
Zadik
Founder
Zadik is an initiative aimed at accompanying young people in complex situations based on judgment, merit and shared responsibility.
It is not a welfare organization or a financial aid program.
It does not manage funds or grant scholarships.
Zadik was born with a simple yet demanding idea: to activate people and processes when there is a real will to move forward, but the context does not help.
Who it is for
Zadik is aimed at young people who, despite coming from difficult or unstructured environments, have demonstrated commitment, effort and the ability to sustain a process of personal, educational or professional growth.
It is not about "rescuing" or replacing responsibilities, but about accompanying when there is merit, direction and genuine desire to build something of their own.
What kind of support Zadik offers
The support that Zadik proposes does not follow a single format or a preset recipe. Each case is different and is assessed individually, always through associations, entities or reference persons who already know the situation firsthand.
Depending on the case, support can take different forms: personal guidance, punctual support in key decisions, educational or professional accompaniment, connection with referents, or concrete and limited help when there is a clear blockage preventing progress.
In all cases, the focus is on the accompanied person remaining the protagonist of their own process.
Relationship with associations and entities
Zadik collaborates with associations and entities that work directly with young people and know their contexts well. It is these organizations that, in many cases, detect profiles with potential and propose specific accompaniment situations.
Zadik does not replace their work or intervene in parallel. It acts as a punctual complement, when the fit is clear and the accompaniment can provide real value.
Volunteering and sponsorship
Zadik has volunteers who wish to get involved in a conscious and responsible way. It is not about massive volunteering or sporadic interventions, but about very careful collaborations, where judgment, availability and personal coherence are fundamental.
Volunteers can act as referents, companions or punctual supports, always within the agreed limits and in coordination with the Zadik team and, when appropriate, with the involved associations.
Clear limits
Zadik does not guarantee results. It does not accompany processes without real commitment. It does not act outside a framework of shared responsibility.
Its function is to open paths when there is a basis to walk them, not to replace personal effort or resolve situations in a welfare manner.
How we work
Zadik operates through associations that already work on the ground with minors and young people who lack stable family support. These entities know our philosophy and the criteria with which we accompany, and they are the ones who detect and propose cases they consider aligned with our approach.
The profiles that fit us generally share several characteristics: they have demonstrated good conduct, discipline and willpower; they are studying, looking for employment or starting a small venture; and yet they encounter concrete obstacles derived from their context that limit their ability to deploy their potential.
When an association identifies such a situation, they transfer the case and specific needs to us. These can be very diverse: specific material help, support to pay for a course, accompaniment to find housing, connection with professional opportunities, access to contacts or investment to launch a project, or simply the possibility of having a mentor to talk to, ask for advice and share experience. Each situation is unique and we treat it as such.
For each proposal, we evaluate, calmly and with judgment, whether we can contribute something useful. If we consider that we can, we assess which volunteer from our team is the most suitable person due to their experience, availability and sensitivity to the case, and we make a first introduction.
From that moment on, Zadik steps aside. We do not manage funds, we do not mediate in the relationship and we do not intervene in the process beyond facilitating the initial contact. We only ask the volunteer to let us know if any relevant circumstance arises or when the accompaniment has ended. We then inform the association that presented the case and conclude our participation, grateful for their trust.
We look for volunteers with diverse profiles. What we can say is that the experience is usually transformative: it allows you to closely learn stories of enormous resilience, learn from those who, with very few facilities, show admirable enthusiasm and determination, and contribute to a discreet and concrete form of justice.
All of Zadik's work is carried out with the utmost discretion and respect towards the people and associations involved.
Contact
Both associations interested in collaborating and people who wish to request accompaniment or participate as volunteers can contact through the form provided on this page. Each proposal will be assessed with attention, judgment and realism.
