Mansour Konte, the hero of Dana in Hero de Sostoa, asks for help

Mansour Konte, the young man who rescued a woman during the flood last year in Málaga and who was later recognized for his actions, has asked for help after having to sleep on the streets. The Málaga City Council has contacted him again, and although he initially rejected the municipal resources, he has finally accepted the possibility of staying at the Municipal Shelter Center (CAM).

Municipal sources detailed that Mansour Konte was located and assisted for the first time by phone on September 18 by the Street Unit, after learning he was sleeping on the streets in the western part of the city.

The following day, September 19, they personally attended to him and accompanied him to the Municipal Shelter Center, where he was provided accommodation. Subsequently, on Monday, September 22, a new personal interview was held with him.

It was then that he explained he had been working outside Málaga for five months and had returned to the city, where he was working in a warehouse whose schedule was not compatible with the CAM's. Basic services were also offered to him, and he accepted food and hygiene resources, although on November 13 he was discharged because he was not using them.

They also detailed that he has been contacted again and, although he initially rejected the municipal resources again, he has finally accepted the possibility of staying at the CAM. They specified that this will allow them to determine his interests and expectations to tailor an intervention.

It is worth remembering that Mansour Konte rescued a woman during the 2024 flood, and was recognized by the Málaga City Council with a special honorary mention "as an expression of gratitude for his bravery and solidarity during the flood caused by the flood on November 13 and for his difficult intervention to assist young Cristina who was trapped in the middle of the water, as well as in recognition of his generous willingness to help those who might need it in this emergency situation." Later, Mansour Konte also played King Baltasar in the Málaga parade.

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Single Gateway Service of the City Council

The Municipal Single Gateway Service channels all homeless people arriving in the city, assessing their individual situations and offering them available resources - clothing, shelter placement, hygiene, laundry, dining services, among others.

This is a year-round effort to ensure the best possible care and to meet their needs, so the Street Unit also responds to those who reject municipal resources.

All these services and resources are provided through the existing municipal network as part of the care system for this group, which includes the 12 entities that make up the Homeless Persons Development Group launched in 2008 as a networked system of work between the City Council and social organizations (San Juan de Dios Shelter Center, Málaga Acoge, Patronato Santo Domingo, Cáritas Diocesana, Arrabal, Accem, Moroccan Association, Red Cross, Asimas, Adoratrices Religious Congregation, Nuevo Hogar Betania, and Home Yes).

This network currently offers 344 places for homeless people, of which 96 are provided by the Municipal Shelter Center while the remaining 248 are contributed by the entities through various collaboration agreements, in addition to hygiene and laundry services with San Juan de Dios and dining places with Santo Domingo.

Additionally, there is a Street Unit that takes care of homeless people found in public spaces who do not approach municipal resources. Share this email on Google Chat Speak in real time with a person, a group, a space, or even someone outside your organization.