European Solidarity Corps
Volunteering in 2024 in Bulgaria - the beautiful Land of Roses!
APPLICATION IS OPEN! Association FOR YOU is looking for 11 volunteers from abroad to live and work in the city of Varna at the Black Sea coast! Apply by 31-st of January! Send your CV and a short motivation for the position that you are interested at e.raynova@foryoubg.org! All volunteer…
Looking for 2 more volunteers in Varna, Bulgaria
FOR YOU Association is looking for 2 more volunteers from abroad to live and work in the city of Varna at the Black Sea coast! The volunteer missions are 11 months long (48 weeks): from December 1st, 2023 to October 31st, 2024. Application deadline: November 30th,2023. These positions are open…
Volunteering in Bulgaria - the Land of Roses
FOR YOU Association is looking for 11 volunteers from abroad to live and work in the city of Varna at the Black Sea coast! All volunteer missions are 11 months long (48 weeks): from December 1st, 2023 to October 31st, 2024. Application deadline: November 15th,2023. Bellow you can find details…
Become a Volunteer in Sofia, Bulgaria
We are looking for 3 volunteers for the National Youth Card Association (NYCA) - Bulgaria. The volunteering will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria from October 1st, 2023 to November 30th, 2024. Deadline to apply: September 1st, 2023! Send your CV and short motivation letter to volunteer@foryoubg.org,…
Starting point Varna - a useful travel guide!
After being a volunteer for almost a year at Association For You, French volunteer Oriane presented her personal project. She has been working in the communication team since March 2021. As a volunteer under the European Solidarity Corps, she had the chance to create her own personal project. With…
Young people from Varna join a long-term volunteer initiative in 2022!
During the year, 11 volunteers will support the activities of various organizations in the city of Varna. Association FOR YOU encouraged young people between the ages of 18 and 30 to develop professional skills in various fields. The Voluntary Service is part of the European Solidarity Corps…
Success stories and International Volunteer Day!
Today is December 5 - International Volunteer Day! To celebrate it, we contacted three of our former volunteers - Pamela, Yoan and Matteo, who told us how their volunteer experience helped them be the people they are today. Did they include this experience in their CV, did it help them find a job…
"Internship abroad is a great way to grow" - Elomara from the Canary Islands
What makes a 22-year-old girl from the Canary Islands leave the golden beaches and go around the world during a pandemic? The desire to help others and improve yourself! Meet Elomara! She chose Bulgaria to do an internship at a day center for people with disabilities. What challenges did she face…
"Beyond the fears and hesitations are the really good stories" - Katerina from "Uspelite"
Smiling, full of curiosity, and wanting to discover. This is Katerina, a volunteer under the European Solidarity Corps Project at UspeliteBG. Good news hunter and storyteller. During her volunteering, she is an ambassador of positive example and takes her first steps in journalism. She believes…
"If not now, when?" Itahisa from the Canary Islands
Canary Islands - long strips of golden beaches and sunny weather… What makes a young woman want to separate for a few months this idyllic life to visit Bulgaria? The answer will be given by Itahisa - an intern under the Erasmus + program at the day center "Riviera" - Varna. 🙂 Hello, how…
"The young generation can give a lot…" - Polina from "Alzheimer Bulgaria"
It's time to meet Polly - another young woman from the team of "Alzheimer's Bulgaria"! Today she tells us how and why she chose this volunteer cause, and if she found her place as part of it! 🙂 Hello, how are you!? I feel great. Can you please introduce yourself ( where you come from,…
"Now is the time to try new things!" - Kalina from "Alzheimer's Bulgaria"
Today Kalina tells her story - a young woman with various activities and interests! How she chooses her volunteer cause and what successes she has achieved, read in her interview 🙂 Hello! How are you? Hello! I feel good, motivated, and looking forward to my future. Introduce yourself in a…
How volunteering changes lives - Yoan from the University of Economics-Varna!
Get ready for an interview full of revelations - Yoan from the International Department of the University of Economics-Varna tells us about his volunteer experience over the past year. From working with non-governmental organizations and international organizations, the development of personal…
Fanny from France tells us about her volunteering in Bulgaria!
Today we introduce you to Fanny - an extremely kind, smiling and responsive young person who accidentally chooses Bulgaria as part of her development path. Hello, please introduce yourself! Hi, My name is Fanny Schupfer. I grew up in Strasbourg, in the east part of France but I'm currently living…
What lessons does the alternative environment teach us - Ivan from Hale 3 tells us about it!
Finding the right path is not an easy task. Perhaps the reason is that there is no such thing as a right or wrong path - everything we experience is important for us to become who we are. Ivan from Hale 3 tells us about the lessons he learned on his way, what led him to the Alternative Space and…
Dilyana shares more wonderful stories from her ESC project - part two!
We introduced you to the sunny and positive Dilyana in her previous blog post, which you can read HERE. Her experience is extremely rich and intriguing, so we continue the conversation with her in the second part! She shares her thoughts on the challenges of life, how to make the most of life’s…
A varied adventure in Germany with Dilyana - part one!
Meet Dilyana, or as she describes herself "a loving, creative, curious, adventurous, but also an anxious person who has a hard time saying" no "and who is working towards his improvement". She shares her story and experience as a volunteer in Germany and as part of the Jugendwerk der AWO…
"Let's do important things for others!" - Nicole, a volunteer in The Voice of Youth
Nicole, who took part in the Voice of Youth project, called on young people to take a step forward in their development. She tells us why she believes that even the wrong steps are an important part of our development. She also tells us about what inspires her, what she likes about working with…
What are the benefits of spending a GAP year?
It is important to be successful, to have direction in our lives, and to make the right decisions. However, the truth is that all these expectations can be quite stressful, especially for a young person who has to decide his fate. Although surrounded by countless possibilities, research…
Preslava from "SOS - families at risk" tells us about the positives and challenges of working with children!
Today we will present you- Preslava - a volunteer at the SOS Foundation - Families at Risk . She tells us about how our plans don’t always happen, but sometimes it leads to even better results that change our views of the world :). Hello, how are you? I feel good! Today was extremely dynamic and…