SOLIDARIDAD SIN FRONTERAS "SSF"

National Network
Spain
Address

Tarragona 21 Street, bajo izquierda
28045 Madrid
Spain

Telephone
+34 605298787
E-Mail
alvaro.will@ssf.org.es
E-Mail (2)
info@ssf.org.es
Mobile Phone
+34 605298787
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Others
  6. Research
  7. Youth and education
General Information
SSF - INSTITUCIONAL INFORMATION SOLIDARIDAD SIN FRONTERAS “SSF” mission is to promote all kinds of courses, seminars, studies/research and public activities/projects on social, political and cultural rights, defending the right to education and academic freedom. Collaborate with the education authorities and international agencies to promote respect for pluralism, tolerance, justice, responsibility and flexibility in all spheres of education, contribute to social welfare and, in particular to those groups composed of at risk of social exclusion and/or in situations of social vulnerability families, children rights, young people who have difficulties in social and labour integration, cooperation for development and welfare of the neediest people of countries in need, engage in social awareness towards the development of the South. SSF is registered in the National Register of Associations of the Kingdom of SPAIN under the number 594364, VAT number: ES G-85887750 SOLIDARIDAD SIN FRONTERAS "SSF" is a development NGO registered with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), thus complying with the requirements of Law 23/1998, of July 7, International Cooperation for Development. SSF is also registered in the city of Madrid, Government Department of Economics, employment and citizenship with number 2643 in the category of partnerships for development cooperation. Our Organization is registered in the Leganes City as entity of citizen participation. "SSF" has granted legal personality recognized by administrative resolution departmental No. 898/2012 for the governance of Plurinational State of Bolivia. SSF belongs to the REGIONAL FORUM FOR THE IMMIGRATION of the COMUNIDAD DE MADRID region of Spain as permanent head vocal. SSF belongs to the sectorial Forum on immigration and Social Coexistence of the city of Leganes of the Madrid in Spain (partner in plenary and in the permanent Committee head) WORK AREAS  Immigration and integration.  Cooperation and co-development – European Projects (International Projects Department).  Research, training and awareness.  Volunteerism and social responsibility.  Our head office in Madrid City (Tarragona 21 Street)  SSF has other office in partnership with the city of Leganés (Leganes City) CENTRO SOCIAL ROSA LUXEMBURGO, El Charco 23 Street.  SSF has other Office in partnership with the city of Alcorcón (Alcorcón City) CENTRO GREGORIO ORDOÑEZ, Parque Bujaruelo 1,3 Street. In the SSF management team we have professional experts responsible for different areas and the principal professional staff is: D. ÁLVARO WILL IBÁÑEZ TUDELA: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE Email: alvaro.will@ssf.org.es o Masters Degrees: o MA in Integration, Development and Co-development - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de España (MdE) o MA in International Relations and International Public-Private Laws- Universidad Complutense Madrid (LL.M) o MA in Telecommunications and IT (Information Technologies ) Laws - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Postgraduate programs (PGdip) in: International Co-operation for Human Development - Universidad Oberta de Cataluña (Barcelona); International Sale and Purchase Operations, E-commerce and Private Laws - Universidad Carlos III (Madrid); International Business Laws - Universidad Complutense de Madrid. o Undergraduate Degree in Laws (graduate in Laws - Esquire) UMSA. - Professor and Speaker/reporter in different courses, seminars and congresses in Latin America and Europe, - 10 years’ experience as head of international organizations, foundations, associations and international consultancy. - He has been working several years on projects focused on the social and professional integration of young people, students, adults, immigrants, men and women. He has led projects in these areas for many years. - He coordinated three investigations on the social and political participation of youth people, women and immigrants in Spain. D. SEBASTIÁN SALINAS MALDONADO Member counselor of “SSF” Email: sebastian.salinas@ssf.org.es o Master Degree Integration, Development and Co-development - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de España (MdE) o Undergraduate Degree in Laws (graduate in Laws – Esquire counselor). - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Expert in immigration laws with 12 years of experience in immigration and aliens. Professor and Speaker/reporter in different courses, seminars and congresses in Latin America and Europe. - He has been working in international social organizations, immigrant associations and in the Public Administration, among others. - He developed three investigations on the social and political participation of youth people, women and immigrants in Spain. Dª. GABRIELA SOSA GARCIA Member of “SSF” Email: gabriela.s.g@ssf.org.es Doctorado (PhD) in Anthropology and Current Society / Communication and Culture Universidad de Salamanca. Master Degree en Research management and Local development at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Expert in Intercultural Social mediation - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. - She has worked in social and Immigration project, cooperation and co-development, integration, interculturality, gender, human rights, communication, specialization in techniques of quantitative and qualitative research, among others. - She has works experience in gender violence with youth people social and labour integration processes. - She developed (part of SSF team) three investigations on the social and political participation of youth people, women and immigrants in Spain. SSF other staff: • Professional Trainers • Lawyers (Master degree in International Public Laws) • Intercultural Mediators • Volunteers (previously trained) • General Coordinator Our projects and activities are financed for: - European Funds - Public subsidies/grants - Contracts - services with private enterprises - Contribution and associates' donations SSF REALIZES A PROCESS OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL AUDIT EVERY YEAR, PROCESS REALIZED BY AN EXPERT SPANISH COMPANY
Mission and Objectives

SSF has extensive background and experience in comprehensive care for children, young people, women victims of gender violence, immigrant population (disadvantaged people), the instruments for the accomplishment of the mission and objectives of the entity are:
The design, planning, development and implementation of projects and programs of development cooperation and Education for Solidarity.
• The implementation of actions to support training and awareness.
• The design, planning, development and implementation of projects and programs that encourage labour integration and participation / citizen as / as in society.
• The development of research and analysis and recommendations for further actions to different government and social actors (professional tools).
Among them we can mention projects in Spain and Bolivia (South America) focused on the young women, migrant population in research and direct social intervention, especially young people, families, and immigrant women in the legal, social and labour integration area, also values education, tolerance, integration, social participation, on the other hand develop cooperation projects focusing on circular migration in Bolivia and south America.
We have developed projects focused on the integration of children, young people, families and women (at risk of social exclusion and/or in situations of social vulnerability, migrants, unemployed people, women victims of gender violence etc.) into the Community of Madrid and others communities of Spain, starting from the first host to personalized and group counselling on legal, social and labour issues.
Within its International Projects Department, since 2014, SSF shows experience of cooperation and implementation European projects as coordinator (LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT – ERASMUS + - KA2 - 2014-1-ES01-KA204-004980)

Main Projects / Activities

SSF has specialized activities in serving disadvantaged populations such as:
o Group workshops around the social and political participation of immigrant women.
o Legal counselling services, workshops and awareness sessions and legal issues specialist care in Aliens, welcome and integration process, combating racism, discrimination, prevention and combat gender violence, inside schools, hosting units, refugee centres, public administration, companies and others.
o Supports lifelong learning and career paths for migrants by tailored counselling and recognition of prior learning to improve skills, employability and mobility.
o Design and implementation of different professional tools for unemployed people, companies and social actors.
• Training of trainers in several areas and for different groups.
• Research in different social, political and industrial areas for population at risk of social exclusion (disadvantaged people).
• Design and implementation of different professional tools. The organization has three professional social researches developed in Spain and America Latin released in many countries.
We are experts in the prior assessment and all the integration process of special situation of our direct beneficiaries, developing custom itineraries and with measurable objectives.
The beneficiaries of these projects:
 Children and young people (students) inside refugees welcome centres and hosting units.
 Women and men (people in risk of social exclusion).
 Immigrant population and their network partner family
 Population at risk of social exclusion inside and outside refugees welcome centres and hosting units.
 Colleges and Institutes of secondary education (Schools) and vocational training
 Hosting Units and refugee centres staff
 Heads of orientation, psychologists, teachers, tutors, directors of the centres, principals, social workers, counsellors, etc.
 Associations of immigrants
 Associations of women victims of gender violence
 Neighbourhoods associations
 Social Services and charity organizations
 Public social care services to women with problems of violence of gender
 European institutions and bodies active in the field of education
 European institutions and bodies active in the field of migration.
 Companies
Within its International Projects Department, since 2014, SSF shows experience of cooperation and implementation European projects as coordinator (LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT – ERASMUS + - KA2 - 2014-1-ES01-KA204-004980) A consortium of seven partners from Spain, Norway, Greece, France, Cyprus and Austria, with relevant know-how and expertise.
Since 2010 develop different professional projects of support and accompaniment of social and labour insertion/integration in Spain to people with social, legal, and professional integration difficulties (people is risk of social exclusion). We have developed this service for the welcome and assistance to a big number of people and with good results (qualitative and quantitative).
Among these:
 INTEGRATION EN RED project (funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs of the community of Madrid, years 2011,2012 and 2013) the objective the shelter, social, legal and labour integration of young immigrants living in peri-urban areas of the community of Madrid and develop an effective intervention which reinforces the women’s equality rights.
 SAEX project (funded by the City Council of the city of Leganés years 2013, 2014 and 2015) target the shelter, social, legal and labour integration of young immigrants and women victims of domestic violence who live in the suburbs (especially young people from Africa and Latin America)
 MADRID SUR EN RED project (funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs of the community of Madrid, year 2014 and 2015) project of shelter, social, legal and labour integration of unemployed and in a situation of legal irregularity (immigrants) of Madrid and develop an effective intervention which reinforces the women’s equality rights.
• INTEGRAL SERVICE TO MINORS AND FAMILAS OF IMMIGRANT ORIGIN project (funded by the City Council of the city of Leganés years 2013, 2014 and 2015) To attend, by means of a professional service, the situations of special vulnerability and social exclusion of the FAMILIES AND MINORS of immigrant origin in the municipality of Leganés (as CEMU Host Unit), by means of actions of integral reception, orientation and legal advice on the subject of status of foreigners and actions of sociolabour orientation.
Our Organization has worked for two years (2010 and 2011) in a project financed with European funds (European Social Fund) of the Ministry of Education and the Immigration Department of the Community of Madrid of Spain developing STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL for the network of schools and colleges of the educational system and whose aim was to:
 Support teachers schools, head of studies departments, guidance departments, social workers, external staff of schools, improving school performance and student learning, the implementation of activities of motivation students for the improvement of learning, prevent early school leaving, prevent conflicts between teachers and students, prevent conflicts between students of different nationalities and social groups (ethnic), prevent of further violent incidences caused by gender violence and between families of the school, and develop an effective intervention which reinforces the women’s equality rights.
• Also we implemented a support service after school outside of lesson time of study (in the afternoons) for students with school performance difficulties.
• Another objective was to support and direct work to the families of the students in the process of learning improvement, family conflicts, effective intervention which reinforces the women’s equality rights, integration and social cohesion support prevention and prevention of early school leaving (worked in network with different organizations and other hosting centers of study including referrals and work network)
The project was implemented on 2010 and 2011
 On the other hand, actually, and from 2012 (part of another project of SSF), we are developing a cross SUPPORT SERVICE TO HOSTING UNITS - schools and families of students the schools on the outskirts of cities in processes of welcome and family mediation and develop an effective intervention which reinforces the women’s equality rights.
We have also worked in the implementation of projects and new tools that accompany and support this prevention and training activities working in the areas - peri-urban cities on the outskirts of big cities and with use of information and communications technologies.
Our work also on board the psychological and emotional part in search of social integrations and coexistent habits, the teaching of individual self-esteem, self-help and motivation groups sessions.
SSF shows experience of cooperation and implementation European projects as coordinator (LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT – ERASMUS + - KA2 - 2014-1-ES01-KA204-004980) A consortium of seven partners from Spain, Norway, Greece, France, Cyprus and Austria, with relevant know-how and expertise

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We have a strong network in Europe, Spain and Latin America´partners. We are experts in the prior assessment and all the integration process of special situation of our direct beneficiaries, developing custom itineraries and with measurable objectives.
The beneficiaries of these projects:
 Children and young people (students) inside refugees welcome centres and hosting units.
 Women and men (people in risk of social exclusion).
 Immigrant population and their network partner family
 Population at risk of social exclusion inside and outside refugees welcome centres and hosting units.
 Colleges and Institutes of secondary education (Schools) and vocational training
 Hosting Units and refugee centres staff
 Heads of orientation, psychologists, teachers, tutors, directors of the centres, principals, social workers, counsellors, etc.
 Associations of immigrants
 Associations of women victims of gender violence
 Neighbourhoods associations
 Social Services and charity organizations
 Public social care services to women with problems of violence of gender
 European institutions and bodies active in the field of education
 European institutions and bodies active in the field of migration.
 Companies
SSF is also an active member of:
Regional and sectorial commissions for the definition of young migrant policies (REGIONAL FORUM FOR THE IMMIGRATION of the COMUNIDAD DE MADRID region of Spain as permanent HEAD vocal.
SECTORIAL FORUM ON IMMIGRATION AND SOCIAL COEXISTENCE of the city of Leganes of the Madrid in Spain, HEAD partner in plenary and in the Committee permanent head).
SSF shows experience of cooperation and implementation European projects as coordinator (LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT – ERASMUS + - KA2 - 2014-1-ES01-KA204-004980) A consortium of seven partners from Spain, Norway, Greece, France, Cyprus and Austria, with relevant know-how and expertise
These strong connections will be an advantage in order to incorporate our NGO in ALF.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Our aims are similar of Anna Lindh Foundation about is citizens integration across the Mediterranean to build trust and improve mutual understanding, bring people together from across the Mediterranean to improve mutual respect between cultures and to support civil society (integrations process)
Our work and expertise in Spain and other mediterranian countries (for our EU project and network) can be a tool to improve this important network of ALF.
Many of our EU nearby partners are a part of Anna Lindh Foundation and we want to reach and contribute with our work and knowledge this important network and aims of ALF

Contact (1) Full Name
ALVARO WILL IBÁÑEZ TUDELA
Job Title
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE & CHIEF EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT
Head of the organisation
ALVARO WILL IBÁÑEZ TUDELA