Murcia launches equality programme

Why it matters

Murcia City Council has started rolling out a primary-school programme designed to teach equality, respect and the early prevention of gender violence in local classrooms. The project, called “Una Aventura Inesperada,” was presented on May 25 at CEIP Andrés Baquero and is aimed at pupils in primary education across the municipality. The initiative sits within the city’s 12_25N information, training and awareness programme on gender violence, according to material published by Murcia.com citing the city council. Euro Weekly News separately reported on May 26 that the programme promotes equality, empathy and awareness from an early age. ### What exactly has Murcia launched? The Murcia city government said the project is directed at primary schools in the municipality and will be coordinated by the Department of Women, Conciliation Policies, Older People and Disability, led by councillor Ascensión Carreño. The council said the programme is intended to promote equality, respect, coexistence and rejection of discrimination or gender violence among pupils. (murcia.com) The classroom work is built around collaborative, dynamic, playful and creative activities, the council said. Those activities are meant to help children work on emotions, social skills and values tied to their emotional, social and academic development, while also giving them tools to think critically about gender inequality. (murcia.com) ### Why is the programme aimed at primary pupils? Ascensión Carreño said the city sees equality teaching at early ages as part of prevention. “La educación en igualdad desde edades tempranas es una herramienta esencial,” she said, calling it essential to building a society that is more just, respectful and free of violence. (murcia.com) Euro Weekly News reported that the programme is framed around age-appropriate work on equality, empathy and awareness rather than a one-off intervention. The council’s own description matches that approach, saying the project uses participatory methods adapted to pupils’ everyday reality. ### How will the lessons be delivered in schools? Murcia said the programme will rely on ordinary school activity rather than isolated events. (murcia.com) Carreño said the aim is to bring values such as empathy, respect and good treatment to pupils through participatory methods suited to daily classroom life. (euroweeklynews.com) The councillor also said prevention of violence against women should be addressed continuously throughout the year, not only on marked dates. She said the 12_25N programme reflects a permanent commitment by the city council to equality and social awareness. ### Who is handling the rollout? Murcia’s Education Service is working with the equality department on the initiative, the council said. (murcia.com) Its role includes informing schools about the programme and providing the teaching materials needed for implementation. The project was presented at CEIP Andrés Baquero, which the council named as the launch site. (murcia.com) Euro Weekly News said the rollout is taking place across local schools this year. ### How does this fit into Murcia’s wider anti-violence work? Murcia has tied the school programme to its broader 12_25N framework on information, training and awareness around gender violence. (murcia.com) The council said that programme is built on the idea that awareness and denunciation of gender violence should be worked on during all 12 months of the year. On May 27, La Opinión de Murcia also reported that the same city department was backing group workshops and training against gender violence for vulnerable adult women through a separate subsidy of nearly 4,000 euros to the Asociación Colectivo La Huertecica. That report described the effort as part of the city’s annual call for equality and violence-prevention projects. (murcia.com) The next step is the school rollout itself: Murcia’s Education Service is circulating information and materials to participating primary schools, and the programme is being delivered within the municipality’s 2026 school-year activity. (murcia.com) (laopiniondemurcia.es)

Key numbers

• Murcia City Council launched the primary-school project “Una Aventura Inesperada” on May 25, 2026, to promote equality and prevent gender violence in classrooms.
• The project, called “Una Aventura Inesperada,” was presented on May 25 at CEIP Andrés Baquero and is aimed at pupils in primary education across the municipality.
• The initiative sits within the city’s 12_25N information, training and awareness programme on gender violence, according to material published by Murcia.com citing the city council.
• Euro Weekly News separately reported on May 26 that the programme promotes equality, empathy and awareness from an early age.

What happens next

• The project, called “Una Aventura Inesperada,” was presented on May 25 at CEIP Andrés Baquero and is aimed at pupils in primary education across the municipality.
• Euro Weekly News separately reported on May 26 that the programme promotes equality, empathy and awareness from an early age.
• The Murcia city government said the project is directed at primary schools in the municipality and will be coordinated by the Department of Women, Conciliation Policies, Older People and Disability, led by councillor Ascensión Carreño.

Sources

• murcia.com
• euroweeklynews.com
• laopiniondemurcia.es

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