The Ilersis Private Foundation is a non-profit social entity declared of public utility. This foundation promotes the socio-labor integration of people with different capacities, mental illness or at risk of exclusion. One of the initiatives of this foundation is the Bo de Shalom project, a gourmet shop located in Lleida.
In Bo de Shalom you can find gourmet products, local products and small artisan producers. All of this fosters and enhances the economy of the entire region. What is truly characteristic and defining of this company is that it has 250 employees and at least 160 of them have some type of disability.
In addition to offering the different gourmet products that we mentioned above, the main work of this company consists of the manufacture of boxes, cases, containers and wooden objects for different economic sectors. With this activity, Bo de Shalom has established itself after almost three decades as a brand specialized in wooden containers and boxes. In addition, to facilitate the purchase, its website is multi-language and Bo de Shalom's products can be purchased comfortably in Catalan.
It is also important to mention that since 2013 the center has started to manufacture jams following traditional and ecological methods..
In short, it is a company that, thanks to various productive activities, can offer paid and decent work for all its employees. There are also internal training plans in which workers receive adequate and specific training according to the work they are going to develop in facilities perfectly equipped for this work..
By making a purchase at Bo de Shalom we are guaranteeing the viability of this long-term social project. Currently it is estimated that in Spain there are about 270,000 people with some type of intellectual disability, who unfortunately are excluded by society itself due to their difficulty in finding employment.
As a consequence of this, these people become an economic burden for their families, which extends this social exclusion to the entire family nucleus..
With initiatives like this one, we are able to create a more equitable and just society where these people can achieve a degree of independence in the economic aspect that supposes a relief for their families and for themselves..
Like all productive work, the purpose of this center is to offer quality products and service. Without this premise, the long-term viability of the project would not be possible. However, the difference with respect to other companies lies in the important social function of integration of all its employees.
The germ of the Ilersis Private Foundation was born in 1975 as a non-profit association founded by 14 families with the aim of supporting the Esperanza de Lleida School. However, it is not until 2013 when the Foundation is officially constituted with the aim of continuing and ensuring the activity that the Association had already been developing during previous decades..
The main mission of the Foundation ranges from advising and supporting families, collaborations with other entities or companies and promoting Corporate Social Responsibility programs..
Within the Foundation the Special Employment Center is of great importance, in which different professional activities are carried out, ranging from carpentry, gardening, cleaning services, rehabilitation works, direct and promotional marketing services or furniture maintenance urban.
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