Trip Highlights
- Live by the beaches in Bilbao and contribute towards nature, environmental and marine protection
- Get actively involved in beach cleaning activities, making them garbage-free zones
- Make people aware of the consequences of the beach and sea pollution
- Gain first-hand international work experience while volunteering with a bunch of enthusiasts
- Meet some amazing people from different parts of the world and work towards making this world a better place to live!
Overview
Overview
Being a volunteer for the Beach Cleaning Program in Spain, you'll get to make a significant contribution towards preserving the beach ecosystem and saving marine lives. Your main task would be cleaning the beaches by collecting the garbage on the beach and making a significant contribution towards nature, environment, and marine protection.
You'd also get to engage with the local people, spreading the knowledge of environmental conservation among them and educate them about the importance of clean beaches for future generations. This will be an incredible opportunity for you to work with professional conservationists who have been working here for a long time, and understand the condition in which our planet is thriving.
The main aim of this project is to improve the water quality of the sea by collecting all kinds of garbage from the beaches, to protect the ecosystems along the coasts, to preserve the spots for the surfers, to make people aware of the consequences of the beach and sea pollution to inform and to clear the beaches of rubbish, to keep them clean.
Program Requirements
Program Requirements
Volunteers must be 17 years or older at the time of joining the project and should be physically fit and prepared to work outdoors. Participants must have at least a basic knowledge of the Spanish/English language prior to joining the program. You need to commit at least 2 weeks to be a part of this program.
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
The main tasks of the volunteers are as follows:
- Cleaning the beach & depositing the garbage in different bags and containers, depending on the type of waste
- Check the water quality around the project site
- Encourage the tourists to not trash the beach
- Initiate beach pollution control drives
Volunteer Work Schedule
Volunteer Work Schedule
Volunteers start their working day usually at ten in the morning. You along with other volunteers will clean a section of the beach from rubbish and deposit it in different bags and containers, depending on the type of waste. We encourage you to bring your own gloves and bags. You will also take measurements, such as water quality, that will be useful in improving the beach goers' pollution control program. You work around 20 hours a week, usually in the mornings. Volunteers travel to the project location by metro and it costs around 10-15 Euros per week.
Living
Living
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Airport Transfer
The project site is in Bilbao, Spain. When you land in Bilbao, a member of our team will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign that says your name and will take you directly to your accommodation. The journey from the airport to the apartment takes around 30 minutes. If you would prefer to be taken by taxi from the airport to your accommodation by private taxi, this will cost an extra 30 euros..
Orientation
The orientation program starts on Monday and lasts for around an hour. Here you will be explained what you can find where in the city, what cultural peculiarities are in connection with Spain and you will again get information about volunteering and the Spanish course. The Spanish course begins on the same day from 9:30 a.m. to 13:30 p.m. A member of the local team will take you to your project site.There you will get to know the project, the team around the project and your tasks during your work.
Accommodation
You'll be staying in a volunteer apartment, along with other volunteers. There are 5 volunteer apartments in the great neighborhoods and the locations are convenient - so you can easily access the public transport. The accommodations have all sorts of modern amenities - a working kitchen, bathrooms, and WiFi. You can find supermarkets and restaurants in the vicinity. The nearest cities, San Sebastian, Santander, or Vitoria, are only an hour's drive away and the beaches can be reached from the city center by subway in 30 minutes.
Meals
Meals are not included and participants can cook their own meals in the apartment or choose to eat at the numerous restaurants and cafes in the city. Kitchen at the apartments are fully equipped with utensils available.
During your Free Time
In Bilbao, there is an incredible amount to experience and discover! The cityscape of the actual capital of the Basque Country is shaped by skyscrapers in the center. The volunteer accommodations are located in the center and have very good connections to public transport. In close vicinity you can find restaurants and gyms and the beach can be reached in 30 minutes by metro.
Dates
Dates
2023
January
08
15
22
29
February
05
12
19
26
March
05
12
19
26
April
02
09
16
23
30
May
07
14
21
28
June
04
11
18
25
July
02
09
16
23
30
August
06
13
20
27
September
03
10
17
24
October
01
08
15
22
29
November
05
12
19
26
December
03
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Costs
Costs
Please Note: -An application fee of $229 is charged over and above the program fee as an application payment. (A 4% international banking fee is charged at the time of payment)
What are you Paying for?
- 24 hrs Assistance and support from Staff
- Comprehensive Pre- Departure Information
- Airport Pickup at Bilbao
- Orientation
- 2 Weeks Spanish Lessons (20 hrs per week)
- Accommodation in Volunteer Apartment
- Free leisure activities based on availability (salsa dance course, wine tastings, excursions)
- Travel & Medical Insurance (Available at an extra cost)
- Certificate Of Completion (Upon Request)
What's NOT included?
- Airfare
- Visa and Vaccinations
- Meals
- Return Airport Drop
- Local Public Transportation
- Any personal expenses
- Cost of daily transfer to project
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