Location: Gaziantep, Türkiye

Coordinating organization : HASAN KALYONCU UNIVERSITESI

Sending organization: “Common Sense” Youth Organization

Are you willing to experience ESC Volunteering in Türkiye? Would you like to live in Gaziantep, the City of Gastronomy in UNESCO? Short-term Individual Volunteering ESC Volunteering is looking for ESC volunteers for 2 Months. The volunteers will join activities for sport, physical activities, and education.

Project period: A total of 8 week(s) during the period 01/10/2025 to 30/12/2025

Deadline: No application deadline

How to apply?  Please get an account and registration number for European Youth Portal, and upload your CV on your ESC-Account profile in order to apply. Therefore you can also follow this link.

How to get a registration number? – If you don’t have an account on European Youth

Portal, please watch our instruction videos from this link.

All costs are covered by European Solidarity Corps

No participation fee! 

Language: English

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements: 

Pre-Departure Training (PDT): Supporting organizations are responsible to held pre-departure training for the volunteers. The PDT should help the volunteer to identify the goal (the mountain to climb) and the motivation (the reason for this choice) as well as should reflect on the meaning of this experience (climbing) and on the aspects that make it a learning experience! On-Arrival Training: The volunteers will receive orientation based on arrival training upon their arrival at the project place. They will meet up with the coordinator, supervisor, and mentor.

Training during the activity

Pre-departure training will be provided by supporter organizations. On-arrival training will be provided by hosting organization. Volunteers will participate in a preparatory training (online) before leaving for the destination and after arrival in an introductory training, aimed at familiarizing with the facility, organizational matters, volunteer tasks and dealing with potential crisis situations. Upon arrival, a contract between the volunteer and the organisation will be signed. This document specifies the conditions of the project as well as the rights and obligations of the volunteer.

Participant profile

Young people between the ages of 18-30, Young people with limited opportunities culturally, geographically, and economically, Active participation of women in accordance with the principle of positive discrimination, Young people with knowledge and experience in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, Having an English language level that can communicate effectively and practically, High motivation for volunteering experienced in social entrepreneurship and technology entrepreneurship as well as suitable to work with refugees and displaced people.

Sending organisation information 

Name of the sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation 

OID number : E10200624

City and country of your sending organisation: Sumgait, Azerbaijan

Person in charge (name and surname): Ramiz Aliyev

E-mail of the person in charge: evs@csyo-az.org