Reference Point is an association that supports young people under guardianship, former wards, and/or at risk of exclusion in their emancipation process. During 2022 and 2023, D’EP Institut has supported the association in evaluating projects related to:
The Caja Navarra Foundation annually contributes to a fund aimed at forgotten humanitarian crises. D’EP Institut supported the management of the 2023 call for proposals, in which 8 entities applied, and three benefited: Manos Unidas, UNICEF, and ACNUR. Specifically, D’EP was responsible for preparing the materials for the jury, systematizing the evaluation criteria, collecting their contributions, and providing the results of their assessment.
D’EP Institut has facilitated the sessions promoted by the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS) to identify the 10 challenges for Sustainable Development (2022 edition - published in 2023) which have involved the participation of the Catalonia Alliance 2030. The task carried out by D’EP Institut has been the preparation of contents and materials for the sessions, their facilitation, and the analysis and presentation of conclusions. Prior to the first session, an online consultation was carried out with members of the Alliance to focus the debate In total, 4 sessions have been held, each lasting approximately 4 hours. You can consult the report at: https://cads.gencat.cat/web/.content/Documents/Informes/2023/10-REPTES-15_09_23-ACCESSIBLE.pdf
On the occasion of the forthcoming completion of the construction of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia, the Construction Board of the Expiatory Church of the Sagrada Familia Foundation wishes to focus its foundational efforts on Social Work. In this context, a new call of grants for social projects carried out in the Archdiocese of Barcelona has been presented in order to respond to the social needs of this geographical area. D'EP Institut, as technical secretariat of the project, has collaborated in the design and conceptualization of the bases of these grants to carry out the first edition of the call, and once the period of reception of the candidacies is closed, it will carry out the evaluation of the projects submitted, presenting a proposal of finalist candidacies for the evaluation of the jury. More information: https://sagradafamilia.org/fons-accio-social
D’EP Institut has conducted the recruitment, facilitation, and transcription of 24 interviews and 4 focus groups within the framework of the European project Invent Culture, of which the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) is a partner. The Invent Culture project, funded by European funds, investigates social and cultural premises with the aim of successfully implementing the New European Union Agenda for Culture's (2018) new proposal for political collaboration within the European Union in the cultural field. More information: https://webs.uab.cat/edo/projecte/invent-inventari-europeu-dels-valors-socials-de-la-cultura-com-a-base-per-a-politiques-culturals-inclusives-en-el-mon-en-proces-de-globalitzacio-h2020-eu-3-6-3-2-870691/
D’EP Institut has collaborated with the "La Caixa" Foundation in the evaluation of the projects submitted to the "La Caixa" Foundation Social Innovation Awards 2023. These awards, which already have eight editions, aim to support social entities that offer innovative solutions to current social challenges. The 10 selected entities will be awarded €15,000 per project. D’EP Institut has supported the Foundation in defining the evaluation criteria for the applications, preparing the form for them, evaluating the applications, and selecting finalists to be evaluated by the jury. More information: https://fundacionlacaixa.org/ca/premis-innovacio-social
D'EP Institut has collaborated with the Animal Welfare and Responsible Ownership Unit of the Rubí City Council in the development of the Animal Welfare and Responsible Ownership Plan (PBATR) 2022-2025. D'EP Institut has been responsible for the technical secretariat, conducting face-to-face surveys in recreational areas and an online consultation with the public, and finally drafting the PRATR. This plan includes a total of 28 actions, categorized into 6 main axes, through which it aims to address the deficiencies identified during the diagnostic phase and participatory process. More information: https://www.rubi.cat/ca/temes/animals/pla-de-benestar-animal-i-tinenca-responsable
D’EP Institut has carried out the evaluation plan funded by the Carulla Foundation for the NILAK project, winner of the 2020 Lluís Carulla Award for Best Project. The objectives of the evaluation plan have been the design of the methodology and tools to carry out the evaluation of the impact and transformation of the project's activity; the piloting and implementation of the evaluation methodology; and the impact evaluation study of the project, accompanying and guiding the entity in the evaluation of its activity. In this sense, the evaluation of the first three itineraries of 2021-2022 has been carried out in the populations of Vilalba dels Arcs and Pinell de Brai, in the Terra Alta, and Rocafort de Queralt, in the Conca de Barberà. More information: https://fundaciocarulla.cat/premi-lluis-carulla/nilak/
