"The donation of 3% of the Basque Country can be perceived by all the societies that are part of the local currency, with the only condition that they have at least 30 Basque partners who choose to support this association. So, to the Euskoak association, all the followers buy in Euskera all year round and make a donation of 3% of all." This is how the local currency developed in Ipar Euskal Herria works. Thus, 55 associations are supported by more than 30 Basque partners. This year, 38,674 Eusko have been distributed.

The three who receive the most are: The participative and cooperative supermarket Les Amis d’Otsokop –2.259 Eusko–, the association of the two ikastolas of Baiona Ikastolen Lagunak –2.901 Eusko– and, finally, Bizi!, the alterglobalist movement that works for the ecological emergency and social justice –3.411 Eusko–. This year, five new partnerships have approved the accounts of 30 sponsors, and for the first time they have received a donation, one of them is the Ikastola de Amikuze, which has received 388 donors.

More than 130,000 Basques since its inception

Dante Edme-Sanjurjo, Director General of the Basque Monetary Society, who manages the currency, states that the support of associative life in Euskal Herria is the center of the Basque project: “Sport, culture, Basque, solidarity, environment, etc. : the associations encourage and develop our territory, encourage commitment, facilitate links between people and to this end we have created Euskoa as a tool to support associations”. Specifically, Edme-Sanjurjo adds that this is done by supporting associations. Specifically, since 2013, the association has distributed more than 130,000 Basques to the associations of the Basque Country, among which Eusko Alkartasuna stands out.