Aigües de Barcelona and the Red Cross have presented an assessment of the impact that the ONA (Employability, Basic Needs and Empowerment) program has had on improving the employability of people in vulnerable situations who receive the social water tariff.
In the balance act, held at the Red Cross headquarters, the main results of the program were presented, in which 197 people have participated until 2022. A figure that will reach 404 people during this 2023. It should be noted that 94% of people have completed the orientation and job placement itinerary. In addition, 111 people (56%) have achieved at least one employment contract during the program.
Felipe Campos, CEO of Aigües de Barcelona, stressed that "it is key to continue strengthening the union and collaborative work between the social, public and private sectors to promote impact actions and programs such as the ONA, and accelerate a social transformation that guarantees a more prosperous and dignified future for all those who need it most”.
The company's CEO has highlighted how “ONA has become a program with high social impact that provides comprehensive care, not just job placement. It accompanies the person in all spheres and contemplates the coverage of basic needs so that the person can stay on the job orientation itinerary without suffering from the immediate need for food, rent or basic supply expenses”.
For his part, Josep Quitet, president of the Red Cross in Catalonia, stressed that the ONA program "shows the importance of continuing to work to improve employability with the people who need it most and to do so in a joint, coordinated and effective way between the public sector, the social sphere and the private sector”.
Josep Quitet wanted to thank "very especially the role of Aigües de Barcelona in promoting and sharing the illusion of this ONA Project that has been opened to other towns throughout the State".
The ONA program is a project to improve the employability of people in vulnerable situations. The differential fact of the program is the comprehensive accompaniment in all spheres of life of the beneficiaries, who receive support in covering basic needs, with the aim that they can complete the itinerary of orientation and improvement of skills to find a job. job.
The project, which has the advice of Tándem Social, began with a pilot test in Barcelona and, subsequently, has been extended to Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Sant Adrià de Besòs, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cornellà de Llobregat and Sant Joan undress
