With this award, the iSocial Foundation aims to recognize the work of Dinder Club, the first dating and leisure app designed for people with intellectual disabilities. This pioneering initiative promotes social inclusion through technology, offering a safe and accessible environment to facilitate personal relationships and group activities.

On November 13, the iSocial Foundation took part in the Catalonia ICT Day, during which the Catalonia Digital Innovation Awards – GrausTIC 2025 were presented. Once again, we sponsored the category Prize for Social Integration through Digitalization, which seeks to highlight initiatives that have made an exceptional contribution to social inclusion through technology.

This year, the award went to Dinder Club, the first app for dating and leisure activities specifically designed for people with intellectual disabilities. Created in Barcelona, the app provides a secure and accessible space for building social, friendly, and romantic connections, as well as group activities led by professionals. With this innovative proposal, Dinder Club responds to a long-standing demand from the community: having safe and inclusive spaces to socialize.

The app, certified with the Easy-to-Read seal and developed in collaboration with organizations such as Dincat, AURA, acidH, and the Catalan Down Syndrome Foundation, includes specific requirements to ensure user protection: being of legal age, having a disability degree equal to or greater than 33%, being a member of a social entity, and possessing basic reading and writing skills. It is currently available for iOS and Android devices, with plans to expand nationwide.

This award follows four previous editions that recognized equally innovative initiatives: Digitalitza’t, by Fundació Sargim (2024), a digital support and training service that helps at-risk youth become digital agents; Audivers 360º, by ACAPPS (2023), a pioneering immersive speech therapy project; Biel Digital Glasses (2022), smart glasses that adapt reality for people with low vision; and Ajuda’ls a créixer, by Fundació Pere Tarrés (2021), which enabled virtual contact with families during lockdown.

Through this award, the iSocial Foundation reaffirms its commitment to a people-centered digital transformation, promoting equal opportunities and social inclusion through technology.

At the closing event of the 2nd Call of the Transforma Program by HiSS, iSocial presented the results of the Nidus Deinstitutionalization project, which promotes the use of this app as a support tool for people with mental health challenges on their path toward independent living

On October 28, the iSocial Foundation participated in the closing ceremony of the 2nd Call of the Transforma Program by the Social and Health Innovation Hub (HiSS), held in Terrassa. This edition addressed the challenge “Community Alternatives to Institutionalization”, aiming to foster new care models focused on the individual and the community.

Within this framework, we presented the results of the Nidus Deinstitutionalization project, which explores how our Nidus app can help people with mental health conditions take the step toward community life. During the project, we incorporated a new feature: an AI-based virtual assistant, designed to provide practical and empathetic support in daily life.

The project, carried out in collaboration with Pere Claver Grup, Institut Pere Mata, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Antares Consulting, and InQBarna, lasted one year, including a six-week pilot with users from the mentioned organizations, and was supported by HiSS, which provided training sessions to improve project management and impact.

The pilot results show a very positive trend:

• Participants rated the experience 4.4 out of 5.
• They highlighted the ease of contacting professionals (4.3) and the usefulness of the virtual assistant (4.4).
• Many participants stated that the app helped them feel more autonomous and better connected to services and the community.

These findings highlight the potential of Nidus as a tool to promote independent living and community inclusion in psychiatric deinstitutionalization processes.

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The organization Llars Compartides, which promotes a model of dignified aging in companionship for older people with low incomes, has joined the iSocial Foundation as a new member

The iSocial Foundation continues to expand its network of member organizations with the incorporation of Llars Compartides, a non-profit entity that works to offer a stable, community-based and dignified housing alternative for older people with limited financial resources. With this addition, the Foundation now counts 22 member organizations.

Founded in 2003, Llars Compartides aims to improve the quality of life of older people through a shared living model that fosters personal autonomy and dignity. Its mission is structured around three main goals: creating and maintaining permanent shared homes, promoting autonomy among older residents, and raising awareness about the challenges of aging in our society.

Currently, the organization manages 14 shared homes —9 in Barcelona and 5 in Badalona— where 56 older people live together. Residents are typically referred by social services or third-sector organizations. The model offers an innovative and community-based solution to the housing difficulties faced by many older individuals with low pensions.

By joining the iSocial Foundation, Llars Compartides brings valuable experience in alternative housing for older people and aligns itself with iSocial’s collective project to drive innovation in social services. This partnership strengthens a shared commitment to transforming care models by placing people and their real needs at the center, through solutions that combine innovation and social impact.

With this new addition, the iSocial Foundation welcomes an organization that offers a bold and transformative perspective on aging, and contributes to the growth of a network that promotes co-creation, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among organizations and other stakeholders to improve the social services of the future.

The Girona-based entity Grupo Mifas will contribute its expertise in the field of physical disability as a new member of the iSocial Foundation

The iSocial Foundation continues to expand its network of entities committed to social innovation with the incorporation of Grup Mifas, a leading organization in the Girona region in the care and defense of the rights of people with physical disabilities and at risk of social exclusion.

Founded in 1979 in Girona, Mifas works to promote economic independence and social justice for people with disabilities and those at risk of exclusion. The group is made up of three legal entities: the Mifas Association, which serves as a space for participation and offers support services and leisure activities; the Mifas Foundation, focused on care services; and Mifascet, a special employment center that provides services across various professional sectors.

With a team of 401 professionals, 60% of whom are people with disabilities, Grup Mifas carries out a wide range of initiatives: from job placement, residential care, and day centers, to services and programs such as INVICTES, the SIRIUS Center for Personal Autonomy, a support product bank and occupational therapy, psychological care services, and various activities promoting inclusive leisure and sports, among many others.

With this new addition, the iSocial Foundation strengthens its commitment to diversity and inclusion, welcoming an organization with a solid track record and a transformative vision of physical disability.