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The socialist mayor María Dolores Abellon reported that the City intended for the next two academic years 2009 / 2011 the amount of 120,910 euros (€ 60,455 / year) to a private company (Copedeco cooperative society) for the development of a project that takes out the Volunteer Office at the University

Note from PSOE:

Socialist Councillor Maria Dolores Abellon PP plant in full to a series of questions about the use being made of money spent by the municipality to a private company for development of the school building program which, interestingly, leads the Office of Volunteer of the University.

What strikes us is enough, according Abellon one hand, the sale of the goodness of voluntary action and, secondly, the private award for their development.

"We can not of course two aspects of this project and we need a rethinking of that to be truly effective, public money invested in it is profitable and serves to help children improve their school work.

In this sense, the councilor of the PSOE, echoing the data provided by the Department of Social Services reports that in the academic year 2008 / 2009 were 100 volunteers who helped 149 children with their homework.

If data are analyzed in detail, continues Abellon, the effort has not been very profitable.

In the past year were given 4,890 hours among the 149 children, so that each child received an average of 32.8 hours.

Given that the school year is approximately 35 weeks of classes, there was no booster an hour a week.

From the economic point of view, the socialist mayor added, and assuming that the current course attend the same number of children the past, and that the project involved an equal number of volunteers will get the figure of € 405.74 for lower, which would result in the cost of one hour would be € 12.37.

According to the results, Abellon end, more expensive this time out by hiring volunteers tutoring for children who require this type of care, so "it necessary to rethink the project so that it is effective and that the Money invested in the same will be productive and beneficial. "

Source: Grupo Socialista, Ayuntamiento de Murcia