New project in Santiago: Xacobiños - The pilgrims of the future

[JohnnieWalker]

Xacobiños - The pilgrims of the future
Young Pilgrims Programme
I'd like to tell you about a new programme we are launching in Santiago aimed at encouraging the next generation of pilgrims.

If anyone individually or active in an association or chapter would like to develop a similar programme with children and young people we are very happy to share experiences. Get in touch.

More details here:

http://johnniewalker-santiago.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/new-project-xacobinos-young-pilgrims.html

Thanks


John

 

[stevenjarvis]

Xacobiños - The pilgrims of the future
Young Pilgrims Programme
John

Congratulations on a great vision, and what a wonderful tribute to past pilgrims. Brilliant.

John there is a typo in your email address at the foot of the article on your blog which could lead to misdirected paypal donations

 

[JohnnieWalker]

Phew! Thanks Steven this is where my dislexia is very unhelpful!

 

[Rebekah Scott]

thanks again, John, for being what you are -- the right man in the right place, right now.

 

[stevenjarvis]

Remembrance Sunday seems a good day to consider this brilliant initiative..

 

[stevenjarvis]

These Xacobinos, may also be future cyclists on the Camino. Perhaps they will help achieve some progress with the matters discussed here http://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/bicycle-peregrinos-grumble.21954/

 

[nellpilgrim]

What a great idea idea Johnnie. Perhaps schools/groups could communicate and collaborate with each other discovering aspects of Jacobean pilgrimage in their own immediate town/area/country/culture and sharing those findings with each other via a 'hub' (under the auspices of the new initiative). The force of Santiago is both centrifugal and centripetal and it's that 'reach' and 'draw' that is so intriguing.

 

[SabsP]

I will contact two of the secondary schools here in the neighbourhood who walk a part of the Frances every year.

 

[Rebekah Scott]

and if I can ride my hobby horse, perhaps the program can get some litter-consciousness into the heads of young people who so gleefully leave trails of trash behind them wherever they go...

 

[stevenjarvis]

Nell, Sabine, Rebekah , brilliant ideas, and it's good to know other people can see this thread !

 

[JohnnieWalker]

To report to everyone that this project is now up and running and has been fully funded with many individual donations as well as a grant of 4000€ which we heard about only today.

Thanks to everyone for your encouragement. If any of you are in groups or chapters and would like to run a similar initiative we'll be happy to share information.