Ana Meyer, Project Coordinator for Juan Ciudad NGO, and BelĂ©n JimĂ©nez, Head of Volunteering, participated in the event organized by the JesĂșs Abandonado Foundation. The event aimed at presenting the organization's work in the field of international cooperation and volunteering, as well as the various projects it carries out in collaboration with the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia and the Murcia City Council in countries such as Sierra Leone and Bolivia.
The event was introduced by Brother MartĂn Cuenca, Superior of the Hospitaller Order in the Region of Murcia. In addition to representatives from the NGO, Manuel Pleguezuelo, Director General of the European Union, External Action, and Cooperation of the CARM, and JosĂ© AndrĂ©s Olmos, Development Cooperation Officer for the Murcia City Council, also spoke.
Ana Meyer presented information relating to the projects that have received funding from the Murcia City Council, such as the one carried out in Sierra Leone through the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Lunsar in 2016 to provide support in the post-Ebola period (with a contribution of âŹ9,979.69 out of a total cost of âŹ39,933.13), and another in the same year to improve the nutritional health of single-parent families in vulnerable situations through urban organic farming systems with a gender perspective (with a contribution of âŹ2,927.50 out of a total cost of âŹ12,440.55).
The Murcia City Council also co-financed two other projects in 2017 in Sierra Leone and will donate âŹ7,500 in 2018 for the emergency relief effort following the floods in Kerala, India, this summer.
Belén Jiménez, for her part, explained that one of the main objectives of Juan Ciudad ONGD's international volunteering is "to promote awareness and education for development and solidarity participation in our societies, through knowledge and understanding of other realities, encounters, dialogue, and the exchange of experiences and learning."
In addition to contributing to the health promotion of the populations served by international SJD centers, supporting projects and other actions there.
From Juan Ciudad NGO, we would like to thank the JesĂșs Abandonado Foundation for organizing this event, which was held at the Las Claras Cultural Center in Murcia on October 17, World Day for the Fight Against Poverty.
Source and photos of the event: RubĂ©n AragĂłn, Communications Manager for the JesĂșs Abandonado Foundation.
Photo project Colombia: Juan Ciudad ONGD.
