Volunteer Opportunities!

Giving back to the community can be incredibly rewarding, and is very possible here in Madrid. Volunteering can help you relate to the city and the people in it as well as help you work on your Spanish and provide an altruistic outlet outside of class.

Some opportunities can be done in English, others will challenge your language skills and greatly enhance your learning.


HACESFALTA - this is a search engine for many different non-profits around the Madrid area.


T-oigo - helping students with learning and speaking abilities, supporting bilingualism through games, songs and crafts


BOKATA - Being a volunteer is BEING Bokatas. It is giving part of your time to accompany people who are homeless or socially excluded. It is sharing stories, it is changing the situation of injustice in which more than 40,000 people in Spain live... Being a Bokatas volunteer is broadening your vision of life, being a volunteer is many more things that cannot be understood, that can only be experienced

INTERNATIONALS - For occasional participation as and when you can


St George's Guild Library - Located in the grounds of St George's Anglican Church on Calle Núñez de Balboa 43, this lovely library with an eclectic mix of English language titles is open every Wednesday from 11-13 :30h and on Sunday mornings too. Two Tuesdays a month it also opens to coincide with the talks offered by the Guild and the British Ladies Association. They are keen to hear from willing volunteers who would like to help out. Contact guildlibraryteam@gmail.com for more information.


Volunteer through the Community of Madrid


United Way - send a request to jump on a project


Madrina- a foundation focused on women's issues and social risks. There are many different opportunities here to get involved.


If you know of any other accessible options or have experiences to share please comment below and help the American University community to gain social awareness, experience, and help give back to the community that is so warmly welcoming to you all!