By Santiago Garcia | Project Leader
• Water (Northern Argentina)
- We built five purified water cisterns for six families in the El Bandiadero area.Each cistern provides 16,000 liters of rainwater.
- We installed a purifying filter that removes arsenic and fluoride for the Huiñaj Pozo public school, which serves 18 children.
• Childcare
- We provided lunch twice a week to a soup kitchen attended by 60 children in the Maquinista Savio neighborhood.We did this year-round.
- We provided healthy snacks for 100 indigenous children in Piruaj Bajo.
- We provided clothing, shoes, and school supplies for all the children.
- We purchased chairs, tables, pots, and pans, and a refrigerator.
- We acquired land to begin construction of a comprehensive care center for children.
• Ceramics
- We taught a pottery course for 15 rural women.
- We built the pottery kiln.
- We began producing pieces with the 15 women for sale.
• Sewing
- In 2021, we formed a group of 22 rural women. In 2023, we began building the sewing workshop, which will be completed in early 2024. Additionally, we have found markets for them worth $300 per month each.
• Education
- We started a literacy program in the town of Piruaj Bajo for 40 children, in partnership with the Educar y Crecer Foundation.
• House Construction
- We built a 60-square-meter house for a couple with 7 children.
- We are building two houses for two very large families (7 children and 4 children).
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