Mallorca: 100 expected at Palma youth loneliness talks

Palma, Mallorca: around 100 people are expected at Can Tàpera on Friday and Saturday as volunteers and professionals discuss loneliness among young people. The Volunteer School 2026 is under way on Friday 13 November, bringing together people from organisations across the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Ministry for Families, Social Welfare and Dependency Care says the meeting will also consider loneliness among volunteers themselves and the people they support.

Friday’s talks

Sandra Fernández, the Balearic minister for Families, Social Welfare and Dependency Care, opens the programme at 18.30 on Friday. Esteban Sánchez Moreno, a sociology professor at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, then speaks about loneliness, young people and new forms of volunteering. A group discussion on the Balearic Volunteering Plan closes the first day.

Workshops on Saturday

EducaClown, 3 Salut Mental, Cáritas Joven and the European Solidarity Corps take part in a discussion about volunteering with and for young people. From 11.00, four workshops cover emotional wellbeing, theatre and improvisation, recruiting young volunteers, and digital communication.

An afternoon discussion turns to new forms of volunteering, with participants including Repar Café and the Balearic Red Cross. The meeting ends at 16.15.

Topics: Social affairs · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com