It's objective is to promote and defend the rights of infants, children, adolescents, senior citizens and other vulnerable social groups living in exclusion and poverty, in some of the poorest communities in Latin America.
We work in centers provided by the local community and attend their community meetings to better guide us on what the parents are looking for and to explain to the parents why it is important for their children to participate. This year, we are running each of our projects in two locations. We are directly benefiting more than 200 infants, children and adolescents from around 100 families.
We equip the classroom and provide essential learning materials for the kids. Each day we also provide each child with a healthy snack and drinking water that most do not have access to at home.
Typically, in each location, a team of 4 to 8 staff and volunteers will work with a group of up to 40 infants, children and adolescents aged between 2 and 17. Although we have rules and the day has some structure, this is not a traditional school environment. The children participate on a voluntary basis.
Each day we offer a program of activities that are both educational and fun for the different age groups. The program needs to be flexible as many kids have other extracurricular activities and responsibilities.
