Portal de Lorca

www.portaldelorca.com

Lorca - SpanishLorca - English
detail of Lorca

 

Red Cross depletes funds to alleviate the consequences of the earthquake in Lorca (28/04/2017)

The humanitarian organization has 172,000 of the 3.5 million euros raised and intended to alleviate the social consequences of the earthquake that affected the municipality of Murcia in 2011.

Red Cross in the municipality of Lorca has carried out 55,355 interventions throughout these 6 years and 2 months, with an average of 945 people attended per year, with 1,193 indirect beneficiaries on average.

The funds available to the Red Cross to alleviate the consequences of the terrible earthquake in Lorca last year are coming to an end.

Specifically, the national appeal of the humanitarian institution translated into 3,560,337.14 euros and still currently counts with 172,878.24 euros, which will be used mainly for the Basic Needs Coverage program (132,501.24 euros) as Equipment, clothing, medicines, adaptation or repair of an urgent nature of the dwelling, temporary accommodation expenses etc ... and Employment Plan (40,377 euros).

According to the president of the Red Cross in Lorca, Concepción Canales "Red Cross had an important action in the emergency that originated in our city as a result of the earthquake of March 2011. Red Cross is always the first entity to reach such situations And the last to leave, in fact, we continue here and here we will continue with or without funding. "

"The fact is that, after that first period of emergency, the Red Cross made an appeal for help to which Spanish society responded with the donation of 3,560,337.14 euros intended to alleviate the tremendous consequences that Lorca had for that terrible society Throughout these 6 years and peak of intervention with our neighbors, we have tried to invest these funds in the best way to extend, as far as possible, the aids and reach anyone who might need us "commented Canales .

The president of the Red Cross also confirmed that "it has been 6 years very intense, great effort and sacrifice of the teams of volunteers and technical staff of this house and we find the time when the needs of the population, our neighbors Lorca persist, but our funds are exhausted. "

Support to the residents of Lorca from the earthquake

Miguel Navarrrete, recently appointed Regional Coordinator of the Red Cross in the Region of Murcia commented that "the expenses caused by the Emergency itself amounted to something more than one million euros, specifically 1,014,697.22 euros that went to the replacement of all The resources used during the emergency (approximately 11,000 mantasy2,800 hygiene kits, in addition to field trips, beds, sacks, sheets, etc.), items damaged or consumed in the transport vehicles involved, compensation for expenses incurred To the offices of CRE that intervened, maintenance, fuel, accommodation, transport of goods ... "

Of this budget, Red Cross made use of 125,913.09 euros in the creation and management of a logistics center for Emergencies and Shelter, so that Red Cross can intervene more effectively, if possible, in emergency situations such as that occasioned in Lorca .

This logistics center is located in Ceutí.

Similarly, € 57,091.03 was also allocated in a communications system to improve the institution's capacity to intervene in emergencies.

Following this argument, the regional coordinator confirmed that "after the emergency, the Red Cross volunteer teams in the municipality of Lorca have carried out 55,355 interventions over these 6 years and 2 months, to an average of 945 people attended by Year, with 1,193 indirect average beneficiaries. "

The fact that efforts in human and material resources in the field of social intervention developed by the Red Cross have been very focused during this period on one of the most vulnerable groups in the municipality of Lorca after the earthquake, As has been Aid to Children.

Specifically, € 521,798.69 has been earmarked for the Vuelta al Cole projects (school supplies, aids and transportation ...) School Lunch and Summer School Scholarships.

Also worth mentioning is the financial contribution of 835,970.97 € to cover basic needs of families, such as payment of supplies (electricity, water and gas), food and hygiene, footwear, clothing, medicines, optics, orthopedics , Bucodental, appliances and furniture ... etc.

Other interesting programs implemented were Temporary Accommodation, with the construction and installation of 13 prefabricated houses in the Barrio de San Fernando, occupied by 60 people and costing 374,215.67 euros, as well as the Back to Home project with a Investment of € 155,915.59 in aid for the acquisition of furniture.

Employment as a way to avoid social exclusion

Red Cross in Lorca, since 2013, has aimed to contribute to the socio-labor inclusion of people away from employment for different causes of vulnerability, and in this sense has been key funding through the Earthquake Solidarity Funds.

In this way 674 people (55% women) have been able to take care of these funds, developing different initiatives to support and reinforce the capacities and competencies of very diverse groups, but all of them, with situations of social vulnerability that place them at a disadvantage Social front for their inclusion in the labor market: women victims of gender violence or social difficulty, long-term unemployed, people with basic social service provision, people with responsibility for single-parent families ...

According to Navarrete, "the programs have been developed through integrated and personalized social and labor insertion itineraries with a gender perspective, competency and diversity, combining measures of activation, motivation, information, orientation, training in transversal skills, professional training, access to Technologies, non-work practices in real environments, aids, accompaniment and job intermediation, as well as ongoing mentoring and follow-up to the person during the itinerary. "

Of these 674 people who have followed individualized itineraries, 473 people (57.5% women) have been trained in basic, transversal and professional skills in sectors such as services, security, industry and the participation of 222 people has been facilitated (67.5 women) in personnel selection processes directly through our service.

A total of 301 people (56.4% female) who participated in the Employment Plan were able to obtain a job and join the labor market, giving an insertion rate of 44.65%.

Through the Autoempleo project, it has been possible to start up 4 companies and consolidate 9 others, through individualized and personalized advice, with assisted management, support management and grants.

As confirmed Navarrete "to achieve these achievements in a key aspect for Lorca as is the access to employment, which has meant a total investment of 408,266.83 euros so far."

In the words of Concepcion Canales, "the numbers are overwhelming, but the most important thing is that they are our neighbors, all with names and surnames, elderly people in a situation of social isolation, children and young people belonging to families with difficulties to guarantee 3 meals Or that they do not have for school supplies, parents and mothers of families who can not afford a rent, or the receipt of light and water, who need our help to have food in their pantries, Can find a job for more than they try ... .. ".

For the president of the Red Cross in Lorca "It has been very intense years in which the teams of volunteers and technical staff paid for by the Red Cross in Lorca have shown that in generosity, effort and interest that things change no one gains, That with their small daily gestures fill the hope of lives of thousands of people and give to society that which is the most valuable of this world: its time.

Canales was also hopeful in the future and commented that "a new stage is opening in which we will try to get new ways of financing and we need the help of all, of this society that has so often demonstrated its solidarity because if it is not so , To give an example, more than 100 children can run out of summer school and we will not allow it to happen. "

The president of the Red Cross confirmed that "we are going to compete in the European project OPEN CITY to energize 4 Lorca neighborhoods together with the City Council, Youth Council and Intercultural Cazalla, we are also in process with the City Council for the signing of a new Convention Of Collaboration and we know that, as on so many other occasions, our consistory will be up to the circumstances.

We also want to receive IRPF funds this year, coming from X Solidaria that should mark everyone in their Income Statement, we are immersed in the Gold Sweepstakes campaign, as well as in the fractional lottery sale and we are always open As many people consider us worthy of becoming partners in an institution like ours, or trust us to donate resources so that we can get them to those who need us.

Concepcion Canales did not want to miss the opportunity to thank "the collaboration we have had from the Red Cross in Murcia, as well as the Spanish Red Cross in central office and all members of Red Cross who, in one way or another, helped from the First time to alleviate the consequences of this tragedy caused by the earthquake of 2011. Also worthy of note is the thanks to Julián Marín of the company Campo de Lorca, who donated 8,000 euros to the cause and to the company Alimer, as well as Agroter who gave up its store For all that was necessary to organize the logistics during the emergency. Similarly, Carrefour also had a behavior worthy of note, as well as the Scouts, who helped us from the first moment and have been collaborating with us in initiatives such as The campaign of the toy of these years ".

Source: Agencias

Notice
UNE-EN ISO 9001:2000 - ER-0131/2006 Región de Murcia
© 2024 Alamo Networks S.L. - C/Alamo 8, 30850 Totana (Murcia) Privacy policy - Legal notice - Cookies
Este sitio web utiliza cookies para facilitar y mejorar la navegación. Si continúas navegando, consideramos que aceptas su uso. Más información