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Spain Spain: Recovery of old roads and dry stone building in an unusual valley in Pyrenees 1 (ES-CAT 12.1)

Dates

05/05/2024   -   16/05/2024

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Environmental
Manual Work
Renovation
2
Place(s)
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Fee

USD 400
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
11
Still room for
2
Languages
English
Nearest airport
 
Nearest bus/train station
 
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Work

We will be working on restoring and improving old roads: cleaning and clearing paths, rebuilding dry stone walls, placing stones, and improving trail marks with paint or better signalling. We will spend the working hours, surrounded by forests and fields, there is also an orchard and garden. To be noted: the work is mostly manual and physical.

Accomodation and food

You will sleep in common rooms with bunk beds, the room has safe drawers for you to store your stuff safely. You will also have access to two bathrooms and showers with warm water.

Location and leisure

Refugi Vall de Siarb, Vall de Siarb, Llagunes

Project hosted by

One year more, the Vall de Siarb shelter will host a camp about territorial conservation. The group of participants will collaborate in the cleaning and reconstruction of the old rural roads of the valley, collaborating with the Museum of Paths Project that was created by the entity. Participants will be able to enjoy a unique natural environment in the valley of the High Pyrenees.

Additional comments

IMPORTANT Additional Fee:
In 2024 many SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00.

If you apply through an SCI branch the fee will be included in the fee you pay to your sending branch. If you apply through a partner organisation you will have to pay the fee on arrival at the project; direct to the hosting branch or through different payment platforms. When accepted on the project the host branch will give you more details of the various payment options.

Requirements

Specific knowledge on the subject is not necessary, but it is recommended to have an interest in the recovery of the heritage, nature and the discovery of new areas. Hiking lovers welcome!

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Spain Spain: Big Bang Paella (ESDA-1324)

Dates

28/06/2024   -   13/07/2024

Feedback from 225 volunteers

Tags

Children
Educational

Fee

USD 454 i Fee is paid in two installments:

USD 400 to be paid now.
EUR 50 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Age
18 - 35
Max number of volunteers
10
Still room for
5 Male + 5 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Valencia (VLC)
Nearest bus/train station
 
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Work

Volunteers will help to co-create the workshops in English for local children and teenagers. Activating kids and teenagers, providing a cross-cultural learning experience for them as well as English language environment. It will be done through games, workshops, sports activities, excursions, discussions, etc.

The age of kids is 10-16 y/o. There will be a local monitor who is responsible to propose and organize activities. Each day, approx. four to six hours workshop/activities will be given in the mornings.

The aim is that volunteers communicate with children in English, to encourage them to overcome the fear of speaking in a foreign language through non-formal educational methods and setting. In the first two days of the workcamp participants will spend time together to know the program and prepared and propose some owns workshops in relation to their capacity, interest or ability.

We want that the volunteers can be involved and take part in the all project. If you like dancing, you can propose to teach a dance; if you practice handball, organize a competition, etc.

It would be a bonus if volunteers could speak a little Spanish but it’s is not essential.

Accomodation and food

Accommodation will be a cultural house in La Pobla Llarga, where workcamp is taking place. There is a space for sleep (during the year is a psychometric space for the kindergarten), a common space with a kitchen and bathroom and a terrace. For lunch and dinner, the cook of the summer school will cook for the volunteers. For breakfast, the town hall gives volunteers the meal or money to buy food in the supermarket. Volunteers will sleep on mats. Please bring a sleeping bag!

Location and leisure

La Pobla Llarga a town and municipality located in the province of Valencia Spain, 50 km from Valencia and 20 min by car to reach the beach. There is a very good connection by train with Valencia. In summertime the city hall organises cultural activities at night.

Project hosted by

Town hall of La Pobla Llarga. The main aim of the “Urban Summer Camp” in La Pobla Llarga is to provide an intensive experience of enjoying free time and learning English language for kids and teenagers during two weeks in summer. The camp program includes games, activities, workshops, sports, excursions, a swimming pool, etc. Simultaneously, the workshops will try to teach other values such as intercultural, tolerance, the respect for the environment and promote the culture of peace. The language of the camp is English.

Directions to meeting point

We will meet at Valencia North train station (ESTACIÓN DEL NORTE Valencia) on the arrival day at 18:00 - 19:00 pm (under the big clock in front of the building).

Spain Spain: Ojos de Braojos (ESDA-1124)

Dates

12/07/2024   -   27/07/2024

Feedback from 225 volunteers

Tags

Children
Educational

Already accepted volunteers from

Germany

Fee

USD 454 i Fee is paid in two installments:

USD 400 to be paid now.
EUR 50 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
10
Still room for
5 Male + 4 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Access with disability
Yes
Nearest airport
Madrid (MAD)
Nearest bus/train station
 
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Work

Ojos de Braojos is an English teaching workcamp.

The task of the volunteers will be help to co-create the workshops in English for local children and teenagers. Volunteers will be creating games, workshops and activities for the kids in English so they can practice and learn the language in an informal way instead of school teaching.

Activating kids and teenagers, providing cross-cultural learning experience for them as well as English language environment. It will be done through the games, workshops, sport
activities, excursions, discussions, etc.

It would be a bonus if volunteers could speak a little Spanish but it’s is not essential.

The volunteers will work approximately 6 hours a day from Monday to Friday. In the morning from 09:00 to 13:00 aprox. the volunteers will be spending time with kids and in the afternoon hours, they will be preparing the activities all together in group.


The weekends will be free.

Accomodation and food

The accommodation will be done in a local hostel in the town which has 8 rooms with several bunk beds in it and separate bathrooms and showers for boys and girls. There is also a well equipped kitchen in the building. The hostel has its own garden and a common area for the volunteers.
Even though the there will be beds and pillows, there is no sheets and pillow covers so. Please bring your sleeping bags or your own sheets.

Location and leisure

Braojos is a municipality of Spain belonging to the Community of Madrid. It is included in the area of influence of the port of Somosierra, traditional step of the so-called "Camino de Francia", and in its term is also the port of Arcones. In 2017 it had a population of 200 inhabitants. 86 km away from Madrid and it takes approximately a bit more than 1 hour to reach it.

During the weekend and free time you may visit the Spanish capital. Normally there are 2 days off per week. You are free those days and have the possibility to plan a group trip to the mountains or to the nearest towns like Rascafria which is located in the wonderful area of Valle del Lozoya, Rascafría is one of the most beautiful villages in La Sierra Norte. It stands out since its foundation for the imposing Monastery of Santa María del Paular.
Or Buitrago de Lozoya, which is one of the most picturesque municipalities in the Community of Madrid and has an important mediaeval heritage. Its historic center is surrounded by a spectacular wall of Arab origin, surrounded in turn by the waters of the Lozoya River. Behind its ancient walls await the Castle (14th-15th centuries), the Church of Santa María del Castillo, the Clock Tower and even a museum with works by Picasso.

Even though public transportation is not very developed in the area, it could be possible to reach the near towns using buses to Buitrago de Lozoya.

Project hosted by

Town hall of Braojos

Directions to meeting point

Arrival: 12/07: 19 pm in the bus stop of Braojos.

The volunteers must take the bus from Plaza Castilla bus station in the Madrid city to Buitrago de Lozoya, the biggest town near by and then there, take another bus to Braojos. Please keep in mind that the travel from Madrid takes around 2 hours.

Detailed information will be given in the infosheet.

Departure: 27/07 please do not buy a ticket earlier than 13:00. It may be difficult to reach to the airport in the earlier hours.

Requirements

The volunteers have to speak English well as this is an English teaching project.

Spain Spain: Casa Jazmín II (ESDA-3624)

Dates

13/07/2024   -   28/07/2024

Feedback from 225 volunteers

Tags

Environmental
Construction

Fee

USD 670 i Fee is paid in two installments:

USD 400 to be paid now.
EUR 250 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 30
Max number of volunteers
16
Still room for
8 Male + 8 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Access with disability
Yes
Nearest airport
Alicante (ALC)
Nearest bus/train station
 
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Work

The work will be mostly environmental and constructional. The idea is to help renovate a house that is serving as a volunteering centre in which it will be established environmental-friendly and sustainable agriculture in the gardens in the future.

La Casa Jazmín is recently renovated but there are still some pending tasks to complete. Volunteers will carry out some basic tasks like painting, throwing out extra materials and organising spaces.
Apart from the house renovation tasks, this project will have lots of different other tasks for the volunteers. We are collaborating with the local organisations in the towns around and they always need help from our volunteers. As we are organising the tasks according to the actual needs of the town, the work that you will do during the camp will vary but mainly will be about renovating, painting, organising spaces, decorating and doing environmental cleanings, trash pick up from the hiking paths or beaches etc.

There are 5 Caza Jazmin camps starting from the end of June to end of August and once one task is over, the volunteers will pass to the other one and we can not guarantee in which camp you will be doing what task as it will be depending on the previous group`s speed.

Accomodation and food

The volunteers will stay in a volunteer house, with three rooms with several bunkbeds and bathrooms. They will share rooms with four to six other volunteers. The house includes a nice kitchen in which the volunteers will cook for themselves in the guidance of the camp leaders.
You can either bring your own sheets or a sleeping bag. There are beds and pillows but no sheets or pillow covers.

Location and leisure

Sanet is a small town in the southwest of Spain close to Dénia (communidad de Valencia). It lays in the beautiful countryside, surrounded by hills which are great for hiking - there are a lot of hiking trails to discover. There is a local swimming pool available and Dénia is only 5 minutes by cars.
The house is located right in the middle of town, so there are great opportunities to interact and socialize with the locals and to truly experience the Spanish countryside.
Furthermore, the volunteers can make excursions to Ondara and El Vergel, local towns close to Sanet. The surrounding villages like Benimelli and Ràfol d'Almunia can also be visited. There will also be day trips to the beach which is about 15 minutes by car from Sanet.

Project hosted by

This project is organizedand hosted by De Amicitia. De Amicitia is an environmental non governmental organisation that is funded in 1998 and actively working in the youth field and volunteering for 12 years. The main activity of the organisations is organising workcamps and local/ international youth projects in collaboration with the town halls and local associations.

Directions to meeting point

ARRIVAL: ALICANTE AIRPORT (ALC) from 17:00 to 18:00 The camp leaders will pick up the volunteers from the airport. Our team will be at the airport after 17:00 so it's not possible to meet the participants before 17:00.

The exact meeting point will be the exit gate of the airport. The location will be explained by our camp leaders somedays before the camp.

DEPARTURE: Please organise your departure after 11 am. Our team will take all the volunteers to the ALICANTE Airport at 09:00 am, before it is not possible.

Requirements

The extra fee has be paid by card ( in the exceptional cases we can accept bank transfer as well) 3 weeks before the camp as a confirmation of participation.

If we don't recieve the fee and the flight/bus tickets of the volunteer, we will consider that she/he will not attending to project and we will give opportunity to other volunteers that are on the waiting list.

Spain Spain: No Hell Bellow Us (ESDA-1424)

Dates

02/08/2024   -   17/08/2024

Feedback from 225 volunteers

Tags

Children
Cultural

Already accepted volunteers from

Greece

Fee

USD 454 i Fee is paid in two installments:

USD 400 to be paid now.
EUR 50 is to be paid after acceptance.

Note: Total fee can vary depending on bank rates.
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
6 Male + 5 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Malaga (AGP)
Nearest bus/train station
 
Map

Work

The volunteers will prepare and finalize the programme in the first days. Each day, a four hours workshop/activities will be given and organized for kids in the morning. The volunteers will have many facilities and a park to do the activities with children.

It is well known that people in Spain don´t have a good level of English, even though it is studied at school for more than 9 years. That´s why the participants are really asked to try their best if they speak Spanish to communicate with locals.

Simultaneously, the workshops will try to teach other values such as the respect for the environment and promote the culture of peace. A good atmosphere will be the key for workcamps in future! Volunteers will be asked to take initiative, to “create” the workcamp, to leave a memory in Jodar.

Accomodation and food

At local high school. The living conditions are basic, please bring a sleeping bag. Mats will be available but please check with us first! The center is equipped with showers and toilets. The volunteers are meant to prepare their breakfast, lunch and dinner, although last year we got a professional cook and we hope this year we will have the same “luxury”.
This project will include a one day only vegan food day agreed by volunteers for the promotion of environmental sustainable lifestyle.

Location and leisure

Jodar is a village located close to Jaen. The main economic activity is agriculture and it is surrounded by the Natural Park of Sierra Magina which is a natural area with the high-quality landscape, pure and nearly virgin. Volunteers will have excellent possibilities to visit Cordoba/Granada or Seville and other spots like Jaén (Arabic baths and cathedral), Ubeda and Baeza. There is also a chance of doing a hiking route through the Serrezuela and the Sierra Magina and even to have a parapente experience in Pegalajar.

In a workcamp we also dedicate some time to a study part. It is an activity of non-formal learning, where you can gain new knowledge or form new opinions on different problems; all this is done in a relaxed and entertaining way.
The intercultural evening is a good way of intercultural learning. In every camp there is one evening, when all participants present their country in a relaxed way – making presentation, watching photos, telling stories, tasting typical dishes, drinks and sweets, dances etc. Please, have this evening in your mind while preparing your luggage to share a piece of your culture with the rest of volunteers.
The volunteers will have access to the local swimming pool of the town and will be able to enjoy their free times in the poolside.
As the local transportation is not very well connected, it is not easy to organize some trips to the big cities but depending on the volunteers, it could be possible to organize some trips to Malaga, Sevilla or Granada in the weekends. Keep in mind that De Amicitia is not financing your leisure time activities.

Project hosted by

Guardabosques and De Amicitia works in collaboration in order to support Summer Camps with various English workshops. English language is the pending subject of Spain.

Directions to meeting point

Nearest airports: Málaga, Granada or Madrid
01/08/2022 at 7 pm on Plaza Fatima in Jodar

Spain Spain: Festival La iMAGInada (ES-CAT 3.1)

Dates

05/08/2024   -   16/08/2024

Feedback from 16 volunteers

Tags

Art
Festival

Fee

USD 400
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
12
Still room for
6 Male + 6 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
 
Nearest bus/train station
 

Work

Volunteers will help in tasks related to preparations and logistics for the festival: assembling and dismantling of the
spaces and infrastructure, setting of space, activities for the children, preparing the social activities (such as forums,
world dinners, etc), supporting the kitchen and the bar of the festival and other tasks helping the organization.

Accomodation and food

The accommodation will be in the building of the local boy scout group where there is one common sleeping room , another room
designated for cooking, and there are also bathrooms with showers. The food will be bought and provided to the volunteers during the festival. For the rest of the days the cooking will be managed by the volunteers together according to their needs. The food will be vegan or vegetarian, offering alternatives for special needs like allergies or intolerances.

Location and leisure

Camp de Mart, Tarragona

Project hosted by

We are happy to invite you to our festival La iMAGInada 2024 !!
The iMAGInada is a self-sustaining festival promoted by a cultural association formed by young people with a concern:
to offer an alternative to the current economic, social and cultural model through the creation of spaces for exchange,
empowerment, participation, dynamic and self-sustainability in the framework of the annual festivities of the city. For
four days, the iMAGInada is a community initiative that offers cultural and artistic programes.
The festival becomes a critical and creative space around: the dissemination of artists and local associative
movements, exchange of knowledge, social inclusion, reflection and individual growth,& intercultural contact.
More info on: www.laimaginada.cat

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Spain Spain: FESC- Solidarity Economy Fair of Catalonia (ES-CAT 13.1)

Dates

15/10/2024   -   22/10/2024

Feedback from 16 volunteers

Tags

Manual Work
Study

Fee

USD 400
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Details on the project

Age
16 - 99
Max number of volunteers
10
Still room for
5 Male + 5 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
 
Nearest bus/train station
 

Work

The volunteers' tasks will consist of supporting the logistics of the Solidarity Economy Fair of Catalonia. For example: the preparation of the material, the assembly of the space, the distribution of materials and the disassembly of the Fair, among others.

Accomodation and food

All of the participants will be accommodated in a volunteers' flat in the centre of Barcelona. The apartment has multiple rooms with bunk beds, multiple toilets, a kitchen and a common area.

Location and leisure

Barcelona, Catalonia

Project hosted by

The Solidarity Economy Fair of Catalonia is the time of the year when all the entities in the field are grouped in the same space and they debate on the role of a different type of economy in Catalonia. At the same time, it means an extra workload. This is an opportunity for a good exchange between people interested in the movement of alternative economies and those who can lend a hand in the assembly and sustainment of the XI FESC.

Sustainable Development Goals

Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Partnerships to achieve the Goal