Bona Fides Association and GEPEC-EdC are looking for young people (citizens and residents of Poland, 18-30yo) interested in combining environmental activism, communication, and a European volunteering experience in Catalonia, Spain!
Place: Reus (Tarragona, southern Catalonia), Spain
Dates: March – November 2026
Duration: 8 months
What is GEPEC-EdC?
The Grup d’Estudi i Protecció dels Ecosistemes Catalans – Ecologistes de Catalunya (GEPEC-EdC) is an environmental organization that has been working for more than 35 years, independently and non-profit, to defend and preserve the natural heritage and the environment. We are also part of the Ecologistes de Catalunya federation, of which we are founding members, as well as the Xarxa per la Conservació de la Natura. We are an active citizens movement: the organization, made up of partners, volunteers and sympathizers, strives to solve the environmental problems of southern Catalonia. We act from the point of environmental defence, avoiding and denouncing aggressions in the territory. Year after year we work on preservation projects to protect endangered species and to improve their habitats and ecosystems. All without losing sight of the goal of a cleaner, greener and healthier planet. For a sustainable future, we also promote environmental education in everything we do.
Our mission and values
The main objective of GEPEC-EdC is to protect and to improve the environment. In order to reach this milestone, we implement conservation projects and we promote awareness among people with peaceful protest through public or legal reporting of environmental conflicts.
We have always been an independent and transparent entity. Therefore, we act without political affiliations, governed by ethical and sustainability principles based on respect for nature, environmentalism and society.
Our motivation to host European volunteers
GEPEC-EdC is an organization that has relied on volunteers since its inception in 1985 and considers the volunteer as a structural figure in the development of its mission. The volunteers themselves run the association. In this sense, the motivation of the organization for its participation in the CES, the objectives and the impacts it wants to achieve are summarized in three points:
• Spread the mission and the entity itself beyond its usual dissemination capacity
• Share actions and experiences in favour of sustainable development in collaboration with other initiatives on a European scale
• Encourage the personal growth of the GEPEC-EdC volunteers and professional team with experiences from other territories
Main volunteering tasks
• Social media management and content creation
• Video recording and editing
• Preparation of communication materials and dissemination
• Support in the organisation of events and activities
• Occasional support at Canyadell Farm (forest nursery, organic garden, basic animal care, cleaning and restoration tasks)
Training during the activity
The volunteers will receive training as volunteers in the entity of their original country. Also an arrival- and an intermediate training (of 1 week each) organized by the European Solidarity Corps with other European volunteers in other Spanish projects. Upon arrival, the volunteer coordinator will ensure that you have all the necessary information to be able to carry out your non-technical activities as a volunteer. The technical specialists of each field of work of the GEPEC undertake to explain the motivation and the way to carry out each work.
Profile we are looking for
Young people interested in communication, social media, audiovisual content, and environmental issues, who are motivated to live a long-term ESC volunteering experience.
Languages
A good level of Spanish is appreciated. Interest in learning Catalan and getting to know the local culture is very welcome.If you identify a volunteer who fits this profile and is interested in the project, we would be very happy to establish or continue a partnership with your organisatio, with the possibility of you acting as the sending organisation for the selected participant.If you work with young people who might be interested in combining environmental activism, communication, and a European volunteering experience, we would be very grateful if you could share this opportunity with them.
Application
If you are interested in this project send us your CV and a motivation letter (in English) to: mariachiara@bonafides.pl and anna@bonafides.pl with a title: ‘Reus, Catalonia’ or contact us for any further information!
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