EU funded Youth Exchange – Build Your Future – Construction of  geodesic dome

August 2016

The forces of Spanish bureaucracy came together meaning that the delay in approving our status as an Association equalled the delay at INJUVE in reading and approving the “Build Your Future” youth exchange proposal. The proposal was submitted the 24th April, the registration papers for the association should have arrived by the 10th May. On the 17th June I got the paperwork for the association and the very same day an angry email from INJUVE saying I must have those papers uploaded within 24 hours to qualify for funding. The dome was meant to be!

I am extremely happy to have managed to constitute the association and get €13,350 funding in 2016, and obviously I couldn’t have done this without the support of an amazing team of people, especially Alessandro and Carlos who are the other two members of the association.

The course involved 25 participants from Spain, Portugal, Italy and Bulgaria plus our expert dome builder and designer Jordi Cavaller. We did sessions on design, building, permaculture and ecology while working each day on the construction of this huge structure which will be a dining area and workshop space in 2017.