C/ Bocangel 28. 3ºDcha
28028
Madrid
Madrid
Spain
- Gender
The “Igual a Igual” Foundation mission is to contribute to the improvement of women social conditions and quality of life, and the development of the principle of equal opportunities between women and men in all spheres: social, political and economical.
Its objectives include:
- Support the protection and rights defense of women in Spain, and in any international arena, especially in developing countries.
- Collaborate and cooperate with developing countries for the implementation of programs and policies that contribute to achieving equal opportunities for women.
- Contribute to social change through awareness and reporting structures that do not respect human rights, especially the women social, political, economic and cultural rights.
Key projects and activities: Education and training on equality values: workshops for children from 5 to 16 years old in municipalities of the Autonomous Region of Madrid, in which more than 12,000 children has participated.
Social and Working Insertion and employment training, with over 500 participants, including: legal advice for single mothers working at social exclusion risk and job search Course for women at risk or socially excluded and gender violence victims.
Equality Policies: Assessing Equality Plans of municipalities of Madrid and development of Municipal strategy for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men. The Foundation has developed a "Coordinated Action Protocol of Gender Violence Victims Attention Services" for the city of “Pozuelo de Alarcón”.
Gender equality training, employment training, non-profit associations management, etc.
Performing integration programs of different cultures living in our country with the recognition of cultural differences as a value of wealth, which will generate the joint development of society.
Including gender perspective as a tool for improving democracy and empowerment.
Promoting tolerance and cultural diversity respect.
Creating opportunities for social development and encouraging the building of bridges with other countries.
Favouring the creation of citizen participation areas for the experiences and thoughts exchange.
“Igual a Igual” believes that ALF Network is an excellent platform to exchange experiences and a vehicle to develop an intercultural action between Mediterranean countries. The ALF Network objectives are in relation with the mission our Foundation: socio-cultural development and democracy through dialogue, respect for diversity and strengthening civil society.
We believe that networking is essential for creating synergies between different social organizations, because they can take advantage and maximize the efforts. This networking also creates links between organizations that perform additional work and promotes the diversity of actors and experiences with a common goal.