The organisation Freepackers Travels, B Corp certified, based at d’Alaba 100 08018 Barcelona, Spain, promotes international outreach through school trips, youth solidarity camps (summercamps), immersion language courses, cultural exchanges and volunteer projects accessible to all. These are international programs with an educational, impactful and cultural purpose.
Meanwhile, Freepackers Care is a non-profit organization, registered at the Ruche Associative, 30 avenue Pompidor, Narbonne, that offers information sessions, workshops, conferences, financial aid and professional training. The goal of Freepackers Care is to give access to humanitarian travel to all those who want to participate, regardless of the skills, resources, gender or nationality: everyone can contribute.
Are you interested in a social or environmental project? Contact us to discuss your goals, your expectations, your profile, etc. The idea of Freepackers Care is to connect you to the humanitarian project that suits you.
Once you’ve made your decision, it’s time to pay the membership fee to ensure your commitment. The amount we appeal to be donated depends on the project and the destination. Donations cover Freepackers Care’s operating costs and the costs of local associations. The breakdown of donations may vary but is generally as follows :
Freepackers Care’s educational mission and its commitment to environmental and social development make it an association of popular interest. People who participate in international humanitarian projects via this association have the possibility to deduct 66% of the sum from their taxable income.
Each project is selected according to strict criteria to ensure that donations have a lasting impact. The projects we support must employ more than 50% local staff, and demonstrate a clear system of co-management with local communities. In this way, the vast majority of donations will be used to support a sustainable development project and the local community.
Freepackers Care is the culmination of 15 years’ experience in the field and a global network of partners in the humanitarian sector. We choose our projects with passion and professionalism and we travel in person to get to know our local partners, to ensure your safety wherever you are, to guarantee ethical projects and to understand the real needs on the ground.
The fields include: construction, education, environment, animal care, project management, social action, communication. In a safe and ethical environment, we offer serious missions that result in exchange, learning and long-term impact.
Freepackers Care is a non-profit organisation (Loi 1901) registered in France on 6 May 2019. Our mission is to increase access to volunteer missions and to encourage participation in ethical and sustainable development projects through 3 main principles :
We help increase access to learning through inclusive and solidarity-based travel. We help NGOs, social associations and government bodies connect with volunteers from all over the world.
We represent dozens of foundations and NGOs around the world, aiming to make their actions sustainable both now and long term, to strengthen global cohesion and to increase participative commitment.
Involved in animal protection associations and a fervent supporter of Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd, Justine, the founder, was inspired from an early age to pursue a career in humanitarian work.
She has taken part in fund-raising campaigns and campaigns against certain bills (hunting with hounds, animal experimentation, bullfighting, animals in circuses, etc.) and has always made donations to animal protection associations.
So it’s only natural that this passion should grow in her personal and professional life, and that she should continue to support local associations in their fight for animal welfare and respect for the planet.
As professionals in humanitarian travel, we are committed to keeping ourselves informed and to teaching others about the issues our partners deal with on a daily basis. Connecting people to each other and to their environment is the first step in an international project.
We try to inspire and inform on a variety of topics, such as different ways to make an impact while travelling, local actions, environmental and social issues, etc. We do this by writing blog articles, giving interviews to the press, forming partnerships with key players in the sector and taking part in forums and trade fairs.
