ANAR Foundation is a non-profit organisation that helps children and teenagers at risk. Its origins date back to 1970 and it is devoted to promoting and defending the rights of children and teenagers in situations of risk and neglect, through projects both in Spain and in Latin America, within the framework of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
At ANAR Foundation we believe that every child and teenager has the right to a safe and happy childhood and adolescence. That is the foundation for building a dignified future. From the start of our work, our goal has been to protect minors — first through our Foster Homes and then through our Helplines — so that any child or teenager at risk has a place to turn to, whatever their worries, problems or injustices. We are convinced that if every minor always found the help they needed, our lives would take very different paths.
I am immensely proud to work with a great team of professionals who firmly believe that every human being deserves a dignified and safe future. We will keep working day after day, with enthusiasm and effort, to make that happen.
Silvia Moroder de León y Castilla
Our vision is a world in which every child and teenager has the right to have their voice heard on every life situation that affects them, whenever their rights are violated.
Aware that they are the most defenceless people in our society, our vision is a world in which those children and teenagers have their rights fully protected.
Our mission is to listen to the children and teenagers who call us through our phone lines and the ANAR chat, as well as other technologies and communication channels that may emerge and be rolled out in society in the future.
Our mission is to reach children and teenagers wherever they are to help them with their problems or worries, protect them, and empower them in all their needs in a holistic way, making them part of the solution to their own problems.
Our mission is to shelter in our homes children and teenagers who have been left helpless, providing them with a safe and warm place that becomes a healthy reference in their lives.
Our mission is to connect with the education system, helping children and teenagers reach deeper levels of reflection and understanding of their own reality.
Our mission is to bring back to society, through our Center of Studies and Research, what minors tell us, so the preventive, educational and legislative measures needed to improve their reality can be put in place.
All our professionals go through 30 hours of theoretical training and 370 hours of practical training that specialise them in caring for minors
We have spent over 50 years working to defend and protect the rights of children and teenagers
We hold the voices of children and teenagers in a database unique in Spain, which powers our research
We are the gateway to the child protection system, with a guide of over 17,000 resources to help minors
We guarantee confidentiality in all our actions
We work in a network with every Children and Teen Helpline in Europe and Latin America
Our help reaches every corner of Spain, and through SVIsual technology we offer an accessibility programme
Through the ANAR Phone/Chat, in 2023 we helped 18,893 children and teenagers
The ANAR Research Centre produced this study on sexual abuse, motivated by the increase of cases attended by the helplines. Thanks to the anonymity and confidentiality of the ANAR Phone/Chat, 6,183 cases were gathered over the decade. The study, presented at the Official College of Psychologists, was widely received by universities, public institutions and society as a whole.
On 14 March the government declared a state of alarm and lockdown, forcing the closure of the ANAR Phone. Within a week we adapted through the ANAR Chat so minors at risk could keep contacting us silently and safely. ANAR became an essential service for Spanish society during Covid-19.
The Congress Reconstruction Committee asked the Foundation to share insights. Thanks to the data gathered through the ANAR Chat during lockdown, our Research Centre had privileged real-time information and was asked for recommendations on childhood during the reopening process.
The Faculty of Psychology awarded the Foundation as "Best Entity for Psychology Students' Practical Training", for its multidisciplinary theoretical-practical programme at the ANAR Phone. The university also launched Excellence Scholarships for top students to intern at ANAR.
The first longitudinal study on violence against children in Spain, analysing over 25,000 cases between 2009 and 2016. The findings were crucial for passing the Comprehensive Law against Violence on Childhood in Spain ("LOPIVI").
The Ministry of Interior awarded the Foundation in recognition of the close working relationship with the Civil Guard since 1994. The ANAR Phone refers and intervenes daily in high-risk cases in cooperation with the Civil Guard.
Faithful to its innovative character, the Foundation creates ANAR Chat, a safe, confidential and professional space where teenagers can communicate through their preferred channel — particularly useful for detecting high-risk cases.
Mrs. Silvia Moroder received the 8 March Distinction from the President of the Community of Madrid in recognition of 47 years defending Childhood and Adolescence in Spain and Latin America.
Aware of the wealth of information from the ANAR Phone/Chat, the Foundation creates the Research Centre to return the "voice of children and teenagers" to society and promote preventive, educational and legislative measures.
The Government Delegation for Gender Violence awarded ANAR for its work towards a society free from violence against women. The recognition was given by the President of the Government at the Moncloa Palace.
The deans of the faculties of Psychology and Official Colleges of Psychologists across Spain present ANAR with this award — the highest recognition in Spain for the work of the ANAR Phone psychologists.
The Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality recognises the work of ANAR volunteers in supporting children and teenagers at risk.
ANAR presents this pioneering study on gender violence among teenagers, based on cases handled by the ANAR Phone/Chat.
The Foundation celebrates two decades of the ANAR Phone for Children and Teenagers with an institutional event and a commemorative study on its impact.
Public and private institutions recognise throughout the year the trajectory and results of the Foundation in protecting childhood.
With the same philosophy as in Spain, the Foundation consolidates its presence in Latin America by opening the ANAR Phone in Chile.
The work of the ANAR Phone for missing children cases receives recognition from European institutions within the 116 000 harmonised number network.
The ANAR Phone for Missing Children begins operating under the EU-harmonised 116 000 number, offering 24-hour emotional support, legal advice and immediate connection with State Security Forces.
ANAR receives the Solidarios ONCE National Award for its trajectory in defending children's rights.
ANAR progressively expands digital support channels, anticipating new communication habits of children and teenagers.
ANAR Email is launched as a new communication channel via www.anar.org, providing support to minors, families and teachers.
ANAR's research work is consolidated with new reports on intrafamilial violence and school bullying based on cases from the ANAR Phone.
The ANAR Foundation is declared of Public Utility by the Ministry of Interior, recognising its essential social role.
The ANAR Phone modernises its technological infrastructure to handle a growing call volume with greater quality and speed nationwide.
Following the Spanish ANAR Phone model, ANAR Peru launches — the first childhood helpline in Latin America.
ANAR deepens its presence in Latin America with new homes and support programmes in countries such as Colombia and Peru.
ANAR receives the Queen Sofia Anti-Drugs Award for its prevention work with minors in risk situations linked to substance use.
In 1994 the ANAR Phone for Children and Teenagers at Risk launches — a free, confidential helpline operating nationwide 24/7, providing immediate psychological, social and legal support.
Also since 1994, the ANAR Phone for Family and Schools is operational, a helpline for adults who need guidance on issues concerning minors.
The ANAR Foundation is formally constituted as a non-profit entity dedicated to protecting children's rights, consolidating the foster home work started in 1970.
The groundwork for the future ANAR Phone is laid, drawing on the experience of the foster homes and anticipating the need for a national childhood helpline.
In 1970 ANAR was born with the creation of the first foster home for 5 siblings living abandoned. In the following years new homes opened, reaching 11 homes housing over 100 children.
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