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The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, and the Councilor for Social Services, Carmen Martín, have welcomed the twenty or so Saharawi children who are welcomed during the two summer months by families in Cartagena.
Thus, Castejón has taken the opportunity to welcome them to the port city and to thank the Sahrawi Smiles Association for launching the 'Holidays in Peace' program, which allows these children to spend their summer vacations in Cartagena.
The children are welcomed by families from the municipality who voluntarily participate in the program.
Thus, during the two months of stay of these children, activities such as cultural visits or excursions to the beach are programmed, as well as several medical checks that allow to check the health status of the children.
The Region of Murcia hosts this year more than 90 children from the Sahara, of which almost 20 have settled in Cartagena.
During the meeting, a girl benefiting from the program has shown the gratitude of all the children who have arrived in the port city this summer for the work done by the Municipal Corporation to help their families and has called for a greater commitment to this type of programs That allow the little ones to enjoy the summer vacations in Cartagena.
In turn, a representative mother of the families, Johana Candela González, recalled the small difficulties that had to overcome at the beginning of her stay due to language problems and lack of confidence, but she assured that this project is "wonderful ".
He emphasized the importance of recognizing and living the diversity of beliefs, cultures and habits, as well as living with other cultures.
In addition, he stressed that these stays create an affective bond "that makes their cause live more strongly, because these children also transfer their reality, that of a people who have been forbidden to live in their land that, taking refuge in Houses of canvas in an area of ​​the Algerian desert, has managed to organize a life generating an exemplary society "and has reminded attendees of the need for international cooperation.
She has asked the mayor of Cartagena to defend the "just cause of this people" in the different institutional environments in which she has the opportunity to do so and to continue betting as the first mayor of the city so that the program 'Holidays in peace' More children every year.
For her part, Ana Belén Castejón has signed every word pronounced by González and has highlighted the support of the municipal groups in the opposition in the City of Cartagena in this initiative.
And is that, as has pointed out, this Friday have been accompanied by citizens and Cartagena Cartagena Yes You can at the reception of the small.
"We do not want to be politicians who govern from ignorance," said the mayor, who has expressed her commitment to urge other public institutions with competence in development cooperation and has wanted this initiative to be "the beginning of many actions that we can put together do".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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