ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Our Commitment Today and Always
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ANNUAL REPORT 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 Letter from the Chairman 4 Board of Trustees 5 Senior Management 6 Essence of ”la Caixa” 8 Helping People
12 Child Poverty SOCIAL 14 Employment PROGRAMMES 16 Elderly People We promote the 18 Advanced Diseases transformation of society 20 Social Calls 22 Interculturality and Social Cohesion 24 Palau Macaya 25 Social Observatory 26 Fundación de la Esperanza 27 EspaiCaixa Francesc d’Assís 28 International Cooperation 30 Territorial Social Action
34 Exhibitions and Partnerships with Institutions CULTURE 36 Contemporary Art Collection & SCIENCE 38 CaixaForum We bring knowledge 44 CosmoCaixa closer to society 45 Cap Roig 46 Music 48 Travelling Exhibitions 50 Cultural Activities 51 Art for Change
54 Education EDUCATION 56 EduCaixa & FELLOWSHIPS 57 ProFuturo Opportunities for 58 Fellowships a better world 62 Research RESEARCH 64 Innovation & HEALTH 66 Strategic Collaboration We support research and progress 68 Structure 69 Expenditure 70 Directory 72 Credits
1 A better future for everyone
”la Caixa” Foundation is investing its century-old Aware as it is of this inescapable re- experience in social actions that can help citizens ality, ”la Caixa” Foundation is fully focused on helping to alleviate the respond to the COVID-19 crisis, the duration and social crisis resulting from COV- intensity of which still remains unknown. This is ID-19. We are doing everything the reason why we must redouble our efforts to possible to accompany people ensure the welfare of the most vulnerable people. needing it the most, especially now. And I think we can say, as this An- nual Report reflects, that our re- sponse to the pandemic has been both swift and effective.
The effects of the COVID-19 pan- This reaction has included short- demic on both the public and pri- term initiatives to respond to spe- vate spheres are by this stage all cific needs caused by the corona- too well known. The consequenc- virus. This is the case of special es of this crisis have been wide- assistance for households with ly debated from a wide variety of children at risk of exclusion, the perspectives, all of which are nec- promotion of a food bank cam- essary and enriching. But perhaps paign and the creation of a psycho- we sometimes lose sight of what is logical care service for healthcare essential: that behind the big num- staff. bers, statistics, probabilities and forecasts there lies a common de- These initiatives are in addition nominator. I am referring to people. to the actions of the Founda- tion’s far-reaching structural pro- This essentially must be our main grammes. I am referring to projects concern, as citizens and as a soci- such as CaixaProinfancia, which ety: the impact of the pandemic on combats child poverty; Incorpora, people’s welfare. And especially on focused on promoting the hiring the living conditions of the most of vulnerable people; our Compre- vulnerable. We can therefore not hensive Care for People with Ad- ignore the fact that the crisis is wid- vanced Diseases programme, of- ening certain already existing so- fering support at the end of life, and cial gaps. Gaps that, if we do not act Elderly People programme, with a promptly and with determination, specific line of action to prevent we run the risk of perpetuating. situations of unwanted loneliness.
2 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN
This is indeed an account that we have produced on the basis of our demands and our responsibility. First, because no less can be asked of an entity that has been adapting to the social challenges of each his- torical period since 1904, the year of its creation. And, second, be- This snapshot can be disconcert- cause we still have a long way to go. ing to say the least. But uncertain- Isidro Fainé Chairman of We know that recovery will not ty can also be managed. Hence my come quickly. And that this insta- conviction that we will overcome ”la Caixa” bility, of as yet uncertain duration the difficulties of today. It is with- Foundation and intensity, will coexist with a in our reach, within everyone’s future that is very rapidly being reach, to reverse this situation in forged. We also know that this is order to conquer a better future. A not just any crisis. It is a crisis of better future for everyone, without transformation, acting as a catalyst exception. This is why ”la Caixa” for various forces of change that Foundation’s reason for being, our had already been underway. It will driving force, can be encapsulat- also trigger new lasting trends, such ed by Albert Einstein’s accurate as the sustainability of all produc- words: “Let us stop, once and for tion processes, the digitalisation of all, the menacing crisis that repre- all areas of the economy (telework- sents the tragedy of not being will- ing, e-commerce, etc.) and the need ing to overcome it”. to strengthen our focus on sectors such as biomedical research and global health.
3 Board of Trustees of ”la Caixa” Foundation
Chairman Isidro Fainé Casas
Vice-Chairman Juan José López Burniol
Trustees Salvador Alemany Mas César Alierta Izuel Shlomo Ben-Ami Luis Carreras del Rincón Isabel Estapé Tous Antoni Fitó Baucells Eugenio Gay Montalvo Javier Godó Muntañola Francesc Homs Ferret Jaime Lanaspa Gatnau Asunción Ortega Enciso Artur Santos Silva Javier Solana Madariaga
Secretary (non Trustee) Josep Maria Coronas Guinart
General Manager Antonio Vila Bertrán
Deputy General Manager (non Trustee) Elisa Durán Montolío
Board of Trustees as of 31 December 2020
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Senior Management of ”la Caixa” Foundation
Chairman Isidro Fainé Casas
General Manager Antoni Vila Bertrán
Deputy General Manager Elisa Durán Montolío
Assistant General Manager Esther Planas Herrera
Assistant General Manager Marc Simón Martínez
Corporate Director of Communication Jesús Nemesio Arroyo González
Corporate Director of Education and Marketing Xavier Bertolín Pueyo
Corporate Director of Social Programmes Montserrat Buisán Gallardo
Corporate Director of Regional Action and Centres Rafael Chueca Blasco
Corporate Director of Research and Health Àngel Font Vidal
Corporate Director of Culture and Science Ignasi Miró Borràs
Director of Finance and Administration Control Director of Relations with Social Organisations Eva Bermejo Martínez Juana Prats Montmany
Director of Resources Director of Institutional Relations Rosa Maria Cirera Clotet Ventura Rebés Weindl
Director of the International Area Director of Exhibitions and Collection H.R.H. Infanta Cristina of Spain Isabel Salgado Gispert
Director of Social Inclusion Area Director of Regional Area and Centres Jaume Farré Cortadellas Marta Vallejo Rodríguez
Director of Fellowships Director of Organisation Emilia Jordi Tubella Ignasi Villalobos Motlló
Director of Foresight, Reflection and Palau Macaya Sergi Loughney Castells
Senior Management as of 31 December 2020
5 More than 115 years of social commitment
Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions Essence Committed to de Barcelona, ”la Caixa”, was of ”la Caixa” founded on 5 April 1904 by people’s present the Catalan lawyer Francesc Foundation and future Moragas Barret with the support of various Catalan Committed to the socio- ”la Caixa” Foundation places civil society organisations. economic development of the special emphasis on pro- territory ever since its creation, grammes with the greatest Ever since its origins, ”la Caixa” ”la Caixa” Foundation soon transformative impact, such Foundation has been char- provided services in the social, as those combatting child acterised by a strong social cultural and civic spheres to poverty and social exclusion, commitment and vocation to improve people’s quality of life. those stimulating employ- work for the general inter- ment and those helping to est, both through the group’s Its mission is to build a better, improve the living conditions financial activities and through fairer society that provides of the most vulnerable people. social action, thereby promoting opportunities to people who activities of a social, educa- need them most, with the The activity of ”la Caixa” tional, cultural and scientific values of excellence, trust Foundation also focuses on nature. and social commitment that other areas: medical research, have characterised it since its training excellence, culture More than 115 years after its origins. And with the vision of and education, all of which creation, ”la Caixa” Foundation being a benchmark institution are essential for promoting is the leading foundation in for society in developing per- progress and equal opportu- Spain, the second in Europe manent solutions that address nities. The natural territories and one of the most important the basic needs of the most vul- of action for ”la Caixa” Foun- in the world in terms of social nerable groups, encouraging dation’s social commitment to investment volume. social progress by responding building a better society are to new challenges in research, Spain and Portugal. The entity’s structure includes excellence in training and ownership of Spain’s leading education, and bringing sci- financial holding company, ence and culture closer to all CriteriaCaixa, which works segments of society. on a daily basis to maintain and increase the assets gen- erated by the Foundation over more than a century.
”la Caixa” Foundation focuses on programmes that can have the greatest transformative impact
6 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 ESSENCE OF ”LA CAIXA”
Nurses from the Santa Madrona School of Nursing conducting laboratory research work.
2020 in Portugal
One of the action principles guiding ”la Caixa” designed to meet the country’s specific challenges. Foundation is to position its social work in the territories ”la Caixa” Foundation increased its budget in Portugal where CaixaBank conducts its financial activity. As to 26 million euros in 2020. Moreover, thanks to part of BPI’s entry into the CaixaBank Group, the agreements signed with the Fundação para a Ciência institution began gradually implementing its programmes e a Tecnologia (FCT) to improve biomedical and social through four channels in Portugal in 2018: ”la Caixa” science research and develop the country’s inland areas, Foundation’s own programmes, calls for grant the FCT will match the financial contribution of applications for projects by social organisations, local ”la Caixa” Foundation in calls for biomedical research, social action in collaboration with BPI and initiatives social research and the Promove programme.
7 ”la Caixa” Foundation has provided psychological and emotional support Sustained, to those suffering from the coronavirus and their family members through its Comprehensive Care for People with Advanced differential Diseases programmes. support
”la Caixa” Foundation has redoubled its efforts to alleviate the effects of the crisis caused by COVID-19.
Helping, accompanying, as- Aid to households Accompaniment sisting, preventing, diagnos- Extra contribution of three Provided to more than ing and treating. ”la Caixa” million euros for food 220,000 elderly people, Foundation has redoubled its through its CaixaProinfancia strengthening social ties efforts to help alleviate the programme. and reducing situations effects of the coronavirus. of loneliness. And it has done so by improv- Food collection ing its strategic guidelines, Collecting 3.4 million euros Social assistance especially those focusing on with the operational support A total of 5.4 million euros the most vulnerable groups, of CaixaBank as part of a to promote socio-occupational such as children at risk of campaign supporting food integration projects and social exclusion, elderly people and banks. Raising 1.7 million integration housing, as well patients with advanced dis- euros in Portugal in as 2.5 million euros to combat eases. The entity therefore collaboration with BPI for the child poverty and social launched many initiatives in Portuguese Federation of exclusion. 2020 to address both struc- Food Banks. tural and temporary needs. Support for Promoting employment health personnel Creating more than 3,613 Psychological support jobs for people in situations telephone service for health- of exclusion through its care personnel in collabora- Incorpora programme in tion with the Galatea Foun- collaboration with 481 social dation and Ministry of Health, entities and 11,709 socially with a budget of 0.5 million responsible companies. euros.
Psychological support Research excellence Mobilising 236 professionals Allocating a total of 1.8 from its Comprehensive Care million euros through its for People with Advanced CaixaImpulse programme Diseases programme to to the three key pillars of provide emotional support action against COVID-19: to those affected by the prevention, diagnosis and coronavirus, as well as their treatment. families.
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International partnerships Virtual campus Collaboration with Organised by EduCaixa, cutting-edge centres leading with the participation of research into COVID-19, 308 students and 82 teachers such as ISGlobal and IrsiCaixa. from Spain, Portugal and Colombia, focusing on the Global health critical consumption of Professional training, information. vaccination campaigns, prevention actions and improved care for the most vulnerable populations in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Disseminating knowledge, culture and science Through digital content that complements face-to-face support and encourages critical thinking.
9 SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
We promote the transformation of society
We focus on programmes with the greatest transformative impact, such as those on child poverty or those promoting access to employment and housing, as well as helping to improve the quality of life and fostering people’s coexistence and social cohesion.
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We promote the transformation of society
Key points 1 2 3 4 Generating Supporting job market Improving the quality Calls for social initiative opportunities for placement to enable of life of elderly people project grants in people living in poverty vulnerable people to and accompanying them Spain and Portugal access employment
11 A girl receives remedial teaching to help improve her school performance, in collaboration with the Ángel Tomás Foundation and ”la Caixa” Foundation’s CaixaProinfancia programme.
CHILD POVERTY
aixaProinfancia works so of Spain, but also in these two C that children aged between autonomous cities. Alongside 0 and 18 in vulnerable situations have the same opportunities as The programme also began its those who others. The programme aims to journey in Portugal this year in the break the cycle of poverty that is country’s two main cities. In Por- handed down from parents to chil- to, in the territories of Lordelo do neeed it most dren and to promote new forms Ouro, Ramalde and Campanhã, of care focused on social and and in Lisbon, in the areas of Santa educational development through Clara, Marvila and Penha de França. ”la Caixa” Foundation helps a range of assistance. families in the social and The programme this year took educational development of its first steps to be implemented in Ceuta and Melilla. It is now children aged 0 to 18 through therefore present not only in the its CaixaProinfancia programme. 17 autonomous communities
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PERSONALLY SPEAKING
AHLEM Ahlem had to take care of her three siblings when she was 12 years old. Her mother, who was separated, worked all day in a warehouse. CaixaProinfancia, through the Xaloc Russafa Association, was a respite for the girl, because she was able to study and also receive care while her siblings were being cared for. This 2020, she was awarded with Educational Success after completing a nursing assistant course.
MARA Mara is a natural born fighter who has managed to move forward with her two children after being a victim of gender violence. The schoolteacher referred the family to CaixaProinfancia and support was channelled through Accem in the form of remedial teaching sessions, family psychotherapy, urban camps and other assistance.
RAFAEL This father of two children –Fali and Joaquín, aged 19 and 11– did not hesitate to make use of the tools offered by CaixaProinfancia through the Secretariado Gitano Foundation when his children began to falter in their studies. For him, nothing CaixaProinfancia compares to seeing his boys advance Special and build a future for themselves. assistance PROGRAMME TOTAL This 2020, ”la Caixa” Foundation made a special 330,780 contribution of 3 million euros children to support 13,000 families at risk of social exclusion, thereby helping to alleviating 400 the effects of the pandemic. collaborating entities The programme was also reinvented in a virtual format this year to make it easier for 58,841 children to stay connected and children attended in 2020 interact with each other.
13 Beneficiary of ”la Caixa” Foundation’s programmes EMPLOYMENT to promote youth employment.
The best job: helping someone to find a job
”la Caixa” Foundation fosters access to employment for vulnerable people in collaboration with social organisations.
society’s progress can be protection system. Incorpora Ameasured by the equal Self-Employment is aimed at employment opportunities it vulnerable people with entrepre- offers. ”la Caixa” Foundation’s neurial skills and business ideas. Socio-occupational Integration Reincorpora offers personalised Programme, Incorpora, acts as a itineraries to inmates to help bridge between social organisa- them reintegrate into society. tions and companies, helps to raise awareness, actively seeks employ- ”la Caixa” Foundation also pro- ment opportunities and promotes motes projects for people with social responsibility in companies. disabilities and in other situations of social vulnerability through its Employment* Incorpora Joven accompa- Socio-occupational inclusion call. nies young people in situations of social vulnerability, especial- Job Collaborating ly young people from the child contracts companies 306,216 68,380 programme total programme total
The programme fosters in 2020 in 2020 social responsibility 38,422 11,709 in companies *The programme includes ”la Caixa” Foundation’s Incorpora, Youth Employment and More Employment programmes, co-financed by the European Social Fund, as well as Natural Spaces.
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PERSONALLY SPEAKING
ROSAURA Incorpora Tarragona “Now I can put into practice everything I have been taught in class.” 19-year-old Rosaura found a job in record time through the Incorpora Training Points of the Formació i Treball Foundation.
DAOUDA Incorpora Galicia “Incorpora is an open window for people to whom many doors have been closed.” Daouda is from Senegal and has managed to open his own business, a bakery, in the midst of the pandemic thanks to the support of the Incorpora Self-Employment Point of the Érguete-Integración Foundation.
ÁLVARO Incorpora Beja “I found something very important that gives me stability and joy.” Álvaro is a young man at the Incorpora risk of exclusion who found a job Portugal Expansion in Portugal during the pandemic taking care This 2020, ”la Caixa” Foundation of elderly people in vulnerable launched a call for applications to situations with the collaboration extend its Incorpora network to eight of the Beja Delegation (Portugal) 44 of the Portuguese Red Cross. social entities new territories in Portugal: Aveiro, Braga, Bragança, Leiria, Portalegre, Santárem, Viana do Castelo and Vila 96 Real. The programme is for people technicians at risk or in a situation of exclusion, in other words, young NEETs (not in education or employment), unemployed 5,415 people over 45, former inmates, former people assisted drug addicts, victims of domestic violence and people with disabilities. The Instituto do Emprego e Formação 1,333 Professional collaborated in the people placed selection process of Incorpora entities in Portugal and also provided support in the process of implementing the 508 programme in the country. contracting companies
15 ELDERLY PEOPLE
Always with elderly people
”la Caixa” Foundation was set up 115 years ago with the mission of accompanying elderly people and groups in vulnerable situations.
he Foundation’s Elderly Peo- Accompaniment: human rela- T ple programme, more than a tionships have been maintained century old now, aims to maximise at all times both by telephone the well-being of elderly people by and through online activities, counting at all times on their partic- providing resources to alleviate the ipation and commitment as well as perception of isolation, accom- accompanying and helping them panying elderly people on a daily in the changes of their new daily basis and listening to them in lives. Working hand in hand with order to provide them with the administrations and collaborating most appropriate intervention in entities, it tackles highly complex each case. and even exceptional situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Face-to-face: in-person activities in order to achieve this goal. have been carried out whenev- er possible by always respecting The programme this year there- safety protocols within the frame- fore undertook a profound work of autonomous community reflection on the paradigms that agreements. until now have structured care and intervention with elderly peo- Resources: guides, manuals and ple. If the pandemic has had an other new resources have been Elderly people intensely profound impact on produced for elderly people as society, this has been even greater well as for professionals helping to on elderly people, especially those address the emergency situation in vulnerable situations. Loss, fear, we are experiencing as a result of 7,497 insecurity, feelings of anguish or the pandemic. activities abandonment and fear for their lives have blurred everyday exist- Online: online actions led by pro- ence, not only opening wounds fessionals have been promoted 236,111 but also leading to very robust and digital resources have been participants responses. improved in order to respond with quality and rigour to the needs of elderly people.
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Empowering communities
ALWAYS SUPPORTED The Always Supported programme empowers individuals and communities to improve the creation and strengthening of bonds and to reduce situations of loneliness. It was extended to three municipalities in 2020: Granada, Murcia and Pamplona, in addition to Terrassa, Tortosa, Girona,Tàrrega, Lleida, Santa Coloma,Palma, Logroño and Jerez de la Frontera. A total of 412 elderly people received care.
MANUAL FOR FACING LONELINESS EL RETO The manual DE LA SOLEDAD Loneliness Among EN LAS PERSONAS MAYORES Elderly People is the first to be published in Spain, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on loneliness and arising from the need to share scientific expertise and evidence to help improve The Always Supported project of the ”la Caixa” the response to this challenge. Foundation’s Elderly People programme, in collaboration with the Red Cross, aims to detect and prevent situations It also offers an evaluated and of loneliness and isolation among elderly people. consolidated methodological proposal for intervention.
GETTING CLOSE: PERSONALLY SPEAKING KNOCK ON THE DOOR The Getting Close: Knock on the DOLORS ELI Door campaign, on the occasion Participant Intervention of the International Day of Older “The fact that people team member Persons, aims to highlight situations of loneliness, promote the Always love me gives me most “When Dolors came to the Supported programme and act as hope. When I am close to programme, she hardly went a platform for collaborating town someone, their company out because of mobility councils, entities and volunteers. and conversation with them difficulties with her legs. fills me with life. They make We noticed that she was very me feel really good and worried and so we helped her brighten up my day.” maintain her enthusiasm.”
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Accompanying life until the very end
This pioneering programme from ”la Caixa” Foundation accompanies people at a time that is as important as it is highly vulnerable: the end of life.
a Caixa” Foundation’s Compre- more than 236 professionals (psy- Lhensive Care for People with chologists, social workers, spiritual Advanced Diseases programme agents, doctors and nurses) work- accompanies people at the end ing in 145 hospitals and 133 home of life and their families through support teams, as well as more comprehensive support based on than 1,000 volunteers through three cornerstones: psychologi- the Soulmates programme. cal, social and spiritual. In this way, the programme’s psychosocial and It also includes the End of Life spiritual care teams combine their and Loneliness programme to work with that of healthcare teams. connect volunteers with people lacking support, five EspaiCaixa The programme is present in Spain spaces to improve hospital stays and Portugal and has built up a and Caregiver School to provide network of 54 teams, comprising training. Advanced diseases
End of Life and Loneliness 54 28,861 psychosocial patients attended connects volunteers care teams in 2020 with people lacking 145 36,821 family support hospitals family members attended in 2020 133 home-based teams
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Humaniza, in Portugal Comprehensive Care for People with Advanced Diseases is present in Portugal through Humaniza, which has consolidated the work of the 10 psychosocial care teams. This year, ”la Caixa” Foundation and BPI –in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Regional Health Secretariats of the Azores and Madeira and TEAK Capital– have also donated 526 tablets to the intra-hospital palliative care teams and ongoing care network to facilitate communication between patients and families during the pandemic.
PERSONALLY SPEAKING
VOLUNTEER “Accompanying people as a volunteer is one of the best decisions I have ever made. It is an enriching experience A psychologist from one of the psychosocial and I am deeply thankful for it.” care teams (PCTs) provides accompaniment and emotional support to a beneficiary of ”la Caixa” Foundation’s Comprehensive Care for People with FAMILY MEMBER Advanced Diseases programme. “The emotional support I receive is a strong foundation to keep me going. Being able to talk about Pere’s illness and Psychosocial care getting answers has helped me as a necessity to cope with the situation.” PSYCHOLOGIST This year demonstrated the importance of psychosocial “We put the focus on people and spiritual care at the end of life. Given the pandemic situation, the programme has intensified its work through in the psychosocial care teams specific units by developing telematic care tools and providing (PCTs) and not only talk about a psychological support telephone number for health the biology of individuals but professionals –in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, also their life stories.” Galatea Foundation, General Council of Doctors, General Council of Psychologists and General Council of Nurses– as well as bereavement guides, among other measures.
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Helping as a principle
”la Caixa” Foundation’s ith an investment this year demic, such as the fight against Social Initiatives Project Wof 17 million euros, the exclusion, access to housing programme selected 673 projects and basic needs and promoting Support programme –out of the 3,866 presented– employment. celebrates its 20th to benefit some 186,000 peo- anniversary in 2020 ple. This investment shows that The social calls that make up the ”la Caixa” Foundation has main- programme focus on various areas by strengthening its tained its commitment to the most of action and target groups. These commitment to social vulnerable groups and addressed include: Promotion of autonomy organisations. major social challenges that have and care for dependency, disa- worsened as a result of the pan- bility and disease; Combatting
One of the selected projects in the calls for proposals for grants for Social Initiatives Projects promoted by the ”la Caixa” Foundation.
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Calls in Portugal
was made in Catalonia at the end BPI AWARDS ”LA CAIXA” FOUNDATION child poverty and social exclu- of 2020 and it will be completed sion; Social inclusion housing; in 2021. The aim of the BPI Fundaçao ”la Caixa” Awards is to support Socio-occupational integra- social projects in Portugal that tion; Interculturality and social The programme has reaffirmed help to improve the quality of action, and Social action in its commitment to the Sustaina- life and equal opportunities for rural areas. ble Development Goals (SDGs) people in situations of social and United Nations 2030 Agen- vulnerability. There are 5 award In addition to these social calls da for yet another year. Ten prizes categories, each with an amount at a national level, there are also worth 15,000 euros each will also of 750,000 euros and a total endowment of 3.75 million three territorial calls in Andalusia, be awarded as part of the seventh euros: Childhood, Solidarity, Burgos and the Canary Islands in edition of the Awards for Social Elderly People, Training and Rural. coordination with the CajaBurgos, Innovation. A total of 131 projects were CajaCanarias and CajaSol Foun- selected in 2020 to benefit dations and the Government of 16,323 people in areas such as Andalusia. A new territorial call social integration in childhood and adolescence, socio-occupational integration, promotion of independent living and improvement of quality of life. Distribution of projects PROMOVE: INLAND FUTURE BY TARGET GROUP BY FIELD ”la Caixa” Foundation and BPI OF ACTION have launched the third edition of 25% 25% the Promove programme and its people with disabilities socio-occupational inclusion aim is to promote the economic or diseases and sustainable development 24% of Portugal’s inland regions. In 22% disability and mental disorder addition to the competition for adults in a situation or at risk innovative pilot projects and that of social exclusion 17% for ideas with the potential to combatting child poverty become innovative pilot projects 20% and social exclusion for higher education students, children and young people this edition also has a line of in vulnerable situations 14% support for R&D&I projects, in interculturality and social action partnership with the Fundação 19% para a Ciência e a Tecnologia family members and caregivers 7% (FCT), which will match the social inclusion housing economic contribution from 7% ”la Caixa” Foundation in the people from the same 7% Promove programme. community environment elderly people and challenges 7% of ageing elderly people in a situation of ageing 6% making health more human
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10 years fostering intercultural coexistence
The Intercultural Community Intervention (ICI) project has been promoting the participative management of cultural diversity and fostering social cohesion for the past ten years.
a Caixa” Foundation set up Launched in 17 territories in 2010 Lthe ICI project in 2010 with the and extended to 36 in 2014, the aim of promoting a model of social initiative has been implemented intervention and management of in 3 main areas: education, health diversity centred on the leading role and citizen relations, prioritising of local communities to meet the work with children, young people crucial challenge of coexistence and families. This model is enriched and social cohesion in an organ- by a partnership between public ised, effective and positive manner. administration and social entities, as well as the active participation International migration, with its of individuals. elements of cultural, linguistic and religious differentiation, etc., Following on from its 10-year changes the diversity of our neigh- history, the ICI project is now bourhoods, towns and cities. The coming to the end of its life cycle, intercultural community process having demonstrated that its meth- aims to facilitate communication, odological strategy has contributed dialogue, collaboration and posi- to breaking down the dichotomy tive interaction among neighbours between migrant and local to en- from different backgrounds in or- courage a new relational setting. A der to improve relations, promote new stage is now commencing in intercultural coexistence in neigh- all its intervention areas based on bourhoods and municipalities, a municipal leadership. sense of belonging to them and prevent conflicts.
”la Caixa” Foundation supports educational and social intervention projects to improve intercultural coexistence and social cohesion.
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Interculturality Initiative for social equity
”la Caixa” Foundation, BPI and Nova School of Business and Economics at NOVA University in Lisbon launched the Initiative 71,834 for Social Equity in 2019. Their collaboration amounts to participants from 2.2 million euros over 3 years and 2020 saw the deployment of several projects. 32 Publication of Social State of the Country annual report: municipalities a socio-economic portrait of Portuguese families, paying special attention to situations of exclusion and access to social assistance 1,759 and resources. activities Launch of Social Database: a database of Portugal’s social sector that summarises and unifies information that had hitherto been dispersed. Launch of the 2nd edition of Social Leapfrog: a pioneering initiative to diagnose and monitor social sector entities for 3 years, involving the Nova SBE community (students, alumni, teachers and partners).
23 PALAU MACAYA
Towards a new social pact Palau Macaya aims to build a new social pact by reflecting and generating critical thought with a global vision.
alau Macaya and Social This year, Palau Macaya enjoyed the Palau Macaya P Observatory of ”la Caixa” participation of world experts such Foundation merged into a as Thomas Piketty, Leila Hadj Abdou, single unit in April 2020 with the Michel Feher, Adelaide Sarukhan, aim of building a new social pact Franco Berardi, David Gardner, 9 years by deliberating and generating Milena Florez, Manuel Arias of experience knowledge and critical thought, Maldonado, Javier Gomà, Eloísa del (2012-2020) prioritising all things Iberian, Pino and Beatriz González López- European outreach and global Valcárcel, among others. In 2020 vision. 249 The mission of this newly creat- activities ed area, the Social Observato- ry of ”la Caixa” Foundation, is to be a multi-channel, multidis- 9,972 ciplinary and multi-generational visitors to historical driving force for change to help Palau Macaya building meet society’s challenges and construct a new road-map for 11,427 a fairer reality, with fewer vul- people attended nerable people. National and the activities international partnerships will be formed in order to achieve this, with the involvement of the dip- 50 lomatic world, European institu- streaming sessions tions and major organisations and foundations.
PERSONALLY SPEAKING
THOMAS PIKETTY ADELAIDA SARUKHAN LEILA HADJ ABDOU Economist PhD in Immunology and Social and political scientist “We need a political scientific editor at ISGlobal at Migration Policy Centre project to reduce social “It will be necessary to stop “There must be a balance: inequalities before deforestation and the degradation controlling migration and providing talking about free trade of ecosystems to avoid new crises opportunities. Not only for migrants, and free movement.” caused by possible coronaviruses.” but for all members of society.”
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A benchmark in analysing society April 2020 The redistributive effects of The Social Observatory family is a benchmark in policies analysing and discussing Spain is in the group of EU- 28 countries with the highest proposals to improve child poverty rate. One reason for this is the low level of expenditure on family policies. social realities. This report assesses the impact of this level of protection on the financial vulnerability of households with children. It analyses the various alternatives to help increase their coverage 09and effectiveness, as well as estimating their potential costs October 2020 Dossier and effects.
Immigration:Olga Cantó Andrea Sobas challenges Universidad de Alcalá and opportunities
2 his 2020, the Social Observa- Ttory of ”la Caixa” Foundation extended its annual Call for Social New dossiers and reports Research to Portugal to provide from the Social Observatory of ”la Caixa” Foundation funding for outstanding pro- published in 2020. jects because of their excellence, innovative nature and social ori- entation. At the same time, four calls have been made to analyse the social transformation we are experiencing due to the pandemic in Spain and Portugal. A call has also been launched to support 01 Portada ANG.indd 1 7/10/20 18:57 research projects on social inequal- Opportunities, is devoted to one ity in Spain. of the most important issues for Social Observatory of the evolution of Spanish society ”la Caixa” Foundation Two new dossiers were published today: immigration. during the year. Entitled Objec- tive: To Palliate Child Pover- The Social Observatory has pub- ty, this eighth report analyses the lished five reports on distributive consequences of child poverty, economics and has also com- 44 such as health problems, school pleted a collection of reports on new content generated failure and the difficulty of social Social Needs in Spain, dedi- mobility. Report number nine, cated to five social groups and 10,973 Immigration: Challenges and education. newsletter subscribers
25 FUNDACIÓN DE LA ESPERANZA
An open-door PERSONALLY SPEAKING V.C. organisation Resident at Casa de Recés Fundación de la Esperanza provides comprehensive “Casa de Recés helped me to appreciate and love support to people and families in vulnerable myself more, to grow as a situations in Barcelona’s Old Town district. person and to overcome the adversities that arise.”
M.B. he Foundation is the direct Fundación de la social action entity of ”la Caixa” T Esperanza user Foundation that combats poverty in Barcelona’s Old Town district. Its aim “I can’t understand the is to promote autonomy and facil- online homework that itate the social inclusion of people the school sends my and families in vulnerable situations. daughter, so it helps me a lot to be able to count on It offers various services to achieve Fundación de la Esperanza its aim: Social Care, providing comprehensive support to fami- to support her and guide lies in vulnerable situations; Job me on how to help her.” Placement, offering guidance and training so that the people it assists can find a job and provid- ing specific programmes for young people and self-employment, and Fundación de la Educational Services, with dai- Esperanza ly activities for remedial teaching, emotional management and tal- ent development for children and adolescents, as well as parenting spaces for mothers and babies. The 2,315 Foundation also takes in vulnera- people attended ble women at its Casa de Recés, a residential centre with socio- actions carried out include cover- Fundación de la educational care that aims to ing basic needs –with special food Esperanza 688 summer camp. facilitate their process of personal aid from CaixaProinfancia– emo- families attended autonomy and emancipation. All tional and psychosocial accompa- these actions are carried out in niment, and support in managing 57 collaboration with volunteers. public aid and intermediating women welcomed between users and the administra- at Casa de Recés In 2020, Fundación de la tion. Other new features this year Esperanza acted from the onset of were its digital literacy workshops the pandemic to respond to fami- and summer camp, focusing on 368 lies that had been most affected by remedial teaching and emotion- new jobs the economic and social crisis. The al recovery.
26 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 SOCIAL PROGRAMMES ESPAICAIXA FRANCESC D’ASSÍS
Child beneficiary of the #Invulnerables project Comprehensive promoted with the support of ”la Caixa” Foundation at the EspaiCaixa care for Francesc d’Assís. children
EspaiCaixa Francesc d’Assís provides comprehensive care to children in vulnerable situations and their families for the second year running.
he EspaiCaixa Francesc Td’Assís provides services of the CaixaProinfancia programme for psychotherapeutic care and reme- dial teaching. It also has a family and children’s area for kids under 7 years old.
In parallel, it offers programmes such as You’ve Got Talent, which works on vocations with children aged between 6 and 12; ABC of Integration, to nurture lan- guage through routine habits with migrant mothers; Sewing Workshop, a space for moth- ers and volunteers; FutbolNet programme, led by a team from the Barça Foundation, and other educational and leisure activities run by the Invulnerables pro- The centre attended gramme. 104 families and Its activities had to be rescheduled and adapted in 2020 because of 217 children in 2020 the situation resulting from the pandemic, reducing the groups to hub areas, creating new spac- donations and collaborations, and the year. As a COVID-free centre, es, innovating with new activities this helped to facilitate communica- the EspaiCaixa Francesc d’Assís and offering telematic sessions. The tion and the monitoring of activities. continues to prioritise personal- programme was equipped with an ised, comprehensive and quality inventory of electronic material A lot of work was done on emo- care for families in situations of in order to achieve this, thanks to tional management throughout vulnerability.
27 The Work 4 Progress programme in Peru has adapted to the new situation caused by COVID-19 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION by reorienting its business models.
Committed to a fairer world
”la Caixa” Foundation has been creating opportunities and cooperating with the world’s most vulnerable groups for over 20 years.
he International Area of In response to the crisis caused T”la Caixa” Foundation pro- by COVID-19, the organisation motes global health programmes, has adapted its projects, fur- especially in the fight against pneu- ther strengthening its partner- monia and malaria; it contributes ships with the main international to preventing and treating malnu- organisations and foundations. trition in refugee children; it pro- The focus has been on strength- motes job creation for women and ening health systems, supporting young people through its Work 4 vaccination campaigns, train- Progress programme, and it fosters ing community workers and help- the training and strengthening of ing refugees, as well as adapting civil society organisations. inclusive businesses to the new context generated by the pan- In January 2020, the First Glob- demic with the support of the al Conference on Childhood Work 4 Progress programme. Pneumonia was held in Barcelona, organised by ”la Caixa” Founda- The CooperantesCaixa interna- tion in collaboration with the Bill & tional volunteer programme has Melinda Gates Foundation, ISGlob- been redirected towards a virtual al, Save the Children, Every Breath proposal for remote technical sup- Counts, GAVI The Vaccine Alliance, port and assistance. UNICEF, USAID and Unitaid. Its representative office in Wash- The Foundation has participated ington has continued to be a plat- as the only private donor in con- form for the internationalisation of structing 3 rehabilitation centres the Foundation in the US and Latin Child for people with physical disabilities America, leading and participat- vaccination in Mali, Nigeria and DR Congo, ing in various forums and events to focusing on the first humanitarian promote the role of philanthropy impact bond driven by the Interna- in achieving the Sustainable Devel- More than tional Committee of the Red Cross. opment Goals (SDGs). 141,000* children vaccinated
*Estimated figure ”la Caixa” Foundation promotes global health
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Cooperation with Portugal Fellowships for 50 Syrian students Grants to complete higher education for 2 years in Portuguese and Spanish universities in collaboration with the Global Platform for Syrian Students. The second group of 25 scholarships was allocated in centres in Lisbon, Porto, Guimarães, Braga and Aveiro in the academic year 2019-2020. Science Management Course Third edition of this course organised in collaboration with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, with the aim of improving the skills of health research centre managers in Portuguese-speaking countries. CooperantesCaixa 5 BIS volunteers collaborated with the Juntos! programme to strengthen civil society organisations in Mozambique in collaboration with the Aga Khan Foundation.
MOM, Innovation W4P, job creation CooperantesCaixa Plan for Child Nutrition programme 43 12,500 volunteers 243,978 beneficiaries in 2020 beneficiaries 144,942 of the total figure are children 1,576 under the age of five and 99,036 are businesses and services set up adults. Among the latter, 25,152 are breastfeeding mothers and 73,884 are other beneficiaries, such as other caregivers and family members, workers 36 and area collaborators. partners involved
29 Distributing food at TERRITORIAL SOCIAL ACTION the Manresa Food Bank.
Territorial reach
”la Caixa” Foundation manages to achieve territorial reach to address the most immediate needs thanks to the financial contribution it makes to the CaixaBank branch network.
a Caixa” Foundation is extend- Ling its social reach by collabo- rating with local organisations and it has done so in conjunction with the CaixaBank branch network. This ensures the development of social work at a local level. As a result of this yearly collaboration, more than 8,500 local projects from around 7,000 social organ- isations throughout the country received 44.8 million euros in 2020.
This 2020, ”la Caixa” Foundation intensified its efforts to contrib- ute to alleviating the effects of the Local Social COVID-19 crisis, allocating a large Action part of its contributions to pro- jects related to the supply of food, health material and emergencies budget to support the vulnerable people most affected by the pandemic. 44.8 M€
”la Caixa” Foundation is also collaborations expanding the activity of its social work at a local level through col- 8,557 laboration agreements with the CajaBurgos, CajaCanarias and estimated beneficiaries CajaSol Foundations, as well as the Caja Navarra Foundation. 513,420
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In Portugal, in collaboration with BPI Local social action is also one of the distinctive features of ”la Caixa” Foundation in Portugal. The Foundation and BPI promote local actions in accordance with the former’s strategic guidelines thanks to the budget managed in collaboration with BPI, through its Social Responsibility Committee and network of branches. A total of 1.7 million euros was allocated to 158 actions in 2020. Childhood The Artallis project at the Conservatório d’Artes de Loures (CAL) promotes art through music as a form of individual and social development and to combat social exclusion, reaching a total of 6,500 children and young people over the next 3 years in one of the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Access to education Against the backdrop of the pandemic, ”la Caixa” Foundation and BPI have donated 1,000 computers for school use with the help of the Ministério da Educação, Câmara Municipal do Porto, Teach for Portugal, EPIS (Empresários pela Inclusão Social) and Entrajuda.
Homeless people The Centro Social e São Brás de Évora project provides accommodation for 15 homeless people while seeking ways to reintegrate them into society.
31 CULTURE & SCIENCE
We bring knowledge closer to society
We are committed to culture and science as drivers of personal and social development; we establish alliances with the best museums and institutions in the world, and we promote meeting points for people of all ages and profiles. And we do all this both face-to-face and digitally.
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Key points 1 2 3 4 Long-term strategic “la Caixa” Foundation Supporting new talents Disseminating agreements with Collection consolidating with calls for proposals knowledge, culture leading international an internationally in Spain and Portugal and science in situ and museums renowned art collection through Ágora Digital
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The CaixaForum network partners the world’s best museums
”la Caixa” Foundation brings the best works within reach of the public by including excellent content and optimising resources throughout the country.
a Caixa” Foundation has con- Lsolidated a unique model for disseminating culture and science and promoting social progress throughout Spain. The cornerstones of this are excellent content, audi- ence management, optimisation of resources, range of educational activities and network of centres located throughout the land.
Long-term partnerships with the British Museum, Museo Nacion- al del Prado, Centre Pompidou and Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC), among oth- ers, are strengthened with specific collaborations. Access to quality art collections is thereby facilitated in this way. The following is a list of several new exhibitions that will be travelling to CaixaForum this year and over the following years.
Vampires: The Evolution of the Myth, co-organised with La Cinémathèque Française, takes visitors on a comprehensive jour- ney through the history of these popular figures. Displaying works from around thirty museums and private collections, including paintings, film costumes, posters, manuscripts, etc.
Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design, co-organised with Long-term agreements with the Vitra Design Museum, the Centre Pompidou and British brings together works of art and objects by such great artists and Museum, among others
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designers as Dalí, Magritte, Miró, the British Museum, analyses Camera and City, the first exhibi- Le Corbusier and Gae Aulenti, how graphic art created a new tion resulting from our agreement among others. Featuring unique type of middle-class public that with the Centre Pompidou, is a pieces from collections and muse- could acquire serialised work. visual essay on the social and po- ums throughout the world. The show includes works by Andy litical history of cities. It includes Warhol, Jasper Jones, Louise works from the archives of the The American Dream: Pop to Bourgeois and Kiki Smith, among French centre and the main pho- the Present, in collaboration with others. tography collections in our country.
Pixar: Building Characters, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, provides an overview of the company’s main milestones. The collection was first shown at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and has subsequently travelled to the UK, Japan, Australia, Mexico, China and France, among others.
Art and Myth: Gods at the Prado brings together some fifty works from the Museo Nacional del Prado. It also reflects the way ”la Caixa” Foundation operates, by constantly renewing its con- tents to adapt to the different spaces and needs of the public. The exhibition opened in 2017 and arrived in Barcelona in 2020 with new exceptional loans of works by José de Ribera, Zurbarán and Rubens.
Total 8 CaixaForum CaixaForum and CosmoCaixa centres 871,000 visitors Zaragoza Lleida Girona Visitors to the exhibition Vampires: Barcelona The Evolution of the Myth, organised by Tarragona Madrid ”la Caixa” Foundation in collaboration with 22 La Cinémathèque Française. exhibitions Palma Valencia (opening soon) 4,468 Sevilla activities
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An internationally renowned collection
The Contemporary Art Collection connects Spanish art with works by artists from other parts of the world to promote their study and knowledge.
a Caixa” Foundation’s Contem- L porary Art Collection is one of Europe’s most complete private collections, bringing together ject comprising four shows that Contemporary 1,030 works by 422 internationally also featured the work of Enrique Art Collection renowned artists. Vila-Matas, Maria Fusco and Tom McCarthy. A total of 179 exhibitions have been organised since the The works of ”la Caixa” Foundation 1,030 mid-1980s, when the Collection were also on display at the Alicante works was launched, more than thirty of Museum of Contemporary Art. which have been held internation- Under the title Look at Me! ally. This is the case of In the Eye Portraits and Other Fic- 422 artists of Bambi, curated by Verónica tions from the “la Caixa” Gerber Bicecci, which closed this Foundation Collection, 18 2020 at the Whitechapel Gallery pieces, some of them large format, 179 in London, a major exhibition pro- were on display. exhibitions since 1985
The Collection brings together 1,030 works to connect art with society
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In partnership with Portugal and with the support of BPI
LOUISE BOURGEOIS ”la Caixa” Foundation has collaborated in this major exhibition of one of history’s greatest artists at Serralves Park.
NALINI MALANI An adaptation of the work of Nalini Malani (Karachi, 1946) – Joan Miró Prize 2019, awarded by the Joan Miró Foundation and ”la Caixa” Foundation– was on display at the Serralves Foundation (Porto).
WARRIORS AND MARTYRS This exhibition sheds new light on the reconquest of the Western peninsular through 200 pieces. The exhibition is supported by ”la Caixa” Foundation.
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES A visitor in front of the work Blind Self-Portrait, Escaping from Myself, Trying to Remember What The University of Coimbra has Year Mille Plateaux Was Published brought together more than by Abraham Cruzvillegas, 2013. 600 pieces that make up a veritable room of wonders. These works are exhibited in the Science Museum with the support of ”la Caixa” Calls for proposals Foundation. HISTORICAL GARDENS More support for creation OF PORTUGAL in Spain and Portugal The city’s National Library hosted this exhibition as part of Lisbon Green Capital 2020, ”la Caixa” Foundation offers two CURATORS CALL organised by Lisbon City Council and the Portuguese biennial calls for artists of Spanish or Aimed at curators under the age Association of Historic Gardens Portuguese nationality in order to of 40 with a minimum of three with the support of ”la Caixa” promote artistic creation. exhibitions under their belt. Foundation. Those selected develop an PRODUCTION CALL exhibition project consisting of This call is aimed at artists over the three shows at CaixaForum age of 18 to develop an incipient Barcelona based on works from project with a third party, be it a the Contemporary Art Collections museum, curator or institution, of ”la Caixa” Foundation and and that requires the production MACBA, with the possibility of of original work. The Purchasing incorporating a piece from Committee of the “la Caixa” another lender. Foundation Collection then assesses any possible acquisition and incorporation into the collection.
37 CaixaForum model CaixaForum is a unique model of networked centres based on 10 keys: territorial proximity, agreements with major museums, diversity of subjects and formats, quality programming, public loyalty, quality tours, school public, commitment to new talent and social transformation.
Culture and science: Crucial assets
The year 2020 marked a turning point for scientific and cultural content. As a result of the pandemic lockdowns, the CaixaForum, CosmoCaixa and Cap Roig centres produced digital content to disseminate culture and science available to the public with great success in terms of participation. ”la Caixa” Foundation also made a notable effort during the lockdown period to support culture as a crucial asset.
CAIXAFORUM MADRID
ix exhibitions were held at this dation Chair in Economics and Ssociocultural centre through- Society lecture series also reinvent- out the year. With Camera and ed its format: in June it premiered City: Urban Life in Photography with a streaming lecture by the and Film, CaixaForum Madrid philosopher Daniel Innerarity and became the official venue for in September it launched its new PhotoEspaña 2020. In keeping course with a live connection from with current events, this travelling Tel Aviv with the politician Shlomo exhibition –which brings together Ben-Ami. The family programme works from the Centre Pompidou Little Film Buffs and Music Sea- CaixaForum in dialogue with photographs and son concerts were a great success. Madrid films from Spanish collections– And the celebrated exhibition included a new area of artistic Objects of Desire: Surrealism and photography produced during the Design 1924-2020 was joined by lockdown period for the Spanish the Círculo de Bellas Artes with a 230,891 population. The ”la Caixa” Foun- programme of Surrealist activities. visitors
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hree outstanding co- In Free Fall by João Laia; Where Tproductions with regard Are We, Where We Could Be to the exhibitions it presented: by Diana Guijarro, and So Lazy: Objects of Desire: Surrealism and In Praise of Waste by Francesco Design (1924-2020), produced Giaveri and Beatriz Escudero. Ac- with the Vitra Design Museum tivities were also organised with (Weil am Rhein, Germany); Art the singer-songwriter La bien and Myth: Gods at the Prado, querida or the duo Hydrogenesse in collaboration with the Museo in order to promote proposals Nacional del Prado (Madrid), and by young creators, and Leticia CaixaForum Vampires: The Evolution of the Dolera shared the Literary Uni- Barcelona Myth, in collaboration with La verse upon which her scripts and Cinémathèque Française (Paris). texts are based. The Asian Film Three readings of the ”la Caixa” Festival returned to Casa Asia Foundation Collection were of- and it was later possible to view 213,478 fered as part of the Curators Call: it in a digital format. visitors
CAIXAFORUM PALMA
aixaForum Palma’s activity in playa by Anglada-Camarasa, on C2020 continued to offer the loan from the Enaire Foundation. city its programme of exhibitions, Some of the series that aroused talks, concerts, screenings, work- most interest were Mental shops and shows. The public was Health Stigma, Thinking about likewise attentive and receptive Evil in the Contemporary World, to the offer. A new service was the family cycle Towers Soaring set up this year for educators to into the Sky, and the now tra- accompany visitors and it was ditional (25th) Classical Thought very well received and highly and Culture Course. Special appreciated. It is worth noting mention should be made of CaixaForum the success of the new exhi- the Italian-Spanish Film Festival, Palma bition Anglada-Camarasa and which was held in the recently Joaquim Mir in Mallorca, which remodelled auditorium. was enlivened by the exhibition of the works La cala encantada 68,343 by Mir and La tempestad en la visitors
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he opening of the exhibition est. The show is an initiative of the TMirrors: Inside and Outside ProFuturo programme and aims to Reality was truly a challenge reduce the educational and digi- because of its interactivity and tal divide in the world. The centre measures that were adopted also collaborated in the third edi- because of the social and health tion of the Retina Festival, one of situation. Its many visitors were a the most original in Zaragoza. It reward of the major efforts made to involves guest musicians creating and adapt the show to this new reality. performing live a new soundtrack CaixaForum Zaragoza was the first for a specific film. One of the high- ”la Caixa” Foundation centre to lights was the performance by host the exhibition The Transform- Oliver Arson and his new version ing Power of E-education, which for the film The Realm, winner of generated great pedagogical inter- a Goya 2019 for best soundtrack.
CaixaForum CaixaForum Zaragoza Sevilla 125,188 122,517 visitors visitors
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CAIXAFORUM GIRONA
an’s arrival of the moon on own voice at the end of the 19th M21 July 1969 was the fo- century and beginning of the cus of one of the centre’s major 20th. The sessions of The Logic exhibitions, alongside two of Love dealt with this emotion others devoted to contemporary from the perspective of mathe- art: Building New Worlds and matics and biology. While litera- Poetics of Emotion. The musi- ture had a prominent place with cal genre of the requiem mass Literary Universes, in collabora- was similarly and profoundly tion with the José Manuel Lara explored through works by Mo- Foundation, and the visit of au- zart, Brahms, Verdi and Fauré. thors such as Manuel Vilas, Luz The series Women in the Artistic Gabás and Ana Merino. Finally, CAIXAFORUM Avant-garde provided an account family audiences enjoyed science SEVILLA of the emergence of several workshops, exhibition tours and outstanding women with their screenings for Little Film Buffs.
he centre consolidated its T position as one of southern Spain’s leading cultural institu- tions on its third anniversary. The year began with two major exhi- bitions that indicated how well it has been accepted by people in Sevilla: Pharaoh: King of Egypt, the most visited exhibition at CaixaForum Sevilla since it opened, and The Spirit of Montmartre, a magnificent stroll through this bohemian Parisian district in the late 19th century. After the summer, the exhibition Land of Dreams allowed visitors to admire Cristina García Rodero’s photo- graphs, possessing great compo- sitional quality and beauty and reflecting rural life in India. The year closed with Pixar: Building Characters, an exhibition of great international success that brought together audiences of all genera- tions around the artistic creation of animated films. The centre also CaixaForum continued with its wide range of Girona cultural activities, expanding with new formats such as the open-air Science Evenings, musical Sundays and contemporary art screenings. 38,928 visitors
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aixaForum Lleida opened Cthe year 2020 by inviting visitors to embark on an adven- ture of exploring the world of tomorrow through forward-look- ing techniques thanks to the ex- hibition Experiment Year 2100: What Awaits Us on the Earth of CaixaForum the Future? This was the back- Tarragona drop for the series of conferenc- es entitled The Future We Have Begun to Write. One of the big- gest new activities was the series 43,730 visitors of screenings Sala C: cinema, cre- ation and art, a monthly event with the best contemporary cre- ative documentaries. For its part, the Literary Universes series fea- tured the participation of writers Leticia Dolera and Lorenzo Silva. The centre reopened its doors in June after the lockdown with the exhibition Constructing New Worlds: The Historic Avant- gardes in the IVAM Collection 1914-1945, which presents a new way of looking at one of the richest and liveliest periods in the history of art, the 20th-century avant-gardes, through the col- lection of the Valencian Institute of Modern Art, one of the most complete in the world dedicated to these artistic trends.
CaixaForum Lleida 27,81 5 visitors
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CAIXAFORUM TARRAGONA
haraoh: King of Egypt was Pthe exhibition activity for 2020 at CaixaForum Tarragona. Organised in collaboration with the British Museum, the exhibi- tion presented 130 pieces that detailed the life of the phar- aohs. The series of talks entitled Stories of the Nile, in the form of an audiovisual journey, recount- UNDER CONSTRUCTION ed the most important cultural CAIXAFORUM aspects of Egyptian civilisation. VALENCIA In the field of music, Intimate Auditions invited musicians and listeners to interact and dis- cuss the feelings and emotions he new CaixaForum Valencia is scheduled to open in 2022. The aroused by music, while the Tproject to provide the capital of the Levantine community with a course The Emotion of the Voice, new 6,500-m2 sociocultural centre in the Agora building of the City directed by Enric Martínez- of Arts and Sciences is the work of the Cloud 9 studio, directed by Castignani, provided an over- the architect Enric Ruiz-Geli. view of the history and feelings produced by vocal chamber mu- sic, from German lied to French melodies. Encounters with... featured the participation of Rocío Quil- lahuaman and Sandra Uve. The centre also participated in two partnership activities: the Tarra- gona International Film Festival (REC) and Tarragona Internation- al Theatre Festival (FITT).
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The universe of science
CosmoCaixa promotes social progress by popularising science and culture.
ince its reopening in 2004, Three experts in food, bioprint- SCosmoCaixa has established ing and additive manufacturing itself as one of the leading took part in the event. science museums in Spain, as well as one of the main muse- The series Vaccines: Immunisa- ums in Europe and one of the tion, History and Saved Lives most modern in the world. Since highlighted the importance of that time, 13 million people have vaccines in combatting disease. visited 52 exhibitions. Various specialists in immunisa- tion, traditional remedies, infec- This year the museum presented tions and vaccines explored this PRINT3D: Reprinting Reality, subject. an exhibition promoting the dis- semination of and research into CosmoCaixa also reinforced its 3D printing, bringing together family programme in 2020 with more than 40 pieces that exem- new proposals, in addition to its plify various practical applica- usual offer of planetariums and tions in the fields of medicine, workshops. The show Amalia fashion, construction and art. and the Moon Shadows, in which Chinese shadow puppets CosmoCaixa also organised interpreted the balance of nature, a series of talks entitled The was premiered, and the docu- 3D Printing Revolution to mentaries The Sea of Life and Mis- explore the topics addressed in the sion to the Sun, aimed at young exhibition in greater depth. audiences, were scheduled. CosmoCaixa 358,480 visitors 2,161 13 million people sessions have visited CosmoCaixa 55,759 since 2004 schoolchildren
44 View of the Universe Room ANNUAL REPORT 2020 at CosmoCaixa Barcelona. CULTURE AND SCIENCE CAP ROIG
Nature and culture
orothy Webster created a Work is also continuing on the Dbotanical garden in Cap Roig construction of an environmentally a century ago. This 2020, ”la friendly auditorium, which is Caixa” Foundation paid tribute to expected to conclude in 2021. her by inaugurating Dorothy’s This new agora will include the Garden, in which it has recovered participation of world experts species that she planted in her day to consider the great challenges by means of cutting reproduction facing society. techniques. The Foundation is organising activities to encourage reading to make the space more dynamic, designed by the Josep Pla Foundation in Palafrugell.
View of the gardens and castle at Cap Roig.
A living museum
CosmoCaixa is a living museum that constantly adapts and promotes interactive experiences. The social and health situation of the pandemic has led to a global rethink in the form of changes and new opportunities to continue offering safe quality experiences to the public. Users can now visit the museum with the help of educators providing explanations and operating the devices that require manual interaction. The Universe Room offers visitors a total of 274 experiences: 158 visual, 28 automated, 18 with looped videos and also a mediation service comprising a total of 14 educators.
45 A moment during the recording of the Beethoven 250 concert, an initiative of ”la Caixa” Foundation to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven.
MUSIC
he aim of ”la Caixa” Foun- between 14 and 82 were encour- Tdation is to approach music aged to take part in this choral Living, feeling in the broadest possible manner. experience, the final result of To invite people to live and feel which culminated in a premiere and sharing music, to tell the story of music in through Facebook Live. order to bring it closer to an audi- ence of all ages and profiles and The project was the first time that music to offer concerts and participative ”la Caixa” Foundation’s participa- activities of classical music, elec- tory musical activity, dating back tronic music, jazz, world music... more than 25 years, was trans- Bringing music closer to ferred to the digital arena and For the first time, ”la Caixa” Foun- this line of work will be developed people of all ages and profiles, dation has launched a digital par- in the future without replacing as well as disseminating it in an ticipative activity to the sound of face-to-face concerts. The main original way with the support the song Viva la Vida by Cold- challenge of the initiative was to play, attracting a record number unify the voices and movements of new technologies. of participants. After launching of the hundreds of participants the call for the #YoCanto (ISing) in order to make them sound like project, between 4 and 13 May a choir and achieve a consistent, 2020, a total of 645 people aged dynamic aesthetic. This was possi-
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Music in Portugal SCHOOL CONCERTS Some 500 people, including students, family members and teachers, took part in ”la Caixa” Foundation’s artistic-musical experience this year, which was organised in the city of Portimão and entitled Acaba a sopa!
UNIQUE FESTIVAL The 28th edition of the Alcobaça Music Festival, one of the most traditional classical music festivals in the country, was held this year in collaboration with ”la Caixa” Foundation and BPI. The festival is organised by the Alcobaça Music Academy.
LIVE MUSIC The Marvão International Music Festival, one of the most important classical music festivals in Portugal, was readapted as the Marvão Streaming Summer Concerts 2020, with the support of ”la Caixa” Foundation and BPI. The event consisted of 5 concerts in 5 days that were broadcast live and attended by local audiences.
IBERIAN JAZZ The Matosinhos Jazz Orchestra ble thanks to the meticulous work silica of Santa Maria del Mar. The performed at CaixaForum of music producer Oriol Padrós audio of the amateur singers was Barcelona and Madrid in honour and the result of an attractive and similarly integrated with the audio of one of the greats of music: Miles Davis. dynamic production by audiovis- recorded by the Catalan Baroque ual creator Merlí Borrell, after four Orchestra and Barcelona Ars Nova ORCHESTRA WITHOUT weeks of intense work to produce choir. BORDERS the activity. Formed in 2019 and comprising local musicians, Orchestra After the success of this call, a Music without Borders in Idanha-a- new proposal was made with the Nova conducted educational, collective virtual interpretation social, community and training actions with the support of of Hallelujah in The Messiah by 280 ”la Caixa” Foundation and BPI. Georg Friedrich Händel, extend- concerts in ing it throughout the entire Iberi- an Peninsula. With an innovative visual proposal by Igor Studio, 16 the resulting participatory choral cities video combined the images sent by the 352 participants with 46,821 those recorded in Barcelona’s Ba- attendees
47 TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS
The art of bringing culture and science to all communities
”la Caixa” Foundation has developed a unique exhibition model to bring knowledge to the entire population that is recognised throughout the world.
he travelling exhibitions of Other Worlds: Journey through T ”la Caixa” Foundation travel the Solar System by Michael to cities and towns throughout Benson was another major new Spain, including guided tours event in 2020. The exhibition pro- aimed at people of all ages and vides a scientific-artistic tour of profiles. This is possible thanks the planetary system through 40 to collaboration agreements with large-format photographs, select- administrations. This wide range ed and processed by the American of exhibitions and educational filmmaker, artist and writer. activities is an authentic tool for social revitalisation and participa- Another first was From Pole to tion at a local level. Pole: A Journey to the Great Natural Paradises with Nation- The major new project for 2020 al Geographic, which aims to was Symphony: A Journey to raise awareness of the importance the Heart of Music. This emo- of protecting the planet. From tional experience allows spec- the Arctic to the Antarctic brings tlemen, Let the Show Begin. tators to experience music in a together 52 striking images of all Georges Méliès and Film of new way thanks to virtual reality the Earth’s biomes. the 1900s, and Hidden Heroes: technology. Under the baton of Great Inventions, Everyday Gustavo Dudamel, and accom- Other exhibitions continued their Objects. panied by the hundred or so mu- travelling itineraries throughout sicians of the Mahler Chamber the year. This was the case of Film and Emotions: A Journey Orchestra, the public had the op- Sebastião Salgado: Genesis; to Childhood was held at the portunity to immerse themselves Leonardo Da Vinci: Observe, Gaiás Centre Museum in Santi- in a sea of musical notes. This Question, Experiment; Land ago de Compostela as a result travelling project will tour some of Dreams: Cristina García of the collaboration with the one hundred cities in Spain and Rodero; Picasso, the Journey Government of Galicia as part of Portugal over the next 10 years. of Guernica; Ladies and Gen- Xacobeo 2021.
48 The Symphony: A Journey ANNUAL REPORT 2020 to the Heart of Music project brings this virtual CULTURE AND SCIENCE experience to dozens of cities.
Art in the streets of Portugal
During 2020, ”la Caixa” Foundation continued its work of bringing knowledge to the municipalities and towns of Portugal through its travelling exhibitions. The images of two great masters of contemporary photography could be seen on the streets of 5 towns through Street Art. The black and white photographs of Sebastião Salgado: Genesis could be seen in Leiria, Viana do Castelo and Lisbon. Land of Dreams: Cristina García Rodero brought the daily life of rural communities in India to Beja and Cascais.
Travelling exhibitions 2,599,876 visitors 60 exhibitions in 52 cities 15,144 schoolchildren
Travelling exhibitions Planning and adaptability by cities
With the aim of making culture and science more accessible for the greatest number of people and encouraging their participation, ”la Caixa” Foundation has developed a unique exhibition model –recognised throughout the world– that allows it to synchronise and alternate various exhibitions in towns and cities throughout the country. Two exhibition formats have been implemented in order to achieve this: Fold-out Units and Street Art. This involves very sophisticated scheduling and planning and this year it was adapted to the situation arising from the pandemic.
49 CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Cover of Ágora Digital on the CaixaForum website. An open window to knowledge
Promoting, launching and disseminating the arts and scientific and humanistic knowledge.
he work of ”la Caixa” Foun- A new addition this year was Activities Tdation aims to connect with the launch of Ágora Digital, everyone, from a specialised audi- with the aim of extending, com- ence to the general public, as well plementing and diversifying the as families, schools and people contents and face-to-face range 3.5 M at risk of social exclusion, among of activities at CaixaForum and visitors other groups. These endeavours CosmoCaixa. The experiences are carried out through various of discovery, reflection, experi- areas: science, technology, the mentation and participation are arts, literature and thought, as therefore reinforced in this man- well as through the junction of ner, encouraging critical thinking, various different disciplines. The learning, interaction and social activities take the shape of vari- cohesion. ous formats, such as talks, work- shops, seminars or tours.
50 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 CULTURE AND SCIENCE ART FOR CHANGE
Artistic action for social change The Detectives of Reality project by Dominik Borucki (Barcelona), selected in the 2020 call of the Art for Change programme. The Art for Change programme’s goal is to promote processes of social transformation through art.
ince 2007, ”la Caixa” Foun- Sdation has been promoting an annual grant application call for artistic projects led by a creator, with the participation of groups in vulnerable situations and others. It offers the opportunity to come into contact with art and culture on equal terms and to contribute to empowerment through a crea- tive process.
Exchange Forum 2020 was organised virtually, coinciding with a necessary moment to rethink how initiatives generating spac- es for reflection, coexistence and social transformation should be Art for Change PARTIS & Art staged. In the current context of Launch social distancing, the more than in Spain for Change 200 participants (artists and cultur- in Portugal in Portugal al managers, among others) had ”la Caixa” Foundation the opportunity to reflect on the and Fundação Calouste challenges they have faced and on Gulbenkian (Lisbon) launched the role of participatory art. 19 16 the first PARTIS & Art for selected selected Change call this year, aimed projects projects at supporting projects by non- profit organisations based in Portugal. Its goal is to 1,296 1,125 promote artistic practices for beneficiaries beneficiaries social transformation and 16 projects were selected in this first edition, to be developed between 2021 and 2023. The programme facilitates spaces for coexistence, learning and reflection
51 EDUCATION & FELLOWSHIPS
Opportunities for a better world
We promote excellence in education and training as a driver of social progress; we promote improving the quality of teaching, educational leadership and skills-based learning; we foster research talent in the best international centres and universities, and we promote digital education for children in vulnerable environments around the world.
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Key points 1 2 3 4 Access to quality Educational ProFuturo: digital Support for training education to ensure transformation by education in vulnerable excellence and research the development empowering teachers environments in Asia, talent through our of society as agents of change Africa and Latin America fellowship programme
53 EDUCATION
EduCaixa drives educational transformation
”la Caixa” Foundation’s EduCaixa programme improves the opportunities for children and young people at school to learn by promoting quality education and accompanying and empowering teachers as agents of change and protagonists of educational transformation.
duCaixa is the education pro- focus on school leadership skills. Egramme of ”la Caixa” Founda- These are carried out in collabora- tion. A benchmark of quality and tion with University College Lon- rigour for the educational com- don and Education Endowment munity, the programme is based Foundation in the UK, British on three cornerstones: students, Columbia University in Canada teachers and evidence. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. STUDENTS: Highlighted by pro- grammes aimed at developing key EVIDENCE: EduCaixa promotes expertise in students, such as emo- the culture of evidence-based tional education, entrepreneur- education with the aim of ship, critical thinking and digital empowering teachers and and research skills. All programmes educational leaders to make involve evidence-based education informed decisions that is founded and are founded on training and on the knowledge of what is most support for teachers. likely to have a positive impact on student learning. The programme TEACHERS: The agents of edu- simultaneously disseminates cational transformation. EduCaixa international educational evidence aims to empower, accompany and through partners such as the train teachers and educational Education Endowment Founda- leaders. In order to do this, it offers tion in the UK and Institute for training and professional develop- Effective Education and Johns ment programmes with a special Hopkins University in the US.
The programme is a benchmark
of quality and rigour for the Girl attending school wearing a mask in accordance with the health protocols educational community established by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New educational leadership culture
Educational evidence shows that teaching practice –and its quality– is the most influential school variable when it comes to ensuring student learning (OECD, 2005). This is why EduCaixa offers training for teachers and management teams in collaboration with leading educational institutions worldwide and through long- term, high value programmes with the ability to transform. The aim of these programmes goes far beyond the individual development of each teacher, focusing on creating a major impact on the educational centre and the quality of student learning.
The main objective of our Leadership for Learning programme, in collaboration with the University College London (Institute of Education) and aimed at school management teams, is to train, boost, strengthen and transform their role to improve the educational results of their students.
Webinars EduCaixa Talks
EduCaixa Under the banner of EduCaixa Talks, ”la Caixa” Foundation organises quarterly webinars 1,373,884 128,521 to bring the latest educational students schoolchildren have taken part in trends to management teams, educational activities at CaixaForum teachers and other educational and CosmoCaixa centres agents. These seminars are 5,026 divided into five categories: schools educaixa.com Effective Educational Practices and Methodologies, Leadership, 49,926 835,219 Socioemotional, STEAM and teachers students Evidence.
55 Galder Sasia is one of the participants in the Feeling Cells project and winner of one of the challenges of the Young Entrepreneurs EDUCAIXA programme.
Active, participatory educational programmes
EduCaixa promotes the development of student expertise through educational programmes that foster knowledge, skills and attitudes.
duCaixa programmes promote tion, teachers can also participate Eexpertise, include didactic pro- in a challenge based on the work grammes with evaluation proposals, developed. use active and participatory meth- odologies, encourage collaboration The Young Entrepreneurs, Big among peers and are evaluated. Data, STEAMxChange and Be- They will be accessible through Critical programmes combine a digital space starting from the together in an interdisciplinary 2020-2021 academic year. challenge. The participating students put into practice what EduCaixa has added to its range they have learned by working in of programmes a new proposal to teams to address real challenges introduce students to computa- in today’s society. tional thinking for problem solving. Professional development HelloMath! joins its existing pro- Renowned experts evaluate the for teachers grammes: Young Entrepreneurs, projects and choose the 25 best Big Data, STEAMxChange, Be- teams from each programme. Critical, Emociona and Comunica. These groups participate in the EduCaixa offers resources, activities and also EduCaixa Challenge, an online digital and face-to-face training programmes. HelloMath! facilitates didactic campus lasting several days, with Leadership for Learning: proposals that can help to devel- the 5 best teams selected for a With the Institute of Education at the op mathematical expertise and training trip abroad. University College London. computational thinking. In addi- The Spiral of Inquiry: With Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser, British Columbia University, Canada. Effective teaching-learning A digital space offering methodologies: With the MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and Education continuous training Arcade, US. Training Activities: Webinar series on and support for teachers the current and future challenges facing the educational community.
56 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIPS PROFUTURO
The transformative power of digital education This programme reduces the education gap by providing quality education to children in vulnerable environments in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia.
he ProFuturo digital education and Asia. ProFuturo has benefited Tprogramme, launched by ”la more than 16 million children in Caixa” and Telefónica Founda- 40 countries since the programme tions, aims to improve universal began in 2016. The programme quality education. In order to do has also trained 660,000 teachers this, it offers training and support over these past four years and has for teachers and access to digi- signed agreements with govern- tal resources for children in the ments and local partners with the most vulnerable environments in aim of ensuring the programme’s countries in Latin America, Africa scalability and sustainability.
Children beneficiaries of the ProFuturo programme from Equatorial Guinea.
EduCaixa in Portugal The Creactivity space was seen in Portugal at 35 itinerary points in 33 towns, attracting 11,484 visitors. A new addition during the summer months was the mobile unit visiting the beaches of the north and central coast of the country. Creactivity encourages creativity and innovation by manipulating ProFuturo objects and materials. The Young Entrepreneurs programme was implemented in 93 schools during the 2019-2020 academic year, of which 17 have presented a total of 40 75 projects to the Entrepreneurial countries Challenge. Two of these have been selected to participate in the first Virtual Campus of the EduCaixa 9 M Challenges. beneficiaries in 2020
57 Adrià Breu, archaeologist, is one of the beneficiaries FELLOWSHIPS of ”la Caixa” Foundation’s fellowship programme.
”la Caixa” Foundation fellowship holders now over 5,000
”la Caixa” Foundation promotes excellence in training and research talent at the best universities and research centres in the world.
ver its 38-year history, the aimed at researchers of all na- Ofellowship programme of tionalities wishing to pursue their ”la Caixa” Foundation has research career in universities and exceeded the figure of 5,000 research centres in Spain and Por- students and researchers with tugal. Both have a duration of fellowships. Specifically, since three years and are offered in two 1982 –when the programme was different modalities: Incoming, to created– 5,210 fellowship hold- attract talent, and Retaining, to ers have had the opportunity to retain the best researchers. study and conduct research at the best universities and research Traditional postgraduate fellow- centres in the world. ships abroad are similarly aimed at Spanish and Portuguese stu- The programme offers various dents wanting to pursue post- types of fellowships. On the one graduate studies in Europe, The challenge hand, the INPhINIT doctoral North America and Asia-Pacific. fellowships and Junior Lead- The duration of these fellowships of the evaluators er postdoctoral fellowships are can be up to two years.
The selection committee procedures for the 2020 call were held via videoconference for the first ”la Caixa” Foundation’s time in the history of ”la Caixa” Foundation’s fellowship programme fellowship programme because of the pandemic. A total of 399 evaluators took part was created in 1982 and interviewed the 461 finalist candidates by videoconference in the final phase of the selection process, which involves an interview with a multidisciplinary committee.
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PERSONALLY SPEAKING
The fellowship holders of ”la Caixa” Foundation form a community that has become a cluster of excellence. Many of them are playing a key role in the fight against COVID-19.
MARIA LAHUERTA This epidemiologist at the ICAP research and public health centre at Columbia University leads the team that is implementing systems for monitoring and evaluating infectious epidemics, which is now focusing on COVID-19.
NURIA OLIVER Trained at MIT, she is co-founder of ELLIS, the European society that promotes innovation in artificial intelligence (AI), and advisor to the Government of Valencia in managing the pandemic.
ANTONI PLASENCIA As director of ISGlobal, a leading centre in epidemiology and public health set up by ”la Caixa” Foundation, he leads a team of almost 400 people dedicated to tackling global health challenges, including this pandemic.
CÉSAR DE LA FUENTE Professor at the University of Fellowships Distribution of PROGRAMME Pennsylvania, he leads several The challenge TOTAL fellowships innovation projects against two of the evaluators global health challenges: a biofilm 28.1 M€ to curb antibiotic resistance and a investment in 303.2 M€ diagnostic system for COVID-19 120 investment in fellowships postgraduate based on viral particles in the breath. fellowships studies abroad 230 fellowships 5,210 65 fellowships doctorates in since 1982 Spain and Portugal 45 postdoctorates in Spain and Portugal
59 RESEARCH & HEALTH
We support research and progress
We promote excellence in scientific research with the greatest social impact and transfer scientific advances to patients so that they can benefit society. We have initiated innovation projects against COVID-19 in three areas: vaccines, diagnostics and treatment
60 ANNUALINFORME REPORT ANUAL 2020 RESEARCH AND HEALTH
Key points 1 2 3 4 Supporting projects Supporting leading Transferring scientific Investing 51 M€ of excellence in research centres and technological in research and biomedicine and health to generate new results to society innovation projects in Spain and Portugal knowledge as a whole in health and biomedicine
61 Analysing samples in a laboratory.
RESEARCH
Research projects in biomedicine and health
”la Caixa” Foundation ithin the framework of with 600 proposals submitted Wits Health Research Call from which 22 projects have supports excellence in 2020, endowed with 16 million been selected. Of these, 19 came scientific research and euros, ”la Caixa” Foundation from centres in Spain and 3 from offers various competition selected 22 biomedical research Portugal. Moreover, 14 of them projects. Its goal is to promote are in consortium with interna- calls for research projects, the best initiatives to tackle the tional centres. Territorially, sev- including the most fight against the diseases causing eral projects came from various important call for health the greatest impact in the world, regions in Spain: Catalonia (9), such as cardiovascular, neurolog- Madrid (6), Navarre (2), Castile & projects in Spain and ical, infectious and oncological Leon (1) and Andalusia (1). Portugal. diseases. A total of nearly 43 mil- lion euros has been allocated to Under the name Global Health 65 projects since the programme and Medicine Research Call, began in 2017. the four largest research founda- tions in Europe launched a global A highlight of this latest call was call for interdisciplinary research its high level of participation, in 2020. Participating alongside
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Artificial placenta
”la Caixa” Foundation is promoting the first major European artificial placenta project and is allocating 3.35 million euros in the first phase with the aim of helping to save the lives of extremely premature newborns (aged six months or less). There are 25,000 such births each year in Europe alone. Led by Dr Eduard Gratacós, this disruptive initiative will be carried out from BCNatal, an international reference centre in foetal medicine and clinical and research centre for Hospital Clínic in Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu.
”la Caixa” Foundation were the Research Wellcome Trust (UK), Volkswa- and health gen Foundation (Germany) and Novo Nordisk Foundation (Denmark). Two Spanish projects Ongoing projects –ISGlobal and Higher Council for 368 Scientific Research (CSIC)– were Total budget pre-selected in the first evalua- tion phase, with the final selec- 51 M€ tion process taking place in 2021. Cardiovascular 6.7 M€ Eduard Gratacós, director of BCNatal, In 2020, 12 cutting-edge, col- during the presentation of the Artificial laborative research projects were Medical sciences Placenta project. also selected in the MIT-Spain 6.6 M€ ”la Caixa” Foundation Seed Infectious diseasess Fund Call, launched in 2019. This 10.2 M€ programme involves both enti- Neurosciences ties providing support to projects 5.1 M€ ”la Caixa” Foundation developed between Spanish uni- versities and research centres and Oncology allocates 16 M€ to 14 M€ research groups at Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Other health sciences the Health Research (MIT), with the aim of fostering 7.2 M€ Project Call to support collaboration and transversality in Other the generation of knowledge. 0.9 M€ 22 biomedicine projects
63 INNOVATION
Innovating in favour of society
The CaixaImpulse programme promotes the transfer of knowledge and technology to society and the creation of new companies based on the results of biomedical research.
he aim of CaixaImpulse is to Three of the selected centres are lo- Tpromote the transfer of tech- cated in the Community of Madrid nology to generate value for society. (CNIO, Instituto de Salud Carlos III It has two lines of action to achieve and CSIC), one in the Community this: Validate, which was set up of Valencia (Fundación Universidad five years ago to support emerging Católica de Valencia San Vicente projects in the process of technol- Mártir) and two in Portugal (Uni- ogy transfer, and Consolidate, versity of Lisbon and Centro de which was set up in 2019 to offer Engenharia e Desenvolvimento). support to projects in later stages A total of 349 projects from 222 of development. This 2020, it also research centres, hospitals, universi- launched an express call for propos- ties and technology parks in Spain als: CaixaImpulse COVID-19. and Portugal were presented. Innovation Given the impact of the global Within the framework of COVID-19 pandemic, ”la Caixa” CaixaImpulse Consolidate this Foundation has earmarked €1.8m 2020, ”la Caixa” Foundation Ongoing projects for six key projects. The winning announced the seven winning projects all address the three key projects (four from the 2019 call 131 pillars of action against COVID-19: and three from the 2020 call) –out prevention, diagnosis and treat- of 75 proposals from 35 centres In 2020 ment. Three of the projects focus in Spain and Portugal– focused on the search for a vaccine, one on solving major health challeng- 4.3 M€ on the application of experimen- es: the search for alternatives in project grants tal therapies for the treatment of to antibiotics to cure infectious COVID-19, another on the devel- diseases, a gene therapy to treat opment of a diagnostic test and Friedreich’s ataxia, a patch for the last on a low-cost respirator for aorta artery pathologies and the critically ill patients. use of biomarkers to find better
CaixaImpulse COVID-19: prevention, diagnosis and treatment
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PROGRAMME therapies against cancer. Each ”la Caixa” Foundation and Caixa Alba Llop (Vall TOTAL project received a grant of up Capital Risc launched CaixaImpulse d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, VHIO), to 300,000 euros, as well as a in 2015 and have been collaborat- leader of the personalised accompaniment ing in its development ever since. PARPiPRED project: programme with mentors and ex- EIT Health, the leading Europe- diagnostic test based on PARP inhibitors 13 M€ perts in innovation. an consortium for innovation in for targeted therapy in project biomedicine, is also collaborat- of breast and ovarian CaixaImpulse Validate announced ing in the CaixaImpulse Validate cancer, promoted grants by the CaixaImpulse the 20 new projects selected for programme. programme. patents generated 2020. The initiatives are focused on solving major health challeng- Alba Llop (Vall d’Hebron Institute 42 es, such as the use of artificial of Oncology, VHIO), leader of the intelligence for neurological disor- PARPiPRED project: diagnostic spin-off companies ders, the use of a skin localisation test based on PARP inhibitors for created therapy for psoriasis or the use of targeted therapy of breast and a target against lung cancer me- ovarian cancer, promoted by the 24 tastasis, among others. CaixaImpulse programme.
65 Facilities of IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute.
STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS
a Caixa” Foundation promotes ments for COVID-19 and partic- Lexcellence in research and ipated in the scientific advisory Ongoing innovation in health so that scien- councils of the governments of tific advances can benefit patients Spain and Catalonia. support and in turn society as a whole. In order to do this, it collaborates Another new development in with leading centres that are at 2020 was the continuation of the for leading the forefront of research into collaboration agreement between infectious diseases such as HIV- ”la Caixa” Foundation and Vall Aids, malaria and COVID-19, d’Hebron Institute of Oncology centres as well as in the field of oncol- (VHIO). VHIO is this year leading the ogy and neurological diseases new European project CCE-DART, such as Alzheimer’s disease. which is responsible for designing the next generation of clinical trials ”la Caixa” Foundation The Barcelona Institute for with precision medicine. The aim is Global Health (ISGlobal) is the to produce more innovative clinical collaborates with universities, result of a partnership between trials that help drugs to be devel- public and private research ”la Caixa” Foundation and aca- oped more quickly. centres and hospitals to demic and governmental institu- tions to address health challenges Barcelona ßeta Brain Research generate new scientific in a globalised world. In 2020, it Centre (BBRC) also has the sup- knowledge. promoted research into treat- port of ”la Caixa” Foundation to
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IrsiCaixa: 25 years conducting research
The IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, set up by ”la Caixa” Foundation and Government of Catalonia, was launched in 1995 to tackle the AIDS pandemic. This 2020, it celebrated its 25th anniversary as a leading international centre for infectious diseases, immune system disorders, emerging viruses and vaccine development. IrsiCaixa is directed by Dr Bonaventura Clotet.
Foundation ceremony of IrsiCaixa, on 12 January 1995. Pictured: Xavier Trias, Minister combat Alzheimer’s disease. An treating cardiovascular disease Research of Health for the Government of Catalonia; Josep Vilarasau, international team of researchers (CVD), which is the leading cause and health CEO of ”la Caixa” Foundation led by the centre has identified of death in the world. at the time, and new markers of the tau protein Dr Bonaventura Clotet. to detect the preclinical phase of Since 2010, ”la Caixa” Founda- this neurological disease. tion has also been collaborating 337 with the Spanish National Can- researchers ”la Caixa” Foundation collabo- cer Research Centre (CNIO) to contracted rates with the National Centre develop projects on telomeres and for Cardiovascular Research ageing, gene therapy against can- (CNIC). This 2020, it identified cer, glioblastoma, lung cancer, cell 1,053 a protein that may become a therapy and immunomodulators scientific articles future target for diagnosing and against oncological diseases. published
Strategic collaborations with IrsiCaixa, ISGlobal, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona ßeta Brain Research Centre, CNIC and CNIO
67 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 STRUCTURE
The business assets management model
”la Caixa” Foundation manages its assets social action to continue contributing, year after through its subsidiary, CriteriaCaixa, which year, to the development of a society that offers is responsible for preserving and growing its more opportunities to those most in need. resources in order to finance its work in society and ensure the continuation of the institution’s Our management model is based on our prin- social, welfare, cultural, research and educa- ciples of transparency and ethics which, at all tional initiatives. times, govern the procedures supported by our values of social commitment, responsibility CriteriaCaixa’s priority is to provide the financial and trust, as well as respect for the natural en- resources that enable ”la Caixa” Foundation’s vironment.
SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
CULTURE AND SCIENCE
100 % EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIPS GAV: €19.4 bn NAV: €14.3 bn RESEARCH AND HEALTH
BANKING INDUSTRY & SERVICES REAL ESTATE OTHER FINANCIAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO BUSINESS ASSETS €6.5 bn €9.2 bn €2.6 bn €1.1 bn
30.0%* 24.8% 99.5%
17.4% 5.9% 1.3% The abbreviation bn stands for a thousand million. GAV: gross asset value. OTHER NAV: net asset value. STAKES Data as of 31 December 2020. 9.1% 4.8%
* Stake as of 26/03/2021 once the merger between CaixaBank SA and Bankia SA is formalised.
68 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 EXPENDITURE
”la Caixa” Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Europe
Its social investment in 2020 exceeded 500 million euros, against a highly adverse backdrop that required a rapid, ef- ficient response to the great challenges of the day.
2020 Social investment
TOTAL 502 M€ 58% 18% 11% 13%
SOCIAL CULTURE EDUCATION & RESEARCH PROGRAMMES & SCIENCE FELLOWSHIPS & HEALTH
292 M€ 91 M€ 53 M€ 66 M€
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IMAGES Josep Casanovas (p. 3); Foto Brangulí © Archivo Histórico de la Fundación “la Caixa” (p. 7); Máximo García (p. 8); Alberto Van Stokkum (p. 11, 1); Carla Step (p. 11, 2); Máximo García (p. 11, 3); Alberto Van Stokkun (p. 11, 4); Pedro José Rego (p. 11, 5); Alberto Van Stokkun (p. 12); Marc Guillen (p. 14); Eloi Maristany (p. 16); Myriam Meloni (p. 18); Marc Guillen (p. 20); Rita Puig–Serra (p. 22); Georgina Ureña (p. 24); Observatorio Social Fundación “la Caixa” (p. 25); Guillem Trius (p. 26); Marta Clotet (p. 27); Mónica Cuba, Work 4 Progress Perú (p. 28); Sor Lucía Caram (p. 30); David Campos (p. 33, 1); David Campos (p. 33, 2); Anna Elías (p. 33, 3); David Campos (p. 33,4); Muntañola Comunicació (p. 33, 5); Máximo García (p. 34); Máximo García (p. 36); Sara Moral (p. 38, 1); Mónica Conde (p. 38, 2); Jaume Gual (p. 39); Anna Elías (p. 40,1); Rubén P. Bescós (p. 40, 2); Eric Monté (p. 41); Carlos Coronado (p. 42,1); DeFoto. Serveis d’Imatge (p. 42, 2); Vicente A. Jiménez (p. 43); David Campos (p. 44); Fuera de Registro. (p. 45); David Campos (p. 46); Máximo García (p. 48); Dominik Borucki (p. 51); Georgina Ureña (p. 53, 1); Shutterstock / Wavebreakmedia (p. 53, 2); Georgina Ureña (p. 53, 3); Ana Palacios (p. 53, 4); Marc Guillen (p. 53, 5); Shutterstock / Halfpoint (p. 54); Alberto Van Stokkum (p. 56); Ana Palacios (p. 57); Alfons Rodríguez (p. 58); Marc Guillen (p. 61, 1); Marc Guillen (p. 61, 2): Marc Guillen (p. 61, 3), Kim Manresa (p. 61, 4); Joan de la Malla (p. 61,5); Marc Guillen (p. 62); David Campos (p. 63); Marc Guillen (p. 64); Jordi Anguera © IrsiCaixa (p. 66); Jordi Nieva (p. 67).
Closing date: 31 December 2020
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Recognised for Excellence 5 Star - 2018
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