Other directions of activity of the RETO association

  1. Public work
  2. Information and precautionary campaigns
  3. Cultural measures
  4. Sports measures and free time

1. Public work

In some Spanish prisons we have sanction to periodic visiting and rendering assistance made. This work is carried out in groups. At visitings the various measures will be carried out: cultural, sports, precautionary etc.

Also we visit colleges, always by the invitation of management, and we participate in similar measures aimed in this case at the prevention of narcotism and informing on kinds of drug addiction.

The association continues to expand the activity also in other countries outside Spain. These are Argentina, Croatia, France, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Russia, and the USA.

2. Information and preventionary campaigns

With the help of a pantomime, songs and witnesses the young people, which lives have been changed, tell to the population that there is a hope for recovery and decision of the drug problem. From the beginning of occurrence of Association we consider this work very important and we regard necessary to carry out measures of a similar sort. We go on cities and settlements. We meet with the people and tell about the life and work. We help everyone who requires this help.

The first campaigns were carried out in Andulucia and then in the central area of Spain (in Madrid, Salamanka and Vaiadolid). Then in Galicia (Vigo, Marin, Pontavedra, La Corunia). Nowadays similar campaigns will be carried out on all territory of Spain by centres, in areas, in which territory they settle down. The purpose of campaigns is the prevention, informing and help by councils as the persons met with this problem as their relatives and population as a whole.

Since April, 1994 the Association has equipped auto caravans used as mobile office which specially work in disputed areas of cities and settlements. We distribute the information on work of the centres, about rules of receipt in them. This work has brought very good results in all territory of Spain.

3. Cultural measures

We organize groups of occupations in which the members of a dormitory can develop the abilities and interests. Among them are allocated:

In May, 1991 in Santander the printing house was open. The brochures and publications were created and printed there by Association. In July, 1993 we opened a printing house at the Madrid centre. By questions of decorating, editing, photocomposition and the seales are engaged living in the Centre. They can receive advices and services on the part of the professional workers which from the very beginning of this work have agreed to help a printing house in work on a voluntary basis.

4. Sports measures and free time

As an additional means in the rehabilitation process the every possible sports measures and competitions are widely used. We have football teams concerning various territorial federations. They participate in sports competitions and tournaments conducted in occupied items according to places of their arrangement. Meetings volleyball and basketball teams will be carried out.

The competitions serve good stimulus for involving in public life of youth. Every possible excursions, visiting of zoos, museums, trip on a nature also are organized.