Today, June 5, we celebrate World Environment Day with the slogan: "Land restoration, resilience to drought and desertification" In the last 3 years, the Institut Guttmann has, with all its actions, reduced CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by 22.74%, an action equivalent to planting 723 trees. The environmental responsibility measures of the Badalona and Barcelona centers address sustainability...
We close the 5th edition of Vida Activa, program of empowerment, community training and initiation to independent living. This edition has had the participation of 5 people who have a spinal cord injury, some of them recently acquired and others of several years of evolution. Accompanied by professionals from the Institut Guttmann and mentors, they have put into practice those tools that allow...
At the Institut Guttmann we celebrate that the Abertis Foundation is celebrating 25 years generating a global impact in areas such as road safety, the environment, social action and culture. Thanks to strategic alliances, with partners such as UNICEF and UNESCO, the Foundation, which reflects the Group's commitment to society, promotes projects that promote social transformation and sustainable...
El Cor de Guttmann initiative, to build the most advanced Functional Rehabilitation Area in Europe, received great support last weekend with different solidarity proposals organized by people and entities that trust and bet on the mission and vision of the Institut Guttmann. On Friday, May 3, a charity tattoo day organized by Cristina from Blonde Girl Tattoo took place in Figueres. Cristina is the...
Beines de Mielina, a podcast co-produced by the Institut Guttmann and Badalona Comunicació, was awarded yesterday with the Premi Sonor for Best Branded Content Podcast, at a gala held at the 1889 Auditorium of the Futbol Club Barcelona. The production competed with L'Espurna, from the Espurnes Barroques Festival, and Paraules Habitables, from La Xarxa. The Sonor Awards, organised by Catalunya...
After more than 2 years collecting data from a cohort of more than 2,000 people with disabilities living in Spain and Andorra, the PARTICIPA project of the Institut Guttmann reveals in its first report a large number of barriers that significantly reduce the quality and quantity of participation in society of people with disabilities, and reveals factors traditionally little known, such as the...
The Beines de Mielina podcast, co-produced by the Institut Guttmann and Badalona Comunicació, is one of the finalists in the third edition of the Sonor Awards for podcasts in Catalan, organised by Catalunya Ràdio and La Mira. The co-production is up for the award in the Best Branded Content Podcast category, along with L'Espurna (Festival Espurnes Barroques) and Paraules habitables (La Xarxa). The...
Every year, International Women's Day offers us the opportunity to reflect on the progress achieved but also on the pending challenges in the fight for gender equality. It is a time to recognize the contributions of women to society and to claim their fundamental rights in all areas of life. At the Institut Guttmann, we join this celebration by recognizing the importance of guaranteeing equal...
With the aim of recognising the key role of women in science, the United Nations Assembly established in 2015 that every 11 February should be commemorated as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Since then, the celebratory nature of the event has not detracted from the vindication of a day that aims to encourage women's access to scientific careers and promote vocations in girls...
11 February is the Day of Women and Girls in Science, established by the United Nations Assembly in recognition of the key contribution of women in science. The aim of this event is to support women's access to scientific careers and to promote vocations in girls, in part by promoting the visibility of women leaders. Inequality in research careers inevitably goes hand in hand with a historically...
