The Minister of Social Welfare of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Isabel Martín, visited this week the facilities of the La Santa Shelter, where unaccompanied migrant minors have carried out the project 'La Cancha'. In the company of young residents, the minors who arrived in pateras have painted a mural on the shelter's court, which seeks to evoke "solidarity, the sea, inclusion and colors".
The 'La Cancha' project involves students from several centers in the municipality of Tinajo and, through this, it is intended to "promote relations between young people from the Island and migrants through the joint work of solidarity and culture." From the Cabildo they point out that this mural is one more activity within a comprehensive integration strategy that is being developed in La Santa.
Isabel Martín applauds this initiative promoted by the City Council of Tinajo. "Essential in these times in which the Canary Islands are in a migratory crisis in which, on many occasions, racism and xenophobia are manifested by a small part of the population," says the councilor, and highlights the collaboration between both institutions to make the materialization of the project possible.
"The joint work between the students and the migrant minors has demonstrated the solidarity that we can be proud of in Lanzarote and that, from the Cabildo of Lanzarote, we promote with each of our acts and projects," highlights the councilor.
The coordinating artist of this work, Tono Cruz, explains that the painting represents the face of a girl, drawn through different colors and symbols created for complicated situations experienced at sea by minors, such as 'engine failure' or 'we need help'.
The initiative is included in actions subsidized by the Cabildo for the integration and insertion of unaccompanied migrant minors from the La Santa shelter, aid nominated for a value of "70,000 euros that the Island Institution gave to the City Council of Tinajo in 2021 and 2022".
