Mijas distributes €500,500 among nine social entities for 17 inclusion projects

The Mijas Town Hall has already transferred €500,500 to nine social entities in the municipality to finance 17 projects for inclusion, social integration, and care for vulnerable groups.

The mayor of Mijas, Ana Mata, received the representatives of the nine beneficiary organisations of the municipal grants on Tuesday, who have already received the corresponding transfers. The total amount amounts to €500,500, allocated to 17 projects ranging from social inclusion to palliative care.

Four lines of aid to cover diverse needs

The grants are structured into four categories. The first, endowed with €80,470, focuses on the social and labour inclusion of groups at risk of exclusion. The second, the most substantial, with €228,650, finances the maintenance of activities and current expenses of the entities. The third line, with €167,385, aims to improve the living conditions of people affected by pathologies or addictions. Finally, €24,000 is allocated to child protection programmes.

Among the specific projects are leisure and gardening initiatives from ADIMI, labour integration for people with mental illness from AFESOL, psychological care for patients with fibromyalgia from APAFFER, palliative care from the Cudeca Foundation, and school support for children and adolescents from Cruz Roja Española. AFAM, AIVOMI, AFA Mijas-Fuengirola, and the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) also participate.

Change in the granting model: from nominative to competitive bidding

This line of grants corresponds to the 2025 fiscal year and has been paid for already executed projects, as explained by the council. The novelty lies in the fact that it adjusts to the new General Grant Ordinance, approved in November 2025, which replaces the previous nominative allocation with a competitive bidding system. This means that entities must present their projects, which are approved based on their social utility.

The mayor, accompanied by the councillor for Social Inclusion, Mari Francis Alarcón, thanked the entities for their commitment and encouraged them to continue their work “to make Mijas an increasingly fairer, more inclusive place that leaves no one behind.”

Upcoming call for 2026 underway

The Mijas Town Hall has already designed the new call for grants for the 2026 fiscal year, which will be published in the coming weeks. Interested entities will then be able to submit their projects to apply for the aid. For the residents of Mijas, this line of grants represents direct support for essential services that cater to the most vulnerable groups in the municipality, from people with disabilities to terminally ill patients and at-risk minors.

The representatives of the entities have thanked the Town Hall for the commitment shown and have highlighted the importance of these aids to maintain their programmes. Councillor Alarcón emphasised that “the goal is to ensure the continuity of services that are fundamental for the social cohesion of the municipality.”