The Elisava Community

• From Monday to Friday. Morning or afternoon (2-3 hours)
• Weekly basis
• Barcelona and province

Description:

We will tell you a little more about us: we are a non-profit organization made up of patients, family members, volunteers, collaborators and professionals. We join our efforts from all the provinces to reduce the impact caused by cancer and improve people’s lives.

What does it mean to be a volunteer to support patients in travel and management? Contributing to improve the lives of people in a cancer process and of their families, providing general and emotional support.

Tasks:

Essentially the occasional accompaniments consist of providing practical support in the medical and bureaucratic routine, always supporting and actively listening to them.
In particular, the tasks you will perform might be:

• Talk to the patient and keep them company while waiting.
• Go with the patient to medical appointments or to bureaucratic management.
• Accompany the patient to chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments.
• Be a practical support in family organization.
• Help remove digital and language barriers.
• Go with them to buy food or medication.
• Accompany the patient in activities outside their home.

Student profile:

The only requirement to collaborate as a volunteer is having the desire to help people with cancer and their families. You do not need to have previous experience, since the Association is responsible for offering continuous training for our volunteers.

Sign up here

• From Monday to Friday. Morning or afternoon (2-3 hours)
• Weekly basis
• Barcelona and province

Activity description:

We will tell you a little more about us: we are a non-profit organization made up of patients, family members, volunteers, collaborators and professionals. We join our efforts from all the provinces to reduce the impact caused by cancer and improve people’s lives.

What does it mean to be a volunteer to support patients and family members at home? Contributing to improve the lives of people in a cancer process and of their families, providing general and emotional support.

Tasks:

Essentially the occasional accompaniments consist of supporting and actively listening to the patients. In particular, the tasks you will perform might be:

• Talk to the patient and keep them company at their home.
• Relieve the principal caregiver occasionally.
• Go with the patient to medical appointments or to bureaucratic management.
• Provide IT and technical support.
• Accompany the patient in activities outside their home.
• Go for walks and go to leisure activities.
• Provide support in bureaucratic management.
• Other occasional help.

Student profile:

The only requirement to collaborate as a volunteer is having the desire to help people with cancer and their families. You do not need to have previous experience, since the Association is responsible for offering continuous training for our volunteers.

You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this type of volunteering, but if you are a minor there are other activities in which you can volunteer.

Sign up here

• From Monday to Friday. Morning or afternoon (2-3 hours)
• Weekly basis
• Barcelona and province

Activity description:

We will tell you a little more about us: we are a non-profit organization made up of patients, family members, volunteers, collaborators and professionals. We join our efforts from all the provinces to reduce the impact caused by cancer and improve people’s lives. What does it mean to be a volunteer to accompany patients and family members to the Hospital?

Tasks:

Essentially providing attention and psychosocial accompaniment that consist of supporting and actively listening to the patients.

It is also important to inform patients and family members about the services offered by the Association during the treatment process.

The most important thing is to transmit that they can count on us during the cancer process.

Student profile:

The only requirement to collaborate as a volunteer is having the desire to help people with cancer and their families. You do not need to have previous experience, since the Association is responsible for offering continuous training for our volunteers.

You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this type of volunteering, but if you are a minor there are other activities in which you can volunteer.

Sign up here

• Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning and afternoon. Friday morning.
• Weekly basis
• Barcelona city

Activity description:

We will tell you a little more about us: we are a non-profit organization made up of patients, family members, volunteers, collaborators and professionals. We join our efforts from all the provinces to reduce the impact caused by cancer and improve people’s lives.

Tasks:

Do you like making crafts? Do you enjoy giving a second life to objects that you have at home? Do you want to create, experiment and discover new artistic skills while you have a good time? We encourage you to take part in our craft workshop!

The objectives in this volunteering are:

• Making sustainable costume jewelry with the aim of having handmade products in our events.
• Enjoying doing easy crafts for people suffering the illness.

Student profile:

The only requirement to collaborate as a volunteer is having the desire to help people with cancer and their families, and being able to have a continued commitment with the entity. You do not need to have previous experience, since the Association is responsible for offering continuous training for our volunteers.

Sign up here

• From Monday to Friday. Morning or afternoon (2-3 hours)
• Weekly basis
• Barcelona and province

Activity description:

We will tell you a little more about us: we are a non-profit organization made up of patients, family members, volunteers, collaborators and professionals. We join our efforts from all the provinces to reduce the impact caused by cancer and improve people’s lives.

What does it mean to be a volunteer in health prevention and promotion in the Association?

We are looking for people aware of the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyle habits to implement the prevention program “Healthy Routes”, aimed at the general population to increase the level of physical activity through regular outings of urban routes (usually weekly).

Tasks:

The volunteer will dynamize these outings and will be responsible for welcoming, accompanying and dismissing participants. In no case the volunteer will be in charge of training in sports technique.

• Accompanying participants on the routes.
• Supporting professionals in the development of prevention programs and dissemination of programs and services of the Association.
• Attendance at training and follow-up meetings.

Student profile:

The only requirement to collaborate as a volunteer is having the desire to help people with cancer and their families. You do not need to have previous experience, since the Association is responsible for offering continuous training for our volunteers.

Sign up here

Volunteering at Local Office

Thanks to the Local Offices different activities take place in the town, since they organize and participate in different initiatives of the entity and represent the Association Against Cancer in the town.

The objectives of this volunteering are:

• Creating bonds and networking with the principal agents of the health sector (Town Hall, Civic Centres, etc.).
• Detecting psychosocial needs in the town and informing of our free services and programs.
• Collaborating in the Association’s fundraising through the organization of leisure activities.
• Promoting health and prevention messages.

Volunteering in Event and Campaign Support

For this vacancy particularly, we are looking for people to help us organize and promote informative campaigns and fundraising events that we celebrate occasionally throughout the year in Gavà.

The tasks might vary according to the event: set up and material preparation for the event, information about association services, product selling, etc. These events might be: sports races, concerts, lottery selling, campaign material selling, leisure activities for children, etc.

They are celebrated during the week and also on the weekends, so if you work during the week and you want to collaborate from time to time, this is your opportunity to collaborate!

Student profile:

The only requirement to collaborate as a volunteer is having the desire to help people with cancer and their families. You do not need to have previous experience, since the Association is responsible for offering continuous training for our volunteers.

Sign up here

The training is divided into two phases: theatre classes and play production.

1. Theatre Classes

The theatre classes (part one of the training) consist of 10 sessions, generally held on Friday afternoons. Each session includes instruction in movement, vocal techniques and acting.

2. Play Production

During the winter holidays, the directors create a play in which all the actors from the theatre course can participate. Rehearsals begin in January, with an estimated dedication of roughly three hours a week. The amount of dedication increases beginning in April: in addition to the weekly rehearsals, there are also meetings on Saturdays. The goal is to present the play the first week of May. In addition to acting, the theatre group also encourages participation in set design and costume design.

The theatre group is free and open to the entire Elisava community: undergraduate, master’s and postgraduate students, teachers and administrative and services staff.

Every year in mid-October, a session is held to introduce the course, and the admissions period begins. For more information, send an email to teatre@elisava.net.

Direction and Staging
Mònica Molins

Acting Teachers
Mònica Molins and Núria Gironès

Movement Teacher
Marina Cardona

Voice Teacher
Ona Pla

Set Design
Master’s Degree in Set Design
Direction: Sebas Brosa and Mireia Cusó

Professor of Construction
Elisenda Pérez

Technical Director
Guillem Rodríguez

Coordination
Joan Yago

Professionals that have been part of the theatre group include Ferran Utzet, Joan Yago, Israel Solà, Txus Martínez, Mizar Martínez and Marghe Bérgamo.