Spain
SPAIN: More Than 1,100 Women Gain Job Skills and Employment Opportunities through Salesian Initiatives
By MissionNewswire at February 12, 2015 | 9:48 am
(MissionNewswire) A collaboration of six Salesian institutions, all members of the State Coordination of the Salesian Social Platforms in Spain, has implemented the Empodera-T project aimed at empowering women in vulnerable circumstances and poverty. The project provides socio-educational and workforce development services for women to help them gain employable skills more...
SPAIN: Salesian-run Pinardi Federation Provides Mentoring and Internships for Students with Visual Impairments
By MissionNewswire at August 22, 2014 | 6:01 pm
(MissionNewswire) Spain, which has been hit hard by the current economic troubles in Europe, now has the greatest inequality of the 27 countries of the European Union. According to the World Bank, close to 25 percent of Spanish workers are unemployed and a growing number of them can’t afford to buy enough food to live. One in five citizens are living below the poverty more...
SPAIN: Scholarship Funding at Salesian Institute Allows Poor Students Access to Technical Training
By MissionNewswire at July 7, 2014 | 10:13 am
(MissionNewswire) Spain, which has been hit hard by the current economic troubles in Europe, now has the greatest inequality of the 27 countries of the European Union. According to the World Bank, close to 25 percent of Spanish workers are unemployed and a growing number of them can’t afford to buy enough food to live. One in five citizens are living below the poverty more...
SPAIN: Salesian Partnership with Hilton Hotel Provides Training, Work Experience and Hope for Poor Youth
By MissionNewswire at July 7, 2014 | 9:55 am
(MissionNewswire) Hard hit by the current economic troubles in Europe, Spain now has the greatest inequality of the 27 countries of the European Union. According to the World Bank, close to 25 percent of Spanish workers are unemployed and a growing number of them can’t afford to buy enough food to live. One in five citizens are living below the poverty line and poor more...
SPAIN: New Initiatives Help Youth in Need through Scholarships and Nutrition Program
By MissionNewswire at May 23, 2014 | 2:38 pm
(MissionNewswire) Spain has been hit hard by the current economic troubles in Europe and now has the greatest inequality of the 27 countries of the European Union. According to the World Bank, close to 25 percent of Spanish workers are unemployed and a growing number of them can’t afford to buy enough food to live. One in five citizens are living below the poverty more...
SPAIN: Salesian Program Helps Youth Without Families Who Have Outgrown Available Services
By MissionNewswire at May 2, 2014 | 2:41 pm
(MissionNewswire) Spain has been hit hard by the current economic troubles in Europe and now has the greatest inequality of the 27 countries of the European Union and one in five citizens living below the poverty line. According to the World Bank, close to 25 percent of Spanish workers are unemployed and a growing number of them can’t afford to buy enough food to more...
Europe , Featured on slider , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific) , Spain
BENIN: Salesian Youth in Spain Pay it Forward to Help Poor Youth in Benin
By MissionNewswire at January 15, 2014 | 11:39 am
(MissionNewswire) Youth in Benin face overwhelming challenges in combating poverty. According to UNICEF, Benin remains one of the poorest countries in the world with close to 70 percent of its population living in poverty. Almost 20 percent are chronically undernourished and the effects of poverty in rural areas are severe. Child labor and trafficking are also concerns more...
Africa , Benin , Europe , OTHER Salesian News (not SM specific) , Spain
SPAIN: New Program Helps Youth Aging Out of Foster Care in the Canary Islands
By MissionNewswire at March 25, 2013 | 8:20 am
(MissionNewswire) Once older youth age out of foster care they are often left without resources, little support and no idea where to go next. It can be difficult to find a place to live and locate and maintain stable employment. Very often these young people do not have an existing or adequate social network to provide them the support they need to live life fully as an more...
SPAIN: Youth Forum Focuses on Sharing the Educational Experience in Madrid
By MissionNewswire at March 6, 2013 | 7:35 pm
(MissionNewswire) More than 135 students and 45 teachers of Salesian-run professional training programs recently participated in a forum organized at the Salesian Center in Carabanchel, Madrid. This was the fourth year of the event and its theme was, “To share to educate.” The purpose of the forum was to facilitate discussion between youth and educators in order to more...
SPAIN: Salesian Coaching Program Helps Youth with Job, Interviewing Skills
By MissionNewswire at February 28, 2013 | 11:21 am
(MissionNewswire) The fourth coaching program run by the Salesian Pinardi Federation, in collaboration with the BLC Group, has commenced for students in Madrid. The program, made up of one-on-one coaching and group work, aims to help poor youth develop job selection and interviewing skills to advance their likelihood of success in the business world. Spain has been more...
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