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The Local Development Department leads this initiative which, in the case of being selected among proposals from cities in 28 EU countries, would allow the implementation of employment, youth and women support programs, trade improvement, etc. in San Cristóbal, Los Angeles, Apolonia and San Diego
The mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, and the Councilor for Employment, Presidency and Local Development of the Lorca City Council, Eulalia Ibarra, have announced this morning the project 'Ciudad Abierta' that the municipal government has submitted to the European Union to try to obtain 5 million euros investment in the districts of San Cristobal, Los Angeles, Apolonia and San Diego.
Jódar stressed that "the design of this ambitious project has not only been developed with the participation of some 30 entities, among citizens and educational centers mainly in this area, but the project has the backing and involvement as partners Of the University of Murcia, Red Cross, Cepaim and Intercultural Cazalla, that will work of the hand of the Council of the Youth ".
In this way, members of renowned institutions at European level, with extensive experience in the management of community funds and in the carrying out of works on the main subjects on which the project will work, will also contribute 20% of the budget they manage If the selection in this call for grants is achieved, as will the Consistory itself, so if it is achieved, the joint investment will amount to about 6 million euros in three years.
The four entities have been working for years from the hand of the City of Lorca.
The mayor explained that "it is basically a question of working in training actions to promote employment among residents of the area, aid for the creation and modernization of businesses, youth integration programs and immigrant women, as well as the construction of A multi-purpose building to improve services in the area, but also improvements in the urban environment, housing, facilities for the M13 Youth Center, health education and cultural activities such as film screenings, multicultural celebrations and artistic promotion activities And cultural in the area.
Jódar stressed that "although the success rate of the projects presented to these calls is very scarce, being selected only about a dozen projects among the hundreds that are presented from the 28 EU countries, we have Formed a project that, if it is not financed by this route, will open doors for many other calls because it has never been designed with the participation of all socioeconomic agents in the area an ambitious project to tackle the improvement Of the coexistence between Lorca and the 6,000 immigrants who were arriving in this area of ​​Lorca from 1999 to 2007. "
However, the proposal could also serve as a basis to attend other calls for Innovative Urban Actions that will be made over the next few years.
And is that the main innovation that we present is that for the first time have been set to work together groups in the area to work for the coexistence of different cultures that exist in an area where the percentage of immigrants grew from 1999 to 2007 From 0.1% to 30% of the population, creating a Coexistence Committee that will decide the details of the proposed actions.
"Although the project is led by the Department of Presidency, Employment, Local Development, Works and Equality, joint work has been done with those of Culture, Commerce, Youth and Social Policy, which would allow the implementation of employment, support To young people and women, improvement of the commerce, houses and equipment of these districts ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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