About European SolidaRity Corps Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas

Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas are large-scale, high-impact projects funded by the European Union The aim is to support shortterm actions addressing common EU challenges in policy areas defined each year at EU level. Volunteering teams are solidarity actions that allow groups of at least 5 participants to volunteer for a period of between 2 weeks and 2 months.

Team composition should be international, with at least a quarter of volunteers coming from countries other than the country where the activity takes place Activities are open to all young people aged between 18 and 30, registered on the European Solidarity Corps portal and legally resident in the European Union or partner countries

Projects should be inclusive, i.e. access to the initiatives should be promoted and facilitated for young people with fewer opportunities They should also be featured by a learning dimension, as the participants should take part in activities that allow them to acquire competences in non-formal and informal settings. The activities should take place in a multilingual context and have both a European and an international dimension.

More information on the programme can be found on the European Youth Portal https://youth europa eu/solidarity en