Granollers is the capital of the Vallés Oriental county, located 25 km. from Barcelona. It has a population of 60,658 inhabitants (2013 data) in an area of 14 km2.
The city is a bustling business centre and many industries are located there. However, in the south of the municipality agricultural characteristics are retained.
BiBio is a research group, based at the Museum of Natural Sciences of Granollers (MCNG), that specialises in monitoring fauna and providing knowledge about the biodiversity. For this purpose, the group has developed a volunteer network with more than 1,000 people. [...]
Care and support for pregnant women in situations of social and health risk during pregnancy and up to the child's first year of life. [...]
Dissemination and professionalisation project for new playwrights and young theatre performers. [...]
Volunteers of various ages with different skills carry out one off or permanent support tasks (one trimester, full school year, etc.), providing guidance in educational environments with children, adolescents, families, students from adult training centres and from the special education centre. [...]
An initiative which is responding to the demand for a place to provide information and reflect on the use of the ICTs. This is a prevention project aimed mainly at young people, families and educators, but also at all interested individuals and groups. [...]
It is an international junior handball competition, in which volunteers, institutions, entities and citizens in general participate actively. [...]
A citizen participation global project centred on the construction of a quality urban space that could foster social cohesion, coexistence and the promotion of cultural and social activities. A friendly space conceived for the citizenry. [...]