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Mission

The mission of the Fundació FC Barcelona is to promote an emblematic social model through the development of solidarity, cultural and educational activities (both our own and as part of collaborations) to enable the consolidation of Barça’s social commitment to being “More than a club” in Catalonia, Spain and the world, positioning us in a unique dimension on a global scale.

Objectives

The general objectives of the Fundació FC Barcelona are:

• To promote actions concerning the fight against extreme poverty and illnesses that affect mainly the most vulnerable children of the planet and to favour education for all and gender equality, as stipulated by the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
• To promote and offer tools to foster the values of sport among children, such as effort, respect, companionship and tolerance, both on a school level as on that of sports and leisure centres.
• To favour and encourage actions aimed at the social normalisation of people with disabilities, immigrants and other groups at risk of social exclusion.
• To contribute to the development of culture, the defence of civilian values, freedom and democracy, which have always defined our club and the history of our country.
• To promote youth sport and the academic training of the sportspeople forming part of the Barça institution.
• To give support and assistance to veteran players that have formed and still form part of the history of our club.

History

Since it was constituted in 1994, the Fundació FC Barcelona has been an eternal source of civilian participation through the numerous social, cultural and sporting activities that the club has organised, and which reflect the advanced society in which the club is located and the way that the Foundation is such an ideal vehicle for promoting them.

In the early years of the Foundation, Barça members and fans gave their individual but unconditional support to the project through contributions that were complemented by donations from the main companies in the country, which became honorary members, collaborating members and protective members of the Foundation.

From 2006, the Fundació FC Barcelona began a new phase in which it changed direction and became the social identity par excellence of FC Barcelona.

This point of inflection was marked by FC Barcelona’s adhesion to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the donation of 0.7% of the club’s ordinary income to the Foundation to support its programmes and projects. This has led to the strengthening of our early alliances with Unicef, UNESCO and UNHCR/ACNUR, and was culminated with Futbol Club Barcelona being awarded a position as a member of the ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council of the United Nations).