Barcelona

Since its foundation VITA MUNDI participates in different awareness-raising events to make visible the real problem of the countries where the association collaborates. These events are solidarity markets, solidarity concerts, Photographic exhibitions, Diada de la Terra Stand and AXA De todo Corazón Stand.

VITA MUNDI participated in the following acts:

Solidarity concerts
BLUES at Luz de Gas (2011 and 2012)
Singing Concert CORAL COLEGIO DE MEDICOS (2015)
Gospel Concert COR CARLIT (2015)

Solidarity markets
FIRA DE LA TERRA Stand, Parc de la Ciutadella (2014)
AXA De Todo Corazón Stand, Cornellà (2015)
DIADA DE SANT JORDI Stand at Clinica Ntra.Sra.del Pilar (since 2009)

Other acts
COMPARTE UNA SONRISA Photographic exhibition, Convento Franciscanos Santaló Street (2014)
VITA MUNDI presentations at Sant Pau Hospital, Official College of Physicians and Official College of Nursing

Vita Mundi is currently collaborating in a child feeding project in the neighborhood of Roquetes with the objective of covering the needs of the most disadvantaged families in the area.

The Project is carried out with the Carmelitas Sisters Congregation who distributes essential food to 150 families, every Wednesday from 9 am.to 11 am. Contributing to this purpose,   VITAMUNDI, together with PAYPE and ADECO, organizes food collections in supermarkets once a month.

Between 2014 and 2016, Vita Mundi carried out a social activity in Ciutat Meridiana, one of the neighborhoods with the most feeding needs among the child population.

Since the beginning of 2014, the child feeding project is under the agreement and coordination of Vita Mundi, Paype and Petit Sol.

The neighborhood of Ciudad Meridiana, which is part of the Northern Zone of Nou Barris, is one of the neighborhoods of Barcelona where the crisis has affected the most. According to a study made by the Barcelona City Council, the poverty rate is 51% compared to the average level of the city and with one of the highest levels of unemployment in Barcelona.

Several neighborhood associations (Neighborhood Association of Ciudad Meridiana, Sociocultural Association La Indomable) and also the Misioneras de la Inmaculada Concepción congregation are working together to try to ease the hardships of families in need. These families do not have income of any type or survive with aids (PIRMI) that are totally insufficient to cover the minimum expenses (rent, water, electricity and food). This situation has a direct impact on the child population since many children from these families depend on lunch scholarships, which guarantee a meal a day for the school period, for their meals.

The lack of food for children; during the months of July, August and September, due to school closing and blockage of food banks;  forces to think on specific emergency actions for these months.

Beneficiaries

2013 and 2014

Number of families: 541
Adults: 368
Babies and children under 4 years old: 1068

Total: 1436

2015

Number of Families: 256
Babies and children under 4 years old: 301
Over 4 years old: 292

Total: 849

TOTAL March 2016

Number of families: 91
Children from 0 to 1 year old: 24
Children from 1 to 3 years old: 65
Children from 3 to 18 years old: 83

Total: 172