Community organization: Sant Jordi Neighbors Association.
Summary: The following proposal was first presented at the 1st Social Projects Marketplace held in Reus and was developed the academic year 2014-15. It was an interdisciplinary project carried out jointly with the Degree in Geography and Territorial Organization. The students carryed out a social, demographic and economic study of the Sant Jordi neighborhood. They also proposed a social revitalization and participation plan for the neighborhood.
Final Degree Project - Economic impact on the employment of people with severe mental illness
Summary: This proposal can be traced back to the 1st Social Projects Marketplace and was developed the academic year 2014-15. People with severe mental disorders have traditionally had considerable difficulties to access the ordinary labor market. Since 2005, the Pere Mata Foundation has been working with a Special Work Centre that currently provides 90 people with protected work. Today these people are no longer disability pensioners and have become taxpayers. The aim of the project was to make a study of the economic impact of giving career opportunities to people with severe mental disorders.
Final Degree Project - Employment of people with physical disabilities
Summary: The objective of this project, which was presented in the 1st Social Projects Marketplace and was developed the academic year 2014-15, was to help the Foundation to improve the services it provides for disabled people and better understand the users of these services and the work experience they have. The aim was to propose measures to improve the efficiency of the services offered to the users. Thanks to the information provided by the ECOM Foundation, the current situation of people with functional diversity in the labor market of the Camp de Tarragona was analyzed, so the final document provides information of high social interest.
