Fundación Manuel Calvo

Community programs in Portugalete

Fundación Manuel Calvo is a nonprofit organization recognized as being of public benefit and based in Portugalete, Bizkaia. Its work focuses on social initiatives in the municipality and surrounding area, where it runs its own projects and partners with organizations supporting people facing disadvantage.

Programs and projects

• Volunteer Mentoring: life-skills training for young people through mentoring by experienced volunteers, aimed at strengthening the quality of volunteering in Portugalete.
• Language Partners: a program helping people who have applied for or received international assistance learn and practice local languages to support their integration and social participation.
• Konekta ODS: helps social organizations strengthen innovation, communications, and intervention strategies.
• Shared Reading for Older Adults: a reading group in which volunteers read aloud for participants.
• Volunteering: a cross-program effort that connects volunteers’ time and skills with the foundation’s projects.
• Other projects include Basuraleza Portugalete, Adaka, and a photo gallery of activities and events.

History and reports

The foundation presented a report at Hotel de Portugalete marking 20 years of its work. It also publishes annual reports and an equality plan.

Headquarters and contact

Address: Santa María 1, 1st floor, 48920 Portugalete. Phone: +34 94 495 61 95. Email: info@manuelcalvo.org. The website is available in Spanish and Basque.