CaixaBank Wealth Management honoured, on 26 October 2026 in Barcelona the pharmacist Josefina Cortès Gené with the territorial award in its Premios de Filantropía . According to the bank, the award recognises her long-standing work for the Associació La Sagrera Es Mou, which she has helped build in the La Sagrera district since 2011, as well as her commitment to inclusion and social participation.
The award is part of a programme in which CaixaBank Wealth Management highlights and financially supports one initiative from among its clients in each territorial directorate. The bank says the purpose of the Premios de Filantropía is to showcase projects focused on impact and support their further development. The bank did not specify the amount of the Barcelona territorial award in its announcement.
La Sagrera Es Mou describes itself as a neighbourhood-based network that relies on volunteering and cooperation with local partners. According to the association’s own account, the network has around 250 members, more than 100 volunteers and several working committees. Its ongoing services include regular distribution of baby kits to families with children up to 24 months old, occasional support for schools, coordination with municipal social services and local food assistance. These figures come from association documents and annual reports; independent evaluations of the longer-term impact are not available.
Cortès, who worked in the pharmaceutical sector in Barcelona, has been involved in community work as a volunteer for years, according to the bank. The jury highlighted the association’s support model, based on continuity and reliability. Key factors, it said, were close cooperation with social services in the neighbourhood, the systematic involvement of volunteers and a focus on clearly identified needs among affected families.
The award forms part of a nationwide series of territorial honours through which CaixaBank Wealth Management is also recognising clients involved in philanthropy in various parts of Spain in 2026. In Barcelona, the bank points to the possibility of expanding successful local approaches where resources and partner networks allow. For La Sagrera Es Mou, participants consider the award to mean above all greater visibility in the neighbourhood and access to further support. Statements about the future scope of projects are expressions of intent at this stage and will need to be tested in practice.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).