New kids on the block

Thanks to the work carried out by group of motivated interns form two technical high schools in Greater Buenos Aires we now have a solid assessment of the neighborhoods involved in the natural gas project, ´Barrios de Unión y Futuro´ (Neighborhoods in Union for the Future).

The students have processed the information and produced an extensive report about the six neighborhoods they surveyed in order to make the gas project as affordable as possible for the whole community. The report has been sent to the Gas Company and engineers who will use the information to define where the gas pipes are built.

The report was also published in the latest community newspaper put together by neighbors to promote the project.

Thanks to the kids work, the gas works are set to begin this August!

During the month of February a team ten young adults from Moreno have been given a physical challenge by the Fundación Pro Vivienda Social: they are mapping every block of their neighborhood, that´s some 158 blocks, in order for us to begin the construction of the new gas line for them and their families!

The team is made up of 10 young people from low income suburbs in Greater Buenos Aires. Five are graduates from our First Opportunity Program and the other five are new interns who are participating in the program this year (see our other reports to learn more about the project and its aims). Together, they are working with neighbors and Community Development Workers to survey their neighborhoods and map the six neighborhoods which are involved in the Neighborhoods in Unity and Future Trust Fund. 

Their mission is to paint a picture of the neighborhoods in order to understand the physical state before the construction of the natural gas network. The information they are collecting includes information about the state of roads, footpaths, plazas, schools, public amenities and infrastructure – the more we know before we build the gas line the faster, safer and easier the process becomes.

We wish them luck and will be sure to share the maps they produce once they are done!

Thanks for your ongoing support!  

Links:

• About our work with young people in Buenos Aires