Gavà Interculturality, Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination Plan (2025-2029)

Challenge

The City Council of Gavà wants to develop a local Plan for Interculturality, non-discrimination and equal treatment, to mainstream the areas to be worked from the departments of Department of Equality, Feminisms, LGBTI and New Citizenship and Department of Youth and Human Rights, incorporate other services involved and do it with the services involved and do it with the 19/2020 for equal treatment and non-discrimination of the Generalitat de Catalunya. More specifically, the assignment has the following objectives:

• To improve transversality and technical collaboration for a better coexistence and the promotion of social cohesion.
• Incorporate intersectionality as a working method for technical teams.
• Optimize the provision of services by improving the coordination of different areas working for the reception of migrant citizens.
• Adapt resources and services with a non-discriminatory and anti-racist approach.

Response

Spora accompanies the City Council of Gavà in the design of the Local Plan for Interculturality, non-discrimination and equal treatment, which establishes a framework for action of public policies for interculturality, equal treatment and non-discrimination, which transcends the boundaries between the different technical areas of the City Council, as well as between the local administration and the neighbor. To this end, the Plan reinforces the actions already underway and incorporates new actions designed to respond to the needs identified by both municipal services and the citizens of Gavà. In short, the Plan aims to consolidate a cross-cutting strategy that promotes the elimination of structural barriers and discrimination that condition or limit participation and access to rights and public policies for racialized people living in Gavà.

The Interculturality, Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination Plan has been developed during the months of November 2024 and June 2025, following a participatory methodology, facilitating dialogue between the technical and political team of the City Council of Gavà, as well as with the entities and the population of the municipality.