Be a Volunteer - Interreg Volunteer Youth

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Who can become an IVY volunteer?

Interreg volunteers are young people from the EU and its neighbouring countries, who share a passion for cooperation.

We recruit people with different cultural backgrounds, competences, experiences and interests.

Participants are between 18 and 30 years old.

IVY Volunteers support and promote cooperation and solidarity across borders. They serve in Interreg projects or programmes that aim to boost development in every region in the EU and along its borders – together with local partners.

Participating countries

Young people residing in these countries are eligible to participate:

All countries of the European Union (including outermost regions): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden
Its neighbouring partner countries: Andorra, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
Countries involved in Pre-Accession Assistance Cross-border Co-operation Programmes (IPA-CBC): Serbia, the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo and Turkiye
Countries involved in Neighbourhood Cross-border Co-operation Programmes (ENI-CBC) and Interreg NEXT: Algeria, Armenia, Georgia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Republic of Moldova, Tunisia and Ukraine
Countries involved in Interreg D (Outermost Regions Programmes): Cap-Vert (Cape Verde), Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal, São Tome and Principe, Union of Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, Seychelles, Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Australia, India, Kenya, Maldives, Mauritius, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Porto Rico.

Making an Experience

IVY volunteers gain a unique experience with a long-lasting impact by stepping out of their comfort zone and by exploring different fields of cooperation and solidarity actions across Europe.

Through their engagement, Interreg volunteers are able to develop new skills on both a personal and professional level.

By contributing to projects that promote local development, they experience the true meaning of Europe: building a better future for all, together.

View our open volunteering placements or sign up to connect and be notified when we post a new offer in the area of your interest.

Who can become an IVY volunteer?

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