WASLALA FESTIVAL

About us: The Association Waslala was founded in December, 2001. The idea of creating this association was a group of young people who had taken part in international programs (how the Service of European Voluntary, Juvenile Exchanges or Erasmus) in other countries and that after his experience discovered the enormous possibilities of learning and personal development that this type of activities can offer the young persons. Many of these young persons already we had an associative important experience before Waslala’s creation. With this philosophy we decide to create our association. Aims: • To promote respect for differences in ideas, patterns of thought and behaviours of all people regardless of culture, and to fight the social intolerance and segregation so common in modern society. • To involve our community in furthering the values of tolerance, equality and cross-cultural empathy. • To create a meeting place to facilitate interaction among individuals and associations with similar aims, at the local, national or international level. Our Activities: • Promote international volunteering • Youth exchanges • Intercultural Festivals • Informative sessions, training courses and seminars • Workcamps • Waslala Space • Drums projects • Artistic workshops Waslala Space it’s the local office and ART EDUCATION SCHOOL that Waslala Youth Associations runs in the city of Alcobendas – Madrid The space was giving to us by the local community many years ago due to our social intervention in the city of Alcobendas. It’s been 11 years of action in the centre of Alcobendas running workshops, dance and music class, music studio and international projects. Waslala offer the space to local population to develop different things and we now strongly believe it. WASLALA SPACE is a big space with 2 floors where you can find international office, dance and multifunction space class, two music studios and a chill out space where people can read or use wifi for free.