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The Soul of the Path Calls! Volunteer Hospitallers Urged in Santiago

ERNESTO DIAZ
July 10, 2025

To all Jacobean associations, federations and/or groups:
The Spanish Federation of Associations of Friends of the Camino de Santiago presents the
Support Volunteer program that has been signed with the Sociedade Anónima de Xestión do
Xacobeo plan for the participation of said volunteers in the network of public shelters of
Galicia during 2025.
Motivation:
FIRST.- That the Spanish Federation has among its purposes: – Information and support for pilgrims, travelers and any other people or entities that
Show your interest in the Caminos de Santiago. – Organization and management of volunteer personnel for the activities carried out
on the Caminos de Santiago.
SECOND.- That the Sociedade Anónima de Xestión do Plan Xacobeo has among its purposes according to
Its corporate purpose: – Carrying out activities aimed at managing the common services of the public transportation network.
shelters and the rest of its social assets, as well as relations with the Associations of
Friends of the Camino de Santiago.
THIRD.- That both parties agree in declaring the high interest that solidarity and
volunteering aims to improve the care and reception of pilgrims who travel the Camino de
Santiago, understood as a voluntary, non-profit service, for the fraternal welcome of
pilgrims.
Management:
We offer all Jacobean groups the opportunity for their members to participate in
the program, which consists of accompaniment of pilgrims for biweekly periods, from June
to October 2025.
Each volunteer may carry out 1 or 2 fortnights, but in the case of two fortnights, in different
hostels.
Volunteers will be provided with accommodation in the same hostel and insurance.
civil liability and accident during your stay at the hostel.
The main task of their volunteering is to accompany the pilgrim during the period of
opening of the hostel and mainly first thing in the morning and at the closing of the facilities, which are
the times of greatest influx of pilgrims in the place. Accompany, give information about the place
or the following stages, taking an interest in their physical and emotional state, etc.
This volunteering does not imply an employment relationship nor will it have any financial remuneration. The
Volunteers must pay for travel and food during their shift.
They will not have to carry out other tasks such as cleaning, registration, payment for the stay of the
pilgrim, etc.... which are exclusive tasks of the house workers.
To access the program, each Jacobean group may present as many members as they want to
the shelters listed at the end of this document.
Applications can be individual or in pairs, since some of the facilities of the
shelters allow two volunteers on the same shift.
This request will be sent by email tovolunteersdeapoyo@caminosantiago.org
where colleague Yolanda García will provide all the information needed. Once
selected volunteers, they will be sent a Zoom link on a certain day to
Complete all the information about your volunteering and logistics that you may need.
This online training will be mandatory for all volunteers.
The assignment of shelters to volunteers will be done in strict order of request.
We hope that this program is of interest to all Jacobean groups and that the experience
of its volunteers, together with the pilgrims in the public network of shelters in Galicia, whether
part of the motivation of each of the associations and/or federations.