Volunteering in Europe
Our association is accredited by the European Commission to coordinate volunteering projects, to host international volunteers and to send Romanian volunteers for internships abroad within the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programs.
The opportunities offered by AIST are countless, the duration of the time spent abroad varying from short internships of 2 months (ideal for students and senior students during the summer vacation) to long internships of a maximum of 12 months (which can cover hiatuses in educational or professional activity). These periods spent in other European spaces facilitate the accumulation of experiences and practical skills, depending on each one’s preferences and interests, perfect the use of foreign languages and develop independent living skills, all recognized by issuing an international Certificate called YouthPass.
Since 2013, we have offered the chance to live the experience of international volunteering to a number of almost 100 young people from Romania, some of them becoming true non-formal ambassadors of our country and deeply inhaling the fresh air of opportunities from other countries. Because we treat this activity of our Association with the utmost seriousness, we have chosen to promote only young people who are sincerely concerned with volunteer activities, discouraging opportunists or amateurs of free tourism.
As a result of the stable and efficient network of partnerships with other organizations throughout Europe, our colleagues can help you find what suits you from the vast database accessible online, and we can recommend serious projects and host organizations to turn your volunteer placements into memorable life experiences. Volunteering opportunities available at our partners in Europe:
If you have found a project that you want to access or you are interested in the already approved and funded projects that our partner organizations are running, we invite you to send us an e-mail in this regard to the e-mail addresses Ralu.Contiu@AIST.ro or Onoriu.Dan@AIST.ro to set up a counseling meeting at our headquarters. Through everything we do, we stay true to our motto, that of being The open door to the world.