Throughout last December, the Development of
Neighborhoods Project, together with the families in Santa Fe and Buenos Aires,
carried the working meetings of the end of the year through. In this framework,
those who attended celebrated the achievements of 2012 and in some meetings
there were also Christmas celebrations.
Neighborhoods of Villa
del Parque and Barranquita Sur, in the city of Santa Fe:
This was the first working meeting, taking
place on December 4 together with two organizations that HPHA is associated
with: ACDI and la Escuela Cristo Obrero. In addition, la Asociación
Vecinal de Villa del Parque, the local radio and several neighboring families
of the neighborhood Acería - where HPHA works together with la Iglesia Rayo de
Luz – also took part in the meeting.
The gathering started off with a small service
by Miguel Monese of the Board of HPHA, and continued with a brief presentation
of the accomplishments of the year given by Cecilia Mayano, a local
representative of HPHA.
Next came one of the most important moments of
the day, which was the presentation of the team of Volunteer Families of the
Development of Neighborhoods Project. The program was created in 2012 with the
objective that the families be those that mobilize the neighborhood, through
the diffusion and notification of activities. This presentation was led by
Blanca, one of the volunteers of the Team of Families of Recreo.
In addition, Virginia Ferrero of ACDI, as well
as Marisel Somaglia of the Escuela de Cristo Obrero, shared with those present
about the work with HPHA and the desire to continue the same work in 2013. In
the end, a special thanks was given in recognition of the volunteer trainers
and technical volunteers that participated in the project throughout the past
year, putting their faith in action.
Ciudad de Recreo, Santa Fe:
The working meeting took place on the plaza
Arco Iris in the neighborhood “Hábitat”, and was organized entirely by the Team
of Volunteer Families, with the help of Silvia Leguizamón, Project Coordinator
in Santa Fe. More than fifty people took part in the meeting, split up between
families, representatives of the Municipality of Recreo, volunteers, employees
and former employees of HPHA, and members of other NGOs.
Each of the achievements throughout the years
of the implementation of the project, particularly those in 2012, was shown on
posters in a booth that all guests visited to learn more about the work that
HPHA and the families had carried out.
Additionally, there was time for the dedication
of the three last Seed Houses that originated from this project, belonging to
the families Schneider-Gómez, Pereyra-Paselli and Sánchez-Delgado.
It is important to highlight the presence of
several employees of HPHA of Buenos Aires: Nadia Otero (Administration), Ariel
Sosa (Coordinator of Projects) and Ana Cutts (Executive Director).
Neighborhood “22 de Enero”, Ciudad Evita, La Mantanza, Buenos Aires:
This was the last working meeting of the year,
which took place in the framework of the Christmas celebrations of the Chapels
Santa Rita and María Auxiliadora that belong to the Casa María Crugnola, one of
the organizations with which HPHA works. During the gathering, the progress of
the project was shared and all the families in the neighborhood were invited to
participate in the project.
The day began with a live nativity organized by
children and adolescents in the neighborhood and concluded with a toast with
sweet bread donated by the Catedral Angelicana San Juan Bautista. Then, Sister
Marta Riccioli was presented a certificate of recognition for her consistent
contribution and commitment to the work of HPHA, specifically with families
that are today part of the Revolving Fund of the neighborhood. It was a very
emotional moment since Marta bid farewell to the neighborhood and the families
as her congregation had given her a new mission in the south of our country.
In this gathering, Analía Bachor (Consultant
for Human and Community Development) and Ariel Sosa (Coordinator of Projects)
of the HPHA team participated.
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During 90´s poverty grew strongly in Argentina and this historic middle class country discovered a new urban scenery; say thanks to the neoliberals for that.
This areas are far away from tourist attractions or
4rent Argentina flats and hotels, so the city is secure thought. In fact this excluded areas are secure, as poverty not necessarily means crime.
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