Information concerning the RETO association
- The beginning of the association
- The purpose and tasks of the association
- The management and administration staff
- Official recognition of the association as a socially
beneficial organization
- Award presentation by the government of Moscow
for RETO activity in Russia
Considering the purpose, for which the association was created,
the centre was named "RETO" (from the Spanish phrase "REhabilitacion de
TOxicomanos" — Rehabilitation of Drug Dependents).
Taking into account the desire of the founder, the association is established
as a charitable and socially useful organization, as is reflected
in its charter. The association does not pursue any financial gain.
The association submits to the appropriate Spanish legislation fixed
in the law 191/64 from 12/21/1964, the Constitution and other applicable
legislative norms. It is registered in the Registry of the
Associations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of the Interior
for Political Affairs under registration number 63.594 from the 4th of March,
1988. The tax code of the association is G-39.050.984.
The legal address:
B° de Adarzo n° 26 A, Penacastillo, Santander, 39011 CANTABRIA.
On January 27, l995, the association was officially recognized as a
socially beneficial organization by the ministerial council in session.
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The association was established at the end of May, 1985, in Cantabria;
the certificate concerning its establishment was signed on December 2, 1985.
In the heart of the founder, who professed Christian principles, was a
profound desire to help drug addicts. Not having the facilities in his home
to accept more than three men suffering from narcotic dependence,
he decided to rent a locale for a rehabilitation centre for addicts.
Now this place is known as "RETO one". It is located in Liencres, a suburb
of the city of Santander, in the north of Spain. In due time, the
rehabilitation centre extended, because there was a high percentage of
recovery and the number of people wishing to be taken into the centre
continually increased.
Other houses were opened, for women as well as men, in other provinces of
Spain and even in other countries.
The association is composed basically of young people, who were former
addicts. Now free from their drug problem, through their experience,
voluntary commitment, and without personal advantage, they wanted to help
others. They felt a humanitarian and Christian calling to attend to people
dependent upon drugs. At the end of 1987 the Charter of the association
was reconsidered its name was changed to "RETO a la Esperanza".
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- The rehabilitation of addicts
- The restoration of destroyed family relations because of drug use,
- A struggle against criminality, violence and drug trafficking
by its prevention and by administering treatment to those suffering from
drug addiction,
- To give preventative education in the field of the use of toxic
substances, in an attempt to produce a disgust for them,
- Training for specific professions and applied crafts with the purpose
of a complete reinsertion into the labour community,
- Programing various activities to produce social consciousness (for
instance, visits and assistance in hospitals, jails, and areas of conflict
in cities) in order to better living conditions, especially among the needy.
In each province of Spain, the centres function independently and work
according to the legislative specifications of their own independent government.
All the centres are connected to the headquarter centre in Cantabria
and with the managing staff of the association. In all the provinces there are
members — participants, which contribute a certain voluntary payment every
month.
An important administrative goal of each therapeutic group is
the achievement of complete self-support. The basic sources of income are:
- The processing of secondary urban firm wastes,
- The sale of products made or restored in industrial workshops: woodwork,
tin works, painting of automobiles, repair of electro-household devices,
restoration of antiques, repair of furniture, and the manufacturing of
hand-made objects,
The training for trades plays a very important role and is a component
of the therapy of addicts.
- Annual donations on the part of the enterprises and
cooperative societies, to go towards yearly benefits.
- Periodic donations of the members and participants
- Also food is received from various enterprises and organizations, such
as the Spanish Red Cross, etc.
On January 27, 1995, the association "RETO a la Esperanza" received approval
on the part of the government of Spain, being proclaimed a socially beneficial
organization by the ministerial council in session. This recognition of merit
adds stimulus for the continuation of our work in the struggle against
narcotics and the rehabilitation of addicts.
In Russia the rehabilitation centre began to function in Moscow Region, near Istra,
at the end of 1997.
The government of Moscow officially noted the work of
the centre "RETO Nadezhda" in Russia by presenting a prize-winning
awards in city competitions.
