The seventh edition of the Fair Cooperating welcomes the work of 26 ONG'Ds the municipality, where they participate from Friday 25 to Sunday 27
According to the Councillor for Development Cooperation, Rebeca Perez Cooperating Fair, to be installed in the Plaza de Santo Domingo for the seventh consecutive year, it seeks to highlight the work of these organizations and Murcia society's awareness on the need to help the poorest countries. "
Cooperating Day, which was observed on September 8, it recognizes the efforts of more than 1,400 Spaniards working in the most disadvantaged areas of the Earth.
Coincides with the Millennium Declaration of the United Nations where 189 heads of state pledged to meet the Millennium Development Goals.
Rebeca Perez explained that "the reason for this date is that the 8th of September 2000, more than 190 countries around the world signed the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).".
Thus, the council noted that the fundamental commitment of the MDGs is the "eradication of world poverty in all its aspects", being those objectives include: eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promoting gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality under 5, improving maternal health, combating HIV / AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing a global partnership for development.
The Fair will be open from Friday to Saturday from 12.00 to 14.00 and from 18.00 to 21.00 and Sunday from 12:00 to 14:00
The ONG'Ds involved are:
COOPERATION ASSEMBLY FOR PEACE
ASSOCIATION MAKUA
GIFT OF LOVE ASSOCIATION
SOLIDARITY ASSOCIATION ANSWERS
BLUE IN ACTION
FIREFIGHTERS IN ACTION
SURGERY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MURCIA
VINCENTIAN FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
ONG'D COORDINATOR OF THE REGION OF MURCIA
ENTREPUEBLOS
HELP DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION CEPAIM
CHART FOUNDATION STATEMENT
FOUNDATION INTERED
FOUNDATION MAINEL
Vicente Ferrer Foundation
Engineers Without Borders
Community Development Institute YMAESTROS MUNDI
Oxfam
KARIT SOLIDARITY FOR PEACE
UNITED HANDS
Murcia hosts
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
RED CROSS
SED (Solidarity, Education and Development)
FRIENDS OF MALI AFRICA PROJECT
Activities during the week of cooperating
In addition, from Monday 21 September and throughout the week will be held the following activities:
Monday, September 21
-11 Hours: Opening at the Cultural Center of the Barrio del Carmen of the photo exhibition "nomads" of ONG'D BLUE IN ACTION attended by students of 2nd ESO school Studies Centre CEI Visiting hours exposure is Monday through Thursday from 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 20:00.
-12: 15 hours: Talk given by ONG'D: Answers Solidarity Association of CIS Studies Centre for students of 3rd ESO, on Solidarity consumption.
- 13:00: Talk given by the NGO d: Solidarity Association in CIS Studies Center for students of 4th ESO, on Solidario Consumer Responses.
Tuesday, September 22
-10: 10 am: Talk given by ONG'D: SED Marist school in La Merced Fuensanta for students of Bachelor, Cooperating on experience in Ghana.
-11: 05 pm: Talk given by ONG'D: Marista SED IES La Merced Fuensanta for students of Bachelor, Cooperating on experience in Ghana.
-12: 30 hours: EWB in the IES Francisco Cascales Bachelor's degree for students, on food sovereignty given by the ONG'D talk.
Wednesday, September 23
-9: 20 hours: Talk given by ONG'D EWB in the IES Mariano Baquero Goyanes for students of Bachelor, on food sovereignty.
-10: 05 pm: Talk given by ONG'D: SED at IES Miguel Espinosa to high school students about, experience Cooperating in Bolivia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia