Fundació Ferrer i Guàrdia

The Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia Foundation is a non-profit organization that since 1987 has been working in the fields of secularity, youth, education, democratic participation, European citizenship and public policies, generating knowledge, providing strategic proposals and advice to public administrations and supporting the associative movement, in order to promote citizen emancipation, in accordance with the ferrerian ideals of freethink, autonomy, equality and social cohesion. The Foundation aims to become a benchmark think tank in the research, advice and design of public policies linked to education, youth, secularity, civil liberties and citizen participation, promoting emancipation and active and critical citizen participation. Our values are: - Democratic deepening and associationism: We promote the construction of an active and participatory citizenship. - Youth empowerment: We provide tools to achieve the emancipation of young people. - Education: We advocate the strengthening of public school by influencing the design of educational policies and generating knowledge. - Laicity and critical thinking: We claim the freedom of individual conscience and the preservation of a free and egalitarian public space.