Fundación Espriu: A leader in health cooperativism and social economy

Cooperatives of the world

The cocoa revolution in Ghana

In the complex landscape of the global economy, the cocoa sector has historically been one of the clearest examples of inequality, where farmers in the global South shoulder the hard work while the added value remains in major Western capitals. However, in the early 1990s, a group of growers in Ghana decided it was time to change this dynamic.

Assistència Sanitària

The Hospital de Barcelona strengthens its commitment to continuing education in 2026

In 2026, the Hospital de Barcelona is consolidating its commitment to the training and continuing education of its teams, as well as other professionals and healthcare centers.

Culture

Collective cinema proving that culture can also be cooperative

Various initiatives demonstrate that democratic management in the audiovisual sector allows for successful filmmaking and the rescue of local screening rooms.

Asisa

HLA Universitario Moncloa, in the Spanish list of the best hospitals in the world prepared by Newsweek

The HLA Universitario Moncloa Hospital has been included for the sixth consecutive year in the ranking of the best hospitals in the world by the American magazine Newsweek. The Spanish list of this list places the Madrid hospital at number 53 of the best in the country.

Facilities

Pediatrics debuts renovated facilities adapted to current needs

The renovation works of the Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit culminated in February and allow for more modern, comfortable care focused on children and their families.

International

Cooperatives promote healthcare in Africa

Last April 30th, Nairobi hosted the high-level conference titled "Leveraging healthcare cooperatives to promote health and well-being in Africa". The meeting was organized by the regional office of the International Cooperative Alliance ICA-Africa in collaboration with CIC, a cooperative insurer of Kenyan origin.

VII University Week of Social Economy 2026

Cooperation

ASISA defends the contribution of cooperativism and public-private collaboration to the healthcare system

Dr. José Carlos Sánchez Marcos, counselor of Lavinia and delegate of ASISA in Ávila, participated in the Catholic University of Ávila (UCAV) as part of the VII University Week of Social Economy 2026. During his intervention, he highlighted the value of the cooperative model in guaranteeing the quality and accessibility of the healthcare system.

Sport

Football and Cooperativism: Beyond the Scoreboard

In a world where football seems to have been swallowed by the logic of big capital, investment funds, and astronomical signings, a necessary question arises: does an alternative to the sports limited company model exist? The answer is not only affirmative but is rooted in the very essence of sport: cooperation. Cooperativism and football share a common DNA based on self-help, internal democracy, and the conviction that the whole is always stronger than the sum of its individual parts.