Gijon – Digital window with children

Gijón has launched a website where the children can speak about their experiences in this period of confinement: how they are spending the time, their concerns and proposals for activities. They can send a short video or pictures to a local mail or WhatsApp number and the local team will upload the videos and pictures.  … Continue reading Gijon – Digital window with children

City overviews of measures

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Gijón – Suspension of payments from companies

Local companies in Gijón can pay rents and loans to the municapilty later. The city council has suspended, for the next three months, the payment of loans granted by the municipal company Gijón Impulsa as well as the payment of the rental and services provided to the companies located in municipal buildings. For providers of … Continue reading Gijón – Suspension of payments from companies

Gijon – Sports pavilion becomes homeless shelter

Hundred beds for homeless people have been placed in the “Tejerona” Sport Pavilion in Gijon. Red Cross and Civil Protection take care of the people, the city council is in charge of maintance and vigilance. The installation also facilitates the work of other local associations such as “Covadonga Hostel” and “Economic Kitchen”. Read more here … Continue reading Gijon – Sports pavilion becomes homeless shelter

Gijon – Support to small shops

Gijon has launched a campaign to support the small grocery shops in the city during the confinement period, which are allowed to continue operating despite the general closure of businesses.  The campaign informs citizens of the city’s retail stores as an alternative or complement to purchases in wholesale establishments, supermarkets or hypermarkets. The city also … Continue reading Gijon – Support to small shops

Gijón – Fighting gender violence during confinement

Gijon is thinking about women who live with their abuser 24 hours a day during the confinement. With the campaign ‘¿Es violento?  Llama tú por ella’ (Is he violent? Call for her) mayor Ana González Rodríguez calls on neighbors to denounce situations of gender violence they’re aware of. Read more (in Spanish) here