Who we are?
We work for Human Rights around the world
Asociación Solidaria Andaluza de Desarrollo
The Asociación Solidaria Andaluza de Desarrollo (ASAD), established in November of 2005, is a nonprofit organization that aims to contribute to changing the fundamental structures that impede the self-management and development of communities in accordance with their principles and values.
To that end, we work for the promotion and defense of Human Rights around the world, which we believe to be a matter of global justice.
ASAD’s Objectives:
In order to achieve these objectives, we create and carry out consultations and projects in cooperation and development education in which creativity and communication play a central role, because we consider these to be key factors in the empowerment and active participation of the citizens. Through the full cycle of communication (diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation), through its projects, ASAD has succeeded in promoting more democratic societies and development based on the will of the communities of people involved based on gender equality.
While our work is based in Granada, Spain, we are also present in various countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
1. MISSION
ASAD was created with the objective of acting against the structural causes of poverty and gender gaps which block development, such as the exercise of human rights, accompanying people towards achieving them.
We promote development projects that: support and encourage women’s rights and gender equality so that they can access lives free of violence to this end; promote endogenous social development of peoples that is environmentally sustainable and allows them to be empowered as communities; strengthen civil society of countries where we work with special emphasis on women’s organizations; promote critical citizenship committed to values such as social justice and gender equity in order to reduce the gaps that differentially affect certain segments of the population such as women and children.
2. VISION
In ASAD we work to generate real and positive changes in society, which contribute directly and transversally to: reduce gender gaps; eradicate gender based violence by promoting the recognition and fulfillment of women’s rights in contexts of particular violation of these rights; support the exercise and access to human rights by peoples whose rights have been violated.
To achieve this, we hire cooperation, education for social transformation, transforming communication professionals and promote volunteering of civil society. We build teams of people committed with social justice and gender equality, who are able to match the values and mission of the entity.
3. VALUES
We believe in Justice as the linchpin of promoting development and human dignity through the full exercise of each and every human right.
We believe in Solidarity understood as the responsibility that we all share in the situation of those who are most vulnerable and disadvantaged. This shared responsibility is what pushes us to transform reality as well as support and encourage the processes of empowerment and mobilization of other collectives.
We believe in the Participation of all sectors of society in the processes of social transformation, valuing the local knowledge of the communities we work with and building relationships based on equality, trust, and mutual respect.
We believe in Integrity toward all people as worthy human beings with the right to live in conditions suitable for their personal and collective development.
We believe in Equity as the starting point for achieving equality between women, men, and all genders, and between all populations and sectors, fighting against discrimination and exclusion.
We believe in Diversity as a part of the shared heritage of humanity and an essential element for the enrichment of human beings.
We believe in Peace, as an essential value for human being development and enjoyment of its rights, understood holistically as a state of harmony between the self, social collectives, groups and nations, and nature, as an essential value for human development and the enjoyment of human rights.
Statutes of ASAD:
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You can find more documents from ASAD in our “Institutional Resources” page.
Our Team
ASAD is a large collective made up of a volunteer Board of Directors, the majority of whom were founders of the organization and continue working in the organization in a professional capacity, as well as technical staff, volunteers, and other temporary and/or long-term collaborators.
Board of Directors:
Ignacio Tamayo, President
Teresa Cruz, Vice President
Jerónimo González, Secretary
Adolfo Gally, Treasurer
Sofía G. Peula, Communications Chairperson
María Espinosa, Gender Equality Chairperson
Technical Staff:
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TECHNICAL STAFF:
Sofía G. Peula, HQ Coordinator and Head of Communication
Javier López, responsible for the Cooperation area
Lyvia Porras, Development Education Technician
Álvaro Cirujano, Development Education Technician
Patricia Martínez, Communication Technician
Vanesa Ortiz, Coordination Assistant
Dunia Mohamed Abdelkader, Global Citizenship Education Technician
Colaborations:
Óscar Martínez, responsible for the Audiovisual area
Pau Cirre, Audiovisual area, IT support, web
José A. Pascual, responsible for the Artivismo area
Francisco Pascual, Artivismo area
Cecilio Puertas, Audiovisual area, photography
Teresa Cruz, Communication, editing and layout area
Aitor Lobato, Communication area, illustration
Guatemala
Tamara Castro, coordinator in Guatemala
Inma Jorge, international cooperation technician in Guatemala
Gabriela Fernanda Itzep Xiloj, local accountant in Guatemala City (GGM)
María Vicenta Lopez Tot, local accountant in Guatemala City (GGM)
Alva Gordillo, local project coordinator in Chimaltenango (ASOGEN)
Soledad Jutzutz, local project coordinator in Chimaltenango (ASOGEN)
Myrna Cubur, local accountant in Chimaltenango (ASOGEN)
Mercy Flores, local project counsellor in Chimaltenango (ASOGEN)
Lucrecia Jerónimo, local project coordinator in Rabinal (GGM)
Leidy Ramirez, local counsellor in project in Rabinal (GGM)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Eva Gloria Perez, representative in the Dominican Republic and project technician
Cibeles Sánchez, focal point in Dominican Republic
Alejandra Borrel (CIPAF), responsible for the Mujeres Incidiendo project in Dominican Republic
Rafael García Arco, consultant in Dominican Republic
Magdalena Frigerio Lorca, regional communication technique
GUINEA BISSAU
Teresa Tertre, representative in Guinea Bissau
Mar Cuesta, project technician in Guinea Bissau
Franculino Jorge Mané, administrative-financial responsible ASAD GB
If you need to get in touch with our team, you can find our contact informationhere.
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