DOWN GALICIA
MISSION || PRINCIPLES || VALUES || STRATEGIC PLAN || BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Down Galicia Federation is a non-profit organization which gathers together the seven associations specifically dedicated to Down syndrome in the autonomous community of Galicia. The Federation was created in early 1998 to bring the demands of people with Down syndrome before the government, offering solutions to help normalise their standing within society. Among other functions, our work includes coordinating, collaborating, and proposing activity programs to public and private institutions, which our member organisations will implement.
MISSION
Our aim is to coordinate, support, and boost the work of our member associations with the aim of improving the quality of life of every person with Down syndrome and cognitive disabilities, as well as their families. This is accomplished by means of better social inclusion and the use of ordinary community services, as established in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
PRINCIPLES
Diversity. It is normal to be different.
Dignity. I am a human being.
Self-determination. I live my own life.
Equal opportunity. With help, I am just as capable as you.
Inclusion. My inclusion is everyone’s success.
VALUES
Coherence
Commitment
Efficiency
Participation
Recognition of rights
Unity
STRATEGIC PLAN
Consult our Strategic Plan (Galician): Strategic Plan 2019-2022
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Delmiro Prieto González (Down Compostela)
Vice president: Manuel Pérez Cabo (Down Pontevedra “Xuntos”)
Secretary: Elías Ledo Fernández (Down Compostela)
Treasurer: Jorge González Rodríguez (Down Vigo)
Spokesperson: José Antonio Villamarín Cid (Down Lugo)
Spokesperson: José Martín Rodríguez (“Teima” Down Ferrol)
Spokesperson: Manuel Álvarez Esmorís (Down Coruña)
Spokesperson: Rafael Cabezas Enríquez (Down Ourense)
Read more about the Board of Directors (Galician)
MANAGEMENT. Sonia Caldas Novás
