{"id":37823,"date":"2024-07-29T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/?p=37823"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:16:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T09:16:29","slug":"the-mission-of-cruzada-por-los-ninos-the-ngo-of-cis-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cis-spain.com\/en\/blog\/the-mission-of-cruzada-por-los-ninos-the-ngo-of-cis-university\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mission of \u201cCruzada por los Ni\u00f1os\u201d, the NGO of CIS University"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
By: Jes\u00fas Benito D\u00edaz G\u00f3mez<\/b><\/em><\/p> Cruzada por los Ni\u00f1os<\/b><\/a> is an NGO founded in 1995 by<\/span> CIS University<\/b> President, Dr. Mar\u00eda D\u00edaz de la Cebosa. The main objectives of this organization are the help, protection and education of children and young people in the world, without distinction, as well as the fight for women\u2019s rights in disadvantaged areas. According to its president and founder, Dr. D\u00edaz de la Cebosa, <\/span>\u201cThe founding of this NGO was a very important project to carry the vision, mission, and values of the university.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p> Its name is inspired by the poem \u201cThe Children\u2019s Crusade\u201d written by the famous German playwright Bertolt Brecht in 1942. The poem is based on the Second World War and is about a group of children from different nationalities who came together to find peace somewhere in Poland. <\/span>\u201cIt inspired all of us who formed the NGO at that time as something that should never happen,\u201d <\/span><\/i>Dr. D\u00edaz de la Cebosa said.<\/span><\/p> \u201cA strange tale runs,\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p> In the countries of the East.<\/span><\/i><\/p> Snow fell as the story was told,<\/span><\/i><\/p> In an Eastern city.<\/span><\/i><\/p> It spoke of a Children\u2019s Crusade,<\/span><\/i><\/p> Which began in Poland.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote> The first project that \u201cCruzada por los Ni\u00f1os\u201d carried out involved organizing a health network for children affected by the Balkan War. In that mission, the NGO collaborated with Agrupaci\u00f3n de Arag\u00f3n, who transferred children who needed surgical interventions to the Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas Hospital, Madrid. This event occurred a few days after \u201cCruzada por los Ni\u00f1os\u201d was established. Dr. D\u00edaz de la Cebosa also highlighted the level of commitment that the organizations and the CIS University students themselves had, making it a project that she will never forget.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> The president shared a comment that a Bosnian woman made in an Instagram post thanking her for her help 25 years later: <\/span>\u2014 \u201cIf I’m not mistaken, this is Mrs. Mar\u00eda. They helped me have surgery 25 years ago. Big greetings from Bosnia.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p> \u201cCruzada por los Ni\u00f1os\u201d also works in Mozambique, specifically in the <\/span>Gorongosa National Park<\/span><\/a>, together with the <\/span>Real Madrid Foundation<\/span><\/a>. In this project they work with more than 800 women, focusing on their empowerment and leadership to reflect it in the education of children. In addition, the NGO is preparing a new project in Gorongosa, which will consist of the creation of farming areas to provide work for families with few resources in the area.<\/span><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> <\/p> The NGO also has an agreement with CIS University, where they offer a subject called \u201cMozambique Service Project\u201d in which students are actively involved in the projects that the NGO carries out. When the project requires it, it includes trips to visit the place where it takes place. Dr. D\u00edaz de la Cebosa shared an anecdote about a student who had to do the same routine and activities as a resident of the area of Gorongosa, Mozambique, from the moment he got up until he went to sleep. \u2014 <\/span>\u201cIt is a very nice way to understand their culture, their habits and to appreciate what we have at home.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>