After two months in Hanoi, I must admit that I still have a hard time doing the city justice when attempting to describe it to an outsider. On one hand, first impressions can be rough. The barrage of unfamiliar scents and sensory stimuli can be overwhelming; not to mention the temperature, …
Our volunteer Selvinaz had an unforgettable and enriching time during her European Solidarity Corps experience in Poland. She supported English lessons at a local school, worked closely with students…
Everything started with the need to take a break from the exhausting pace of modern life and reconnect with ourselves. This search took us to Portugal, where the project “EmpowerED: Pause. Reflect. Reconnect.” was held between September 21 and 28, 2025. The official goal of the project was to provide youth workers from Estonia, Italy, Portugal, Türkiye, and Poland with tools to support their mental health and prevent burnout. However, this week turned out to be much more than just a training course.
Our volunteer, Semanur, organized cultural events at a museum before the volunteer period in Poland, and then worked at another center. 🎭
Our volunteer Emine’s experience in Poland was shared and received praise at the representative office:
Within the framework of the European Solidarity Corps, I took part in a six-month volunteering project in Pszczyna, Poland, called “Think Like European, Act Like Locally.” During this period, I worked as a teaching assistant in a Montessori school, supporting children of different age groups in their daily learning process….
Our volunteer Ece had a fulfilling experience both educationally and culturally during her volunteering project at a school in Poland.
Our volunteer, Ece, had an educational and culturally rich experience during her volunteering project in Poland. ✨
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Coming to Poland and living here was not in my bucket list. It was just an option
that I preferred to give a shot. I liked the idea of my project -which is running
language classes in a library- and came here. Turned out I was right and I really
enjoyed the project.