From the Garden to Life: Lessons from My Journey with L’Espai de l’Actor

A few days ago, I finished my ESC project at L’Espai de l’Actor, in Vic, supported by Fundació Catalunya Voluntària. The project lasted six months, I arrived on March 31st, and time just flew by - suddenly I’m catapulted back into my previous life. Right now, I’m...

Meeting in Kaunas ‘Youth Green Compass’

From September 26th to October 1st, 2025, the international meeting of the "Youth Green Compass" project took place in Kaunas, Lithuania. This initiative, funded by the European Commission's Erasmus+ program, connects young people from Lithuania, Spain, Italy, France,...

How volunteers from Europe performed Shakespeare in the Catalan mountains

On September 28, near the city of Vic, the premiere of Somni d'una Nit d'Estiu took place — a theatrical production that had been in the works for several months within the walls of an ancient 16th-century farmhouse. Here, at the Actors Space theater center, live...

INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION MEETING IN BARCELONA

From October 6th to 9th, the Fundació Catalunya Voluntària is hosting the international midterm evaluation meeting of the two-year youth-led project "Youth Green Compass" at the Casa del Mar on Albareda Street, Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain). We will meet in Barcelona...

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – a unique theatre experience is coming to Vic!

The European volunteering project at l’Espai de l’Actor is an artistic and self-sufficient homestead located on the outskirts of Vic, combining theatre, sustainability, and community living. During the first months, the volunteers have taken part in a wide range of...

A DAY IN THE PARK

Next Friday, September 19th, the Fundació Catalunya Voluntaria is organizing a special event to bid farewell to summer and welcome autumn: "Learning from Nature - A Day in the Park", an event that offers a unique perspective on Montjuïc Mountain, serving as a space...

Our Story – Storytelling for LGBTQ+ Community Wellbeing in Prague

From July 29 to August 4, Prague became the stage for the second international training course of the Erasmus+ project Our Story - Storytelling for LGBTQ+ Community Wellbeing. Twenty-five participants from five European countries gathered to explore how storytelling,...

Max’s Reflection on His Experience in Our Story, in Prague

After the international training course in Prague as part of the "Our Story" Erasmus+ project, Max, one of the participants from the Catalan team, shared the following reflection with us: For many years, I thought I had little to contribute to LGTBIQ+ activism. I...

Why is half the world asleep today while the other half is going to school?

Today, while Catalan children will only start crying and dragging their twenty-kilo backpacks to school in a week, millions of children around the world are stepping into school for the very first time. But if you think this happens simultaneously in every country,...

Why does an ordinary meal turn into a cultural minefield?

Fork on the left, knife on the right. Your parents taught you the basics, but real etiquette begins where school lessons in politeness end. And the more often you take part in youth exchanges or Erasmus+ trainings, the more you realize this again and again. Take...

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR DEDICATED TO AN OUTDATED TOPIC

At the beginning of this new era, marked by the absolute triumph of artificial intelligence (AI), the Fundació Catalunya Voluntaria is organizing an international seminar dedicated to an outdated and rarely discussed topic: human intelligence (HI). The activity, "The...

‘LEARN FROM NATURE – THE SAHARA EXPERIENCE’ – YOUTH EXCHANGE IN TUNISIA

Are you concerned about climate change? Do you know how to deal with the widespread rise in temperatures? And what about a water shortage? Although our water reserves are more than half full, and not empty like they were a year ago,, we don't know what will happen in...

What Erasmus+ will be like?

While we’re debating the cost and accessibility of education, the European Commission is quietly preparing a true revolution in youth policy. By 2028, a record €40.8 billion will be allocated to the Erasmus+ programme, up from the current €26.2 billion. This isn’t...

AN EVENING IN THE FOREST

On July 28th, the "Learning in/from Nature" event took place in the Ortoll forest in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona), a very special event where we met with the people responsible for the "Defend the Ortoll" platform, learned about the various spaces and activities...

Greetings from Sven from the Actors Space

I, Sven, arrived here about a month later than the others. I was immediately struck by how beautifully located the farm is, overlooking Vic. The differences between Sweden and here were quite noticeable - like the heat, but also the number of activities and social...

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