Jordi Tolrà i Mabilon
Jordi Tolrà i Mabilon
- Born in Switzerland, living in Catalonia, where studied history in Barcelona's UAB University, performed journalism and worked for the last 25 years as project manager and director on issues related to social inclusion, social integration, handicapped people, children at risk, international relations, international cooperation and refugees.
- Director of Fundació Autònoma Solidària of UAB 1991-2004 (Programme PIUNE for students with special needs, Manager of programmes to promote inclusion of students with handicap at higher education in the frame of Helios II Programme of EU, Horizon, Leonardo) Programme Phare-Lien of EU with Tuzla University (Bosnia and Hercegovina) to adapt university for special needs people. Programme Volunteers for Bosnia, Voluntary Programme...
- Director of Master Degree "Mediation for Social Inclusion" UAB, Faculty of Social Education.
- Director of 4th World Programme of Intervida Foundation for children at poverty.
- Director of the Social Inclusion Plan of the City of Barcelona 2012-2015.
Representative of Barcelona at the Social Affairs Forum of EUROCITIES.
- Co-author of the Vincles Project, winner of the Bloomberg Mayor's Challenge 2014 to create collaborative care networks against loneliness and isolation of elder people.
- CEO and Director of mSocial social consulting
- Associated teacher, Universitat de Vic
- Member of research group SaMIS at Vic University and collaborator of UVIC Center Centre d'Estudis Sanitaris i Socials
- Director at Fundació ACSAR for Refugee Projects abroad.
- Author of several books related to social inclusion, refugees and a Guide of Good Practices for the inclusion of handicapped people at higher education level.