The Welfare and Development Association (ABD in Spanish) is an NGO, designated a public service by the government aimed at protecting the rights of people, as well as responding to the processes that generate situations of social exclusion. ABD was born in the 1980s, when a group of professionals and volunteers came together to face the increase of drug use and AIDS. Today, ABD's social action is transversal, addressing situations such as physical and cognitive dependency, lack of basic resources, gender-based violence, child abuse, elderly care, migration issues, discrimination based on gender, ethnicity or origin, among others. ABD is developing more than 119 national and international programmes, assisting more than 125,000 people annually. ABD relies on an interdisciplinary team of more than 1,600 professionals specializing in different intervention areas and 400 volunteers, annually trained through the volunteer school. ABD is structured in five main intervention areas: Drug Addiction Poverty and Inclusion. Childhood, family and gender equality Promotion of personal autonomy and dignified ageing Intellectual disabilities
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Areas of activity
Cross-cutting topic
1. Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
Positive Energy Districts
2. PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts3. Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
15-minute City
3. Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
Circular Urban Economies
3. Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
Group ABD ensures inclusive urban transitions in Barcelona & El Prat de Llobregat. We apply co-design to empower neighbourhoods (Comunitat Activa), foster social circularity (La Botiga), and tackle energy poverty (Energy Advisory Points).
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15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
Cross-cutting Topic 1: Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
PED Topic 2: PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
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Administrative Officer at ABD Associació Benestar i Desenvolupament
