Volunteering on the go
FAS social action programs have already started this course 2021-2022. The programs are looking for new students to join them. There are more than 200 volunteer opportunities to promote the environment and health on the Campus in order to take part of the socio-educational, justice and welcome refugees program.
08/09/2021
The course 2021-2022 has started at UAB, and FAS encourages the students to get involved in one of the social action programs. After two atypical courses, this year begins with new offers, some of them continues and others are new.
Volunteering is a way to contribute to social justice, taking part in awareness actions for the different University's campaigns, put our studies into action and get new abilities. It’s a rewarding self experience that sets us in contact with our nearby reality, meeting new people and having a good time.
FAS offers to all the University community the chance to do social action and participate in our volunteering programs. Volunteering could take part in jails, schools, or with refugees, hospitalized people, environment or health.
Volunteering programs, September 2021
In this course, there are places for the following programs: Environment, Health, Welcome Refugees, CROMA 2.0, Justice and Support student. Public Health program is expected to come in the future.
The Welcome Refugee program aims at promoting full inclusion and companionship for those seeking international protection, by helping them to gain autonomy and knowledge of their surroundings by establishing a relationship based on trust. On the other hand, the Action group does awareness and mobilization actions to explain the causes of displacement and promote the rights of those seeking refuge.
The Environment volunteer group works in order to build a University that is more responsible and better integrated into its surroundings, by promoting environmental education on campus, exploring the biodiversity all around us and by taking part in other activities related to sustainability.
CROMA 2.0 program organizes workshops at schools and prepares group activities to awaken interest in discovery for the students. This year, due to the Covid-19 crisis, the program looks for new mentors. The meetings take place in virtual format and give individual support by creating a secure emotional bond.
In the case of the Health Program, the students train to become a campus health educator to promote health, especially, healthy attitudes to diet, drugs, sex and personal relations, through campaigns and actions.
Prisons volunteering aims to cut inmates’ isolation and helps towards their integration and social rehabilitation. Volunteers organize sport, cultural, artistic, academic, hobbies and personal development activities. This year, this volunteering is expected to mix virtual and face-to-face activities.
The Mentoring student program is a volunteering program whose main objective is to offer help for those students with functional diversity by their studies’ colleagues.
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The programs have different formats, schedules or action places. Those persons who have an interest in the programs could choose according to their preferences and availability. All the volunteers will be trained and will receive a certification of participation (possibility of earning credits).
In order to enrol in any volunteering program, it is necessary to fill this questionnaire or for more information, write an email to fas.voluntariat@uab.cat.
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This information is related to the following SDG
Good health and well-being
Reduced inequalities