The NGO Coats and Smiles of Anaga, led by Yone Febles and which is domiciled in Saint Andrewrequest the Tenerife Council the transfer of the Casa de Los Camineros, which is located at number 59 of the Taganana highway, with the aim that it can be used for social purposes, such as the distribution of food for the benefit of residents in this area of Anaga .
In the last letter sent by the aforementioned group, on September 11, the president of Abrigos y Sonrisas states that this property has been without activity or public use for at least two decades by the Highways area of the insular Corporation, which was the one who undertook his rehabilitation. “Currently,” they say, “it is being used or enjoyed by relatives of a deceased official who maintained it.”
The leader of the group adds that “many groups and residents of the massif have become aware of inappropriate activities”, which is why they have decided “in collaboration with all the entities involved in the neighborhood movement of the Anaga Massif to carry out a collection of signatures to demand that the Insular Corporation meet the demand of this great demand and manage to return the use of this space to the neighbors”, also stating, “the scarce resources in public goods or premises in the area and the needs that currently exist for the development of services and activities of a public nature.
The NGO Abrigos y Sonrisas de Anaga remembers that it began its social work in 2015 and they have already outgrown it. They carry out their work in a 40 square meter classroom in the old San Andrés school, on Calle del Cercado, in addition to having two offices of five square meters each; The rest of the facilities are shared with a cultural association and another women’s association, while the waiting room is outdoors and access to these facilities is via stairs, an added obstacle when it comes to unloading food donations.
