Description
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Duration: minimum 1 week commitment
Cost: €600 per week. See Costs section for more details.
Benefits:
- Gain awareness of diverse social realities to effectively contribute your experience and assistance.
- Work closely with social organizations, associations, and NGOs dedicated to social projects.
- Assist in publicizing the importance of social projects within and beyond Bilbao, establishing new connections, and exploring avenues to amplify their impact.
- Engage with local communities, sharing personal experiences and cultural perspectives, while learning from their ways of life.
- Cultivate social skills such as empathy, tolerance, and understanding, applying them in real-life situations to foster positive interactions and relationships.
Intro.
The program aims to provide support to various social projects within the community by collaborating on tasks that facilitate associations, NGOs, and social organizations in achieving their objectives. Volunteers have the opportunity to contribute across different areas, including environmental projects, raising social awareness, promoting recycling and the utilization of second-hand products, facilitating the integration of minorities and migrants, and utilizing sports as a means of fostering integration.
Daily Life
Tasks within the program entail designing publicity campaigns, promoting educational initiatives, strengthening social networks, fundraising, and engaging in promotional efforts. Volunteers are also involved in seeking new alliances and creating synergy maps. Utilizing social networks, crowdfunding platforms, etc., volunteers disseminate information gathered during their tasks and achieve weekly objectives.
A typical day includes:
– 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Spanish classes during the initial 2 weeks.
– 4:00 p.m.: Meeting with the program coordinator.
– 4:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.: Engaging in volunteer tasks within organizations at the destination.
– 7:00 p.m.: Conclusion of tasks. Free time.
Travel & Accom.
You will be met at Bilbao airport and taken to the project location.
Accommodation options are a short distance from the city centre. We offer various options, including;
Shared apartment with dorm-style rooms, private rooms also available
or Host Family accommodation with half board.
Requirements
This placement is particularly suited to those looking to gain a career in marine biology or environmental conservation. You do not need any specific skills, although any you do have will be very beneficial.
- Min age 14 (with parental consent)
- Minimum 1 week commitment
- Full travel & medical insurance
- Necessary flights & visas
Costs
€600 EUR per week
*All payments incur a 5% bank transfer fee.
**Places are confirmed with a €300 deposit
What’s Included:
Project Fee includes
- Accommodation
- Airport pickup
- Breakfast and Dinner
- Spanish lessons for the first 2 weeks of your placement (extendable)
What’s not included:
- Lunch
- Flights,
- visas (if applicable),
- and vaccinations. Full assistance will be provided in if you choose our premium support.
Premium Support Upgrade
We understand there’s a great deal to plan and organize for your trip. When booking a Placement, many of our participants choose to purchase our Premium Support Upgrade to benefit from the expertise, knowledge, and experience of our Project Coordinators.
We can provide the personal advice you need to ensure your trip is organized with excellence and planned with efficiency; ensuring the very best experience possible. Read more about how we can help you.
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