By Mario Raimondi | Executive Director
After holiday season in Argentina (December and January) and well deserved resting period, children and staff are ready to kick off 2013 official activities. But before telling you the renewed plans, a quick update on what happened in the last months.
The children finished 2012 in a great way. Attendance rates recorded 83% during the year, which is an all-time record. Thank to the program we could learn more about each child and give them the right tools and environment to develop. We've noticed an improvement in their self esteem and better performances at school. Also, it was quite visible their improvement in communicating to each other with no violence or agrression.
Late November we had our yearly presentation in Rosario, Argentina, in where we put together some speakers of our staff, show of the children and volunteers in order to connect with the local public and inspire them to join in our cause. It was a great way to finish the year, nearly 340 people came that day and joined as volunteers or social investors (becoming recurring donors).
2013 is full of new projects: we are renewing our space, adding more children and new objectives too. We are planning to connect even more with parents and the community, and even offering them workshops that give them skills to raise a child in the best possible way (nutrition, cooking classes, urban farming, violence prevention, etc)
Thanks to your support we are able to keep on growing every year and children are developing in a healthy environment; avoiding truancy, criminality, early pregnancy and becoming owners of their own destiny. Let's keep on writing together then!
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