Under the slogan “Committed Youth”, on Sunday 16 October Fundación Esplai held the main annual meeting of the organization in Madrid. More than 350 people participated in the different activities developed in La Casa del Lector, in the Matadero Contemporary Creation Center, and in the awards ceremony.
Under the slogan “Committed Youth”, on Sunday 16 October Fundación Esplai held the organisation’s main annual meeting in Madrid. More than 350 people participated in the different activities developed in La Casa del Lector, in the Matadero Contemporary Creation Center, and in the awards ceremony.
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The day on Sunday in Madrid began with a batukada by the Batuxidando group, a choreography on personal improvement, by the group Smile Crew and a parade of more than 150 young people from different territories participating in the projects of our entity.
This group of young people was in charge of energizing, throughout the morning, the workshops and activities aimed at the citizens of Madrid, including: a programming workshop and another robotics workshop for young people, boys and girls; activities on health education and education in values, aimed above all at young people; A workshop in which young people taught the use of state-of-the-art mobile phones to the elderly, etc.
The Foro Ciudadanía Comprometida is the main annual event of the Fundación Esplai and with it they showed the work we do mobilizing young people who are committed to the society in which they live.
On Saturday, the young people had an internal day of meetings, meetings and work in which they shared experiences and knowledge and were able to prepare the new course of activities that they will develop throughout the year in their territories.
Recognition of volunteering
At the end of Sunday morning, the awards ceremony took place in the Auditorium of the Casa del Lector. In the words of Núria Valls, general director of Fundació Esplai and host of the event: “This year we wanted to unite in the closing ceremony of the Forum the delivery of three different calls for awards organized by our entity and, in this way, make an intergenerational event that appreciates and recognizes the work carried out by both young people and adults for the benefit of the society in which they live”.
Enrique Arnanz, president of the Foundation, closed the event by asking for a wish: “May the spirit that had been lived in this Foro16 be spread throughout the year” and gave way to two young people who read, on behalf of the more than 150 participants, the Manifesto “Committed Youth”, prepared by them to join the demands of October 17, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
Awards Ceremony
The VII edition of the Fundación Esplai Awards for Committed Citizenship, awards given to recognize those who collaborate, from volunteering, in social causes and who represent the values that inspire the organization.
These prizes are awarded in three categories and the winners in this edition were:
- Category of Promotion of the Third Sector: Carmen Ibáñez, of Valencia.
- Category of Socio-educational Action: Francisco Xabier Salgado, from Galicia.
- In the category of Socio-educational Action, a second prize was awarded to Javier Roldán, from Madrid.
- Category of Work for E-inclusion: Laurentino López, from León.
The “And you, how do you control?” awards were also presented, which recognize their work as agents of prevention in the field of drug addiction and health education for young people between 15 and 19 years old. The winners of this 2016 edition were:
- In the category of best awareness spot, the winner was the video “Decision”, created by: Moisès David García, Álvaro Gil, Emilio Feliciano, Ariadna Rodríguez and Michel Pérez, from San Andrés and Sauces, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
- In the category of best participation action and social impact, it won the “Healthy Living” campaign, created and developed by: Àngels Gallardo, Guillermo Cabello, Lorena Cabell and Mónica Lara, from Villanueva de Algaidas, in Malaga.
The prizes of the contest for the creation of the App for the Foro16 Ciudadanía Comprometida were also presented. The winners were:
- First prize: Francisco Javier Montes and Joan Pau Porcel, students of the University of Granada, who have built the App on Android.
- Second prize: Jorge Bascuñana, student at the Polytechnic Institute of Valladolid, who built the App with the Windows system.
- Third prize: Marc Amorós, student at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, who built the App on Android.
For the awards ceremony, the entity had young volunteers of the projects, with members of the jury, the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Council of the organization, as well as representatives of companies and institutions. The participants were Salvador Carrasco, Oumayma El Hichou, Nacho Díez, Carlos de la Iglesia, David de San Benito, Josep Muñoz, Sara Caravaca, Maribel Martínez and Mª Jesús Lago.
The awards ceremony was energized by the YouTubers “Vengamonjas”.
The Foro16 in images
Photo album of the Youth Meeting held on Saturday.
Video summary of Forum 16 activities and workshops: Video Foro16.