NGO says Spain’s poorest students at disadvantage
Child-rights campaigning organization Save the Children España has said that children from poorer families in Spain are four times more likely to…
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NGO says poverty hits single mothers, children hardest
► Women heading 82pct of single-parent families at higher risk of poverty ► Save the Children seeks 100 euros/child monthly income for…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2018
Following are 2018’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain — our third annual selection based on a combination of the power,…
Survivors speak out in campaign against child sex abuse
A media campaign launched last week by Save the Children España aims to shine a light on the gravity of child sexual…
Increase in minors among refugees cause for concern
The special representative of the Council of Europe’s general secretariat on migrations and refugees has announced a visit to Spain to look…
Save the Children urges lowering voting age to 16 years
► NGO says youth need more say on decisions affecting their rights & future ► As Spain’s political parties continue to discuss…
Save the Children urges law on violence against children
► Children’s rights NGO says Rajoy gov’t has reneged on agreed legislation ► Save the Children España has launched a signature-gathering campaign…
NGOs, trade unions demand action on LGBTI legislation
► LGBTI Equality Law currently stalled in congressional amendment process ► Twenty-six Spanish non-governmental organisations and trade unions have called on political…
NGOs urge more action on migrant, refugee relocation
► On Int’l Migrants Day, NGOs demand better conditions, attention to minors ► Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with migrants and refugees have…
NGOs caution children, families still at risk of poverty
• Despite uptick in household income, child poverty rate remains at 29.7 percent • Nearly 1/4 of Spaniards at risk of poverty,…
Unidos Podemos, PSOE critize gov’t budget proposal
• Unidos Podemos slams ongoing ‘pillage’, PSOE says it will vote against budget • Save the Children says gov’t offers 10pct of…
NGO calls on Spain to protect refugee children
• Save The Children makes appeal in wake of drowning of 6-year-old off Cadiz • In 2016, 1,500-plus refugee, migrant children drowned…
Half of Spaniards know someone living in poverty
• Save the Children survey shows 1/3 know someone who can’t heat their home • Six in 10 people say gov’t does little, 54%…
Teenagers urge Congress to act to protect children
• Save the Children campaign to combat child poverty, protection from violence • Congressional reps say they’ll work to enact comprehensive child…
NGOFILE :: A Guide to Spain’s Non-Governmental Organisations
Progressive Spain’s guide to leading non-governmental organisations active in Spain. To read the profile of any of the NGOs listed below, just…
NGOFILE :: Save the Children España
• Save the Children España • Save the Children España is the Spanish affiliate of the international, non-governmental organisation Save the Children,…
NGOFILE :: Save the Children
• Save the Children • Save the Children is an international, non-governmental organisation working in more than 120 countries worldwide to defend…
Eight women killed in gender violence in January, highest number for first month of year since 2012
• In wake of 17-month-old baby’s death, petition nets 20,000 signatures • Eight women were killed by their partners or ex-partners during…