In societies that are burdened with poverty and a culture of violence, a garden can bring deeply needed respite into a child's life. A Child's Garden of Peace works to provide safe opportunities for children to reconnect with the natural world, even in extremely urbanized neighborhoods.
A Child's Garden of Peace, Brazil
Asociacion Vivir, Ecuador
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Community Health and Well-being
Asociación Vivir was founded in 1987 with the fundamental objective of working to promote health from a more human and integral perspective that allows individuals and communities to participate proactively in their health and well-being.
Children's Vision, USA & Bolivia
Publicly funded vision screening for children, which is standard in Europe and North America, is unknown in much of the rest of the world. Moreover, the cost of an eye exam and corrective lenses is unaffordable for poor families in underdeveloped countries. Children's Vision Project provides eye exams and glasses for low income Bolivian children with poor eyesight.
El Refugio, Colombia
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Child Development and Education
Fundación El Refugio is a
project for the prevention of social problems (drug-addiction, alcoholism,
prostitution, sale of psycho-active substances, violence and
abuse etc.) for young people in marginalised areas, through jewellery-making workshops and social training.
Entrelazos, Argentina
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Child Development and Education
A child and youth centered project that operates with arts and development in Buenos Aries and Traslasierra province.
Fundacion Amanecer, Colombia
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Child Development and Education
Fundación Amanecer (“Sunrise”) era Armenia, Colombia was founded in 1991 to develop programs,
projects and activities in the areas of social, community, cultural and
enterprise development.
Download attachment(s): [ amanecerSchoolRequest-2008-12_1.pdf ]
Fundacion Educativa Amor, Colombia
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Child Development and Education
The Fundacion Educativa Amor
in Soacha, on the outskirts of
Bogota ,
Colombia , has
provided primary and secondary education for students from poor families since
1988.
Fundación Despertar, Argentina
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Latin America,
Child Development and Education
The mission of Fundación Despertar is to promote reading as a tool for personal growth and empowerment in the rural schools of the San Alberto Department (Córdoba- Argentina). The vision is to have rural schools that center their educational program on the human development of each child and seek a profound sense of equality and social justice.
Inka Samana School, Ecuador
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Latin America,
Child Development and Education
Working as educators with the indigenous community in Saraguro, Jose Maria Vacacela and Gabriela Uraida Vacacela began
to prepare the indigenous curricular project called UEAITIS (Unidad Educativa
Experimental Activa Intercultural Trilingüe Inka Samana).
SINTRAL, Ecuador
The SINTRAL Network of Ecuador focuses on both human and economic development. Economic issues include providing adequate and healthy food through organic agriculture, conservation of farmland, provision of clothing and housing, natural medicine and commerce through alternative economy.
Tierraviva Civil Association, Argentina
A project in Argentina that has been working since 2001 in various ways to support the development of community and the welfare of children and families. Since 2005 Tierraviva has focused its activities on working with women and children in prisons through arts, self-esteem and human rights training.
Download attachment(s): [ tierraviva_2009-02.pdf ]
Usaha Mulia Abadi, Mexico
Usaha Mulia Abadi (UMA) has two purposes; one of being a Subud Centre for all
our brothers and sisters from around the world and secondly of being a non-
profit organization that cares about the development of the community. San
Miguel Atlautla is a marginalized area with a high index of poverty where 57%
of the population lives from agriculture and 12% is illiterate.
Vida Plena, Paraguay
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Latin America
Benita and Silverio Gavilán live in the verdant dormitory town
of