Si nce the foundation of the Association in the year 1984 we have been accomplishing social, legal, psychological and work demands, among others of the collective of single mothers, one- parent families and women, taking an active part in the creation of services for women in general and especially for one-parent families, becoming a worldwide reference for the association movement of single mothers. The Fundación de Familias MonoparentalesIsadora Duncan is the most veteran entity of this collective in Spain and one of the pioneer ones in the association movement of One-Parent Families. Who are we? The Fundación de Familias Monoparentales Isadora Duncanis the heiress of the Asociación de Madres Solteras Isadora Duncan.

I The women founders of the association were encouraged by the aim of demanding and enforcing the rights which they, as women and as families, are granted by Spanish laws, facing up to social and financial discrimination, which was then more noticeable but which is now more hidden and less obvious, since they often bear a double discrimination. Defense of dignity, social and legal equality and educational promotion and incorporation into labour market have constituted and constitute the main core issues of its activity. Because of the specific problems of one-parent families in Spain, Europe and Latin America, and very especially poverty.

Collectives with whom we work - One–parent families - Victims of gender violence - Immigrants - Young people - Collectives in risk of social exclusion - Population in general

Programs which we carry out Literature, document and information service Program of New technologies Social network for one-parent families Microcredits for Women and Financial Education Website and advising service Training activities Taking in center and protected flat Day Center for Women and Day Center for Immigrant Women

Presence in the Network Our Foundation has created and manages diverse resources in Internet, which have given us national and international visibility : This website has become a reference point for the one-parent families of the network in Spanish-speaking countries. Social network for one-parent families: More than 1,800 families are joined in a social network. Network of immigrant womens organizations: Platform of on-line training: We also have an active presence in the networks Facebook y Twitter.

Presence in organisations International: European Network of Single Parent Families (ENoS).Child Poverty. A European Challenge. Federation of Associations of German Families (AGF). The European Network Against Racism (ENAR). Bloque Iberoamericano de Familias Monoparentales. COFACE. National: Federación de Asociaciones de Madres Solteras (FAMS). Unión de Asociaciones Familiares (UNAF), Consejo Estatal de las Familias del Ministerio de Educación, Política Social y Deporte como representante de la FAMS, Red de Mujeres, Africanas y Españolas Por Un Mundo Mejor. Red CONEIM, Red TIFAMO. Regional: Consejo Regional de la Mujer de la Junta de Castilla y León, Consejo Regional de Familia de la Junta de Castilla y León. Red de Asistencia a Mujeres Víctimas de Maltrato y/o Abandono Familiar de la Junta de Castilla y León. Local: Consejo Municipal de la Mujer, Consejo Municipal de Inmigración del Ayuntamiento de León.

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Specific Competences applicable to the project Wide knowledge of the field of one-parent families, id est, their needs and difficulties in everyday life. Development of programmes for one-parent families training in financial training, new technologies, Spanish for Inmigrant people. Contribution to the project Experience since the very beginning of the association in working one-parent families autonomy and independence from social aids. Wide experience in the field of one-parent families, not only from the theoretical point of view. Staff specialised in formal and informal training programmes. Staff specialised in monoparentalidad positiva. Personnel expert in new technologies. Design of handbooks for our training courses(financial training, new technologies, cooking recipes and techniques, Spanish and so on). Management of websites ( Participation in social networks