Solidarity

22.04.2013 - 04.11 pm Walking 100 km to bring water to Sahel The third edition of the Intermon Oxfam Trailwalker has collected 620,000 euros to improve access to water in Sahel, Africa. The challenge consisted...	27.11.2012 - 10.16 pm An opera based on philanthropist Vicente Ferrer to be shown in Barcelona’s Sant Jordi pavilion The opera is based on Vicente Ferrer, a Catalan who devoted his life to helping the poorest people in Anantapur, in India’s Andra Pradesh. Vicente...	11.06.2012 - 10.55 pm Pep Guardiola participates in a charity concert in Barcelona against AIDS This weekend, 14,500 people rocked at the Palau Sant Jordi, in Montjuïc, in a charity concert that brought together the most famous Catalan singers...	30.05.2012 - 10.59 pm Catalan parties meet to discuss a new fiscal agreement with Spain The President of the Catalan Government has organised a summit with all the parties at the Catalan Parliament to discuss a new fiscal scheme for...
10.04.2012 - 04.36 pm Working for those at the other end of the social scale The Fundació Arrels (Arrels Foundation) works to assist Barcelona homeless people. Just in the Catalan capital there are more than 2,000 homeless...	13.03.2012 - 08.57 pm Catalonia has transferred 8% of its GDP every year since 1986 for services and investments in the rest of Spain In 2009, Catalonia financed € 16.41 billion of services and investments in the rest of Spain, which represents 8.4% of Catalonia’s GDP. According to...	29.02.2012 - 06.39 pm FC Barcelona Foundation gives visibility to rare diseases On World Rare Disease Day the FC Barcelona Foundation showed solidarity with all patients who have any of these conditions, and their families. Both...	25.11.2011 - 08.22 pm China and FC Barcelona unite for charity The auction of a Barça shirt signed by the players has raised 210.000 euros at the China Foundation for Disabled Persons (CFDP) Gala. CFDP helps more...
24.10.2011 - 04.16 pm FC Barcelona and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation together against Polio The Fundació FC Barcelona and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have released a video to increase awareness of the disease to coincide with...	12.05.2011 - 07.40 pm The municipal election campaign stops for a day in honour of Lorca earthquake victims Two earthquakes of 5.1 and 4.5 Richter degrees hit the Murcia Region (South-East Spain) on Wednesday afternoon causing at least 9 deaths and injuring...	18.11.2010 - 09.57 pm Stereotypes about Catalonia - Gilles Cols: “Spaniards should have solidarity; it is a shame that Catalans are separatists” Miquel Valls, president of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, says, “Catalonia is the first economic region in Spain, it makes up 19% of the GDP and...	19.10.2010 - 08.43 pm Celler de Can Roca offers a taste of its cuisine to blood donors The Celler de Can Roca Restaurant, which owes 3 Michelin stars and has been rated by 5th best restaurant in the world by Restaurant Magazine,...