The project invites residents, organisations and professionals to discover this new tool on 18 November at the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, and continues its training programme to strengthen community participation.
The Department of Social Action, Diversity, LGTBIQ+, Citizen Participation and Open Government of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, led by councillor Víctor Alonso, will present the Island Community Resources Guide of Fuerteventura (Guía Insular de Recursos Comunitarios de Fuerteventura) on 18 November at 9.00am in the Cabildo’s Plenary Hall. The tool is designed to make it easier to learn about and connect the resources, initiatives, organisations and agents that contribute to community life across the island’s six municipalities.
Conceived as a living resource, the guide aims to foster new opportunities for collaboration, highlight the capabilities that already exist across the island, and make it easier for residents, groups, professionals and public administrations to identify resources and forge new connections.
Councillor Víctor Alonso stressed that “we want to keep providing spaces and tools that connect people, recognise the work already being carried out in our municipalities, and create new opportunities to get involved and build community.”
Alongside this initiative, Fuerteventura Protagonista continues to roll out its training programme, with new sessions aimed at strengthening citizen participation and community processes. In recent weeks, sessions have focused on intergenerational relationships, the importance of coming together, and the creation of participatory spaces as a starting point for driving collective initiatives.
The programme continues on 24 November with the session “Before acting, I listen: tools for getting to know my community” (“Antes de actuar, escucho: herramientas para conocer mi comunidad”), which focuses on listening, shared knowledge and the systematic understanding of local realities. It will be followed on 9 December by “Getting to know my neighbourhood (or village) to feel part of it: territory and belonging” (“Conocer mi barrio (o pueblo) para sentirnos parte de él: territorio y arraigo”), aimed at helping people recognise their local area and its community opportunities.
Registration also remains open for “Building Community I: Relationships in Community Processes” (“Construyendo Comunidad I: Las relaciones en los procesos comunitarios”), a 20-hour blended course offering tools to strengthen trust, collaboration and shared responsibility in community processes. The course is free of charge and accredited by the Universidad de La Laguna.
Registration: https://forms.gle/Vi9XFr98tV3Yn4RGA
Fuerteventura Protagonista, a project driven by the Cabildo de Fuerteventura in collaboration with the Universidad de La Laguna through its General Foundation, and with the involvement of the island’s six town councils, invites all residents, associations, groups, professionals and institutional representatives to take part in the presentation of this guide and share a space to meet around the resources and opportunities the island has to offer.
An opportunity to get to know one another better, connect initiatives, and continue building, through participation and collaboration, a more cohesive Fuerteventura that takes charge of its own development.
