SCIAL INCLUSSION IN BILBAO (Basque country)

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Created on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 10:27

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SOCIAL INCLUSION (Nerea López)

 

 

First of all, we should know what social inclusion means. As it is said in the dictionary, social inclusion is the provision of certain rights to all individuals and groups in society, such as employment, adequate housing, health care, education and training, etc. This phrase is always in many politician´s mouths, but why is it that necessary and good for the society?

 

Social inclusion also means that minorities are integrated in society, and are able to participate in social and economical life. This, for many people, is something they have to ask for and not something they are given since they are born. For example, old people are seen as incappable of taking their own decisions so society treats them in a paternalistic way. This fact makes them be more dependent on the others and less self-efficient, and are not able to participate in many economic roles.

 

Other minority affected that should be socially included are inmigrants. To start with, we have to mention health. Many inmigrants are not completely ensured and they don´t have the right to be attended in some cases, which is really unfair. Every human should have access to public and universal health. To continue, social rights are very important. Every foreigner should have the right to have an identity card and to be recognised as a citizen from the country he is staying at. They also should have the right to vote and to take part in the political issues that are affecting the country.

 

The are many ways to put social inclusion into practice: promote and support access to social networks, resolve transport issues so that they do not prevent people from participating in the wider community, build links with community projects, community centres and schools to increase levels of social contact between people from different generations, identify, respect and use people’s skills, including the skills of older people gained in previous employment, give people ordinary opportunities to participate in the wider community through person-centred care planning or involve people in service planning and ensure ideas and suggestions are acted upon

 

 

For me, social inclusion means respecting people´s dignity and integrity, no matter where they come from, how old they are, what sex they are or anything at all. We are all humans and we all deserve being treated equally and having the same rights. For centuries, we have been separated for any difference and been differentiated in an unfair way. Taking part in society is crucial in our lives to ensure a future based in equality and democracy.

 

 

 

SOCIAL INCLUSION (Ane Cortes)

 

 

As far as I’m concerned social inclusion is the provision of certain rights to all individuals, and these rights can be of all kind (employment, a decent house, health care, education...) and always based on equality. Therefore, I believe social inclusion is really positive and vital in any kind of society or community.

 

On the one hand, we can enhance how vital social inclusion is in health care and employment. Often, many people face different kind of barriers; disabilities, poverty... in addition, even someone’s religion or culture can become a reason to exclude them from society. This deprives them from certain rights (among others; employment and health care) which leave most of them in poverty and without any resources to make a living. With social inclusion, the integration of these people would be ensured based on equality, and they would have the same facilities as other people to make their own living.

 

On the other hand, we can see its importance near us, that is, in education. Every person has the right to acquire the needed knowledge and skills for life and further employment, no matter their socio-political situation, their religion or culture. Therefore, we should work with all kind of people assuring everyone’s inclusion and encourage others to do so as well.

 

Over all, I think social inclusion is necessary in any kind of situation in order to guarantee equality and certain rights for everybody. Furthermore, I believe social inclusion starts from the individual to the community, so, in order to reach it, we should start by fomenting it ourselves.

 

 

SOCIAL INCLUSION (Nahia Garcia)

 

 

 

            Social inclusion is the process of improving the conditions for individuals and groups to be part of the society. The aims of it are connecting with family, friends and local community, participating in society through access to services and employment, dealing with personal crises and being heard. Also it ensures that people have a voice in decisions which affect their lives and that they enjoy equal access to markets, services and political, social and physical spaces.

 

            In order to promote social inclusion governments focus on six dimensions:

•           The first one is poverty prevention because when someone is poor his or her social participation and self- determined life are unlikely to happen. Poverty is the main factor of social and economic exclusion of young people.

•           The second one is equitable education. Equal access to good-quality education is crucial to provide the same capabilities and opportunities in order to advance. Also it is vital to ending hereditary social exclusion and it supports integration as well as a lifelong learning.

•           The third dimension is labor-market. It provides an income and also facilitates social participation. Incisiveness is extremely important because an individual's status is defined mainly by his or her job. Being excluded from the labor-market may cause serious health stress but it also limits the opportunities for self-realization of one person and helps increase the risk of poverty.

•           The forth one is health. The conditions in which people spend their lives until they finally die are determined by political, social and economic factors. Depending on the family and its social and economic policies, a child can grow and fully develop his or her potential or whether it will be destroyed. This is the reason for why access to healthcare makes young people be active in society.

•           The fifth dimension is social cohesion and non-discrimination avoiding the social polarization and ensuring basic services for all.

•           The last one is inter-generational justice. It is important for contemporary generations to have a satisfying life at the same time they save for the future and share social burdens among the different generations.

 

           

            Challenges related to social exclusion happen all around the world not just in developing countries. People face exclusion, discrimination or extreme poverty everywhere. In loads of developed countries discuss around inmigrants and restrictions for them when it comes to get acess to markets and benefits.  These developed countries need foreign workforce but frequently inmigrants are discriminated against. Every country in the world has issues related to social inclusion and seems to be there is no way to put an end to them.