Sansusī volunteer projects

Within the framework of European Solidarity Corps-funded voluntary work projects, we host both individual volunteers and volunteer groups from various countries at the Sansusī residency center. Through their volunteer work, young people support the activities of the association, improve the facilities of the residency center and help ensure its operation, assist in organizing the Sansusī Festival, support the local community, and through cultural exchange, creativity, solidarity, and inclusive activities, get to know themselves and others.

Project Sansusī Volunteer 2025–2026

A volunteer project funded by the European Solidarity Corps will bring together 16 young people from various countries for five weeks at the Susēja Artists’ Residency Center in the summer of 2026. Similarly, in 2026 and 2027, the project will also accept individual volunteers, as is the case with the 2025–2026 project.

APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN FOR VOLUNTEERS.

𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐚 | 35 days funded group volunteering (ESC)

Give support to an organisation and people associated with culture, event production, festival, wellbeing residencies and wilderness.

📍Aknīste, Latvia
🗓️July 8 – August 13, 2026 (includes 2 travel days, up to 4 more for green travellers)
💪For sixteen volunteers living in EU and other ESC program countries not needing visa for 35 day period
‼️Deadline of applications: ongoing selection process, sooner you apply, higher your chances

Are you a young person who wants to live for 35 days in Latvian countryside (read “almost middle of nowhere”), work together with an amazing volunteer group, build festival, cooperate with contemporary artists, be part of the local community, create your own creative endeavours or do what is close to your artistic heart? And be part of creating an incredible music and arts festival?

In this project you can learn:
💪 practical skills on taking care and improving of a remote residence center
🌱 deliver workshops for other volunteers and for local community
🎶 learn more about professional cultural event production
🪢 increase skills in communication and community building
🙌 boost self-belief in your own unique abilities

We look for people who are:
👉18-30 year old
👉Live / reside in EU or ESC program countries not needing visa for project period
👉Very keen or with background in culture and arts (especially contemporary arts – dance, music, theatre, circus, interdisciplinary etc)
👉Creative and eager to learn
👉Want to do physical things – build, renovate, clean or move structures around
👉Ready to experience festival creating magic as we will have our annual Sansusī festival on August 7-9 (it will be crowded)

APPLY HERE: tinyurl.com/SVP26summerapply

The project is co-financed by the European Union under the European Solidarity Corps program. Quality labels No. 2022-1-LV02-ESC50-QLA-000112752 and No. 2020-1-LV02-ESC52-003470. Project No. 2026-1-LV02-ESC51-VTJ-000403272. In Latvia, funding is managed by the National Agency (Agency for International Youth Projects).

Project Sansusī Volunteer 2025–2026

The European Solidarity Corps-funded voluntary work project brought together 16 young people from different countries for five weeks in the summer of 2025 at the Susēja artist residency center.

In 2026, the project will also host individual volunteers, as is being done in the 2024–2026 project.

The project is co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the European Solidarity Corps program. Quality Label Numbers 2022-1-LV02-ESC50-QLA-000112752 and 2020-1-LV02-ESC52-003470. Project No. 2025-1-LV02-ESC51-VTJ-000346775. In Latvia, funding is managed by the Agency for International Youth Programs.

Project Sansusī Volunteer 2024–2025

The European Solidarity Corps-funded voluntary work project brought together 12 young people from various countries for five weeks in the summer of 2024 at the Susēja artist residency center.

From May 2025 to March 2026, we have hosted and plan to host additional individual volunteers from various countries at the Susēja artist residency center. These volunteers will live and work together in a rural cultural environment, developing their personal projects, supporting artists, helping to organize cultural events, and improving community spaces. By March 2026, we will host more volunteers who will work at the residency center and actively engage in the local community.

The project promotes solidarity, creativity, and mutual growth.

The project is co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the European Solidarity Corps program. Quality Label Numbers 2022-1-LV02-ESC50-QLA-000112752 and 2020-1-LV02-ESC52-003470. Project No. 2024-1-LV02-ESC51-VTJ-000224668. In Latvia, funding is managed by the Agency for International Youth Programs.

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