The Macaya Palace of the La Caixa Foundation presents a new edition of its call for proposals designed to promote reflective projects aimed at generating social impact and transformation. The activities, which will take place within the spaces of the Macaya Palace of the La Caixa Foundation, should foster debate and the exchange of ideas on the major challenges facing society. Projects focused on action, enabling a better understanding of social challenges, and presenting innovative methodologies with a multi-sectoral perspective will be especially valued. The call is open to associations, foundations, and non-profit organizations; social enterprises and cooperatives in the social sector; universities and research centers; and public administrations. It will open on March 25th, and organizations can submit their projects until April 29th, 2025. The La Caixa Foundation will contribute a maximum of €15,000 to each selected project, in accordance with the established guidelines. A multifaceted society

We live in an increasingly complex and multifaceted reality. Questioning, understanding, connecting, and debating allow us to take the pulse of the present and plan for the future, establishing priorities, identifying innovative methodologies, and driving social transformation. That is why it is so important to have spaces for reflection that can serve as meeting places for public institutions, social organizations, businesses, universities, professionals, volunteers, and the general public, breaking down sectoral barriers and enabling the generation of responses or alternatives from a multisectoral perspective. With this in mind, the Macaya Palace of the La Caixa Foundation is launching this call for proposals, inviting different stakeholders to submit projects that reflect on the major challenges facing society, and offering them a space—the center itself—and a methodological framework. The director of the Macaya Palace of the La Caixa Foundation, Josep Ollé, emphasized that the purpose of the call is "to transform reflection into a measurable social impact." "That's why we want to promote projects that help us better understand society's challenges, identify new trends, and propose innovative methodologies that, in turn, provide plans, tools, or recommendations that can be applied or disseminated," Ollé concluded.

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The Macaya Palace of the La Caixa Foundation has paid tribute to the former director general of UNESCO Federico Mayor Zaragoza, who died in December. The event, organised by UNESCO and the Club of Rome, highlighted the contribution of the Catalan intellectual to areas such as universal education, science at the service of society and the culture of peace.

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