Connect poor preschoolers to books in Tucuman

We have good news to share with you. After intense months we have recovered the weekly presence in the communities where we are and we managed to start closing processes after 10 months of continuous work in homes. We have managed to read through the 2, 3 and 4 year old booklets with parents and adult guardians in more than 120 homes where HIPPY is present.
We highlight the capacity of households to be able to overcome COVID-19 difficulties. We have managed to verify that 70% of the families have found a daily space to play and learn together with their children, also
90% have said that the material provided through learning material and books is very useful to them to learn and stimulate their children.
During the next few weeks we will follow the evaluation process of some communities and the continuous work in other communities where they have not yet completed the 10 months of work.

Durante estos meses hemos continuado con la implementación del Programa Aprendiendo en Casa-HIPPY con el objetivo de seguir acompañando a Maxi y sus amigos.

En estos últimos meses, los indicadores en Argentina muestran que el 42% de la población está en situación de pobreza. La cifra más preocupante es que 6 millones de niños y niñas menores de 15 años en el país (58% de la totalidad de niños y niñas de Argentina) viven en hogares cuyos ingresos no alcanzan a cubrir una canasta básica de bienes y alimentos (Fuente: CIPPEC, 2021).

En este contexto, seguimos acompañando a más de 120 hogares en 5 comunidades del gran San Miguel de Tucumán, donde se ubican los barrios de mayor vulnerabilidad, en la zona periurbana de la ciudad capital.

A pesar de la difícil situación epidemiológica de Argentina y respetando los protocolos vigentes impartidos por el Ministerio de Salud de la Nación, hemos asegurado el acompañamiento a los padres junto a la entrega de libros, elementos de librería y cuadernillos HIPPY. De esta manera seguimos fomentando los estímulos y valores para que en estos hogares el derecho a un acceso a la educación sea una realidad.

También hemos habilitado un programa de acompañamiento integral para hogares que se han visto afectados por la pandemia del COVID 19, de esta manera asegurando un abordaje integral a las familias que estamos acompañando desde el Programa Aprendiendo en Casa-HIPPY, dando respuesta urgente a situaciones particulares que van surgiendo en los hogares.

Durante los próximos meses seguiremos gracias a sus aportes acompañando a los más de 120 hogares que hoy forman parte de este proyecto.

Desde Tucumán, Argentina, el equipo de Fundación León junto a los más de 120 hogares los saludan, esperanzados de que un futuro mejor es posible.

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During these months we have continued with the implementation of the Learning at Home-HIPPY Program with the aim of continuing to accompany Maxi and his friends.

In recent months, indicators in Argentina show us that 42% of the population is in a situation of poverty. The most worrying figure is that 6 million boys and girls under the age of 15 in the country (58% of all boys and girls in Argentina) live in households whose income is not enough to cover a basic basket of goods and food (Source : CIPPEC, 2021).

In this context, we continue to accompany more than 120 households in 5 communities of the greater San Miguel de Tucumán, where the most vulnerable neighborhoods are located, in the peri-urban area of the capital city.

Despite the difficult epidemiological situation in Argentina and respecting the current protocols indicated by the Ministry of Health of the Nation, we have ensured the accompaniment of parents along with the delivery of books, library items and HIPPY booklets. In this way, we continue to promote incentives and values so that in these households the right to access to education becomes a reality.

We have also enabled a comprehensive support program for homes that have been affected by the COVID 19 pandemic, thus ensuring a comprehensive approach to the families that we are accompanying from the Learning at Home-HIPPY Program, giving an urgent response to particular situations. that are emerging in homes. During the coming months we will continue, thanks to your contributions, accompanying the more than 120 households that today are part of this project.

From Tucumán, Argentina, the Fundación León team, together with the more than 120 homes, we greet you, hoping that a better future is possible.

Links:

• https://www.amia.org.ar/2021/02/12/grandes-logros-del-programa-hippy-en-tucuman/