Barcelona Activa

Barcelona Treball

Economic sectors

Education and Social Cohesion

Sector's ecosystem

  • Clusters and associations
  • The sector's flagship fairs
  • Vocational training centres
  • Technology centres
  • Research centres
  • Universities
  • Trades and professional associations

Local projects

Menjallibres

Project by the Barcelona City Council to promote reading among children in different neighborhoods of the city. Through playful reading activities, language, and oral expression, the aim is to foster a love for reading and enhance the educational, emotional, and social development of primary school children.

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Menjallibres

Immigrant, Emigrant, and Refugee Support Service

Municipal service specialized in international mobility, providing information and advice on immigration, refuge, emigration, and voluntary return to any resident of Barcelona. It offers interpreter services for newcomers who have been in the country for less than two years.

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Immigrant, Emigrant, and Refugee Support Service

Barcelona Loneliness Observatory

It is an initiative of the Barcelona City Council that collects key municipal data on loneliness in Barcelona. It is also a permanent open platform for data analysis, research, innovation, case studies, and relevant proposals in the fight against loneliness.

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Barcelona Loneliness Observatory

Banc dels Aliments

The Fundació Banc dels Aliments (Food Bank Foundation) is a nonprofit organization that aims to combat food waste and poverty by donating recovered food to people in need. Once a year, they organize the “Gran Recapte,” a major food donation campaign for vulnerable individuals.

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Banc dels Aliments

Menjallibres

Project by the Barcelona City Council to promote reading among children in different neighborhoods of the city. Through playful reading activities, language, and oral expression, the aim is to foster a love for reading and enhance the educational, emotional, and social development of primary school children.

Visit website
Menjallibres

Immigrant, Emigrant, and Refugee Support Service

Municipal service specialized in international mobility, providing information and advice on immigration, refuge, emigration, and voluntary return to any resident of Barcelona. It offers interpreter services for newcomers who have been in the country for less than two years.

Visit website
Immigrant, Emigrant, and Refugee Support Service

Barcelona Loneliness Observatory

It is an initiative of the Barcelona City Council that collects key municipal data on loneliness in Barcelona. It is also a permanent open platform for data analysis, research, innovation, case studies, and relevant proposals in the fight against loneliness.

Visit website
Barcelona Loneliness Observatory

Banc dels Aliments

The Fundació Banc dels Aliments (Food Bank Foundation) is a nonprofit organization that aims to combat food waste and poverty by donating recovered food to people in need. Once a year, they organize the “Gran Recapte,” a major food donation campaign for vulnerable individuals.

Visit website
Banc dels Aliments

Key points of the sector in Barcelona

Diverse, recognized, and quality university offerings.

Diverse, recognized, and quality university offerings.

Commitment by the City Council to ensure digital skills for citizens.

Commitment by the City Council to ensure digital skills for citizens.

Decentralized and closer educational management thanks to the Barcelona Education Consortium.

Decentralized and closer educational management thanks to the Barcelona Education Consortium.

Neighborhood Plan to promote social equality, with actions aimed at schools, the elderly, and migrants.

Neighborhood Plan to promote social equality, with actions aimed at schools, the elderly, and migrants.

Wide range of municipal services and facilities targeting different groups.

Wide range of municipal services and facilities targeting different groups.

Growing network of public schools with alternative pedagogical projects.

Growing network of public schools with alternative pedagogical projects.

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