The town of Santa Marta de Tormes, in Salamanca, will host this weekend, Friday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May, the 9th “Encuentro…
The town of Santa Marta de Tormes, in Salamanca, will host this weekend, Friday 16, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May, the 9th “Encuentro Conecta Joven”, an event that will bring together more than 200 young people from different autonomous communities who have participated in the program this year. “Conecta Joven” promoted by Fundación Esplai and Microsoft with the support of public administrations such as the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality and social organizations.
The “Conecta Joven” is an intergenerational learning and service program in which teenagers at risk of exclusion are trained in a first phase in social and communication skills to subsequently serve as volunteer teachers of new technologies for adults in the digital divide.
“Super Conectas in slippers.”
The event is titled “Súper Conectas en zapatillas” (Super Conectas in sneakers), and refers to the everyday superheroes who help others with their social action.
During the meeting, young people will be able to take part in different workshops on Internet safety, employability, apps and innovation, and stereotypes and roles.
More than 300 young people
In this “Conecta Joven” course, 310 young people from 18 entities from different autonomous communities have participated, who with their voluntary action have trained nearly 1,300 adults in computers and the Internet, which will allow them to improve their skills in new technologies and obtain better job opportunities and incorporation into the digital world.