Call for participants: Activating Citizens: Municipalities Making Use of the European Solidarity Corps

A new edition of Activating Citizens: Municipalities Making Use of the European Solidarity Corps seminar is coming 6 – 7 November 2025, online in Latvia.

The main goal of this seminar is to inspire and support municipalities and local authorities to use the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) as a tool for social inclusion and local engagement. The seminar will explore how the programme can help young people get involved in their communities through volunteering or solidarity projects and how this creates lasting, positive change in local communities.

The training will:

• Guide and support representatives of municipalities in how to make use of the European Solidarity Corps Programme.
• Share inspiring examples from Europe and the partner regions on how municipalities and young people can benefit from the European Solidarity Corps.
• Show how to foster social innovation by volunteering within the European Solidarity Corps.

During this training course, participants will be able to:

• Learn about funding opportunities available through the ESC and how the programme works in practice.
• Hear inspiring examples from Latvia, other European countries, and regional partner regions that show how municipalities and young people benefit from the ESC.
• See how ESC volunteering supports social innovation, inclusion, and creates sustainable results in communities.
• Join networking sessions to exchange ideas, share good practices, and get advice through small group work.
• Get information about other programmes, such as Erasmus+ and CERV, that can help strengthen local and international youth networks.

Participants will come from Europe and the partner regions (Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership Countries, and South Mediterranean countries). Agency for International Programs for Youth of Latvia (National Agency), SALTO European Solidarity Corps (SALTO Resource Centre), and Europe Goes Local are the hosts of this training course.

To read additional info and apply, go to (SALTO-YOUTH – Activating citizens – municipalities and local authorities making use of the European Solidarity Corps)

Deadline to apply: 14 September 2025

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Activating Citizens seminar builds on a format first piloted in 2020–2022 You can find outcomes from past seminars here.