On October 28, Eugenio Alonso, delegate of Juan Ciudad ONGD of Euskadi, participated in the evaluation meeting of the Basque Youth Cooperator Program “Euskadiko Gazteak Lankidetzan” 2018 at the Barria Hostel (Álava), a program in which Juan Ciudad ONGD is participating for the first time.
In the first part, all the NGOs that have hosted volunteers in our projects, together with representatives of the Basque Government, presented the incidents that occurred and the achievement of objectives.
Representatives included the regional minister for employment and social policies, Betriz Artolazabal; the deputy minister for employment and youth, Marcos Muro; the director of youth, Ander Añibarro; and the director of the Basque Agency for Development Cooperation, Paul Ortega; as well as Ainhoa Pangua and Asier Ruiz, young volunteers for the project presented by Juan Ciudad NGO in Sucre, Bolivia. Their participation was highly praised.
The second part featured a discussion, this time with all the young people who participated in the program, who presented a series of suggestions and shared the initiatives they had developed during their experience in different countries.
The event was closed by the Minister of Employment and the Director of the Basque Agency for Development Cooperation.
During the meeting, Asier and Ainhoa shared more details about their stay in Sucre, "which was exciting for everyone," according to Eugenio Alonso, who attended with Adela Elejalde and Eba Ruiz, professionals from the SJD Hospital in Mondragón.
Source of the news: Juan Ciudad Delegation, NGO of the Basque Country
Photos of the Basque Youth Cooperator Program
