The impacts of the power outage in Cañada Real
As a result of the power outage, the need for mental health care among the residents of Cañada Real has increased fivefold. The lack of electricity limits access to basic rights, generating serious physical and psychological impacts. Based on testimonies from residents in the affected areas […]
Since the power outage, the need for mental health care among the population of Cañada Real has increased fivefold.
Following an expert report from the Sir[a] Center, the Community Action Group (GAC) published the report “La Cañada Responds,” which measures the psychological, physical, and community impacts of the power outage in the neighborhood. Residents report experiencing intense negative emotions regularly, such as […]
La Cañada Responds
GABRIELA LÓPEZ, Coordinator of Centro Sir[a] Can you imagine getting up with a wall built in just a few hours at the door of your house? Having to study with candles because you have no light; having to walk in mud because your street has no asphalt; or fearing for the life of your baby, who cannot get [...]
Sira wins the Desalambre Prize for best research work
Eldiario.es awards us the prize for best documentary and investigative work for “Labyrinths of Torture” and “La Cañada Responds.» The Desalambre section of elDiario.es awards the Sira Center the prize for best documentary and investigative work for the reports “Labyrinths of Torture: Violence and Impacts on Migratory Transit from Africa to Spain” and “La Cañada Responds: Psychosocial Impacts Derived […]