My ESC experience – Sarah Burghartswieser (Germany)
Ciao 🙂 I’m Sarah and I volunteered 10 months in Municipality in the Comune di Molfetta. I have to say it was not always easy in my workspace, but in the end it was a really fulfilling work space, working with children and highschool students as well as organizing projects on my own for the […]
Warm Water – ESC Judith Geiser
I wanted to be thrown in cold water—but the sea was rather warm. Up until the age of 18 years old I grew up in a sheltered home in a small village near the Dutch border. Striving for new experiences, to learn and grow, and to find a place in the world, I left for […]
Volunteering 9 months – From Spain to Italy.
I decided to apply for a volunteering experience because after university I felt quite lost. Doing a Masters degree or starting a new job can be a difficult decision, moreover when you do not know what you are meant do. That is exactly how I felt before my experience. However, spending 9 months in another […]
My ESC experience- Elly Wilke
During my 10 months in Molfetta I learned a lot, but especially how to grow as a person. I worked at the school „Manzoni- Poli“ with students of the age from 6 to 13 and supported the English lessons there, by doing presentations and presenting my own culture. Together with the teachers we did a […]
My 10 months volunteering in Molfetta
Ciaooo From September 2024 to June 2025, I volunteered in an Italian Highschool in Molfetta. Getting to know the Italian school system was an interesting experience and the project itself broadened my horizon in many ways. My activities mostly revolved around non-formal-learning, meaning that I prepared some games for the English-Lessons or presented my culture […]
My ESC experience – Jasmin Thannbichler
Volunteering abroad – 10 months in Molfetta My name is Jasmin and for 10 months I got the opportunity to live in Molfetta and get to know the italian culture and language quite well. I volunteered at the association “Appoggiati a Me”, which is an institution for children and teenagers with disabilities. I got to […]
My ESC experience – Noran Arafa
Ciao! 🙂 I’m Noran, 22 years old, from Egypt. From September 2024 to June 2025, I volunteered at I.T.E.T. “Gaetano Salvemini” school. When I first arrived, I didn’t speak a word of Italian — but thanks to the kindness of the people around me and the tandem language exchange project, I slowly started to communicate and […]
My ESC experience- Julia Miłosz, Poland
My ESC Journey in Molfetta, Italy 🇮🇹 From November 2024 to June 2025, I volunteered in Molfetta with Appoggiati a Me, supporting people with disabilities through daily activities like cooking, sports, and creative tasks. At first, I barely spoke Italian, but I learned quickly through real-life conversations, courses, and tandem exchanges. I co-created two personal […]
A Dream Delayed, a Journey Worth Taking
Honestly, I’ve been waiting for this opportunity longer than Sirius Black waited to leave Azkaban, but as I write these lines, I can say — the mischief was managed. I’ve been more or less actively dreaming about European Solidarity Corps projects since 2009, when my oldest sister joined her own volunteering experience. Back then, I […]
Renata’s 3 month Journey
When I arrived in Italy last June, I didn’t know quite what to expect, but the three months I spent here turned out to be one of the most rewarding and transformative experiences of my life. One of the highlights was getting to immerse myself in Italian culture. It was fascinating to discover the similarities […]
