Hispania Nostra reveals the candidates for its 2025 citizen participation award
The organization Hispania Nostra has announced the names of the finalists competing for its Social Participation Award in the 2025 edition. This recognition focuses on individuals and groups who dedicate their efforts to protecting and valuing the country's cultural and environmental heritage. The goal is to highlight initiatives that arise from the community itself, outside official channels. 🏆
The selected projects represent multiple territories
The list of candidates includes proposals of various kinds and origins. The jury has valued the commitment and direct action of these groups, who often act where institutions do not reach. Their work is essential to safeguard assets that, on many occasions, lack protection.
Highlighted finalist initiatives:- Association of Friends of the Monastery of Santa María de Huerta (Soria): A group that actively promotes the rehabilitation of this emblematic monastery.
- Platform Save the Cura House (Almería): Their fight has managed to halt the demolition of a building with great historical value.
- Neighborhood Association of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid): Mobilizes to defend the integrity of its municipality's cultural landscape.
- Cultural Association El Ponderal (Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid): Works to recover and disseminate the historical memory of the local mountain range.
The power of organized citizenship can achieve more than a bureaucratic procedure forgotten in a file for years.
Evaluation criteria: mobilization and viability
To choose the winner, the committee evaluates how each project mobilizes people in its environment, generates collective awareness, and proposes practical and lasting solutions. Social impact and long-term sustainability are key aspects in the deliberation.
Elements analyzed by the jury:- Ability to gather and motivate the community.
- Degree of awareness generated about the importance of heritage.
- Solidity and durability of the actions they propose.
A recognition of grassroots action
The name of the awarded entity or person will be announced at a public event to be held in Madrid. For Hispania Nostra, these efforts are essential for preserving a heritage that often depends solely on volunteering and citizen determination. This award underscores that, in protecting our common legacy, social participation is an irreplaceable engine of change. 🛡️