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  Madrid 06.08.24

  Spirituality helps not only to live through death, but also to live life

  Spirituality plays a crucial role in coping with the end of life. In addition to psychosocial support, the "la Caixa" Foundation’s Comprehensive care for people with advanced illnesses programme provides spiritual care to accompany people with ...

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  Madrid 16.07.24

  Simulating old age: a suit to enhance carers’ empathy

  A pioneering study – based on the use of a suit that limits mobility and reduces the wearer’s strength, coordination, dexterity and sensory perception – simulates how ageing affects the daily lives of older people. The initiative, selected in the ...

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  Madrid 02.07.24

  Mariela and her first job as a butcher, a career opportunity with a future

  Thanks to the coordinated work of the Incorpora programme of the "la Caixa" Foundation, the Tomillo Foundation and Carrefour Spain, Mariela Aguirre received specific training in the fresh food sector, a field where there is a shortage of skilled ...

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  Barcelona 13.06.24

  Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez: “Greater longevity opens up opportunities for living together”

  One in three people in Europe is, at one time or another, a victim of age-related discrimination. Despite progress towards more diverse societies, prejudice of this kind continues to manifest itself in all areas, including employment, social and ...

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  Barcelona 28.05.24

  Carlos Umaña: «To think nuclear weapons prevent conflict is absurd and naïve»

  Carlos Umaña (Costa Rica, 1975) is a physician and activist. He is a member of the steering group of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, which was awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize for its work to raise awareness and build social ...

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  Girona 23.05.24

  The new longevity: a profound, inevitable and ignored change

  A high percentage of babies born today will live to be 100 years old. According to data from the Pew Research Center, there will be 3.7 million centenarians in the world by 2050. This increased longevity will inevitably have a profound impact on ...

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  Barcelona 26.04.24

  The Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Fundation appoints Xavier Brossa Galofré as a trustee at the proposal of SEBAP

  CriteriaCaixa will pay out a €80 million dividend to ”la Caixa” Foundation

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  Barcelona 24.04.24

  A peaceful goodbye

  When Rosa’s mother Antonia’s cancer was no longer responding to treatment, the social worker offered them psychological help. Darío, a psychologist from the "la Caixa" Foundation’s Comprehensive care for people with advanced diseases programme, ...

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  Barcelona 16.04.24

  Shara: starting from scratch at 19

  Eight years after arriving in Spain, Shara found a home at Casa de Recés, a residential and socio-educational centre for young women in vulnerable situations. From this space of “care, safety and trust", managed by the Fundación de la Esperanza, ...

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