Esplai La Florida

Country: 
Spain
Promoters: 
Merche García Villatoro
Recognitions: 
Ashoka fellow (2010).

An organisation aimed at social inclusion and community promotion that develops socio-educational projects for children and pre-employment pathways for early school leavers who neither have resources, nor expectations. A flexible, creative methodology that encourages community agents to respond to new demands, incorporating educational models as education in values and learning through service.

Impact indicators
  • Approximately 1,100 children and young people attend weekly activities.
  • On average 235 children and young people participate daily.
  • 65% of the children are from migrant backgrounds: 57% were born abroad and the rest were born in Spain, but in immigrant families.
  • A new centre has been established in Sonseca (Toledo), and workshops for volunteers have been carried out in Ginés (Sevilla) and Guia d'Isora (Tenerife).
Última actualización 13 August 2020