calculator: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/distance-calculat… Travel costs - Volunteer will receive the total amount of travel costs according to the program valid for 2025. The volunteer is obliged to keep all necessary original bills/receipts/invoices/ etc. from the travel and to submit them to the host/lead organization.

About the leisure activities

Project Development & Implementation Digital Skills Development (Webpage&Social Media) Rules for S&G Volunteers at TAD Cinnah Preschool - Google Docs Fethiye: Breathing Training, Green Practices On-Arrival & ESC Info Trainings Sport Activity

Requirements

The Participant profile: • Enthusiastic, motivated, and open-minded young people interested in intercultural learning and community service. • Willing to engage actively and responsibly in activities such as the English Conversation Club, Local Cuisine and Language Projects, and environmental protection initiatives, with attention to schedules and participation requirements. • Prepared to work with children, refugees, and persons with disabilities in inclusive and supportive environments, demonstrating reliability and consistency. • Ready to contribute actively to office engagement, the Youth Magazine, and social media initiatives related to EU Youth Goals, while respecting deadlines and agreed working hours. • Eager to represent their culture, promote diversity, and actively support values of solidarity, social inclusion, and sustainable development through committed and punctual participation in all activities. • Priority will be given to applicants who speak at least two foreign languages in addition to their mother tongue, and who demonstrate a strong interest in nature, climate action, and environmental sustainability.Deadline: 02/09/2026 00:00