What is ASPACE?
HUESCA SPACE, is an Association that was born 45 years ago, has been growing over the last decades, and currently finds its reason for being in working by, for and with people with cerebral palsy and/or related pathologies and their families, with the fundamental mission of improving their quality of life. They are a non-profit entity.
When and how does it start?
Focusing a little on its history, it can be summarized as an exciting challenge that began in an old house in Coso Bajo Huesca, in which the first steps were solved based on the effort and active work of those families, exclusively directing the activity to the provision of services, which has marked his entire subsequent career.
The next stage, with a change of location, could be described as the most hopeful since it went from 3 to 18 workers in approximately 18 years, professionalizing the structure while increasing the volume of people served. This stage constitutes a bridge linking the «SAR DON JUAN DE BORBÓN» center, which made it possible to lay the foundations for the current situation, consolidating the financial support of public administrations and producing intense growth in the number of users (more than one hundred ). , from infants to adults), attended by more than fifty professionals.
Officially, the center was inaugurated on June 16, 1999, located at Carretera de Grañén, s/nº Huesca. From then until today, the evolution of the Entity is testimony to the evolution of the group of people with cerebral palsy and/or related people (in terms of growth in numbers, hence the increase in places in all services, and in terms of personal aging and their family environments, hence the creation of new services), and knowledge and academic specialization around disability, hence the increase in multidisciplinary teams, with professional teams trained in different areas.
How was the initiative to hold the March in Huesca born?
For some years now HUESCA SPACE He had been studying the possibility of organizing a large public event, with great social projection, that would serve as a support tool for his group, that of people with cerebral palsy and/or related disabilities.
His colleagues from ASPACE RIOJA had been doing a Hiking March for many years with good results. After several meetings with them and a representation from Huesca attending the march, it was decided to undertake the organization of the first one. ASPACE HUESCA March in 2013. That’s where it all started.
What does the March consist of?
Although in both 2020 and 2021 they organized the march in virtual format due to the circumstances caused by the pandemic, the March HUESCA SPACE in-person returned in 2022. This hiking activity has become a benchmark, one of the social and sporting events with the greatest participation that are organized in Huesca. This popular solidarity walk runs 18 km around the surroundings of the capital of Huesca (Huerrios, Banaries, Cuarte, with start and finish at the Huesca Congress Palace).
This solidarity event makes it possible to carry out basic improvements in the infrastructure and services of HUESCA SPACE, which would otherwise be impossible to do, and serves to raise awareness in society of the needs of its group. Every year they have more users and they are the only entity in the province that serves this specific group.
What objectives are pursued with this March?
- Make visible the group of people with Cerebral Palsy or related disorders in the province of Huesca.
- Arouse in society a feeling of solidarity regarding the situation of this group.
- Generate a stable alliance between the social fabric of Huesca and ASPACE Huesca, offering an attractive activity for the city and the province.
- Raise funds for ASPACE Huesca investment projects linked to each edition.
he 28th of Aprilthe ASPACE HUESCA March, will once again fill the streets and roads near the capital in its twelfth edition. The motto of the free commemorative t-shirt is «I am from ASPACE HUESCA»which those registered will be able to pick up at the Congress Palace of the Alto Aragonese capital on April 27, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Pre March party that will include children’s entertainment, concerts, exhibitions, inclusive games, and a bar all day long. and many more surprises.
As a novelty, the March HUESCA SPACE This year it will have its own glass, designed by a different artist from Huesca in each edition. The first marching glass, has been designed by Vicente García Plana linked to the entity for years. The glass is available in six colors, will cost one euro, is reusable and recyclable to contribute to caring for the environment and being more sustainable. Its image is a slipper with a spring to wind it up. It can be purchased at the bars installed in the Congress Palace.
Before, they organize the Mini March with the schoolchildren from all the Primary centers in Huesca, which was held on March 27. They made a circular circuit of about 2 km through the center of the capital, starting and finishing in Plaza López Allué, to remember the involvement of children in supporting diversity and inclusion. HUESCA SPACE worked during the previous months facilitating awareness days in each educational center.
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