In the area of social action, the Foundation develops and participates in various types of projects, including those related to the integration into society of people with disabilities, children with serious illnesses, the development of social, educational and healthcare conditions among people at risk, raising environmental awareness and social entrepreneurship.
To fulfil this commitment and social work, we collaborate with trusted entities, promoting joint projects to provide a dignified life to groups at risk of poverty and social exclusion. To fulfil this commitment and social work, we collaborate with trusted entities, promoting joint projects to provide a dignified life to groups at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The educational project with Save the Children aimed at the most vulnerable children, the programme to support children at risk with the Fundación Balia, and the projects to support children's education with Manos Unidas are some clear examples.
In keeping with these social action programmes, with Save the Med we work on the Changemakers project to contribute to the development of a network for the conservation of protected marine areas, as well as to help the ecosystem regain its balance and well-being.
In addition to all these social work activities and programmes, our vision extends to a long-term future, as we seek to provide help and solutions to common problems for those groups in situations of poverty or exclusion, and those that require social support and intervention.
We work with Save the Children on the project "Guaranteeing the right to education among the most vulnerable children", a social and educational intervention whose goal is to prevent academic failure, promote educational development and reduce the educational gap.
Save the Med is a social intervention programme that encourages students aged between 15 and 18 to work in groups to develop solutions to the problems of plastic pollution in the Mediterranean.
Project Luisa Farré, aimed at improving the gynaecological and obstetrical conditions in developing countries.
The DAFI scholarship programme makes it possible for students and graduates to further their social and professional development, by enabling them to earn qualifications to increase their opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship.
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Manos Unidas and Fundación Occident have joined forces to support secondary education in Maroua (Cameroon) for vulnerable students.
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The Occident Foundation has been partnering with the Fundación Pequeño Deseo since 2007, helping joy and happiness form part of the treatment for children with chronic and terminal illnesses, and making hope their main travel companion.
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