Spain – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Spaniard with spina bifida a hero for disabled kids https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2013/03/spaniard-with-spina-bifida-a-hero-for-disabled-kids/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:23:34 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=3415 Eric from northern Spain defied the odds by reaching his second birthday. Now the 23-year-old with spina bifida shows other disabled kids that they can exceed expectations, too.

Listen to the rerport by Ashifa Kassam from Lleida, Spain:

Spaniard with spina bifida a hero for disabled kids

Eric Solanes

Eric Solanes (left) has been volunteering with kids with Down Syndrome for six years (Photo: Pilar Agustín Sanjuán)

Eric Solanes

Eric (left) says his illness helped make him who he is (Photo: Pilar Agustín Sanjuán)

Eric Solanes

Eric (left) never liked the word ‘normal’ (Photo: Pilar Agustín Sanjuán)

Visit the Down Lleida website (in Spanish).

]]> Omar advocates for refugees on Spanish stages https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2011/08/omar-advocates-for-refugees-on-spanish-stages/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:39:40 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=117 Omar was just 17 when he embarked on the treacherous journey from Senegal to start a new life in Spain. Now 23, he shares his story in a theater project aimed at sensitizing locals to the plight of refugees like him.

Listen to the report

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