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Inequality

In Europe, the risk of poverty and social exclusion affects 122 million people. Even though friends and family have acted as a social shock absorber for unemployment, especially in Southern countries, there are lots of people who do not have a support network. This leads to situations where people end up living on the margins of society, dragging behind their problems accessing basic necessities or a decent housing, among others. This fact, together with the reduced influence of work as a mechanism of social inclusion (rise of short term contracts, poor salaries…), draws a perfect map for the continued increase of inequality and the perpetuation of the poverty spiral.

Our Response

Inequality is multidimensional and so is our response. We act to defend people’s rights.

Right to accessing basic needs

We provide food and clothes. We process social benefits. We prevent energy poverty.

Right to housing

Social housing for families in precarious situations. We manage financial support for rent and basic supplies. We offer psychological, legal, and educational help to evicted families.

Right to work

We elaborate insertion plans and manage job offers with companies in Spain. We work to achieve community-based job placements.

Right to citizenship

We host and support migrant people. We encourage coexistence, give value to diversity and respect minorities. We boost and facilitate community empowerment.

“Before the crisis I thought I could do everything I wanted, but that wasn’t the case. I lost my job and I’ve been unemployed for years. I hardly leave the house. Now, at least, I feel I’m part of the neighborhood, I feel useful.”

José
58 years old

“Things took a turn to the worse at home, we couldn’t pay the bills and we ended up getting evicted. We’ve finally regained hope.”

Yolanda
68 years old

Active women

Social and labor inclusion for women in poverty and social exclusion.

Agri for integration

“Agri for Integration” promotes the inclusion of Third-Country Nationals (TCNs), especially women, into the local agri-food job market by co-designing strategies with community stakeholders.

CAMS

A shelter for people living with HIV and in a situation of social exclusion.

Comunidad Activa

Community project of social inclusion that combines labor insertion, social support and community participation.

COPE and HOPE

COPE and HOPE. Good practical approaches fostering social integration of migrant women victims of violence and human trafficking

Fenix project

Fènix Project, an urban agriculture initiative to improve the employability of people in drug addiction treatment The initiative, which also aims to break the stigma that often surrounds this group,…

Food Relations

European initiative aimed at fostering intercultural dialogue through food.

Food Security Hub

Tackling food insecurity promoting sustainable and socially inclusive food and agriculture ecosystems.

Home4Health

Home4Health seeks to collaborate with civil society organizations, institutions, and public authorities in addressing, from a socially inclusive perspective, the challenges encountered in caring for homeless people facing complex health issues and traumas, such as addiction.

Intercultural services

Services and resources for counseling, training and support in direct intervention for professionals involved with migrant population.

Intercultural Translation and Mediation Service

It is a support service for municipal professionals of the Barcelona City Council, with the aim of acting as a bridge between migrants and/or people with different cultural origins and the host society, favoring dialogue, constructive relationships and coexistence citizen.

Just Energy

Network of volunteers for the defense of access to basic supplies and the fight against energy poverty, carried out together with the Ecoserveis Association.

La Botiga

La Botiga is a project of food security, community empowerment and sustainability

Mamalyona

Socialist and feminist entrepreneurship program for young mothers with children from 0 to 3 years old in a situation of social vulnerability.

Mums@Work

European project that seeks to promote economic and social integration of migrant mothers between 25 and 45 years old, enhancing their present and future employability.

Municipal Point Service

of the Regional Observatory of gender violence in Arroyomolinos.

PAE – Energy Advisory Points of Barcelona

Coordination of the 11 Energy Advisory Points of Barcelona: Service for the detection and reduction of energy poverty and defense of the rights to supplies of the Barcelona City Council.

PAE Nou Barris District

Energy Advisory Point of the Nou Barris District owned by the Barcelona City Council.

POWGEN

POWER GENERATION. Labor insertion of migrant people in the renewable energy sector and energy rehabilitation through training and sustainable employment opportunities

Psychological and socio-educational service

for the social inclusion of adults in the Salamanca District of the city of Madrid, of the Madrid City Council.

SAIER

Service of first reception, management of the programs of voluntary return, service of interpretation and translation, psychological orientation and specialized service in international protection of the Service of Immigrant, Foreign and Refugee Attention of the City council of Barcelona.

SAVA

Support Service for Autonomous Life for people living with HIV and who are in a process of social integration.

Service for the detection and reduction of energy poverty

in Santa Coloma de Gramenet owned by the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet.

Social inclusion housing

For groups with a situation of greatest social vulnerability located in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area.

SOVA

Flat for autonomous life support for people living with HIV and are in the process of social integration.

Training and job placement program

for vulnerable people and in the process of regularization as community energy efficiency agents.

POWGEN, POWER and Global Districts: three new European projects underway

This spring the initial meetings of three new European projects took place, one of them coordinated by the ABD Group. Labor inclusion of migrant people The main objective of the…

EU Food Security HUB closes its first year preparing the Competence Framework and the Food Security VET Training Program

The EU Food Security HUB project closes its first year with a highlight on the efforts made to address sustainability and food security. In this initial phase, the consortium carried…

Cooltorise and amunt! projects join forces to fight summer energy poverty

A heat alert service has been activated to warn groups that may be most affected by high temperatures In recent years, heat waves have become more intense and more frequent,…

Care4Trauma urges to incorporate Trauma-Informed Care into policies and support services for survivors of gender-based violence

The Care4Trauma European project has completed the National Report on the legislative and regulatory situation in Spain and the National Data Report on the state of the art in the…

ABD takes part in a meeting at the European Parliament to exchange proposals and good practices for a feminist welcome

The coordinator of the Municipal Program of attention to refugees: Nausica Program, managed by ABD, Vanesa Moragas, participated this Tuesday, June 6, in the event ‘Feminist welcome, Transforming Together: border…

The EU3Digital project comes to an end

The European project EU3Digital closes its path with the celebration of the final event in The Hague and the presentation of the results. In April, EU3Digital held its final event…

Social Report and Balance 2022

ABD serves 171,822 people during 2022, 10% more than the previous year Since 2019 we have had Special Consultative Status before the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations…

Four projects access the Next Generation EU funds

The Shelter for homeless people with addictions, La Botiga del Prat, Atenea and La Meva energia are the four projects with ABD participation that got access to the European funds for…