SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 3 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Minister for Social Welfare, Equality, Youth, Children and Families of the Canary Islands Government, Candelaria Delgado, convened this Tuesday with the president of the Canary Islands Federation of Municipalities (Fecam), Mari Brito, to establish the General Protocol for the allocation of available funds from the Corresponsables 2024 Plan among the municipalities of the Canary Islands.
This initiative will provide the Canary Island councils with €7.8 million to implement actions designed to encourage work-life balance and generate quality employment within the care sector. With an additional contribution of over €200,000 from Fecam, this will total €8 million.
Delgado emphasised “the significant importance of this agreement, which facilitates the establishment of a Municipal Network of Co-responsible Care” in the archipelago and concurrently “enhances the lives of families with children up to 16 years of age, giving them the time needed for work or study commitments, particularly for vulnerable families, many of whom are single-parent households with limited resources to meet their children’s leisure and educational support needs.”
Mari Brito praised the efforts of the Canary Islands councils in this domain and noted that in the third edition of the Corresponsables Plan, 79 municipalities will benefit from this initiative, following an increase in the federation’s own funding of €204,109.82, which enabled the inclusion of four additional municipalities.
The president also expressed gratitude to the Ministry for considering Fecam’s requests by extending project timelines, allowing for improved adherence to the plan.
CANARY ISLANDS ESTABLISHED 30,000 PLACES TO SUPPORT FAMILY RECONCILIATION
The 2023 report on the Corresponsables Plan indicates that 28,599 places were created for children in the Canary Islands, primarily for those aged 7 to 9 and 10 to 12, as well as for those aged 13 to 16, who took part in activities organised by local councils and third-sector entities funded through the plan, aimed at facilitating parents’ employment or training needs.
As a result, the plan aided 9,279 resident families with children aged 0 to 16, giving priority to single-parent families, large families, victims of domestic violence, families with additional care responsibilities, vulnerable individuals, war refugees, long-term unemployed persons, and women over 45 years old seeking work, according to a statement from Fecam.
In total, the report includes 261 projects implemented over the past year.
The majority of these projects focused on establishing quality care and employment opportunities in the care sector, with 14 aimed specifically at training initiatives centred on co-responsibility and caregiving.
Each project varied in duration from one to six months, employing 748 professionals to execute these activities.
Most of the professionals recruited were women under 30 years of age who had been unemployed for an extended period.
The specific objectives of the projects promoted through the Corresponsables Plan are to meet the needs of families and minors, as well as to foster values and learning; to create a network of care services for families, children, and adolescents who are the primary beneficiaries of the initiatives; to ensure their needs are fulfilled through the execution of services, and to promote principles of equality, shared responsibility, and coexistence.
