The Councillor for Citizen Participation, and responsible for Development Cooperation, Juan Carrion Tudela, presented the "Olympic Solidarity Study VI, an initiative that will develop for the second time in the town of Totana 5 November to 5 December as an innovative development education action solidarity and awareness.
The event was attended by the representative of the Institute for Development Cooperation, Mercedes Gascó, and technical area of development cooperation, Eva Maria Leon, who has encouraged all young people to participate in this joint initiative has been presented under the theme "The goal is to help."
The City Council of Totana, through the municipal department, will work with 1,500 euros, which translates into 1,500 hours of study which is expected to perform in the Olympics last month, as explained Carrion Tudela.
Adhering to this initiative, which is part of the action taken by this Council, which is an innovative education action for development, according to the mayor, is to promote the role of youth in society and promote active citizenship giving young people the opportunity to participate in international cooperative action with its own resources because they "allow young people to participate actively in international cooperative action, thus developing their sense of solidarity and promoting their role in society" .
To this end, the Hall has enabled three study rooms located in the local office of El Parral, Edutec Colorines of Paretón-Cantareros and Edutec Ludo, in the social Tirol Camilleri.
To achieve the objectives are linked with the study hours of development cooperation projects and that for every hour of study will provide a euro Consistory for projects developed in the South.
In this issue, the funds raised through the Community Development Institute of Murcia will be allocated to four projects: Vocational Training Project youth in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the creation of an Institute for Children, Youth and Women in Cameroon for equipping the technical workshops of the four schools "Ouvertes Mains (Hands Open) in Haiti, and school support for children and adolescents in Angola.
Students wishing to participate must be directed to the volunteer in charge of the room that will take the data will be entered in the Olympics and will be given a passport to study in solidarity to keep track of the hours and euros achieved with effort the study during the month.
Once registered you will have to decide how much time going to school and the volunteer will give you the corresponding paper money for an hour and a half of study.
When leaving the volunteer will check the paper currency, stamp and enter in the box, write down the hours in the studio and completed passport control sheets.
This type of activity has the ability to sensitize young people to the economic, political, social and cultural rights of the so-called "developing", explains Councillor Development Cooperation.
In this issue involving the city of Lorca, Cartagena, Murcia, Totana Sewer and within the Region of Murcia, and several cities in Spain, involving over 300 study rooms and 12 European countries.
Finally, the mayor, he encouraged all children, youth and adults to participate in this joint initiative to boost awareness raising activities in international cooperation.
