Universarios volunteers who participated in the municipal school building program now receive their diplomas in a ceremony in which participates Councillor for Health and Social Services, Fulgencio Cervantes, and the Councillor for Education and Youth, María Dolores Sánchez.
During the school year ending, 81 university volunteers have served 124 children from 10 districts and 25 districts of Murcia.
Children who participate in this program typically belong to socially disadvantaged.
Becoming the School Reinforcement an essential tool in the process of integration.
The volunteers have spent 3,790 hours for minors.
Of the 81 volunteer participants, 54 did so in districts, serving 83 children, and 27 in the village, with 41 children.
This program starts again in September, coinciding with the school year.
The initiative has been held since the 1999/2000 academic year, with the collaboration of the Office of Volunteers at the University of Murcia, and consists of young volunteers to help with their homework to children with learning problems are behind in their studies, etc.
Children participating in this program improve their academic performance, improve in the way of coping and to function in everyday life.
In addition, children acquire habits of study and volunteers help families to give more importance to the education of their children.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia