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The Collectif pour un Service Civique Européen (CSCE) is the story of young people under the age of 30, driven by their own experience of mobility (Erasmus, European Voluntary Service, International Volunteering) and their commitments to associations and citizens, in particular civic service. Our collective proposes to combine the existing (national civic services and European Solidarity Corps) to maximize the number of European mobility carried out, while opening up national experiences of civic service to Europe.

One goal: A Europe of Citizens for All

In exchange for carrying out missions of general interest, which correspond to Europe's major environmental, social or societal challenges, young volunteers will be fully covered for their departure and their life in another member state. This experience allows the knowledge of the culture and the language of the other. In this way, young people lay the foundations for a new solidarity, and Europe becomes more tangible for everyone.

An innovative mechanism

The Service Civique Européen - or SCE - it's :

6 months of civic service / long-term youth volunteering in your country.
Then 6 to 12 months of European mobility thanks to the European Solidarity Corps.

You must be between 18 and 30 years of age; your professional experience and level of education are not a criterion.
You'll carry out your missions within your community, as part of an SCE class: an intercultural group made up of 50% national and 50% European young people. You prepare in your own country (networking, missions, training and language courses) and then choose a European mission with an association anywhere in Europe.

A network of European associations

The associations of the network are active in the implementation of their own European civic service. They have a structural role:

host a full class of young people in SCE thanks to their national volunteering mechanism and participate in youth exchanges in Europe, and can also offer you a European mission,
or European missions only - in reception and sending in the European Solidarity Corps
or simply sending in the SCE promos of other partners.

Partnerships on unique projects

As a network of associations our common goal is to open up opportunities for young people all over Europe.

Our partnerships are based on:

youth exchanges in the European Civic Service or the European Solidarity Corps,
the creation of pilot projects of national civic services/volunteering youth in the mechanism of the deployment of the European civic service,
European projects on themes such as solidarity, social, culture, environment, vocational training, etc.

Key figures

300

Young people

do their SCE in 2023

Associations

in the European network

Country

Promos SCE

in 2023

10 SCE specials

in France, Italy, Malta and Romania

Pilot promotions
in 2023-2024

in Austria, Czech Republic, Poland and Greece.

Are you a youth structure ?

Are you interested in youth volunteering? Have you been awarded the European Solidarity Corps label? Or all three?

Become a partner of the CSCE network

Our values

Discover the values and spirit that drive our collective

An active European network

Management of volunteer recruitment: inclusion objective

Inclusive recruitment

Optimal preparation

Quality volunteering

Professional integration

A supportive commitment

A European commitment for local action

Our projects and cooperations in Europe

Find out more about our projects and cooperation between partners in the Collectif pour un service civique européen network:
Under the sponsoring of the European Parliament: BuildEU2 and YEUF
Erasmus+ : KA2 European Grand Tour, Water's Experts, KA3 You is EU
CERV town twinning Metz-Trento

Découvrir tous les projets du CSCE