COGAMI - Confederación Gallega de Personas con Discapacidades

National Network
Spain
Address

Rua Modesto Brocos Nº7, 3º Blq. Baixo CP 15704 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)
Santiago de Compostela
Spain

Telephone
00 34 981 574 698
Fax
00 3 4 981 574 670
E-Mail
proxectos@coagmi.es
Website
http://www.cogami.es
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1990
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
General Information
COGAMI , (Galician Confederation of People with Disabilities), it´s a NGO in a regional environment, created in 1990 and which was declared of public utility since 2004. It´s constituted by 17 direct members: four Regional Federations, two autonomic entities, and eleven local associations. At the same time, the four Federations are constituted by other associations to forma n associative movement which goes beyond 50 entities. Nowadays, its headquarters are in Santiago de Compostela y 6 local offices are placed in Ferrol, A Coruña, Lugo,Orense, Pontevedra (2 offices) and in Vigo (3 offices). The Activities and Management Areas include a wide range of professionals such as social workers, guidance counselors, formers,psychologists, lawyers, economists,… who nowadays come to 97 people working full-time work. For the practical articulation of the mission and objectives of teh entity, COGAMI has divided into activities and Management areas. The main Partner entities of our projects are the Public Administration, as to nacional level as to regional one, and several Spanish foundations (Fundación Caser, Fundación La Caixa, Fundación Luis Vives, etc. In the International side we have coworked with several Partners as Wolverhampton University (UK), Women´s Wisdom (UK) and Valakupiai Rehabilitation Centre (LT), etc…
Mission and Objectives

To achieve the inclusion of people with disabilities in all the social fields, through the defense and the promotion of their Rights, through the demand of a social change, the empowerment and the coordination of the cooperativism and the assistance to services which satisfy their needs and their expectations.

Main Projects / Activities

The projects which have been developed in COGAMI, are related to the disability´s World: labour insertion programmes,formation, social intervention, spare and leisure time, etc.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Since our entity we Could contribute with our experience of more than 21 years working with and for people with disabilities in the Galician Autonomous Region ( in the north-west of Spain).At the same time, we belong to other disability organizations in a regional level and a nacional one: CERMI-GALICIA (regional), EAPN-GALICIA (regional) and COCEMFE (national), with ensures us to have capacity to Spread the work of the net to the whole nacional region.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We look for a cultural, formative and human enrichment, due to be able to share and learn best practices of other entities. ALF is a big net of nets andi t offers this choice

Contact (1) Full Name
Mrs. Charo Lema Castiñeira
Head of the organisation
Mr. Anxo Antón Queiruga Vila
Contact (2) Full Name
Mr. David Silva Gómez