Charity Carmen Pardo-Valcarde
“We believe that the world will be a better place when
more people take part in it”
I’m going to talk about a charity that some friends
and I were volunteers this summer.
It's located outside of Madrid, to be
exactly in Montecarmelo.
The origins go back to 1948, when
Carmen Pardo-Valcarce paid heed to the petitions of individuals stricken with
leprosy, who were living in the Trillo Leper Colony in Guadalajara. They asked
her to help their children grow up and be educated in a leprosy-free
environment.
The mission of this foundation is to work for the
rights of people with intellectual disabilities so that they can participate in
our society.
What we did was help these people with disabilities
doing the job that their bosses (so to call them) ordered them to do. Then we
stayed some time with them talking and getting to know some things about each one. We
were there from ten o´clock in the morning until one o´clock in the afternoon.
We were helping in a studio called “Candy workshop” which objective is to make
different types of sweets. Their work has been rewarded with clients such as
El Corte Inglés and Vips group.
For us it was an incredible experience so we could see
how life is for some people with dissabilities and spend time with them. They are
always very happy and they make you to feel comfortable.
This shows us that we have to be grateful about all
thing we have.
I need to say thanks for this foundation because they
helped me to see things in a different way and appreciate all I have.
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