Iberdrola España spearheads the 1st Meeting of Rural Women of Spain in Fuenteguinaldo

• On the occasion of International Rural Women's Day, this town in Salamanca hosted the First Meeting of Rural Women's Associations in Spain to vindicate the role of women in rural areas.
• This initiative, which brought together more than 400 people, was organised by the Confederation of Rural Women's Associations (CERES), the Damajuanas Association of Fuenteguinaldo and promoted by various public administrations, the Vente a Vivir a un Pueblo (Come Live in a Village) platform and Iberdrola España.
• The mayoress of Fuenteguinaldo, Lourdes Palos, the first vice-president of the Provincial Council of Salamanca, David Mingo, the deputies of the region of Ciudad Rodrigo, Gerardo Marcos and Marcos Iglesias, the latter also mayor of Ciudad Rodrigo, the deputy of Social Services, Eva María Picado, as well as the Bishop of the Diocese, José Luis Retana, and Iberdrola Renewables’ head of Operations in Extremadura, Helga García Monge, were all in attendance.
• During the day, a round table discussion and analysis was held, "The Role of Women in the Rural World", moderated by Ramón Pradera, director of the platform Vente a Vivir un Pueblo, where several businesswomen, entrepreneurs and rural professionals shared their views on the opportunities offered by villages for women and demanded the support necessary to make it possible

On the occasion of International Rural Women's Day, the Salamanca town of Fuenteguinaldo hosted the First Meeting of Rural Women's Associations of Spain to vindicate the role of women in rural areas.

This initiative, which brought together more than 400 people, was organised by the Confederation of Rural Women's Associations (CERES), the Damajuanas Association of Fuenteguinaldo and promoted by various public administrations, the Vente a Vivir a un Pueblo platform and Iberdrola España.

The mayor of Fuenteguinaldo, Lourdes Palos, the first vice-president of the Provincial Council of Salamanca, David Mingo, the deputies of the region of Ciudad Rodrigo, Gerardo Marcos and Marcos Iglesias, the latter also mayor of Ciudad Rodrigo, the deputy of Social Services, Eva María Picado, as well as the Bishop of the Diocese, José Luis Retana, and Iberdrola Renovables’ head of Operations in Extremadura, Helga García Monge, were all in attendance.

During the day, a round table discussion and analysis was held, "The Role of Women in the Rural World", moderated by Ramón Pradera, director of the platform Vente a Vivir un Pueblo, where several businesswomen, entrepreneurs and professionals from the rural area shared their views on the opportunities offered by villages for women and demanded the support necessary to make it possible.

Helga García Monge, head of Operations at Iberdrola Renovables in Extremadura, stressed in her speech during the conference that she was lucky enough to start working in renewable energies at the company "which has always allowed me to live in rural areas. Iberdrola España knows very well that it has to strengthen ties with these areas to promote coexistence and support their economic and social development".

"Nobody can deny that rural women are brave, resilient and strong. We are the province with the most women's associations in Castilla y León, and this represents the hard work that great rural women have been doing for many years", stressed Eva María Picado, deputy for Social Services in Salamanca, as she closed the debate. 

Ramón Pradera, director of the Vente a Vivir un Pueblo platform, wanted to stress that "women are absolutely essential for the future of the villages: if the woman stays, so does the family".

"We’d like to highlight and thank Iberdrola for its support in this and other activities carried out by the Association throughout the year. We know Iberdrola España is committed to the rural world and its support is important to carry out these initiatives that aim to do more for our villages. This isn’t about women or men; it’s about people committed to the villages", said the president of the Damajuanas Association, Pilar Duque.