The piloting will begin in the municipalities of the northern part of the province of Valladolid, in Tierra de Campos, with various activities that will bring together people from different towns.
Fundación Personasa social entity of reference in the field of disability, dependence and elderly people in Castilla y León, starts these days the piloting of a new innovative project ‘Unwanted lonelinessin rural areas: Projecting lives, uniting souls‘. The aim is to alleviate the social distance through group activities facilitated by digital and telematic means, which help to maintain a healthy lifestyle and promote autonomy.
It will start as a pilot project in several municipalities of less than 2,000 inhabitants in the province of Valladolid, specifically in the area of Tierra de Campos, and will serve as a bridge to unite the towns of the region through technology and the development of various activities that touch the culture and folklore of the area, to generate knowledge and roots.
Within this project, Soledad no deseada en el ámbito rural: Proyectando vidas, uniendo almas (Unwanted loneliness in rural areas: Projecting lives, uniting souls), joint activities are proposed through digital media. The mode of participation is in groups, but with the support of digital media that will allow to participate also from the community rooms or from home and connect all participants from different villages at the same time.
The arrival of fiber to these areas is opening up a world where shortening distances is now possible by being able to visit different places live, or connect with family or friends in faraway places.
“This new way of connecting opens up new ways of working to alleviate rural loneliness . rural loneliness unwanted rural loneliness, whose fundamental characteristics are distance and lack of population, without forgetting that the salvation of all these villages has to do with their repopulation, which is why through other programs, such as RuralCare, we will work to generate jobs for young people and generate roots in the area.”
About Fundación Personas
Fundación Personas was created in 2008 by five associations in Castilla y León: ADECAS Guardo, ASPANIS Palencia, APADEFIM Segovia, ASPRONA Valladolid and ASPROSUB Zamora. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. To do this we provide comprehensive services, in the environment and covering all stages of the life cycle of a person. The founding associations belong to the family movement Plena Inclusion movement and bring 60 years of experience, share innovation and foster mutual collaboration.
With a regional presence, we are present in 30 towns in Castilla y León, urban centers and rural areas, where we attend to situations of disability or dependence and provide support for the promotion of personal autonomy. We also offer support and training to people at risk of social exclusion. Our activity is governed by criteria of quality and proximity in service; efficiency and transparency in management; equal opportunities, accessibility and respect for diversity as a driver of social transformation.
In the educational-care area, we manage 5,300 places daily in 75 centers, distributed in more than 30 locations in Valladolid, Palencia, Segovia and Zamora. In the labor area, Fundación Personas has 3 Special Employment Centers (CEE) Lince Group S.L.U., APADEFIM 2000 S.L.U.. and CEE Fundación Personas – with a workforce of 939 employees, more than 90% of whom have some type of disability.
FOUNDATION PEOPLE IN FIGURES:
- 5,300 places (disability and risk of exclusion)
- 2,500 people with disabilities served
- 3,000 families social base
- 75 operational work centers
- 30 locations in CyL
- 5 Delegations
- 3 Special Employment Centers
- 1,800 professionals
- 850 workers with disabilities
- 939 total workforce
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