Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo (Grupo ABD)

Reducing social and health inequalities

Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo (Grupo ABD) is a nonprofit with more than 40 years of experience working to reduce inequality and social and health vulnerability. Its work centers on rights such as education, housing, employment, and health, and spans substance-use support, mental health, childhood and family services, gender equality, aging and caregiving, intellectual disabilities, poverty, social exclusion, and climate action.

Programs and services

ABD runs more than 100 programs, both its own initiatives and publicly funded services, for people experiencing social vulnerability. Programs include:

• Fènix Project: urban agroecology that supports social and workplace inclusion for people receiving substance-use treatment.
• Energía Justa: a volunteer network addressing energy poverty.
• Comunidad Activa: a community social-inclusion project combining employment support, assistance, and social guidance.
• Energy Control: substance-testing and harm-reduction services, with participation in the European TEDI network and the new CHEMSAFE Catalunya service.
• Preinfant 0–3 Family Space: shared parenting, play, and social and educational support for families with children from birth to age three.
• MAIS Program: social and workplace inclusion for people facing or at risk of exclusion.

Training and volunteering

ABD has a volunteer training school recognized by the Subdirectorate General for Associations and Volunteering within the Government of Catalonia's Directorate General for Community Action. The organization offers courses and workshops and welcomes community participation through volunteering, donations, business support, bequests, and legacies.

Recognition

The International Federation of Global & Green Information Communication Technology (IFGICT) has certified the organization's achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ABD says it meets 49 required targets and 29 additional targets, for a total of 78 of the 169 SDG targets.

Locations and contact

ABD has regional offices and can be reached at +34 93 289 05 30, +34 91 297 64 82, and +34 95 284 04 92. It shares updates on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn and produces the podcast “Por el mundo que queremos.”