Give Back to Mallorca: 3 Local Organisations Making a Difference
Love Mallorca? Here’s how to show it a little love back. 💚
We all love this island for its beaches, mountains, villages, food and incredible community. But keeping Mallorca special takes more than simply enjoying everything it has to offer.
The good news? Supporting the island doesn’t always mean making a big donation or giving up your weekend. Sometimes it’s as simple as choosing where to have your morning coffee, refilling your water bottle or spending a few hours doing something good.
Here are three local organisations doing important work in Mallorca, and some easy ways you can support them throughout the year.
☕ 1. ESMENT – Good Food. Good People. Good Purpose.
Supporting inclusion, employment and opportunities for people with disabilities and other support needs.
ESMENT is one of Mallorca’s most inspiring social organisations, working to create a more inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to live a fulfilling life.
Through its social programmes, training initiatives and businesses, ESMENT helps people develop skills, access employment and participate more fully in their communities.
And one of the easiest ways to support their work? Go out for coffee!
How you can support ESMENT:
- Every week: Choose one of ESMENT’s cafés in Palma, Palmanova or Inca for your next coffee, breakfast or lunch.
- Whenever you’re in El Terreno: Stop by Can Pa, their bakery, for freshly baked treats.
- For your next gathering: Explore ESMENT’s hospitality and catering services.
- Throughout the year: Discover their other businesses and initiatives, and help spread the word.
Find out more here.
Every visit is an opportunity to support a business with a meaningful social purpose.
💧 2. Cleanwave Foundation – Refill, Reuse, Repeat.
Working towards a Mallorca with less single-use plastic and healthier seas.
Cleanwave Foundation is dedicated to protecting the Balearic Islands and encouraging a more sustainable relationship with our natural environment.
One of its best-known initiatives makes it easier to reduce plastic waste by helping people find places to refill their reusable water bottles.
Because sometimes making a difference really is that simple.
How you can support Cleanwave:
- Every day: Carry a reusable water bottle instead of buying single-use plastic bottles.
- Every week: Use the Cleanwave app to discover water refill stations around Mallorca.
- At home or work: Encourage friends, family and colleagues to make the switch to refillable bottles.
- Throughout the year: Explore Cleanwave’s environmental initiatives and opportunities to support its work.
Find out more here.
Small habits, multiplied by thousands of people, can make a real difference.
🌿 3. Mallorca Preservation Foundation – Protect the Island We Love.
Protecting Mallorca’s natural environment for generations to come.
Mallorca Preservation Foundation supports projects dedicated to conserving the island’s natural beauty, biodiversity and environmental heritage.
From protecting marine ecosystems to supporting sustainable initiatives, its work helps safeguard the landscapes and habitats that make Mallorca so special.
And there are plenty of ways to get involved.
How you can support Mallorca Preservation Foundation:
- When opportunities arise: Join one of their beach clean-ups or community environmental activities.
- Every month: Consider making a regular donation to support their conservation work.
- Throughout the year: Discover the different environmental projects they support and contribute to a cause that matters to you.
- Every day: Respect Mallorca’s natural spaces, reduce waste and encourage others to do the same.
Find out more here.
Whether you give your time, make a contribution or simply help spread awareness, every little bit counts.
💚 A Little More Local. A Little More Love.
You don’t need to change your entire lifestyle to make a positive impact on Mallorca.
Choose a café with a social purpose. Refill your bottle. Join a clean-up. Make a small monthly donation. Tell a friend about an organisation doing great things.
Because loving Mallorca is easy. Looking after it? That’s something we can all be part of.
📍 Good to Know
- When: All year round
- Where: Across Mallorca
- Cost: Many everyday actions are free; donations and purchases are optional.
- Who: Everyone who calls Mallorca home, visits regularly or simply loves the island.
- How to participate: Visit each organisation’s website for current activities, volunteering opportunities and ways to contribute.
Our tip: Pick just one thing to start with. Make your next coffee an ESMENT coffee, download the Cleanwave app or set yourself a reminder to support a local environmental project once a month.
Small actions are easier to stick with, and that’s where the real difference begins. 😉
