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Judith Gilbert

Judith Gilbert

President of the entity 'Factor Escucha' and CEO of Up! Energy. She was a volunteer for three years in the entity 'Eicascantic', teaching literacy classes to foreign minors under guardianship.

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The commitment of volunteering is the key to any social project

The International Volunteer Day is a good opportunity to give a voice to people who have committed to social projects to improve an environment where society does not manage to do so.

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Given the climate emergency situation we are going through, and in the local/global context of urban population growth, it is urgent to seek solutions that mitigate the impacts of climate change on people's lives.

Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most. 

The 2nd Prison Volunteer Meeting, held on April 18 in Barcelona, ​​put on the table a collective urgency: to stop looking at prison only from the perspective of punishment and start talking about dignity, reintegration and social responsibility.