ESC: Environmental volunteering in the south of Catalonia (Tarragona) 2026

Code: 48657 Copied

Spain European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Education European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The ecological association www.gepec.cat (Tarragona) is seeking volunteers to assist with various tasks across different areas of our work: 1) Maintenance of the property where volunteer accommodation is located 2) Maintenance and management of farms with stewardship agreements 3) Monitoring of local fauna and flora 4) Support for naturalist schools and other environmental education activities 5) Support for local volunteer groups 6) Support for the communication and administration of the entity. The accommodation is located a 10-minute bike ride from the train station, which offers a one-hour journey to Barcelona, 20 minutes to Tarragona, and 30 minutes to Reus. We work throughout the province of Tarragona. If the volunteer needs to travel to perform their tasks, GEPEC will cover the transportation cost. We are looking for four volunteers to start between February/March and October/November 2026.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will live in an apartment with 5 bedrooms, 2 kitchens, 2 bathrooms, and 1 living and dining room. The 13,000 m² pine forest where the apartment is located borders a small beach and is surrounded by villas between Altafulla and Torredembarra. The maximum number of volunteers per bedroom is 1, and they share the rest of the space. If the volunteer needs to travel to perform their tasks, GEPEC will cover the transportation cost. The volunteers have 6€/day pocket money + 150€/month to buy food and the amount for travel (from/to home) provided by the European Solidarity Corps per km.

🎒 Leisure activities

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.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for young people who are sensitive to the environment, to nature, to plants, to animals. We want people capable of understanding the altruism of environmental associations. If these people are naturalists, they will enjoy their experience in our association more, and the most important thing is that they are motivated to learn and help in different areas. We need flexible and adaptable people. And we would like them to have a good level of Spanish, and with sensitivity to learning Catalan and its culture.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

ES48657

01/02/2026 → 31/10/2026

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Av. de Prat de la Riba, 18, 2n, 43201 pis, Tarragona, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:15 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish