The "la Caixa" Foundation launches the Andalusia 2022 Call for Social Grants with a budget of 7.5 million euros

The "la Caixa" Foundation has presented in Seville the Andalusia 2022 Call, to which it will allocate 7.5 million euros, 46% more than in 2021.

The aim of the Andalusia 2022 Call is to collaborate with non-profit social organisations that dedicate their efforts to carrying out projects in Andalusia that respond to the social challenges with the greatest current impact, with special attention to situations that have worsened as a result of the pandemic. This was explained today at a press conference by the Deputy Director General of the "la Caixa" Foundation, Marc Simón, the Regional Director of CaixaBank in Eastern Andalusia and Extremadura, María Jesús Catalá, the director of CaixaForum Seville, Moisés Roiz, the delegate of the "la Caixa" Foundation in Seville and Cordoba, Yolanda López, and the delegate of the "la Caixa" Foundation in Cadiz and Huelva, Mirian Mateos.

Andalusian social organisations can register until 23 June for this call for projects in the following areas of action:

• Older people and the challenges of ageing
• People with disabilities or mental disorders
• Humanisation of health
• Fight against poverty and social exclusion
• Socio-occupational integration
• Interculturality and social action

"For more than two decades, the Programme of Aid for Social Initiatives Projects has been supporting the essential work of Andalusian social entities, which work on the ground with those who need it most. In the current situation, our aim is to intensify and reinforce this collaboration with the third sector, which is going through particularly difficult times", explained the Deputy Director General of the "la Caixa" Foundation, Marc Simón.

New features of the Andalusia 2022 Call for Proposals

The 2022 call for applications includes the following new features:

• The maximum amount that can be requested per project has been increased from 40,000 to 50,000 euros.
• The project submission form has been simplified to facilitate the participation of all entities.
• Entities and delegations with an agreement in force in the 2021 calls of the Programme of Aid for Social Initiatives Projects may apply. To do so, it will be essential to justify at least 50% of the aid granted in 2021.
   

Balance of the Calls for Proposals in Andalusia
 

In total, in Andalusia during the previous year, more than 5 million euros were awarded to 211 projects that benefited more than 36,700 people.

OVERALL BALANCE OF THE CALLS FOR PROPOSALS IN ANDALUSIA

Since the start of the social programme in 1999, the "la Caixa" Foundation has granted aid worth more than 72 million euros to 3,756 projects aimed at responding to the main social challenges, helping to improve the quality of life of 525,627 people. Of the total number of projects, 555 were promoted in conjunction with the Cajasol Foundation and the Andalusian Regional Government.

Priority lines by area of action

In 2022, work will continue with a territorial focus, focusing on the same areas of action as up to now:

Elderly people and challenges derived from ageing
Promotion of personal autonomy and prevention of frailty and its effects; prevention and intervention in situations of unwanted loneliness, social and digital isolation; detection and intervention in situations of economic vulnerability, and detection and intervention in possible situations of vulnerability or abuse.
 

People with disabilities or mental disorders

Promotion of personal autonomy and support for activities of daily living; psychosocial support for people with disabilities or mental disorders, taking into account their family and relational environment; temporary residential resources for people with disabilities or mental disorders, and universal accessibility and actions to combat the digital divide.

Humanisation of health

Socio-health care and psychosocial support for people in a situation of illness, in palliative care or at the end of their lives to improve their quality of life and that of their families, and temporary residential resources for sick people and/or their families.

Fight against poverty and social exclusion

Social and educational development of children and adolescents in vulnerable situations and their families; social inclusion of people at risk of poverty and exclusion; psychosocial care for people in situations of addiction or violence, especially gender-based violence, and temporary residential resources for young people and adults in the process of social inclusion.

Socio-labour insertion

Training to improve the employability of people with disabilities or mental disorders and vulnerable groups; support for the processes of labour insertion in ordinary companies, as well as the promotion of self-employment, and accompaniment of people in the context of insertion companies and special employment centres.
 

Socio-labour insertion

Training to improve the employability of people with disabilities or mental disorders and vulnerable groups; support for the processes of labour insertion in ordinary companies, as well as the promotion of self-employment, and accompaniment of people in the context of insertion companies and special employment centres.

Interculturality and social action

Community processes that promote respect and community values; diversity management and community mediation, and education and prevention of behaviours related to addictions and violence.