With the mission of promoting equal opportunities and the social inclusionand improve the quality of life of people in vulnerable situationsTHE “La Caixa” Foundation created in 1999 THE Calls for social projectsintended for social entities sustain transformative initiativesdurable and with social impact. It’s a collaboration with the third sector that in these 25 years of history It has adapted to the needs and social realities of the last quarter of a century.
To achieve this objective, the “La Caixa” Foundation intended 502 million eurosdistributed in the 214 calls created from 1999. With this endowment, they promoted 23,518 initiativesdeveloped by 8,446 social entities who were able to attend 10 million people in vulnerable situations. The projects were carried out in 1,640 municipalities action of all Spanish provinces.
In Catalonia were promoted 5,428 projectsthrough which more than 2.9 million people of 275 municipalitieswith a cumulative contribution of more than 126 million euros.
During these years, the Calls for social projects from the “la Caixa” Foundation are characterized by their constant adaptation to the needs of people in vulnerable situations, a reflection of the social action of third sector. All were structured around three areas of action: support and accompaniment people in a situation or at risk of povertyor in the process of social inclusion; full support socio-healthand the community social action for the promotion of social cohesion.
Around these three main axes have been articulated calls whose vocation has always been to anticipate social challenges by supporting socio-professional integrationpromoting the community action and the inclusion of migrants or by reinforcing prevention in vulnerable situations. The projects that promoted the personal autonomyboth the elderly of the disabled peopleor the psychosocial supportfor example, as shown in the following graph.
From the 30,000 social entities what’s in it Spainhe 80% appeared at some point in the calls. Among them, 8,446 entities received the support of “La Caixa” Foundation develop more than 23,000 projects.
Many of the entities selected during these years are characterized by their character local and for the territorial capillarity of their initiatives. Furthermore, the geographical distribution of the projects they developed was an example of diffusion of the social action promoted throughout this period, with initiatives implemented in 1,640 municipalities from all provinces.
Concerning the typology of entities selected from 1999he 66% have been associationsand the 20%, foundations. The rest was second level groups, social economy entities And religious.
The celebration of 25 years of calls for social projects from the “la Caixa” Foundation This is the opportunity to claim the social action of the third sector retrospectively. SO, CaixaForum Barcelona This Monday, he hosted an event that brought together, in person and through streamingto representatives of entities of Catalonia linked to the program since its creation. The meeting included the participation of deputy general director of the “la Caixa” Foundation, Juan Ramon Fuertesand of deputy general director of the “la Caixa” Foundation, Marc-Simon.
“THE “La Caixa” Foundation has always been characterized by its social commitment and its vocation to work alongside social entities. The celebration of 25 years of Calls for Social Projects is a good example. But getting there would not have been possible without the invaluable work of third sector. Together, we managed to accompany and support millions of people in vulnerable situationsand this purpose is what drives us to continue working to meet the challenges of our society,” he said. Juan Ramon Fuertes.
The representatives of the Casal dels Infants Association for Social Action als Barris; THE PROSEC Association, Social Promoter; THE Prodis Foundationand the Marianao Foundation.
Representatives of these entities discussed the evolution of the third sector in the last 25 years old. From their respective areas of action, they explained that the social action was articulated in 1999 from a general point of view caresupply of goods and authorization. Currently, the projects they promote respond to multiple social vulnerabilities of a holistic And systemic give people the means to fully exercise their social rights.
The meeting also allowed us to promote the four pillars which, in a transversal manner, structured the social action Since 1999. First of all, the equal opportunitiesfighting against povertymaking him responsible childhood and the adolescencegreeting the migrants and assist and support the most vulnerable groups.
Secondly, the complete care of people has also been another fundamental approach from which initiatives have been promoted that respond to situations of multivulnerability. Third, the strengthen people’s autonomy give them the ability to make their own decisions about how to carry out the basic activities of daily living.
Finally, the construction of a a more diverse and inclusive societypromoting the initiatives of social action this would improve the citizen coexistence and promote the community networks to promote the social cohesion.
The calls were adapted to the changes and needs of society, creating new lines of action or reformulating existing ones. The number of selected projects has also increased over these years to reflect and support the growth and consolidation of the social sector throughout the country.
In 1999THE “La Caixa” Foundation presented its first appeals, which responded to the social action of his third sector. At that time, the entities oriented their initiatives from a more carewhich has become over the years a center of interest holistic this puts people in the center and makes them responsible.
For their part, the calls, in full growth phase, supported projects with a hybrid approach addressing multiple social areas, such as healthTHE employabilityTHE accommodation and the community.
After a consolidation stage, 2022 It was a pivotal year. The organization of calls has been replaced according to areas of action for one territorial model with the desire to respond to the social needs of each province. For this, they opened 18 callsone for each autonomous communityand another intended for both autonomous cities. This new direction was reinforced by a significant increase in the budget, which reached a provision of 39.7 million euros in 2022.
In 2024 the new appeal has been presented Social action in rural areaswhose main objective is to respond to the demographic challenge promote initiatives against rural depopulation. Furthermore, before the climate emergency caused by the DANA in the Valencian Communitythe program has urgently activated a new appeal aimed at Valencian social entities.
These calls reinforce and complement the lines of action that the “La Caixa” Foundation develops in the field socialin accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals considered in the 2030 Agenda of the The United Nations.
