the year after, the institut català del voluntariat of the generalitat de catalunya received competency over conscientious objection and reaffirmed its collaboration with the accdv, assigning a substantial number of objectors to its activities, with the parallel increase in services offered by the association. that same year, the accdv started to promote scientific research oriented to the solution of visual problems. it also began to raise awareness with the local population in general on the necessity of this research.