Helping orphans to receive education

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Helping orphans to receive education
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Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education
Helping orphans to receive education

Project Report | Mar 2, 2017
Back to school / Regreso a clases :)

By Juan | CRAN communications / comunicaciones


[Abajo puedes leer el reporte en español]

Hello! We wanted to tell you that by the end of January, 42 of our children started their classes at six schools near CRAN.

"Guaranteeing the right to education of our children means enrolling them in school according to their age and educational stage", explains Catheryn, CRAN's social worker 

At this time of the year, she and Jenny, also a social worker, make the necessary arrangements to get a place for all of our kids. There are many lines to wait in and many visits to government agencies and schools, a lot of paperwork, requests and documents they must gather, but they do everything with affection and commitment because it is for the children's good.

An additional challenge is to secure a seat in special institutions. The town of Suba, where CRAN is located, has 1,200,000 inhabitants, but only one (one!!) educational institution with acceleration classes for children with learning disabilities. One of our children required a place in this institution, which we finally obtained after a whole year of paperwork.

After securing places in schools and legalizing enrollment, we must seek safe and reliable transportation for the children. If none of the bus routes offered by the local government in Bogotá goes near CRAN, the we must assume the transportation of the children to their schools. And it is thanks to your generosity, and that of many supportive people, that we can have the resources for responsible drivers to take the children to their schools and back to CRAN with affection and care.

Also thanks to you, we can give to the children their school uniforms and sportswear, shoes, suitcases, books, notebooks, pencils and other school supplies they need and even the sunscreen to protect their skin. It's like a family with kids in school but multiplied by 42! ;-)

"The other day I drew a frog by myself", says María, 8 years old. "What I like the most about school is learning English. How to say the days of the week or the vowels. Mathematics is also cool", she adds.

"What I like the most is Spanish, they give us dictations and we learn to write in cursive", says Ana, 9 years old. "At recess I play babies and moms with Luna, my best friend".

What Luis, who is 5 years old and is in preschool, likes the most of school are snacks, especially popsicles.

For all what you do, many thanks! Thank you very much for taking care of our children and guarantee their right to learn while they recover their most important right: to have a family that cares for, protects and loves them for a lifetime.

We invite you to continue supporting us and to promote our project among your friends, family and colleagues. Thank you for building a better world with us!

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¡Hola! Queríamos contarte que a finales de enero, 42 de nuestros niños iniciaron sus clases en seis colegios cercanos a CRAN.

Garantizar el derecho a la educación de los niños significa lograr su vinculación escolar según la edad y la escolaridad previa de cada uno”, nos explica Catheryn, trabajadora social de CRAN.

En esta época del año, ella y Jenny, también trabajadora social, hacen las gestiones necesarias para conseguir un cupo para los niños. Son muchas las filas y visitas a entidades del Estado y a los colegios, mucho el papeleo, las solicitudes y los documentos que deben reunir, pero todo lo hacen con cariño y compromiso porque es por el bien de los niños.

Un desafío adicional es lograr un cupo en instituciones especiales. La localidad de Suba, donde está CRAN, tiene 1.200.000 habitantes pero solo una (¡¡una!!) institución educativa con aulas de aceleración para niños en condición de discapacidad. Uno de nuestros niños requería un cupo en esta institución, que finalmente obtuvimos después de todo 1 año de trámites.

Luego de asegurar el cupo en los colegios y legalizar la matrícula, debemos buscar un transporte seguro y confiable para los niños. Si ninguna de las rutas que ofrece la Secretaría de Educación de Bogotá pasa por CRAN, la Fundación debe asumir el transporte de los niños a sus colegios. Y es gracias a tu generosidad y a la de muchas personas solidarias que podemos tener los recursos para que conductores responsables lleven a los niños a sus colegios y los retornen a CRAN con afecto y cuidado.

También gracias a ti, podemos darles a los niños sus uniformes y sudaderas, los zapatos, las maletas, los libros, cuadernos, lápices y demás útiles escolares que necesitan e, incluso, el bloqueador para protegerlos del sol. Es como en una familia con niños en el colegio pero ¡multiplicado por 42! ;-)

“El otro día dibujé una rana yo solita”, nos cuenta María, de 8 años. “Lo que más me gusta del colegio es aprender inglés, cómo decir los días de la semana o las vocales. Matemáticas también es rechévere”, agrega.

“A mí lo que más me gusta es español, nos hacen dictados y aprendemos a escribir en letra cursiva”, dice Ana, de 9 años. “En el recreo juego con Luna, mi mejor amiga, a los bebés y a las mamás”.

A Luis, de 5 años y que está en preescolar, lo que más le gusta del colegio son las onces, sobre todo las paletas de agua.

Por todo lo que haces posible, ¡¡muchas gracias!! Muchas gracias por cuidar a nuestros niños y garantizar su derecho a aprender mientras recuperan su derecho más importante: tener una familia que los cuide, proteja y ame para toda la vida.

Te invitamos a que nos continúes apoyando y difundas nuestro proyecto con tus amigos, familia y compañeros de trabajo. ¡Gracias por construir con nosotros un mundo mejor!

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Location: Bogota - Colombia
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Adriana Pavia
Bogota , Colombia

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