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Volunteer in Spain

Volunteer in Spain

Explore International Volunteer HQ’s popular Spain volunteer abroad program. Choose from a wide range of trusted Spain volunteer projects, including Animal Care, Youth Support, Marine Conservation, Forest Conservation, Creative Technologies and Special Needs Support. Volunteer work in Spain is based in the iconic and captivating beachside city, Barcelona. With affordable Program Fees and top rated volunteer projects trusted by over 127,000 travelers, IVHQ is the best volunteer organization in Spain.

Highlights:
  • 8 meaningful project options available year-round
  • Program Fees from CA$916 for 1 week
  • Includes airport pick-up, orientation, accommodation, breakfast and lunch and 24/7 in-country support
  • Accommodation in a dormitory-style hostel in Barcelona

  • Affordable Spanish language lessons available in-country

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Key information

Fully hosted experience from CA$916
Volunteer from 1 - 12 weeks
Ages 18+
Based in the city of Barcelona
Projects align with UN Sustainable Development Goals
Impact driven projects run by locals
B Corporation certified organization
Spanish language lessons available

Volunteer opportunities in Spain

Protects animals

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$916

  • Duration: 1 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Based in animal shelters
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Assist a local animal shelter for cats, keeping the animals fed, clean and active so they have the best chance of being successfully re-homed.

Supports community development

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$916

  • Duration: 1 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Based with local NGOs
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Volunteer with a range of good community initiatives, using your experience to provide valuable assistance in web development, marketing material, film and photography.

Improves health & wellbeing

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$1487

  • Duration: 2 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Local community initiatives
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Help to redistribute unused food from local supermarkets to vulnerable communities throughout Barcelona.

Conserves the environment

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$916

  • Duration: 1 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Based in the Cubelles forests near Barcelona
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Regenerate native forests and preserve precious ecosystems as a Forest Conservation volunteer on the beautiful Catalonia coast of Spain.

Conserves the environment

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$1374

  • Duration: 1 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Based at local diving clubs
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Learn and improve your scuba diving skills to clean and research the marine environment off the coast of Barcelona, helping to remove rubbish and preserve the ecosystem for marine life.

Supports community development

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$916

  • Duration: 1 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Based in host centers
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Cook for and socialize with young refugees and migrants at a host center in Barcelona to help them learn English, connect with different cultures, and integrate into Spanish society.

Improves health & wellbeing

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$1487

  • Duration: 2 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Based in centers for people with disabilities
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Volunteer in centers for the disabled, assisting with activities, care, therapy, exercise and operational tasks.

Supports community development

3-5 hours volunteering per day

Program Fees from CA$1487

  • Duration: 2 - 12 weeks
  • Programs start every second and fourth Monday of the month
  • Based in after-school centers
  • Volunteers aged 18+

Volunteer in after school programs for underprivileged young people, enabling a safe environment for productive spare time, extra curricular activities and supplementary learning.

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How to get started

Pick a destination + project and apply for free
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Pay the Registration Fee to secure your place and upgrade your MyIVHQ account
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