Social Stories

Older people participating in a digital skills workshop. © Fundación "la Caixa"
Social Stories

190,000 older people and 7,200 workshops for active ageing

The New Barcelona Post
Rising life expectancy is one of today's great social challenges. A 65-year-old today can expect to live 21 more years. Against this backdrop, promoting healthy, meaningful ageing has become a priority. With more than a century of history behind it, the "la Caixa" Foundation's Older People programme responds to the...
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Social Stories

A summer of educational leisure for nearly 9,000 children in vulnerable situations with the "la Caixa" Foundation

The New Barcelona Post
Summer is not the same for everyone. While many families enjoy their vacations, others face this period with greater economic and work-life balance difficulties. For thousands of children and adolescents in vulnerable situations, this means losing access to safe spaces, educational activities, and opportunities for leisure and rest. To address...
Andrés Torres y Antonio Bachour presentan el postre que han creado conjuntamente para recaudar fondos y ayudar a los venezolanos afectados por los terremotos.
Gastronomy

Arepas against distance

Anna Torrents
It is said that, when Alonso de Ojeda and Amerigo Vespucci arrived in 1499 in the waters near Lake Maracaibo, the stilt houses built over the water reminded them of Venice. From that image, Veneziola, the small Venice, would have been born, and later, Venezuela. The history of the name...