Getting out of poverty: Spain

A. Watch the following video - Veuillez voir la vidéo:

http://www.tvlink.org/povertyineurope/

Eloise from Barcelona / Spain. Eloise is 87 years old and lives alone in an apartment. She has no children and her physical condition prohibits to leave her house by herself. An autonomous organisation of Ministry of Health and Social Services takes care of Eloise.

B.

• Read the script - Lire le script
• Find out via a seaching machine (GOOGLE) the map of the country - Découvrez via une machine de recherche (GOOGLE) la carte du pays .
• Find out a picture of the town - Découvrez une image de la ville.
• Write your impressions on a ppt file - Donnez vos impressions sur un fichier ppt.
• Show your work and discuss the results with the other members of the team - Présentez votre travail et comparez vos résultats avec les autres membres de l'équipe.

Eloise said about the volunteer Maite (a woman, who is coming to Eloise' home twice per week and helps her:

" She's like my own flesh and blood. Her coming into my life was heaven sent. They've enriched my life". Elderly people like Eloisa are very frequently victims of social exclusion and poverty.