About us / Betania
We are a community of over 200 hearts, minds and souls
At Betania, our staff and volunteers work together to bring about life-changing improvements through social work and day-to-day engagement. We are committed to building a place where everyone feels welcome, valued and supported, regardless of their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or background. Together, we foster a culture of responsibility, kindness and learning in which there is no place for hatred or discrimination.
We are all Betania.
Begoña Arana, Human Engineer
Welcome to Betania, a project that began in 2009 as a dream, with hardly any resources or experience in business, when I started helping vulnerable groups in La Línea de la Concepción and became a ‘human civil engineer’.
I see social intervention as a profoundly human and strategic endeavour. Without superficial fixes or shortcuts. Every person has a unique story that deserves to be understood in all its complexity: their context, their life journey and all the factors that influence their reality. Every situation has a root cause from which to intervene in order to achieve structural changes that truly transform lives, break cycles of vulnerability and open up new opportunities.
Being a human pathways engineer means equipping people with tools, strengthening their capacities and creating the necessary conditions for each individual to regain their autonomy and dignity and move confidently towards their own future. It is a profound process that requires time, commitment and conscious intervention that leaves a real and lasting impact. This is what we believe in every day and what we work towards at Betania.
l open the doors of Betania for you, my home, your home
We work in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent the cornerstones for eradicating poverty, preserving the environment and ensuring that everyone enjoys peace and prosperity.
At Betania, we are committed to working in line with these SDGs, implementing solutions to combat poverty and hunger, and developing projects that promote improved health and well-being for those who use our services. We are committed to personal and professional growth, as well as quality education, with the aim of reducing inequalities in all their forms.
Our presence in the territory
Our work covers much of Spain.
Betania Culture
Board of Directors
Technical Department
Advisory Board
The role on Betania’s Advisory Board involves, as its primary responsibility, proposing, analysing, evaluating and recommending projects and programmes to Betania’s Board of Directors. These duties are designed to contribute to the organisation’s development and improvement, ensuring that decisions taken are based on a thorough analysis and on the fulfilment of established objectives.
Ambassador from Betania
Sandra García-Sanjuán, Founder of Starlite
Ambassador from Betania
Miguel Poveda, singer
Honorary Member
Joaquín Prat - Spanish journalist and television presenter
Transparency portal
Tenemos Auditorias Externas desde el año 2023, con el auditor – censor jurado de cuentas, nº inscripción en el ROAC 03213.
In 2017, the Home Office recognised us as a public benefit organisation.
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