{"id":172722,"date":"2025-11-03T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abd.ong\/uncategorized\/power-brings-together-organisations-from-spain-greece-and-italy-for-an-european-exchange-visit\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:31:09","slug":"power-brings-together-organisations-from-spain-greece-and-italy-for-an-european-exchange-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abd.ong\/en\/international\/power-brings-together-organisations-from-spain-greece-and-italy-for-an-european-exchange-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"POWER brings together organisations from Spain, Greece and Italy for an European exchange visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the 22nd to 24th of October, several of the organisations participating in the <\/span>POWER <\/a><\/strong>program<\/strong> in Spain, Greece and Italy met in Barcelona to exchange experiences, promote mutual learning and build networks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

On the first day, they were welcomed at the headquarters of the Asociaci\u00f3n Bienestar y Desarrollo – Grupo <\/span>ABD<\/span><\/a>, where the organisation’s CEO, \u00c0ngels Guiteras Mestre, welcomed them and explained the organisation’s motivation for continuing to work at European level. In addition, Elena Muscarella, from the lead organisation <\/span>WeWorld<\/span><\/a> and Mireia Munt\u00e9, from the International area at ABD, greeted the participants.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

After the presentations, they continued with an experiential workshop to build bonds through artistic expression with <\/span>Artagere<\/span><\/a>. Next, the General Director for the <\/span>Eradication of Gender-Based Violence <\/span><\/a>of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Bel\u00e9n Gallo Garc\u00eda, presented her secretariat’s lines of work and introduced the services and resources available to victims of gender-based violence<\/strong> in Catalonia. The coordinator of the POWER<\/strong> project at ABD, Catarina Alves, completed the presentation by reviewing the Spanish and Catalan legal framework, the organisation of the third sector and the presence of feminist collectives in Catalonia.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

During the three-day meeting, participants learned about the third sector collaboration with the Public Administration in Catalonia in addressing gender-based violence and discussed differences between European countries. The meeting also served to identify common goals and motivations and to consider future projects and opportunities for collaboration between European organisations.<\/p>\n\n

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Visit to Girona<\/h3>\n\n
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On the second day, the group travelled to Girona, where they were able to learn more about the projects being implemented through the POWER call for proposals and other initiatives in the city. <\/p>\n\n

At the Town Hall<\/strong>, they were welcomed by the Councillor for Equality and Social Justice, Amy Sabaly; the cooperation and reception officer, Natalia Zaro; and the SIAD<\/a> coordinator, Miquel Barnera, who explained the municipal and regional services and resources available to address gender-based violence.<\/p>\n\n

At the Barri Vell Civic Centre<\/strong><\/a>, the director of the service, Jordi Garcia, presented the collaboration between civil society in the neighbourhoods and the activities promoted by the civic centres. In the same area, the group visited the Ateneu Popular Salvadora Cat\u00e0<\/strong><\/a>, a self-managed feminist space created in homage to the first Spanish Republican woman sentenced to death by Franco’s regime and shot in Girona.<\/p>\n\n

The last stop was at the Coordinadora d’ONG Solidaries<\/strong> <\/a>(Coordinating Committee of Solidarity NGOs in the Girona region), where the lines of action in the territory were reviewed, with a special focus on the organisations that work to support women.<\/p>\n\n

The day in Girona also allowed the group to know more about the two projects implemented in the area: Libel\u00b7lula Project<\/strong><\/a> from Associaci\u00f3 Identitats\u00a0<\/a>and Veus de Dones<\/strong><\/a>, developed by Asocolgi<\/a>, and whose representatives got the opportunity to interview and collect the testimonials from the organisations from Spain, Greece and Italy present for their next episode of the podcast.<\/p>\n\n

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Project presentations<\/h3>\n\n
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Over the course of three days, 15 projects implemented by organisations in Spain, Italy and Greece thanks to the POWER call we<\/span>re presented.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Spain:<\/h4>\n\n