The municipality has joined the project in the participating associations, federations and municipalities in several European countries including France, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden.
This will create a platform of volunteerism and cooperation at European level, which will measure the impact of volunteer programs on social inclusion, employability and the development of young Europeans
The City Council of Puerto Lumbreras has joined as a participating partner in the European Project 'Eureka' in setting out a framework for cooperation at European level to report on volunteer programs through a new platform for cooperation.
In this sense, the Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, explained that "Puerto Lumbreras Spanish is a partner in this project partnerships involving French, Polish and Swedish in order to create a platform of volunteerism and cooperation at Europe, which will measure the impact of volunteer programs on social inclusion, employability and the development of young Europeans. "
Thus, the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras work for 9 months with associations, federations and municipalities in other European Union countries to promote the objectives of this European project, among which "measuring the impact of volunteer projects currently being promoted in the European Union, in order to "increase the visibility and recognition of other initiatives through the new European platform for cooperation."
On the other hand, provides for the establishment of a European Network of Quality organizations to promote volunteer projects that promote social inclusion of people with less skills.
In addition, as explained Sanchez, "with the participation of Puerto Lumbreras in this European project will promote the creation of new policies and projects related to volunteering in the town to better certain social issues."
Also conduct a study to determine the voluntary plans that are required, and then work at European level to promote new programs through the network of cooperation and volunteerism.
Thus, Puerto Lumbreras figure as a member partner in the project by the French National Association for Training Active (CEMR), the European Youth Forum in Poland (EFM), the Slovak Youth Association (FERIC), the Swedish municipality of Amal, or the French Federation of European Volunteers (VE France).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras