MAP OF VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMS IN THE REGION

European Solidarity Corps (ESC)

📌 Focus: Solidarity projects in social, environmental, and educational fields
👤 Target group: Young people aged 18–30
📧 Email: info@europa.eu

🔗 ESC SEE Resource Centre
🔗 ESC Western Balkans Opportunities
📝 Fully funded opportunities for young people aged 18–30, including travel, accommodation, and stipend.

AIESEC Albania

📌 Focus: Leadership development, cultural exchange, SDGs
📧 Email: aiesec.albania@aiesec.net
🔗 AIESEC Global

PVN Albania (Peace Volunteers Network)

📌 Focus: Peace culture, democracy, social cohesion
📍 Countries: Albania & Norway
🔗 PVN Facebook

Albanian Red Cross (Kryqi i Kuq Shqiptar)

📌 Focus: Disaster relief, health, social services
📧 Email: info@crksh.org
🔗 Red Cross Albania
📝 Nationwide volunteer programs for youth and adults.

 

Caritas Albania

📌 Focus: Humanitarian relief, social services, refugee support, disaster assistance, and development projects
🌐 Website
✉️ Email: Available on the site
📝 Founded in 1993 and operating under Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Albania supports vulnerable individuals (children, elderly, Roma, migrants) and collaborates with UNHCR and international donors

 

Scouts of Albania (Skautët Shqiptarë)

📌 Focus: Scouting for ages 7 – adults (up to 30+), including outdoor education, civic service, and leadership training
🌐 Website
📝 Member organization of WOSM since August 2024, active in major regions across Albania

Red Cross of Montenegro (Crveni Krst Crne Gore)

📌 Focus: First aid, disaster response, refugee assistance, blood donation, and social services
🔗 ckcg.me
📝 Active across the country with local branches. Volunteers can assist in health education, emergency relief, and community outreach.

Volunteers of Montenegro Foundation (Fondacija Volonteri Crne Gore)

📌 Focus: Civic engagement, youth activism, humanitarian programs
🔗 volontericrnegore.me
📝 Promotes volunteerism nationally and supports NGOs through education and campaigns.

ROUTE WB6

📌 Focus: Regional exchange for youth, peacebuilding, mobility
🔗 routewb6.org
📝 Join cross-border volunteer missions and address local community challenges.

Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY)

📌 Focus: EU solidarity and regional development
🔗 interregyouth.com
📝 Offers international experience through volunteering in European territorial cooperation projects.

 United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

📌 Focus: Development projects, support for vulnerable groups
🔗 UNV Western Balkans

YouthBuild Balkans

📌 Focus: Marginalized youth, leadership, vocational skills, and community service
🔗 youthbuild.org

Schüler Helfen Leben (SHL)

📌 Focus: Solidarity Action Day, youth-led fundraising and Balkan project support
🔗 schueler-helfen-leben.de

 Voluntouring Balkans

📌 Focus: Info portal for volunteering across the Balkans
🔗 voluntouring.org
📝 Lists hosts offering food/accommodation in exchange for voluntary help.

Red Cross of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Crveni krst/križ BiH)

📌 Focus: First aid, emergency response, health education, refugee aid, psychosocial support
📍 Address: Nedima Filipovića 9, 71120 Sarajevo
📞 Phone: +387 33 645 746
✉️ Email: sjediste@ckfbih.ba
🌐 Website
📝 Red Cross teams are present across the country, and it’s easy to get involved through your local branch.

Caritas of Bosnia and Herzegovina

📌 Focus: Support for the elderly, refugees, socially excluded groups; youth empowerment, poverty relief
📍 Address: Mehmed bega Kapetanovića Ljubušaka 6, 71000 Sarajevo
📞 Phone: +387 33 206 441
✉️ Email: caritas@caritas.ba
🌐 Website
📝 Partners with international donors on long-term humanitarian programs and crisis response.

Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF)

📌 Focus: Cultural event volunteering – logistics, guest relations, technical support
✉️ Email: volunteers@sff.ba
🌐 SFF Volunteer Info
📝 Volunteers get the chance to participate in one of Southeast Europe’s most prestigious film festivals and gain experience in event production.

“Stariji brat, starija sestra” (Older Brother, Older Sister)

📌 Focus: Child mentorship, social integration, life skills development
✉️ Email: info@mentorstvo.ba
🌐 Program Page
📝 Volunteers are trained to build lasting, supportive relationships with vulnerable children and teens.

Red Cross of North Macedonia – Youth Volunteering

📌 Focus: Humanitarian aid, emergency response, community engagement
🌐 Website
📝 Active nationwide, especially in areas related to health education, crisis response, and youth inclusion.

Mladi.mk

📌 Focus: Digital platform for youth – volunteering, internships, and activism
🌐 mladi.mk
📝 Open calls and announcements from organizations and municipalities all over North Macedonia.

Skopje 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF)

📌 Focus: Mega-sporting event with youth volunteering in logistics, hospitality, and technical operations
🌐 EYOF 2025
📝 Volunteering offers event experience, team engagement, and cultural exchange.

Red Cross of Serbia

📌 Focus: Refugee assistance, disaster relief, health education, and first aid
📝 One of the largest humanitarian organizations in Serbia. Volunteers are involved in emergency responses, blood drives, crisis support, and youth training.
🌐 Website (for more local branch info)

Caritas Serbia

📌 Focus: Social services for vulnerable populations, including the elderly, migrants, and children
📝 Caritas works on humanitarian aid, psychosocial support, food distribution, and community integration, often partnering with international NGOs.
🌐 Website
📧 Email: info@caritas.rs
📞 Phone: +381 11 344-1882

Refugee Aid Serbia (RAS)

📌 Focus: Frontline support to asylum seekers and refugees
📝 Volunteers assist in transit centers, provide humanitarian aid, language support, and help organize recreational activities.
🌐 Website
📧 Email: info@refugeeaidserbia.org

WWF Serbia

📌 Focus: Wildlife protection, climate advocacy, environmental education
📝 Volunteering includes campaign participation, educational outreach, biodiversity surveys, and conservation support.
🌐 Website

Young Researchers of Serbia (YRS)

📌 Focus: Ecology, sustainable development, and youth activism
📝 Coordinates ecological camps, clean-up drives, eco-education, and international youth exchanges focused on environmental protection.
🌐 Website
📧 Email: mis@mis.org.rs

 

EXIT Festival

📌 Focus: Music & cultural festivals
📝 Volunteer roles include stage support, ticketing, artist liaison, and eco teams. Often provides passes, meals, and official certificates.
🌐 EXIT Festival

WWOOF Serbia

📌 Focus: Organic farming, eco-living, animal care
📝 Volunteers live with hosts and work in exchange for accommodation and food. Focuses on sustainable agriculture and animal welfare.
🌐 WWOOF Serbia

 Slovenska Filantropija

📌 Focus: National volunteer promotion, social inclusion, refugee assistance, youth, and elderly programs
✉️ Email: info@filantropija.org
📞 Phone: +386 1 430 12 89
🌐 Website | Volunteer Portal
📝 Coordinates local volunteer centers and maintains Slovenia’s main volunteer registry. Offers training and legal resources for volunteers.

 Zavod Voluntariat

📌 Focus: Global education, peacebuilding, and international volunteering
✉️ Email: info@zavod-voluntariat.si
📞 Phone: +386 1 239 16 14
🌐 Website
📝 Sends and hosts volunteers for short (2 weeks) to long (12 months) international programs, including SCI workcamps and EVS.

Ecologists Without Borders (Ekologi brez meja)

📌 Focus: Environmental activism, Zero Waste advocacy, clean-up campaigns
🌐 Wikipedia Overview
📝 Organizes large-scale volunteer initiatives such as the nationwide clean-up action “Let’s Clean Slovenia.” Great for eco-conscious volunteers.

Workaway in Slovenia

📌 Focus: Cultural exchange and practical support in return for accommodation and meals
🌐 Workaway Slovenia Hosts
📝 Popular among backpackers and travelers, offers placements in eco-farms, hostels, family homes, and community projects.

Worldpackers in Slovenia

📌 Focus: Volunteering for lodging in areas like sustainability, social causes, and hostel support
🌐 Worldpackers Slovenia
📝 Users trade skills for accommodation, often in family-run guesthouses, farms, or NGOs focused on sustainability and youth work.

 Sunce Association (Udruga Sunce – Split)
📌 Environmental advocacy, scientific monitoring, and public education
📍 Obala hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 7, Split
✉️ info@sunce-st.org
🌐 Website

BIOM Association
📌 Nature conservation, bird protection, public awareness campaigns
📍 Čazmanska 2, Zagreb
✉️ info@biom.hr
🌐 Website

Croatian Red Cross (Hrvatski Crveni Križ)
📌 Humanitarian work, health programs, disaster relief, blood drives
📍 Ulica Crvenog križa 14/1, Zagreb
✉️ redcross@hck.hr
🌐 Website

SOS Rijeka – Center for Nonviolence and Human Rights
📌 Legal and psychosocial support for survivors of violence
📍 Verdijeva 17, Rijeka
✉️ centar@sos-rijeka.org
📞 +385 51 211 888
🌐 Website

Mali zmaj – Association for Children’s Welfare
📌 Support for children from low-income families and safe houses
📍 Našička 3, Zagreb
✉️ malizmaj.hr@gmail.com
📞 +385 91 567 0618
🌐 Website

AKC “Attack”
📌 Youth-led cultural space for DIY activism and alternative art
📍 Pierottijeva 11, Zagreb
✉️ akc@attack.hr
📞 +385 1 6197223
🌐 Website

Zagreb Film Festival
📌 Croatia’s premier independent film festival (November)
📍 Ulica grada Vukovara 35a, Zagreb
✉️ info@zff.hr
🌐 Website

Mosquito Punk Rock Festival (Osijek)
📌 Music, arts & youth culture festival promoting alternative expression
✉️ info@mosquitopunkrock.com
🌐 Website

NOINA ARKA – Animal Protection Association
📌 Care for abandoned animals; fosters and education
✉️ info@noina-arka.hr
📞 +385 91 321 4696
🌐 Website

Animal Friends Croatia
📌 Animal rights campaigns, veganism promotion, rescue activism
✉️ afc@animal-friends-croatia.org
🌐 Website

Association SNOOPY (Pula)
📌 Shelter-based daily animal care and community awareness
📍 Flanatička 11/3, Pula
📞 +385 92 314 1053
🌐 Website | Contact form

Kosovo Volunteers Platform

📌 A central portal listing local and international volunteering opportunities across Kosovo.
🌐 kosovovolunteers.org

Gaia Kosovo

📌 Focuses on environmental justice, sustainable living, permaculture, and peace-building through grassroots volunteerism. Offers workcamps, youth exchanges, and EVS/ESC projects.
🌐 Website

 

STC Mitrovica

📌 A humanitarian volunteering initiative focused on assisting marginalized groups, promoting social cohesion, and youth involvement through local campaigns and events.
📷 Instagram: @stckosovo

 

Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN)

📌 The KWN Volunteer Program empowers individuals to support women’s rights, gender equality, and social justice. Activities include advocacy, research, and supporting survivors of violence.
✨ Over 390 volunteers trained to date!
🌐 Become a volunteer
📧 Email: info@womensnetwork.org