The SNJ offers voluntary service opportunities in European Union countries and partner countries as a beneficiary of the European Solidarity Corps programme. It also offers voluntary service opportunities in developing countries in cooperation with trusted partner organisations.

To be eligible for projects supervised by the SNJ, you must have a legal address in Luxembourg, have completed compulsory education and meet the conditions applicable to European Solidarity Corps projects. In particular, you must be under the age of 30 at the start of your voluntary service.

An SNJ staff member will support you throughout your experience. You will attend training before your departure and have a personal point of contact throughout your stay. At the end of your project, you will receive a certificate of participation.

➡️ You can find all the different types of voluntary service and current projects here:
https://www.volontaires.lu/moi-volontaire/

If you are interested, the first step is to contact the person listed for the project of your choice.

As with a project for which the SNJ acts as a sending organisation, you must be registered on the European Solidarity Corps Portal. You will then need to find a support organisation based in Luxembourg that will assist you throughout your experience, such as the Service National de la Jeunesse or another accredited organisation.

🔗 Consult the list of accredited organisations and the projects available on the European Youth Portal to find the opportunity that suits you.

You can contact Anefore, Luxembourg’s National Agency for Erasmus+ and the European Solidarity Corps, directly by email at info@anefore.lu or by telephone on (+352) 247-85284 for further information.

Humanitarian aid volunteering takes place in non-EU countries where humanitarian aid operations are ongoing. This action gives young people aged 18 to 35 the opportunity to contribute to society through individual or group volunteering activities aimed at improving the living conditions of people in need.

The programme allows you to participate in humanitarian aid projects alongside volunteers from different countries, supporting communities affected by crises or disasters around the world.

Assignments can take place in volunteering teams, lasting from 2 weeks to 2 months, or as individual volunteering activities, lasting from 2 to 12 months. They are open to young people aged 18 to 35.

Essential costs are covered, including travel, accommodation, insurance and pocket money, as well as certain exceptional costs such as visas or vaccinations.

How does it work?

You must first create a profile on the European Solidarity Corps Portal, complete compulsory online training and then attend a five-day, in-person training course at a European training centre.

This training prepares you for the realities of humanitarian work, including humanitarian aid principles, safety and security, managing sensitive situations, intercultural cooperation and adapting to crisis contexts.

Once you have successfully completed the training, you can apply for the assignments that interest you. If you are selected, you will receive support before and during your assignment.

➡️ More information is available here:
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/young-people/volunteering-humanitarian-aid_fr

There are many other volunteering possibilities through different private organisations offering paid volunteering programmes. Be careful, some of these offers require fees for accommodation and food or have specific access conditions, particularly regarding age. To guide you towards reliable opportunities, we recommend starting with the opportunities offered by the SNJ and those listed on the European Opportunity Finder portal.

To discover even more volunteering opportunities, the Opportunity Finder website is also a useful starting point.

Please note that not all opportunities published on Opportunity Finder are necessarily funded through the European Solidarity Corps. Some may be part of other programmes or projects with different arrangements and eligibility conditions.

The projects published on this platform are not supervised by the SNJ. Therefore, they do not necessarily include support from one of our staff members or personalised follow-up. ➡️ Discover the available opportunities here.

There are many other volunteering opportunities available through private organisations offering fee-based volunteering programmes.

Please be aware that some of these opportunities require participants to pay for accommodation and food or have specific eligibility requirements, particularly regarding age.

To help you find reliable opportunities, we recommend starting with the projects offered by the SNJ and those published on the European Opportunity Finder portal.