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The DYA (acronym of solidarity called "Stop And Help") is a roadside assistance organization composed of staff volunteer, created in Vizcaya in 1966. Its original function was to overcome the weaknesses in health aid in traffic accidents, but over the years social work has increased across all areas of health aid, both minor emergencies and major disasters, including the creation of preventive measures through training courses in first aid or road safety education. The social contribution, solidarity and altruism of the DYA also includes relocation services for elderly and disabled, creating psychological cabinets for victims of traffic accidents and health monitoring of popular sporting events and celebrations of all kinds. DYA is currently present in most of the country and since 1994 in the province of Malaga, with San Pedro de Alcántara (Marbella) action center and base of operations for health and social activities of the organization. The unique and ambitious project of the DYA, either in Malaga or the rest of Spain, is to be a task force to meet health standards for all emergencies that may occur and, thus, improve the quality of life of the population.
How was a project whose only reward is the satisfaction for their assistance to the needy? Simply because, despite everything, this world is full of selfless and caring people, willing to help and contribute their bit to overcome the limitations and contingencies of everyday life that often suffered by our neighbors, that anonymous people around us with their ideas, their projects and feelings, which for reasons of chance may suffer unpleasant situations that require urgent assistance and professional. What drives the DYA is the universal desire of wanting to make a better world but often do not know how. 15 years ago, a group of young men and women with health knowledge and eager to provide a service to the community, decided to form a volunteer group under the banner of the NGO and make DYA Actually the maximum stated in the bylaws of the organization: "To alleviate those situations of breakdown or accident on the road, sea, road or roads from being in need of help, stopping and providing much needed aid and moral assistance, mechanical or other ". Thus was born a charity project with the firm decision to do something useful and good for others.
Our first service was requested by the Delegation of Youth Town Hall of Marbella. We had 15 volunteers and an ambulance donated by the District Board Churriana town. Tras quince años de servicio, D.Y.A. Málaga cuenta con 60 voluntarios, un local en San Pedro de Alcántara (Marbella), 4 vehículos equipados para la actividad sanitaria (entre ellos 2 ambulancias) y un historial de servicios a la comunidad considerable en todos los ámbitos: además de su labor auxiliadora en carreteras, DYA ha dado cobertura sanitaria a los equipos de extinción de incendios forestales en la provincia y ha realizado traslados sanitarios al Hospital Comarcal y a los centros de salud de la zona; DYA ha ofrecido asistencia sanitaria a eventos lúdicos, deportivos y festivos.
Han sido 15 años de mucho trabajo y mucho sacrificio, pero también han sido 15 años de mucha satisfacción y mucho orgullo.
DYA is a non-governmental non-profit, not looking entirely altruistic economic benefit. The organization depends solely on the active participation and solidarity of the public authorities, municipalities, businesses, institutions, forces and state security bodies and other active members of society. This helps not only about money but also effort, dedication, and all types of material that may facilitate the functioning of the organization. We would also like to thank Civil Protection, 061, INFOCA, 112 Seprona and fellowship and dedication to the welfare citizenship. And pass on the desire and willingness to cooperate further in the years ahead in our efforts to serve the community selflessly.
All members of DYA Malaga are volunteers, men and women of all ages who have decided to sacrifice some of their free time to perform a noble and selfless cause: to help those who need it. No easy task, as an activity as delicate as health care and accident prevention requires constant training and education and a very professional job. However, if great is the sacrifice, the greater the reward across the board and staff: overcoming the feeling of self, of doing something useful for the people around you, the feeling and conviction of being part of a joint project of solidarity and commitment to the community they are part. DYA is a concrete and practical way to change the reality around you into something better, overcoming obstacles and injustices of daily life and helping people to overcome. And the way you will find valuable lessons in professionalism, fellowship and camaraderie that will last a lifetime.
These 15 years of work by DYA MÁLAGA are just the beginning. Together, let us make this project a reality remains.
"15 years ago we met 4 friends and we consider the gaps that existed in our town in the emergency ambulance service. In this way we created the DYA with the help of men and women with our own concerns. At the end we got together 15 people willing to make this dream forward.
Well we had the idea and qualified staff but we still had to overcome a major obstacle: the lack of material to fulfill our charitable work. The local theme was the simplest of all: the room was moving, ie that the meetings that we did in our homes: one day it fell to a and another day it was up to the next. The little material we had were donations from the volunteers themselves: first aid kits, radios and e even used vehicles were ours.
The first ambulance that had been ceded by Civil Protection of Marbella. That big Ambulance, the ECO 500, was a Renault Traffic a few years but finally we had an ambulance, we finally did get there where needed.
Currently we have two BLS ambulances, an All-terrain for mountain rescue and a vehicle for coordination of services. We also have radio, walkie-talkies and a loan from local mayoral tenure of San Pedro Alcantara. And, of course, we have the most important material, a material essential to reach fruition, the volunteers, more than 60 men and women of all ages doing all sorts of health and caring tasks, providing assistance to the injured, serving the citizens health standard. Volunteers are a health impact force of this city and this province, which carries a great responsibility that requires commitment, professionalism and sacrifice. Fortunately, the volunteers of Málaga DYA have demonstrated these qualities thousand times over the years and without volunteers this would not exist. "
Joaquin Mejias DYA president of Malaga.
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