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La Porta del Món, a cooperative restaurant run by and for the community
Banyoles, Girona, Espanya
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A cooperative restaurant run by a diverse group of local Banyoles residents
Infrastructure
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Rent of the venue
This is an essential expense that would be included in the first phase of the campaign. The aim is to cover the venue’s rent for the first year to ensure the cooperative’s viability, including utilities, and an accessible toilet.
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$ 14,113 |
Material
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Facilities and accessible restrooms for people with limited mobility.
This is an additional expense intended to cover electricity, gas and water bills, as well as any necessary refurbishments to the venue, such as the installation of an accessible toilet.
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$ 9,409 | |
| Total | $ 14,113 | $ 23,522 |
The cooperative is made up of women in particularly vulnerable social and/or employment situations, who often have limited resources to leave their homes and enter the labour market. For years, these women have expressed two basic needs: to improve their Catalan language skills and gain further training, so that they can find employment and achieve a certain degree of financial independence.
For this purpose, Món Banyoles is launching the ‘La Porta del Món’ project. A bar-restaurant will be established as a cooperative, run by women from diverse backgrounds. This will also host community activities organised by the Món Banyoles association and any other organisations wishing to make use of the space. Cuisine and various forms of cultural expression will serve as tools to bring us closer together, overcome prejudices and build a common future.
The women leading this project not only have great culinary skills, but above all, a remarkable strength and determination that should not be underestimated. They have demonstrated this at various community events, festivals and trade fairs. It is impressive and moving to watch them at work, see how they move, and admire the final presentation of their dishes. A profound yet humble expertise, which undoubtedly stems from the silent memory of generations of women—mothers and grandmothers—who have devoted their lives to caring for those around them.
OBJECTIVES
Món Banyoles is composed of women from Banyoles from a wide range of backgrounds, most of whom have long-standing ties to the local community. The association includes philosophy teachers, domestic workers, cleaners, journalists, and people from the healthcare and non-profit sectors. The cooperative comprises women with professional kitchen experience alongside others with household expertise and know-how. Between other things, all of them were involved in the successful community meal on March 8th, where they served couscous to over 150 people
!The cooperative is growing with the guidance of the La Fàbrica Cooperative. Their experience, perseverance, knowledge and determination have been, and will continue to be essential to the project's viability. Thanks to them, the business plan and financial plan for the project are currently being finalised. Another key driving force is the Cepaim Foundation.
We must also highlight the advice provided by the Ateneus Cooperatius network in the region of Girona.
The historic and much-loved Fonda Comas in Banyoles will be the venue for the cooperative.
Pere Angelats has explained how their business started seventy years ago by two women in his family: his grandmother, Ángela Coromina, and his mother, Maria Pagès Coromina. Seven decades later, the women of the La Porta del Món cooperative will launch a project that is the proud heir to a space that promises deep roots and great strength.
Job creation and gender equality are the project’s two most important social commitments. La Porta del Món is a non-profit social enterprise cooperative founded by women from diverse backgrounds who find themselves in vulnerable situations and struggle to find work. Its aim is to secure jobs that enable them to live independently and with dignity, whilst building a project for the community.
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.
Sustainable economic growth will require societies to create the conditions that allow people to have quality jobs.
Responsible Production and Consumption
