While the European Solidarity Corps is one of the best-known programmes in Europe, many other organisations also offer opportunities for international volunteering and cooperation. 

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme enables volunteers to contribute to sustainable development projects around the world, both on-site and online. Through its Online Volunteering service, people can support organisations with tasks such as research, communication, translation, graphic design, education, and project development. 

Youth exchanges funded through Erasmus+ provide another way to gain international experience. Although they are not volunteering projects, they bring together young people from different countries to learn, cooperate, and develop solutions to shared challenges through non-formal education. 

Many international NGOs also organise volunteer programmes, humanitarian initiatives, environmental projects, and campaigns that welcome young people from different backgrounds. 

If you are looking for opportunities, useful places to begin include the European Youth Portal, SALTO Youth, national youth councils, and the websites of youth organisations working in areas that interest you. 

Remember that many international partnerships begin with local organisations. Joining a local NGO today may become your pathway to participating in international projects tomorrow.