On 11 March, Agirre Lehendakaria Center was invited by Galdakao Town Council to facilitate a session focusing on care work in the town.

The event brought together various key actors, such as the health centre, Caritas, Zainduz, the senior citizens‘ centres, the pensioners’ platform and a retired doctor, among others, with the aim of exploring how to improve the health and welfare system through collaboration and social innovation.

Objectives of the meeting:

• Local context: To find out about the current situation of care work in Galdakao.
• ALC approach: To present the ALC model of social innovation, with the case of Getxo Zurekin as a reference.
• Local co-creation: To analyse how to adapt this approach to Galdakao, identifying resources and needs.
• Collaboration proposal: Generate ideas for joint collaboration.

During the day, participants worked collectively in dynamics to map key actors, share stories and prototype solutions to improve the care system in the community. At the end, next steps were defined to take this collaboration forward.

This meeting is a clear example of how a community approach, based on co-creation and collaboration, can be key to transform the care system in Galdakao. ALC will continue to work together with the municipality to further promote this process of social change.