Spain

Spain

With Associació Educativa Itaca, Fundación Balia, Fundación Social Universal and Asociación El Arca

Generali Spain is firmly dedicated to promote equal opportunities for children living in poverty. In Spain, over two million children are under risk of social exclusion and poverty. 80% of these children will remain poor throughout their lives. Research has proved that the first six years of a children´s life are the most sensible for cognitive development shaping their future achievements. It is critical that we focus our resources to help families to be conscious about the importance of the education from early childhood.

Parents play a key role in achieving this goal. Therefore, supporting them as they educate and care for their children is key, helping them to improve their parenting skills and act as positive influence on the youngest members of their families.

The programme offers a wide range of activities specifically designed to create a positive and nurturing family environment. This includes working on parenting skills through: Storytelling workshops where families and children can unleash their imagination and creativity. Workshops to enhance the development of children's psychomotor skills.  Courses to combat unemployment. An annual summer camp for children that offers a safe environment, healthy food and learning opportunities through play, while guaranteeing their parents a moment of serenity and conciliation.

For more information visit: www.thehumansafetynet.org/spain
 

The program

In cooperation with our partners, Generali THSN Spain Foundation provided support and advice to more than 2,800 parents and children since 2019. 
83% of the parents improve relationships with their children and 85% improve in healthy habits such as nutrition and hygiene

Partners involved

Local activities

Associació Educativa Itaca
40 years of experience working with children at high risk of social exclusion and extreme poverty.

Associació Educativa Itaca is the partner of The Human Safety Net Spain in Barcelona.  

Itaca has more than 40 years of experience working with children and youth at high risk of social exclusion and extreme poverty. Together with THSN Spain, Itaca is developing a safe home for families with children from 0 to 6 years old in the poorest neighborhoods of Hospitalet de Llobregat. A program to help parents improve their parenting skills and promote equal opportunities for children.

The project aims to support 65 families, offering different activities and workshops on topics such as health, hygiene, nutrition, child development and play, to reinforce the confidence and security of parents in the development and growth of their children.

www.itacaelsvents.org

Fundación Balia
Our mission: breaking the cycle of poverty through education.

Balia was founded in 2001 with the goal of safeguarding the wellbeing of children living in vulnerable conditions protecting and ensuring their rights and supporting their education.  

Fundación Balia works in collaboration with people and institutions that share the same goal. Supports more than 2,500 children and 1,500 families every afternoon in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Madrid, Guadalajara and Seville with a mission: breaking the cycle of poverty through education. 

Together we have designed a program for families to empower parents to provide the best care for their children, creating an enriching family environment by targeting key vulnerabilities, working on parenting skills and fighting unemployment. 

www.fundacionbalia.org

Fundación Social Universal
At the Foundation, all children deserve equal opportunities, regardless of their family's origin, race or religion.

El Hogar de Tardes Mamá Margarita is a comprehensive educational project of the Universal Social Foundation based in Montilla, Córdoba. A place of protection and development where children in vulnerable conditions can assert their rights and grow up happy.

At the Foundation, all children deserve equal opportunities, regardless of their family's origin, race or religion. Our responsibility is to watch over their rights, and we feel committed to take care of them in our community. 

The program supports 30 families, offering different activities and workshops on topics such as health, hygiene, nutrition or values such as respect for others and effort. The aim is to achieve school success and strengthen the children's confidence and security. 

www.hogardetardesmamamargarita.org

Asociación El Arca

El Arca is a non-profit civil association that was founded in 1991 in Valencia. Since then, they have been accompanying and supporting people in vulnerable conditions, thus promoting a more just and supportive society. 


Through different support programs, Asociación El Arca works daily with families and children in the neighborhoods of La Punta and Nazaret, in Valencia. 


Together with The Human Safety Net, we are going to develop a program for families at risk of social exclusion with children under six years old. The objective is to provide these parents with tools to face a more complete education for their children during their first years of life,  through courses and workshops on topics such as positive and responsible parenting, child education, psychomotor skills and early stimulation, routines, hygiene and child nutrition, etc. 

elarcanazaret.org