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The storm that last week has hit the east of our country and especially the Valencian Community has had devastating effects. Ayuda en Acción stands in solidarity with the people of Valencia region and all those affected directly or indirectly. We send our deepest condolences to all those who have lost friends and family and all our love to those who have close people still missing. Being an organization that works in very vulnerable areas and even in emergencies, we know that, precisely at this time, the key is the distribution and coordination of aid and resources. Now we have to support t...
Ayuda en Acción presentó su último estudio “Transiciones educativas y laborales de jóvenes procedentes de contextos socioeconómicos vulnerables” en una jornada centrada en los desafíos de la juventud durante su trayectoria educativa y laboral. La presentación comenzó con la intervención de las autoras del informe, la socióloga y profesora en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, María Fernández Mellizo-Soto, y la economista y profesora en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Marta Rahona López. Ambas participaron antes de dar paso al diálogo abierto intersectorial entre Administraciones Públi...
On October 24, Antonio Josué Díaz, Ayuda en Acción's expert on children's issues, participated as a guest panelist in the XIII Pan American Congress of OAS Member States. The event, held in El Salvador and organized by the Inter-American Children's Institute (INN-OAS), is one of the most important forums in the Americas for planning public policies on children's issues. Díaz spoke on the promotion and protection of the rights of children and adolescents in contexts of human mobility. During his participation, Antonio Josué Díaz, who was joined by staff from Ayuda en Acción's national office...
Jorge Cattaneo, who has served as Ayuda en Acción's Deputy General Manager for the past eight years, assumes the position of General Manager on an interim basis. In a transitional phase, this ensures the stability and continuity of the organization's projects and its commitment to the fight against poverty and inequality. With more than 17 years of experience in Ayuda en Acción, Cattaneo has been a key figure in the transformation and evolution of the organization. Since joining in 2007, he has led key strategic initiatives such as digital and organizational transformation and the promotion...
Hunger and gender inequality are critically intertwined, leaving women and girls extremely vulnerable, according to the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2024. This annual report, in addition to updating the Global Hunger Index, this year includes an analysis of the gender variable, highlighting that gender discrimination and violence are aggravating food insecurity, preventing women from accessing basic resources such as food and land. This report is produced by WHH and Concern Worldwide and translated into Spanish by Ayuda en Acción. Less than six years away from the goal of achieving Zero Hunger...
The Fundación Ayuda en Acción announces the appointment of Rafael Dezcallar as the new Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Dezcallar, a diplomat with an extensive international career, will take over f...
Fernando Mudarra, after nine years of leading the General Management of the Fundación Ayuda en Acción, is now taking a new direction. Mudarra left his position for personal reasons on September 30. Sh...
In the context of the start of the 2024-2025 school year, Ayuda en Acción wants to draw attention to the failures of the education system that perpetuate inequalities among youth. A recent report prep...
August 12 is World Youth Day, a date on which Ayuda en Acción wants to draw attention to the major problems of emancipation that this group is currently facing. From the economic crisis of 2008 to the...
Impulsa Empleo Joven is a project of Ayuda en Acción framed within the actions co-financed by the European Union through the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy that starts as an instrument to fight ...
Contribute to the exercise of rights and socioeconomic and cultural integration among the migrant and/or refugee population and the host community in areas receiving migrants in Colombia, Ecuador and ...