CoParticiPA
CoParticiPA
CoParticiPA is a cross-border collaboration project aimed at fostering the active participation of service users in social services and the exchange of best practices.
(2024-2026)
CoParticiPA is a collaborative cross-border project that brings together Spain, France, and Andorra with the goal of promoting the active participation of individuals in the network of social services and socio-educational and community intervention entities. Spanning three years (2024-2026), this project, led by the Research and Innovation in Social Work Group (GRITS) in the School of Social Work at the University of Barcelona in collaboration with an extensive network of partners, aims to strengthen community ties and empower service users through their active involvement in decision-making and resource management.
What is CoParticiPA?
CoParticiPA stems from the need to promote people’s participation in the network of social services and socio-educational and community entities. With the support of the POCTEFA 2021-2027 program, this project focuses on the creation, piloting, and evaluation of a Cross-Border People’s Participation Program (PTP-P from its Catalan and French initials). Through this program, the aim is to strengthen community bonds and involve them in the management and decision-making of social services in their territories.
The project’s action will revolve around eight working groups, corresponding to eight social intervention areas: social services, childhood and adolescence, aging, migration, disability, health and mental health, social exclusion and community action, and university and continuing education.
The iSocial Foundation will lead the development of the digital solution that will facilitate the participation of service users in the planned intervention processes.
Partners and Financing
CoParticiPA has an extensive network of partners, including academic institutions, public administrations, and entities specialized in social intervention. The project is co-financed by the European Union through the Interreg POCTEFA 2021-2027 program, with the aim of reinforcing socioeconomic and social integration in the region.
Objectives
- Ensure active participation: Through the creation of a Cross-Border People’s Participation Program (PTP-P), CoParticiPA seeks to ensure the active participation of individuals in the network of social services and socio-educational and community entities.
- Promote empowerment: By facilitating the active involvement of individuals in decision-making and resource management, the project aims to promote the empowerment of local communities.
- Promote social innovation: CoParticiPA acts as a catalyst for social innovation, sharing work methodologies and integrating the voice and action of individuals in the social intervention process.
Project phases
The project is divided into three main actions:
- Collaborative diagnosis: During this phase, the needs and action capacity of individuals in the three territories will be analyzed, along with the viability of an intervention program and its digitalization.
- Participation program: Involves the construction and piloting of the PTP-P, including the development of a digital solution for intervention processes promoted by various agents, complemented by a Pedagogical Resources Kit.
- Evaluation and Transfer: Evaluation of the project’s process and results and the piloting of the PTP-P, identifying key aspects and obstacles for its transfer to other territories.
Leads:
Partners:
With the co-financing of the European Union through the INTERREG POCTEFA program:
Projectes d’innovació
Solidigital
DigitaliSSB (Promotion of the Digitalization of the Basic Social Services of Catalonia)
Vincles Alt Pirineu-Aran
