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Jon Garrido

Jan Garrido

Social educator, music producer, musician and Gestalt therapist. He has worked in child care institutions, juvenile justice centers and community work centers.

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I care about you, that’s why I’m here...

Volunteering in prison is a relational commitment of equality. It is a space to bring dignity into a meeting between two people who are exercising their right to decide, freely.

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Volunteer and NGO-led educational projects change lives by opening opportunities and bringing hope where there was once poverty and neglect. Yet without stable support, their efforts can only keep the dream alive.

Manifesto against empty discourses in the third sector.

Reflection on how volunteering sustains local communities, builds  trust, and acts as social glue in times of polarization.