Spanish National Anti Poverty Network Red Europea de Lucha Contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social en el Estado Español

Overview What EAPN is? EAPN First Steps EAPN Europe EAPN Spain Objectives EAPN Spain. Who is a member? Actions EAPN Spain participate in ... Structure EAPN Spain enlargement? Soon? Networking

EAPN.. What is it? EAPN stands for European Anti Poverty Network (Red Europea Contra la Pobreza) EAPN is a coalition of non-governmental organizations and groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the Member States of the European Union

Creation of European Network EAPN - Origins Origins: Communitarian programs Pobreza II y III 1989: Conference on fight against poverty Working group Creation of European Network 1990: EAPN Constituent Assembly

EAPN Europe EAPN is a coalition of non-governmental organisations and groups involved in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in the Member States of the European Union Its partners are seeking to allow those who suffer poverty and social exclusion exercise their rights and duties, and break their isolation and their situation of social exclusion. EAPN has consultative status with the Council of Europe, and is a founding member of the Platform of European Social NGOs. EAPN Europe has its central office in Brussels (www.eapn.eu)

EAPN Spain (Red europea de lucha contra la pobreza y la exclusión social en el Estado Español) EAPN Spain was born in 1991 and refunded in 2004 as network of NGOs implicated in inclusion of the people experiencing poverty and social exclusion Its objective is to coordinate actions against poverty and social exclusion at different territorial levels of Spanish State. EAPN Spain integrates 13 regional networks and 14 NGOs

Main Objectives To promote and increase the efficiency of the actions that combat poverty and social exclusion inside a frame of the Spanish State, trying to make a synergy in all local, autonomic and national bodies. To collaborate in the policy definitions that influence directly or indirectly poverty phenomenon. To assure the role of lobby group, denunciation and recognition in favour of people and groups experiencing poverty and social exclusion To contribute to define the poverty and social exclusion phenomena and coordinate the role of the organizations and people that make up EAPN in front of them To be a channel of expression and participation for people and groups experiencing poverty and social exclusion To promote trainings and exchange of experiences between affected people, volunteers and professionals

Who makes up EAPN Spain? Regional networks (13): Red Europea de Lucha contra la Pobreza y Exclusión Social en Euskadi Taula d´Entitats del Tercer Sector Social de Catalunya Red Europea de Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social en CLM Red Aragonesa de Entidades Sociales para la inclusión Red Andaluza de Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social Red Navarra de Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social Red Madrileña de Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social Red Europea de Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social en Canarias Red Europea de Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social en Castilla y León Red de Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Exclusión Social de la Región de Murcia Red Asturiana de Lucha contra la Pobreza Xarxa per la Inclusió Social de la Comunitat Valenciana EAPN-Illes Balears. Xarxa Balear per la Inclusió Social

Who makes up EAPN Spain? NGOs (14) Fundación Secretariado Gitano/ Roma General Secretary Foundation Cáritas Española/ Caritas Spain Cruz Roja Española/ Spanish Red Cross Unión Española de Asociaciones y Entidades de Atención al Drogodependiente (UNAD) / Union of Associations and Organizations of Attention to the Drug Addict Confederación Española de Organizaciones en favor de las Personas con Discapacidad Intelectual (FEAPS) /Organizations for People with Intellectual Disability Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado (CEAR) / Spanish Commission of Aid to the Refugee Consorcio de Entidades para la Acción Integral con Migrantes (CEPAIM) / The State Consortium of Entities for the Comprehensive Interaction with Migrants Movimiento Cuarto Mundo /ATD Fourth World Federación de Mujeres Progresistas / Progressive Women Federation Confederación de Centros de Desarrollo Rural (COCEDER) / Confederation of Rural Development Centres Asociación Comisión Católica Española de Migraciones (ACCEM) / Spanish Catholic Commission of Migration Confederación Coordinadora Estatal de Minusválidos Físicos de España (COCEMFE) / Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disability Fundación Esplai /Esplai Foundation Red Araña / Araña Network

Actions and activities Awareness Raising actions and strengthening regional networks Meetings of People Experiencing Poverty and Social Exclusion – Methodological guide on participation Annual Seminars on social inclusion politics at the European, national, regional and local level “Eapn Flash” y “Network News” Lobbing on social inclusion politics: Evaluation and proposal of NAP on Social Inclusion Policy agenda (Foro Agentes Sociales/ ) Establishment of work policies and working groups actions Preparation of studies, making investigations and research and work in more specific sectors: social services, methodology on participation, migration, ... Campaign for Adequate Minimum Income IRPF Campaign ...

EAPN Spain participates in … at European level: Executive Committee: Carlos Susías Mainstreaming groups: Participation and Poverty: Carlos Susías Task Forces-Working groups: Steering group: Graciela Malgesini Employment: Bernart Baltza Structural Funds: Sali Guntín National Coord Pep: Julene Eiguren Social Services: Isabel Allende Financial Support Networks: Xavier Puig Capacity building: Maja Ganczarczyk

EAPN Spain participates in … at national level: permanent working groups: Social Inclusion and Employment Structural Funds Participation Communication Reglamento y regimen interno ad hoc working groups: Social Services Minimum Income Strategic Plan IRPF

EAPN Spain participates in… EAPN is a part of: NGO’s State Council Group on inclusion, employment and rural NGO’s Platform/ Plataforma de las ONG Foro de Agentes Sociales Follow up Committee (Comité de Seguimiento del P.O. Lucha contra la Discriminación)

Structure

EAPN Spain enlargement. Why? EAPN EU EUROPEAN UNION NATIONAL NETWORKS MEMBER STATES LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS REGIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES People experiencing poverty and social exclusion «lobbying» axis Policy axis Networking axis «impact» axis

EAPN Spain enlargement. Why? Necessity to unite in order to be valid and recognized social actor; to occupy the social space Work in network: precedents actions (seminarios FFEE e Inclusión) To influence social politics and lobby at all territorial levels: plans for inclusion, laws of social services, follow-up committees Multidimensional nature of the poverty and social inclusion; it demands a global and integrated approach

EAPN Spain enlargement. Where? EAPN Cantabria? EAPN Galicia? EAPN Extremadura? Contacts in Melilla

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