EYA - No Hell Bellow Us

CODE: ESDA-0826

Work:

Each morning, you will lead 4-hour workshops for children at the nursery focusing on environmental awareness, digital detox, cooperation, and cultural respect, while afternoons are dedicated to preparing the following day's activities. The participants range from 3 to 17 years old, although the majority are usually between 3 and 6, and these workshops culminate in a community theatre performance about environmental protection, such as forest fire prevention or any other green theme chosen by the team, using recycled crafts created during the week as scenery. As local English levels are generally low, volunteers are encouraged to inspire the children through language, and those who speak Spanish are asked to use it to connect with the community, taking the initiative to foster a "culture of peace" and a great atmosphere in Jódar.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers will stay at the municipal nursery. Living conditions are basic: please bring a sleeping bag (mats provided, but check availability first). The center includes toilets, showers, a washing machine, and free access to the municipal pool.

Meals: Usually, volunteers cook their own meals. However, we hope to have a professional chef for lunch again this year!
Note: To promote sustainability, the group will have one "Vegan Day" during the project.

Location and leisure

Jódar is a village located close to Jaén. The main economic activity is agriculture and it is surrounded by the Natural Park of Sierra Magina which is a natural area with the high-quality landscape, pure and nearly virgin. Volunteers will have excellent possibilities to visit Cordoba/Granada or Seville and other spots like Jaén (Arabic baths and cathedral), Ubeda and Baeza. There is also a chance of doing a hiking route through the Serrezuela and the Sierra Magina and even to have a parapente experience in Pegalajar.

In a workcamp we also dedicate some time to a study part. It is an activity of non-formal learning, where you can gain new knowledge or form new opinions on different problems; all this is done in a relaxed and entertaining way.
The intercultural evening is a good way of intercultural learning. In every camp there is one evening, when all participants present their country in a relaxed way, making presentation, watching photos, telling stories, tasting typical dishes, drinks and sweets, dances etc. Please, have this evening in your mind while preparing your luggage to share a piece of your culture with the rest of volunteers.
The volunteers will have access to the local swimming pool of the town and will be able to enjoy their free times in the poolside.
As the local transportation is not very well connected, it is not easy to organize some trips to the big cities but depending on the volunteers, it could be possible to organize some trips to Málaga, Sevilla or Granada in the weekends. Keep in mind that De Amicitia is not financing your leisure time activities.

Project hosted by

Guardabosques and De Amicitia works in collaboration in order to support Summer Camps with various English workshops.
This camp is a part of the project "European Youth in Action: policymakers for climate justice", co-funded by the Citizens, Equality. Rights and Values (CERV) programme of the European Commission. "EYA - European Youth in Action" aims at empowering European youth to make their voices heard by the decision makers on climate justice issues, through building of a structured path at European level for the engagement of youth. The project engages young people in expressing their vision on the Europe they want and on climate justice; increase knowledge and awareness on climate justice issues, improve competences in concrete actions for climate justice in three key related issues: energy transition, greenwashing, biodiversity.

Directions to meeting point

Nearest airports: Málaga, Granada or Madrid
01/08/2026 at 7 pm at Plaza Fátima in Jódar

Additional comments

We are looking for proactive volunteers with a high degree of creativity when working with children and a genuine interest in environmental protection.