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About 500 boxes of medicines will be sent to Saharawi refugee camps next spring (05/12/2019)

In addition, from the City Council work is being done to send to Tinduf (Algeria) three prefabricated houses, which were located in the vicinity of the San Fernando neighborhood and are already uninhabited.

The councilor of Oenegés of the City of Lorca, María Dolores Chumillas and the president of the Association of Friends of the Saharawi People of Lorca, Antonio García have presented, this morning, the donation of medicines to the Saharawi refugee camp in which the Consororio Lorquino collaborates .

The mayor of Oenegés has indicated that during the last months there has been a collection of donations to buy medicines that will go to the Hospital of the wilaya of El Aaiún, which we remember is twinned with Lorca.

The forecast is that, if the shipment cannot be made before, it is part of the material of the caravan that the Association of Friends of the Saharaui People of Lorca ".

On the other hand, Chumillas has explained that from the Consistory the necessary steps are being carried out to be able to send the prefabricated houses of San Fernando to the Refugee camp, "we are waiting for some reports that authorize it from Social Services so that these houses can be intended for hospitals and schools. "

The councilor recalled "the intention of the City Council to send to the refugee camps in Tindouf, in Algeria, three prefabricated houses, which were located in the vicinity of the San Fernando neighborhood."

The president of the Association of Friends of the Saharaui People of Lorca, Antonio García Ros, has detailed that "so far 150 boxes of gastric protectors, 20 boxes of antihemorrhoidal, 50 boxes of injectable vitamins, another 10 of progestogen for women have been collected pregnant women, 50 boxes of medicines to combat nausea during pregnancy., 75 paracetamol in drops for children, 100 boxes of ibuprofen in syrup also for children, and finally, 10 boxes of antidiarrheal envelopes for children. They ask for hygiene products like gel and shampoo.

García Ros has thanked all people, many of them Lorca, also the City of Lorca, who have selflessly donated money to this campaign through which these medicines have been purchased.

The president of the Association of Friends of the Saharaui People of Lorca has explained that "next summer the program 'Holidays in peace' will be launched again for which we are already working with families interested in living this experience by welcoming Saharawi children during the months of July and August in Lorca and making them enjoy our wonderful weather, gastronomy, landscapes, and helping them improve their health, "and recalled that their stay in Lorca" minors are undergoing medical check-ups. "

And he recalled that during this past summer four children were welcomed by Lorca families "and I hope that in the next months of July and August that number may increase, so he has encouraged Lorca families to live this experience in which, in addition to doing good to these children, creates a bond with them and their parents, "for a lifetime."

All interested families can obtain more information through the Association of Friends of the Saharaui People of Lorca at 677173334 (Antonio García) or the Department of Social Services of the City of Lorca (968 464173).

Finally, the mayor of Oenegés has reiterated that "the City of Lorca will continue to support the Association of Friends of the Saharawi People in all those initiatives that could be carried out in the future."

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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