‘Memoria Viva 2025’ programme ends after almost thirty projects across the island

The Fuerteventura Island Council has brought its ‘Memoria Viva 2025’ employment programme to a close. A total of 17 unemployed people carried out work to restore and conserve heritage, museum and historically significant sites across Fuerteventura.

The workers carried out almost thirty interventions in coordination with Fuerteventura Museums, working at sites including the lighthouses at Jandía, Tostón and La Entallada; the Ampuyenta Cultural Heritage Complex; mills in areas such as Valles de Ortega, La Corte and Villaverde; and the area around the Casa del Arrendatario in Cofete.

In coordination with the local councils, the work also extended to other sites of historical value, including the one-room school in Tesjuate and the wrestling ground in Casillas, among others.

Work was also carried out on ecclesiastical sites, including the churches in Tuineje, Tetir and Antigua, as well as other temples that are characteristic of the rural landscape, such as the area around Nuestra Señora de la Peña in Vega de Río Palmas, among others.

The employment plan was co-financed by the Fuerteventura Island Council and the Canary Islands Government through the Canary Islands Development Fund (FDCAN). Island president Lola García said: “At the Fuerteventura Island Council, we are clear about the importance of employment plans, which we direct towards public service work that people ask us to carry out.” She added: “In this case, we are conserving and restoring heritage sites on our island. They are one of our great attractions for visitors, part of Fuerteventura’s identity and, ultimately, a treasure we must protect.”

Employment Development Councillor Nuria Cabrera said: “These programmes not only promote local employment, focusing on the most vulnerable groups and those who face the greatest difficulties in finding work, but are also designed to improve Fuerteventura in various areas and meet the needs brought to us by the public.”