Sister Abdontxu (of the Berriz

Sisters), with Ftima and Elizer,

the two coordinators of the El
Vieo !outh "entre#
El Viejo Youth Centre report for 2013
In January this year the SRF received the Report on 2013 Educational Activities
produced by the outh !entre in El "ie#o$ %hrou&h the 'erri( Sisters in El "ie#o) the
Fund has supported the outh !entre *or a nu+ber o* years and pays the salary o*
the coordinator o* the !entre$ Since the be&innin& o* 2013) ,hen -illia+ "ar&as
+oved to other pastures) the ,or. o* the coordinator has been shared bet,een
Eli/(er Ra+0n 1rti( 2edina and F3ti+a 4$ Eli/(er ,rote the report *or 2013 and
,e include here #ust a *e, short e5tracts) translated *or the ne,sletter$
Scholarship groups
$he %ouths who recei&e
'rants are funded b% the
Friends of (olland
Foundation# $he% are trained
in issues of non)&iolence,
sexual health, 'ender and masculinit%, en&ironmental care and *rotection and
s*iritualit%# A *articular issue we ha&e dealt with this %ear is mi'ration because of its
'reat im*ortance in this countr%, in which +, *er cent of families ha&e somebod%
wor-in' abroad# $his has re*ercussions for famil% and social life# .t is es*eciall%
im*ortant to address this issue because man% %ouths are unaware of the ris-s and
conse/uences of mi'ration#
Culture groups
.n 0,12 the "entre had a 'rou* of 2, bo%s and 'irls on a drawin' course and a
'rou* of 3 adolescents in a 'uitar 'rou* throu'hout the %ear# $he ex*erience of
runnin' these 'rou*s ma-es me reflect on the need to start wor- on this t%*e of
formation as %oun' as *ossible so that all the social norms can be deconstructed#
$hese courses facilitate a *ositi&e attitude to and inte'ration into societ% of these
%oun' *eo*le#
Sports leagues
$he !outh "entre has teams in the lea'ues of three s*orts4 5)a)side football,
bas-etball and &olle%ball (male and female)# $he winnin' teams ha&e done well
throu'hout the %ear6 but one of the thin's we realise in the !outh "entre is that it
isn7t ust a matter of *la%in' the 'ame, but also the &alues, the relationshi*s, the
com*anionshi*, the for'i&eness and the 'ender e/uit% that are *romoted which are
im*ortant#
A few of the s*orts tro*hies won
b% teams at the El Vieo !outh
"entre#
Interventions with secondary school
students
.n 0,12, we wor-ed with students of the 1st,
0nd and 2rd %ears of secondar% education,
althou'h this de*ended on *ermission bein'
'ranted b% the schools# $he methodolo'% used
was sim*le in that it consisted of seminars and
discussions based on distinct and s*ecific
/uestions or issues# Video forums were also
used# $he followin' issues made u* the s*ecific
themes4
Bo%friends, 'irlfriends and sexual
relationshi*s
8re'nanc% a&oidance in adolescents
9ender discrimination
School &iolence
Sexist &iolence
$he media and &iolence
.na**ro*riate use of the internet
$he conse/uences of &iewin' *orno'ra*h%
:an'ers associated with social networ-s
$he %oun' *eo*le who were in&ol&ed said that the acti&ities were &aluable and
informati&e about their ri'hts, *articularl% because in the schools these issues are
not addressed#
Sons and daughters of migrant families a new group
;e are aware that mi'ration is a *henomenon which affects not ust those who
mi'rate but also the relati&es of those who sta%, es*eciall% the children# <i'ration
im*acts the famil% ne'ati&el% throu'h famil% disinte'ration, and it is im*ortant to
consider the welfare of famil% members left behind as well as the isolation of those
who mi'rate#
.n the !outh "entre, we want to ensure the inte'ration of these children into our
initiati&es and *roects# $hrou'hout the %ear we ha&e wor-ed with a 'rou* of =, sons
and dau'hters of mi'rant families and we want this wor- to continue its su**ort of
these children# .t is worth mentionin' that in our town there are no other *roects
which wor- with these children#
$he wor- with them included issues of self)esteem, &alues, *ersonal 'rowth, the
im*ortance of the famil%, emotions and attitudes as well as s*orts and 'ames, in all
cases a**l%in' a 'ame methodolo'%#
Eliezer >am?n @rtiz <edina