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FUNDESCAN
Fundacion para el Desarrollo Social de Canarias / Foundation for the Social Development of the Canary Islands

FUNDESCAN is a non-profit organization launched by the Canaries UGT (General WorkersīUnion) in 1997 to promote the social economy in the islands. The Foundation came about as a result of the experience developed during the previous nine years by its predecessor FUNDESCOOP (Foundation for the Development of the Social Economy and the Co-operativism).

During these years FUNDESCAN has been consistently working on the promotion of all kind of social economyīs enterprises through education and training, research, advice, consultancy and symposiums and forums.

The task of supporting the social and economic development of the Canaries has also been one of FUNDESCANīs aims. It was the first organization to promote and build up the role of the Local Development Agent. Moreover, FUNDESCAN took an active role in the designing of several LEADERīs programmes in the Archipelago.

Within the international framework, the main interest has been the International Cooperation for Development. This activity has been concentrated until now on Cuba with projects in the areas of training, sustainable development and environment and community development.

FUNDESCANīs main objectives are the following:

• The promotion and support fo the economic development of the Archipelago through the study of policies that aims to achieve the efficiency of endogenous resources and the putting into practice of projects conceived to boost them, taking into account their different social, economic, cultural and environmental dimensions.
• Paying special attention to all the facets of self-employment and the creation of small firms, with the aim in mind of the promotion of employment opportunities among the least favoured social groups (women, youth, disabled).
• Collaborate closely, at a national and international level, with those social groups concerned with these matters, specially with Trade Unions, academics and proffesionals, carrying out joint activities.

The Foundation is currently involved in:

• Vocational training aimed at both the unemployed and the employed
• Labour market and training needs studies
• Programmes of Employment integration
• Cooperation for Developmentīs projects in Cuba and Haiti

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