2019 Annual Reportand Social Balance

For the world we wantTHE GLOBAL GOALS

Nearly forty years of social commitment

MissionCreation and verified management of processes and services that focus on individuals and communities, to empower them and reinforce their active participation while generating social and personal equality and collective welfare.

VisionWe are a leading institution that promotes a third-sector model characterised by:• Ethical values in both the use of resources and our relationships with individuals and groups, communities and the public administration.• An efficient management of publicly and privately funded programmes.• Our service as a tool that promotes the social commitment of the local people and a model of life together in solidarity.• The promotion and defence of the rights and responsibilities of the most vulnerable individuals and groups and those at the greatest risk of social exclusion.

Values• Ethics and transparency.• Professionalism.• Creativity, innovation and quality.• Respect and peaceful coexistence.• Social commitment and the defence of people’s rights.• Objectivity and certification.

The Welfare and Development Association ABD is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation born in the 1980s, at a time when drug use and the AIDS pandemic were wreaking havoc among the young population. It was in that context that a group of professionals and volunteers came together to provide care for drug users, their families and the neighbours and neighbourhoods around them. Today, ABD continues to work to reduce inequalities and social and health-related vulnerability through a wide range of actions.

The ABD’s social action covers all aspects of society, as we support individuals and communities in very diverse situations. These include intellectual disability, physical and mental health problems, the lack ofbasic necessities such as work, housing and electricity, gender violenceand child abuse, the mere fact of growing old or moving to anothercountry, drug use, discrimination based on gender, ethnicity or origin, andthe lack of access to services, among others.

Membership to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development In every case, our aim is to contribute to strengthening the individuals, groups and communities who suffer exclusion processes and to strengthen their abilities and defend their rights. We believe in the need to develop shared strategies, which is why the ABD has joined the 2030 Agenda, a comprehensive and multidimensional project that sets out a series of sustainable development objectives envisaged to face the major global challenges and bring us closer to having the world we want.

Our essence

We have our own intervention model. That model is the framework that we have established as the base for all our social actions. It is made up of twelve essential shared principles that set our daily practice apart from others. They constitute a shared horizon and serve as a space for shared recognition for the entire organisation.

Social justice as a criterion to stop the processes of social exclusion.

Gender equality and non-discrimination based on age, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation, among others.

The subject of law as the core principle of a service focused on the active individual.

Incorporation of the global agenda and the defence of rights into the institution’s strategy.

A critical outlook to deconstruct beliefs and prejudices in social action.

Research and evidence to challenge commonly accepted practices and promote innovation.

A multidimensional approach that contemplates the interaction of biological, psychological, social and educational aspects.

Proximity and social inclusion as strategies to strengthen the relationships that provide support to the people.

Work from the margin, defending methodologies with low levels of demands.

An ethic of responsibility as the core of a public service undertaking.

Non-profit with the support of governance for the promotion of social changes.

A transformational economy to reinforce an alternative social ecosystem.

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Social justice as a criterion to stop the processes of social exclusion.

Gender equality and non-discrimination based on age, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation, among others.

The subject of law as the core principle of a service focused on the active individual.

Incorporation of the global agenda and the defence of rights into the institution’s strategy.

A critical outlook to deconstruct beliefs and prejudices in social action.

Research and evidence to challenge commonly accepted practices and promote innovation.

A multidimensional approach that contemplates the interaction of biological, psychological, social and educational aspects.

Proximity and social inclusion as strategies to strengthen the relationships that provide support to the people.

Work from the margin, defending methodologies with low levels of demands.

An ethic of responsibility as the core of a public service undertaking.

Non-profit with the support of governance for the promotion of social changes.

A transformational economy to reinforce an alternative social ecosystem.

Our action

Individuals attended

Services and programmes

Professional team

Individual volunteers

Financial volume

Participation platforms

External audits

Media releases

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Balearic IslandsC/ de Gabriel Llabrés, 9, 2n 1a07007 Palma de Mallorca

ValenciaC/ de Prolongación Espartero, s/n46900 Torrent

BarcelonaC/ de Quevedo, 2, baixos08012 Barcelona

MadridPaseo de la Dirección, 6928039 Madrid

AndalucíaC/ Nueva, 26, bajos29200 Antequera

Covid-19 won’t stop us

The crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic is a

major challenge. The situations of many

individuals who were already at risk of social exclusion have become

worse. For this reason, we will continue to work

fiercely, while building a line of social defence to

prevent even more devastating

consequences for the most fragile sectors of the

community.

#TheVirusOfInequality

Local action, global horizon

404 elderly individuals live in nursing

homes and housing with a support

service, which promotes this group’s right to

independence.83 people in situations of housing

exclusion have benefited from social

housing programmes. By guaranteeing them

access to housing, we reduce their vulnerability.

8,794 social actions have beenimplemented, each aimed to guarantee accessand the right to access energy in homes invulnerable situations.

31,569 individuals are guidedin programmes that aim to improve energy efficiency and detect and reduce the number ofpeople suffering from energy poverty.

48,033 kilos of food have been distributed,

to guarantee the right to a healthy, nourishing

and sufficient diet.629 vulnerable individuals have had

access to basic consumer goods through

charitable cooperatives.

Innovation projects promoted withinthe culinary and textile field, within theframework of the solidarity economy, promotingsocial entrepreneurship.

1,053 individuals in social and labourinsertion itineraries through orientation,training and prospecting programmes.

1,750 elderly individuals attended

at senior centres, nursing homes, and through

house-call services that promote health and

independence.5,174 individuals in treatment

for substance abuse and 16,198 people

in alcohol and substance abuse prevention

programmes.

26,635 individuals of 102 differentnationalities have been attended in programmescentred on migration, international protection,shelter, translation and intercultural mediation.

212 individuals with intellectualdisability have been attended, to promotesocial inclusion, guarantee equal opportunityand reduce inequality.

20,729 youths have taken part in

workshops on sexual health, addiction

prevention, non-violence, gender equality,

LGTBIQ equality and interculturality.26,020 families at family meeting

centres where emotional bonding, the exchange

of experiences and family mediation are

promoted.

5 community empowerment projectsaimed to promote social inclusion, sustainabilityand resilience through sport, urban vegetablegardens and volunteer action.

60 social transformation communication campaigns and actions, with the aim of building sustainable, inclusive andparticipatory cities and communities.

613 mothers at social risk have become

involved in positive parenting programmes

through psycho-social care and the reinforcement

of the bond in early childhood.3,716 women and their children

who are victims of gender violence are undergoing

recovery, psycho-educational and feminist

empowerment processes.

We have implemented 5 internationalprojects with 18 countries,to promote the exchange of knowhow andsocial innovation.

We are present on 115 platforms,9 of which are international, an alliance for socialtransformation.

DRUGS AND HEALTH | POVERTY AND INCLUSION | CHILDHOOD, FAMILIES AND GENDER EQUALITY | PROMOTION OF INDEPENDENCE, HOME CARE AND DIGNIFIED OLD AGE | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

AREAS OF ACTION

Our path

Together with Ecoserveis, we have received the Social Germinator Energy Poverty Award with the project “RISE-APP for Fair Energy”.

We are premiering the spot #SempreÀngela to promote the right to a dignified old age.

Yet again this year, we have successfully participated in the Juvenalia

Children and Young People Leisure Show in Madrid.

The “Sexus” programme is launching its website to promote education and sexual health from the

perspective of gender and rights.

We are presenting the results of a study on long-term unemployment in Barcelona and community labour insertion strategies as a means of intervention.

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The “Food Relations” project will be implemented in Prat de Llobregat, following the success of the pilot test in L’Hospitalet.

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) has granted us special consultative status as an institution.

The Eldcare Remember device, a smart speaker that prevents the loneliness and isolation of elderly individuals, was selected as a finalist in the 2019 European Social Services Awards.

The Barcelona City Council’s Energy Advice Points, which we

manage with Ecoserveis, have been acknowl-edged as one of the 100 best climate

initiatives in the world.

We form part of the Interna-tional Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), and we participate in the seminar of the Civil Society Forum on Drugs at the European Parliament and the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

We have presented the Manual of good practices: care and support services to individuals with intellectual disability.

We promote a conference on public-private employment and the social institutions to reflect on the third sector financing model.

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