# Fundació Emprius **Fundació Emprius** is a foundation deeply committed to fostering a communal culture and rural development, guided by principles of communalism and ruralism. It focuses on acquiring and lending housing for community projects, stewarding productive lands, and promoting shared tools useful for rural life. The foundation is built on fostering access to resources, production, and relationships based on cooperation for the common good, aiming to break away from dominant individualistic dynamics. It places emphasis on addressing the needs, capacities, and potentials of the rural world and its natural surroundings, as opposed to the prevailing urban-centric culture. The action lines of Fundació Emprius include managing and stewarding heritage, fostering and spreading communal culture, and offering shared tools. These initiatives are primarily aimed at transforming and legally supporting community projects through donations and inheritances, ensuring these projects adhere to Emprius's principles and have a positive social and ecological impact on their territories. This methodology supports the foundation's goal of promoting more equitable and transformative management of the environment, contributing to a just and redistributive [[Barcelona and Degrowth|degrowth]]. Emprius also supports communities in their collective construction process and aims to research and disseminate communal principles. Beneficiaries of Fundació Emprius are collectives that steward heritage, lands, and infrastructures, undertaking projects that embody the foundation's purpose. These projects are evaluated based on social, environmental, and internal organizational impact criteria, ensuring alignment with Emprius's values. This model facilitates the deployment of community and communal projects across the territory, enhancing local resilience and ecological stewardship. Fundació Emprius's work demonstrates a commitment to leveraging communal and rural resources for positive social and ecological outcomes. ## References [https://emprius.cat/](https://emprius.cat/) [https://emprius.cat/missio-i-valors/](https://emprius.cat/missio-i-valors/) [https://emprius.cat/collabora/](https://emprius.cat/collabora/) [https://emprius.cat/linies-accio/](https://emprius.cat/linies-accio/) [https://emprius.cat/beneficiaries/](https://emprius.cat/beneficiaries/)