Summer starts with volunteering: Choose your center and change your community in 3, 6 or 12 months!
16 May 2025
Young people from Chisinau who want to get involved in the community, develop themselves personally and actively experience volunteering can participate, between 2-15 May 2025, to register in the new Volunteering Programs launched by the municipal youth centers. Opportunities are available in all five of the capital’s youth centers – Chisinau, Riscani, Botanica, Ciocana, Buiucani, Rîșcani and Botanica – with programs structured for 3, 6 and even 12 months.
The programmes are aimed at motivated young people who want to actively contribute to community life, gain practical experience and develop in areas such as civic involvement, communication, leadership, event organization and team coordination.
Those who choose the 3-month program (June – August 2025) will get an introductory experience in volunteering through activities such as:
- Interest clubs and personal development
- Leisure activities for young people
- Outdoor movie festivals and music events
- Activities under the “Mobile Youth Center” program
- Educational initiatives such as “Youth Explore Moldova”
Participants will receive a nominal certificate, a diploma and the possibility to access the next level of volunteering.
The 6-month programs (June – November 2025) are dedicated to young people who want to get more deeply involved in community life. In addition to recreational activities, they will participate in:
- Municipal Youth Personal Development Program
- Volunteering Week and National Youth Week
- Coordination of activities and volunteer teams
Volunteers will receive official ID, personalized letter of recommendation and access to mentoring roles or advanced programs.
The Buiucani Youth Center is also exclusively offering a 12-month program (June 2025 – May 2026) for those who want to develop their strategic planning and leadership skills. Activities include project coordination, participation in the “I’m Young – I’m Informed” program, as well as access to trainings, exchanges and recommendations for scholarships or internships. Participants in the program will be nominated at the Volunteers 2025 Gala.
Registration details
Registration runs from May 2 to May 15, 2025, and young people can choose the center and program that best suits them. Each center provides dedicated application forms:
- Chisinau Municipal Youth Center
- Rîșcani Youth Center
- Botanica Youth Center
- Ciocana Youth Center
- Buiucani Youth Center
Through these programs, the municipality of Chisinau encourages young people to get actively involved in the community, to learn by doing and to become actors of change. Volunteering is not only an altruistic gesture, but also an investment in the future.
