"Prayer to God and solidarity with the poor are inseparable.""With the purpose of promoting social responsibility and the importance of leaving a positive footprint on the environment, improving it, Villanueva University promotes different activities and projects, organized and channeled by 'Villanueva Solidaria'," explains Begoña Fornés, coordinator of this initiative.
"The volunteer activities that are promoted are aimed at the entire university community (students, alumni, faculty, administrative and service staff, families and friends). The more we are, the more needs we can meet and, above all, the more people we can reach," he adds.
MAD4Clarinets Concert
One of the initiatives is the MAD4Clarinets solidarity concert, which will be held on January 25 from 7:30 pm to 9 pm in the auditorium of building B of the university.
The concert, which will be performed by the quartet MAD4Clarinetswill be aimed at financing the international volunteer project in Kenya". In addition, this initiative includes the possibility of buying "Fila 0" tickets for those people who want to collaborate with the project but cannot attend the concert. You can find all the information here.
International volunteering
With the contributions from the concert, Villanueva Solidaria will finance one of its most important projects: international volunteering, which will take place in Kenya during the month of July 2024. In order to participate in this activity, it is necessary to complete a personal interview, have volunteering experience and attend at least 80 % of the preparation sessions. "The MaTumaini project (which means 'hope' in Swahili) was born in 2016 with the commitment to promote the training of children, adolescents and teachers of African educational institutions located in very poor rural areas, especially in Kenya, hence the motto of the project, 'forming hope'," says Begoña Fornés.
Other activities
There are numerous volunteer activities available that can be carried out with Villanueva Solidaria, such as the "Win Win" initiative, to offer training to the elderly in the use of cell phones and computers; personal accompaniment in senior centers; accompaniment in leisure outings for children and young people with special needs, in collaboration with the Talita Foundation and the Down Madrid Foundationschool support for children in primary or secondary school, in partnership with International Cooperation, Senara Foundation and the Valdeperales AssociationThe Naím Project, which consists of personalized catechesis for children with special needs; accompaniment of hospitalized children and adults, in collaboration with the Vianorte-Laguna Foundation and the NGO NadiesoloThe program includes: distribution of "basic necessities to families without resources"; solidarity breakfasts; blood donation in collaboration with the Red Cross; painting the houses of families without resources, etc.
Request for information
Information about the activities and registration can be consulted through:
Whatsapp: 659 15 46 04
