Who we are
COCAT is a catalan non-governmental and non-profit coordinating platform created to represent Catalonia’s international

organizations. COCAT is the link between the international and the national (local) levels of voluntary movement. Our work

camps are like sceneries of the global and local relations in the field of voluntary activity. 

The aims of COCAT

• To develop work camps and voluntary service as a tool for personal, collective and community development, with the central values of interculturality, culture of peace, sustainability and social justice and equality;
• To represent and bridge the local Catalan youth associations organizing international work camps in Catalonia, with the international voluntary service movement.

Workcamps
Our workcamps are non-formal learning proposals for young people coming from many different countries and cultures. 

Workcamp projects are a living way to share culture, supporting nonprofit projects and developing local community’s

traditions, promoting ideals of solidarity and citizenship. 

Catalonia
All our workcamps will be implemented in small cities and villages of Catalonia. It is good chance for volunteers to know

more deeply our country, learn its picturesque landscape and traditions. Catalonia is situated in the North East of the

Iberian Peninsula. It has a territory of 32,000 square kilometres and around 7,500,000 inhabitants.

Catalonia is a European Mediterranean country with a strong personality and very motivated to enhance its customs and

traditions. The Catalan landscape is very varied: Pyrenean Mountains contrast strongly with coast regions, desert landscape are mixed to the most beautiful Mediterranean ones. The historical invasions and political conquests, gave

Catalonia the awareness to open its door to intercultural dialogue and to live together with the old tradition of Catalan

community and values.

The current administrative structure of Catalonia, after 40 years of dictatorship and denial of its language and traditions,

was defined basically by the Statute of Autonomy (1979, revised in 2006) and by the political institutions of the Generalitat

de Catalunya (Catalan Autonomous Government).

Language
The language of the country is Catalan, one of the groups of western neo-Latin languages together with Spanish,

Portuguese and French. However, everyone learns Spanish at school so there is no problem for non-Catalan speaking

visitors. 

 Catalan culture is a ten million people community, living in France, Spain and Alghero (Italy). Catalan is a living language

spoken in the everyday life, studied at schools, colleges and universities and used on radio, television and newspapers and most importantly in the everyday life of each person.

What do we do?

Amicitia operates in three areas: Advocacy , Formació n and Volunteerism .

The NGO DeAmicitia is a partnership with budgetary independence by using diverse sources of funding. Their accounts are tapped, loque ensures transparency, legality and social responsibility.

Advocacy services rendered to NGOs are priced at 40% of market value in order that they become co - responsible for the

costs of our work.

The remaining 60% is obtained from public and private grants, donations from individuals anonymous, in-kind contributions

and membership fees.