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Summer camp activity leaders trained to spot signs of lingering Covid-19 impact

foto 2021 sequeles covidThe Formentera Department of Social Welfare has revisited a training programme that was first developed last year following the Covid-19 lockdown to equip monitors at the Escola d’Estiu (Summer School) with tools to detect possible difficulties and symptoms in children as a result of the public health crisis.

Participants were divided into two groups and schooled on indicators for possible difficulties, symptoms, lasting side effects and other situations worthy of expert attention. They also learned about protocols for referring specific cases to specialised services.

For more information, please contact FDSW by telephone at 971.321.271 or by email at educaciosocial@conselldeformentera.cat.

22 June 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

Formentera celebrates World Refugee Day

cartell 2021 refugiadesThe Formentera Department of Immigration has put together an extensive programme of cultural and social activities to commemorate World Refugee Day on 21 June. Standout features of the activities bill include the exhibition Los Refugiados Olvidados from Palestinian photographer Mustafa Abualthanin, a concert from composer-musician-activist Nabil El Mansour and a performance from Bloco Colubraria infused with African dance courtesy of Jara.

In 2001, on the anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the United Nations General Assembly designated 20 June World Refugee Day. Social welfare chief Rafael Ramírez will present an official proclamation for approval at local government’s June plenary. By Councillor Ramírez’s lights, “Refugees and displaced people endure incredible hardship, and World Refugee Day is an opportunity to foster empathy and show our solidarity; this day is also a chance to recognise their capacity for resilience in rebuilding their lives”.

The calendar is as follows:

Monday 21 June at 10.45am: Talk with Ràdio Illa’s Far a Far. Participants: Fina Darder (Fons Pitiús de Cooperació) and Margarita Isabel Asensio Pastor (PhD in Social and Human Sciences, graduate in Spanish and Arabic Philology, representative of Open Arms).

21 June–4 July in Sant Francesc’s Plaça de la Constitució: Mustafa Abualthanim (Amman, 1977) presents Los Refugiados Olvidados. Abualthanin’s 30-piece “photo essay” chronicles the lives of the forgotten Palestinian refugees in two camps in Jordan, offering an intimate and autobiographical vision of his own condition as a Palestinian refugee in that country. Show opens Monday 21 June at 6.00pm.

Wednesday 23 and 30 June at 6.00pm in the Casal de Joves: Screenings of films Monsieur Lazhar and Elysium.

Thursday 24 June at 5.00pm at CEIP Sant Ferran de Ses Roques (Bob Baldon Park): Field day—Put yourself in their shoes. Presented by Fons Pitiús de Cooperació and Formentera Marxa.

Friday 25 June from 8.30pm in the Sant Ferran church square: Hanging a banner made by local youth at the Casal de Joves; Bloco Colubraria perform and Jara offers a demonstration of African dance. Reading the poem “Home” by Somali writer Warsan Shire.

Saturday 26 June from 9.30pm at Casa del Poble de la Mola: singer-songwriter Navil performs to a limited-capacity crowd. A Barcelona native of Palestinian origin, Navil has made defending his rights his life’s mission, with a repertoire of songs that speak to everything from racial discrimination in Israel and illegal settlements to the separation wall between Arabs and Israelis.

Thursday 1 July in the Sant Ferran church square: in association with Cinema a la Fresca, screening of In This World (2002).

16 June 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

Island youth schooled in emotionally-aware approaches to sex ed

foto 2021 taller sex edThis Wednesday, the Formentera Department of Social Welfare invited year-six pupils at CEIP El Pilar to take part in a workshop on affective and sexual wellbeing that explored biological, psychological and social changes in puberty and adolescence. Next year FDSW will extend the training to other local schools.

Speakers set out to dispel myths, misconceptions and stereotypes surrounding affective and sexual diversity, and gave participants theory-based and practical methods to include such diversity in their worldview. The World Health Organisation defends children and adolescents’ right to build a world in which men and women live together in equality and free from discrimination.

Parent training
At a similar talk in the afternoon, parents got tips about preventing dangerous behaviour, plus strategies to communicate with and support children throughout adolescence.

11 June 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

Day of training to prevent, detect and stop underage drinking

foto 2021 no t ofeguisThe Formentera Department of Social Welfare held a day of programming to equip staffers from the departments of sport and social services, sports trainers, the school police liaison, monitors at the youth drop-in centre and Formentera Marxa and other municipal employees to prevent, spot and stop underage drinking.

All told, roughly twenty people took part in the talk, part of an awareness-building push dubbed ‘Don’t Drown in Alcohol’ that includes training activities like talks with stakeholders outside the educational sector who work with adolescents at Marc Ferrer secondary school.

7 June 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

Consell takes aim at LGTBI-phobia with SAI

foto cartell 2021 SAI BThe Formentera Department of Social Welfare is pleased to present SAI (Servei d’Atenció Integral), a comprehensive care service for lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and intersex islanders and their families who face, have faced or are at risk of facing discrimination or violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Social welfare chief Rafael Ramírez described the aim of the new service as offering “a professional, appropriate, fast, local and coordinated response to discrimination”. “As politicians, it must be our unwavering commitment to guarantee equal access to opportunities”, Ramírez affirmed.

According to the councillor, the history of LGTBI persecution means “institutions must make support universal, particularly to people in situations of vulnerability”. He stressed the importance of “taking action to stop discrimination when it occurs, and preventing it from occurring in the first place”.

“We want SAI to be accessible to members of the LGTBI community who lack of knowledge or lack of personal empowerment might otherwise have meant avoided visibility or self-identification”, Ramírez insisted.

Appointments at no charge
The free service is supported by staff with specific training in diversity and gender, non-discrimination and civil rights. Individuals who connect with SAI Formentera can expect confidentiality, active listening, respect and empathy, not to mention specialised social, psychological and legal guidance, with professionals crafting plans to fit each beneficiary’s individual needs.

Islanders interested in scheduling an appointment should call 971 321 271 from 9am to 2pm. The first visit will serve to evaluate the situation and put together the appropriate response. Queries can be sent to sailgtbi@conselldeformentera.cat.

On 17 May, the Consell de Formentera took part in an array of initiatives, adorning a bench and pedestrian crossings with the colours of the LGTBI flag and releasing a video featuring members of the LGTBI community. The island’s government will also issue a proclamation to mark International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia during the May plenary assembly.


25 May 2021
Communications Department
Consell de Formentera

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