The Councillor for Employment and Social Services City of Lorca has congratulated the participants for their social and work habits acquired thanks to a scholarship, which in early 2011 will begin its second edition.
The Councillor for Employment and Social Services City of Lorca, Lali Ibarra, has delivered this morning, 28 young people from the districts their certificates of participation in the first edition of the labor and social inclusion "You and your neighborhood," aimed at young people Uptown Lorca from 16 to 25 years.
Ibarra has congratulated the participants "to have acquired social skills and work habits, while receiving basic education and values, career counseling, as well as practical training in painting, repair of furniture, walls and floor tiling, cleaning, cutting and sulfation, which give them more chances to find a job. "
Employment Councilwoman stated that "this municipal program is part of the Urban Community Initiative of the Barrios Altos de Lorca, funded by the municipality and the Feder funds, and has a strong social and training for young people in the neighborhoods of San Christopher, Calvario, ravine of San Lazaro, San Pedro, Santa Maria and San Juan. "
Lali Ibarra explained that "this program as well young people themselves in these areas perform cleaning activities and improvement of the urban image, so we get to appreciate more the importance of carefully maintaining its environment, the effort to repair it" .
The mayor explained that "this project represents an investment of EUR 136,671.93 and obtained a positive evaluation, it has stood out as an effective tool for achieving the objectives, especially in promoting social integration and equal opportunities, developing specific training through personalized custom made for disadvantaged groups. "
The project lasted six months, including action to publicize the project, which consisted of the mailing in the neighborhoods and the participants of a prospectus.
Precisely this mode of dissemination has been selected by the Ministry of Economy and Finance as good communication practices among all Urban Initiative programs nationwide.
"You and your neighborhood will be exposed in the days of Urban Initiatives entitled" Integrated Intervention Models in the City "as innovative project of the Municipality of Lorca.
Finally, Councillor for Employment and Social Services has announced that in the early months of 2011 will launch the second edition of this program.
PRACTICAL TRAINING AREA
Practical Training: PAINTING
Cleaning, preparation, fitness and painting of railings and handrails.
Cleaning, preparation and painting tables and benches in parks, gardens and streets.
Cleaning, preparation and painting of street lamps and lanterns (lighting).
Preparation and painting of baseboards, walls and walls of public space.
Adaptation and painting play areas and parks.
Cleaning, preparation and painting of bollards landmarks and public spaces.
Practical training: IMPROVING THE URBAN SCENE
Repair benches and seats on public roads.
Repair damaged slabs and pavement.
Repair and plaster walls with cracks and water leaks.
Cleanliness of land and areas with litter and debris.
BEFORE AFTER
Repair and plastering walls, baseboards and areas of access to housing disrepair.
Clearing and cleaning of gardens in parks and gardens.
Suitability of areas rainwater collection (soil compaction and trench digging for collecting rainwater).
Guardrail installation and repair.
Siding with brick and mortar dashboard modules.
Sulfation of cobbled streets and in vacant lots cleaned.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca