International Youth Association EstYES is a non-profit, non-political, non-governmental organisation. It was established in 1991 with the purpose of promoting youth and cultural exchanges for learning and better mutual understanding. EstYES was a pioneer organisation in the field of international youth voluntary service in Estonia.
There are different ways to volunteer in Estonia. Take part in workcamp or European Voluntary Service program.
Workcamps
Every year EstYES runs around 50 short-term voluntary projects in Estonia hosting over 600 international volunteers and sends around 100 Estonian volunteers to similar projects abroad.
Volunteering Activities
In addition to this, EstYES hosts annually about 45 international volunteers in long-term social or educational projects all over Estonia and sends around 20 long- and mid-term volunteers to the projects all over the world. The projects were previously funded by Erasmus+ European Voluntary Service program. Since 2018, the projects are funded by European Solidarity Corps program.
Other Projects
In the recent years, EstYES was particularly engaged in the development cooperation in the field of international voluntary service with the partners from South East Asia and Latin America.
You can find active volunteering opportunities in Estonia from the right side menu bar.