Support rural education in Argentina

2022 continues to pass and our activities in Santiago del Estero (Argentina) have not stopped for a moment! We continue to support education and accompany students, teachers, and families from isolated rural communities, through different projects.

In mid-July, 22 teachers from 9 schools completed the courses on "Use of ICT in the classroom" and "Educational management" that we taught at our headquarters in Villa Ojo de Agua. Thus, between both courses, teachers received 48 hours of personalized training, working on issues related to digital education and educational management, with a focus on improving learning processes in rural schools.

In turn, in August we started the “ICT for rural education” project aimed exclusively at students. In addition to learning the different tools that technology provides in the classroom, we repair and condition the technological resources of each school. In this way, we plan to carry out 8 digital literacy workshops in each of the 3 schools that participate in the project, reaching almost 70 students.

On the other hand, we continue with our Primary Health Care project, aimed at children and adolescents from 0 to 18 years of age. During the week of August 22 to 26, our medical team was conducting medical consultations in 4 rural locations and attended to 130 children and 63 families. It should be noted that we plan a new trip for our health team at the end of November.

Finally, as part of our Corporate Volunteering project, in June and September, we invite volunteers from two companies to learn about the work we do in Santiago del Estero, visit four rural communities, carry out building renovation work in schools and share a day of games and fun with the children. About 25 volunteers participated in the activities!

And so, with great enthusiasm and joy, we continue with our program, always providing the best for our rural communities. Having your support is important to us! Do not forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to find out all our news!

We began this 2022 with a great desire to continue accompanying teachers and children with new activities, and -despite the difficulties brought by the pandemic- continue supporting rural education and renew our commitment.

Therefore, from the first days of March we started our activities in Santiago del Estero. In the first instance, thanks to the support of donors, we delivered educational kits to children and teachers, with the aim that they can have the necessary materials for a normal development of the school year.

Then, we continue with teaching training courses on "Use of ICT in the classroom" and "Educational management of the school". More than 20 teachers from 9 schools signed up for both courses!

The course "Use of ICT in the school" consists of 12 classes of 2 hours each, where different topics related to digital education and its pedagogical implementation are seen, with the aim of integrating the educational community in the digital culture, promoting students socio-educational inclusión.

In the case of the "Educational Management" course, it consists of 8 classes of 3 hours each, where we offer theoretical and practical resources to lead the improvement processes of rural schools. The objective of the course is to enable teachers to generate strategic plans that improve children's learning processes.

Finally, from April 25 to 29, our Health Team, made up of pediatricians, social workers, dentists, nutritionists and biochemists, carried out primary health care sessions for babies, children and adolescents from 5 rural areas located in the departments of Ojo de Agua and Quebrachos (Santiago del Estero). On this occasion, the rural towns of Ambargasta, Belgrano, La Totorilla, Navarro and Oratorio were visited, where a total of 220 children -between 1 month and 18 years-, from 103 family groups were treated. Sanitary agents from the surrounding clinics and teachers who collaborate as community leaders also participated in the sessions.

We have many more projects planned for this year, so we appreciate your support and invite you to spread our work! With everyone's support, we can continue to offer better opportunities to children in rural communities. The time to act is now!