We learned about Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion. This is exemplified by Fundacion Engrunes estabilished in 1982.
The idea behind this is give work to people who are on the fringe of society. This means getting the dregs of society to work. People who have been and are currently in the program include domestic violence perpetrators, incarcerated, homeless, drug addicts, alcoholics, etc. etc.
Engrunes brings the people to their company, give them a mentor and begin the rehabilitation process. The process focuses on job orientation. It is often the case that companies won't hire these people, or they simply don't have any skills. What Engrunes does is give them jobs and works with them to instill certain work place qualities which are essential for keeping a job. These include basics like punctuality, subordination, temperament, along with many other things.
This is a company, not a government agency, they are out to make money and through rehabilitation on their employees they do just that. This is however, just a stop along the way to a job. They work at this company for around 2 years and then are sent to look for a job. 3 people from last year's graduating class have jobs, 22 are still working, but this is a 100% success.
We didn't really do anything of importance after going to the company, just walked around and admired the architecture. We tried to go see a bunch of Gaudi's houses, but they were all closed. Bad luck.
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