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Volunteering teams in high priority areas

14 December 2025

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Volunteering Clusters in High Priority Areas are large-scale, high-impact projects (lasting up to two years and involving hundreds of volunteers) that support voluntary activities carried out by young people from at least two different countries with short-term interventions (from 2 weeks to 2 months) that address common European challenges in policy areas defined annually at EU level.

For 2026, these priority areas of intervention are:

  • strengthen a culture of preparedness throughout society and provide relief to people fleeing armed conflict and other victims of natural disasters and man-made hazards;
  • promote positive learning experiences for young people with fewer opportunities;
  • strengthen equity and intergenerational solidarity.

In particular, the activities carried out by volunteers must aim to:

  • address clearly defined and as yet unresolved societal challenges in the priority sectors mentioned;
  • promote solidarity among participating countries;
  • enable young people to acquire skills and competences useful for their personal, educational, social and professional development;
  • provide tangible benefits to the communities in which operations take place;
  • ensure direct contact between participants and beneficiaries of solidarity activities, to enable participants to acquire skills useful for their educational and social development;
  • reach young people with fewer opportunities, including refugees, asylum seekers and migrants;
  • promote diversity, intercultural and interreligious dialogue – and the EU values ​​of human dignity, freedom, equality and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities – as well as projects that improve media literacy, critical thinking and a sense of initiative among young people;
  • strengthen the capacities and international reach of participating organizations;
  • promote solidarity between different age groups, increase understanding and combat inequalities;
  • To raise awareness among young volunteers and improve their understanding of other cultures and countries, offering them the opportunity to network internationally, actively participate in society, and develop a sense of European citizenship and identity.

To find out more, read the Help section Specification for projects in High Priority Areas (English)

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This guide was created as part of the annual work plan of the European network IGNet, co-financed by the European Union. The content of this guide reflects the views of the authors only, and neither the European Commission nor any of its agencies can be held responsible for its content or any use made of it. The content of this guide has no official value for the purposes of submitting applications or projects; only the official guides and calls for proposals for individual programmes and initiatives are valid for these.

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