El Patiu

Founded in 1999, El Patiu is a non-governmental organisation based in Posada de Llanes, Spain working on children & youth, community development, employment & skills +1 more.

El Patiu is a non-governmental organisation based in Posada de Llanes, Asturias, Spain, founded on 6 June 1999 by young people from eastern Asturias to address the lack of socio-educational and leisure alternatives in the rural area. It runs programmes in childhood, families, socio-labour inclusion and homelessness. Its work includes leisure and free-time projects for children and adolescents, family support and parenting programmes, youth accompaniment, a day-care centre, a shelter programme for homeless people and socio-labour inclusion services. Its approach is participatory and person-centred, with an emphasis on education, inclusion and community networking. It works in coordination with schools, municipal and regional social services, and local councils including Llanes and Ribadedeva. The organisation is a member of the regional social volunteering network and the Consejo de Voluntariado del Principado de Asturias, and accepts volunteers for its community programmes.