The members of a community of Salesian educators share their lives with young people at risk of social exclusion who used to be shelter care residents and that lost the protection of the administration when they turned 18. They share a wage, shelter and food and, in addition, they design a personalized itinerary with them […]
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The Super Turtles: from young people at risk of social exclusion to self-esteem champions
The Super Turtles are a group of eight high school students with five different nationalities that live in a depressed neighbourhood of San Juan de Aznalfarache, in Seville. Their accomplishment? Making it to the Spanish final of the popular science and robotics contest First Lego League. Their award? An experience that has increased their motivation […]
Black theater giving light to people at risk of social exclusion
Black on Black is a theater company born in Castilleja de Guzman, in Seville. They develop black theater, an unusual genre in Spain. But the truth is that what makes them special is that all of the members are unemployed people with problems, and in many cases are socially excluded. For them, the theater is […]
Alma de Africa: football and multiculturalism scoring against social exclusion
Alma de Africa, a Jerez football team, is made up of 12 different nationalities. There are players from Ghana, Morocco, Mauritania, Cameroon, Nigeria…. And also five Spaniards, affectionately named ‘the immigrants’ by the rest of the team. Alma de Africa was created to improve the integration of foreign citizens who have a difficult history. After […]