Fundación PEM

Active Aging and Intergenerational Solidarity

The Fundación Patronato Europeo de Mayores y de la Solidaridad Intergeneracional (PEM) is a national nonprofit established in Madrid on March 16, 1994. It was founded by the late Bartolomé Vicens Fiol and Modesto Chato de los Bueys. Its headquarters are in Santander, Cantabria, and it works in partnership with the cultural association UNATE and La Universidad Permanente.

Areas of Work

The foundation focuses its social work on people ages 50 and older, with particular attention to:

• Active and healthy aging
• Older women
• Unwanted loneliness
• Rural communities
• The value of older people's lives

Featured Projects

Its initiatives include Territorios Vivos, which documents life in villages and the importance of community gathering places, and Legado Afromayor, an oral history project featuring older African and Afro-descendant people in Spain. It also runs Radio Merindad de Campoo, with programs about Cantabria’s oral history as told by older residents.

Publications and Resources

The foundation publishes annual activity reports for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Its website also has books and documents, a volunteer program, and a training initiative open to collaboration.

Office and Contact

Address: 30 Calle Tres de Noviembre, 39010 Santander, Cantabria. Phone: 942 03 05 95. Email: info@fundacionpem.org. Social media: YouTube (@fundacionpem) and Instagram (@fundacionpem).