The Provincial Council and CUDECA recognize the Estepona City Council for its work to promote the social participation of foreign residents.

The Consistory receives the Joan Hunt Award for the municipal initiative ‘Sharing Cultures’ created last year to promote cultural exchange among the 135 nationalities living in the city.

The Estepona Town Hall has received the prestigious Joan Hunt award granted by the Provincial Council of Malaga and the CUDECA Foundation, in recognition of the municipal initiative ‘Sharing Cultures’.

The mayor, José María García Urbano, thanked this award and stressed its relevance, since it highlights the importance of the integration of foreign residents in the development of our province.

Also, the first mayor has stated that the interest of the government team to make Estepona a union of cultures, strengthening the knowledge and exchange between them, “led us last year to launch the project ‘Sharing Cultures’”, a program with which we seek to promote the integration of different nationalities, 135 in total, living in the city, through activities that promote mutual understanding, cultural exchange and participation in local life. García Urbano also thanked the work done by the various groups of foreigners working in the city, some of whom wanted to attend the collection of the award.

For his part, the president of the Provincial Council of Malaga, Francisco Salado, has defined the program ‘Sharing Cultures’ as “a true example of coexistence and a project in which differences are celebrated as a value that enriches everyone”. In addition, Salado has stated that this recognition distinguishes a city that has made diversity a strength and demonstrates that integration is key to building open and inclusive societies.

The City Council celebrates this weekend two meetings within the ‘Sharing Cultures’. This Saturday, the activities will feature the Nordic countries, and on Sunday, Ukraine. They will take place in the Paseo Marítimo. On Saturday, from 18.00 to 22.00 hours. On Sunday, from 12.00 to 21.00 hours.