Pediatric Services in Remote Areas of Argentina

Dear friends:

We continue to bring help to programs and schools in our network, and we’d like to share the progress of the last 2 months.

• BREAKFAST AND FOOD PROGRAM - DELIVERY OF ITEMS FOR SCHOOLS AND FOOD PROGRAMS IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE COUNTRY.

We’ve restarted food shipments for breakfast and / or lunch to the following schools. For many schools, this is the only food children receive on a daily basis.

-  School # 905 Paraje Picada Guarani, El Soberbio, Misiones                                          Number of Children: 246

• Aldea Ygua Porá Satellite Classroom
• Aldea Caramelito Satellite Classroom     
• Aldea Chafariz Satellite Classroom Kindergarten

Director in charge: Diego Carballo

- School Guillermo Donaire #373/01  El Soberbio, Paraje El Botón Misiones                 Number of Children: 30

• Director in charge: Osvaldo Bordon

-  Schools in Pampa del Indio and Pampa Chica, Province of Chaco                             Number of Children: 420

• School # 239 “Pedro Inchauspe”, Paraje Pampa Chica, Director: Mirta Ojeda
• School # 916, El Gramillar, Pampa del Indio, Chaco, Director: Valentina Sanchez
• School. # 395 Pampa del Indio, Chaco, Director: Elias Jovanovich
• School # 1015, Pampa del Indio, Chaco, Director: Nancy Aguirre
• School # 616, Paraje El Salvaje, Pampa del Indio. Principal: Nancy Galeano
• School # 371 "Ernesto Ocampo", Villa Berthet. Director: Marcelo Petrak

- Soup kitchens in Ushuaia and Buenos Aires:The Pequeños Pasos Foundation intensified the delivery of food and nutritional support and training continued via Zoom.

- Soup kitchens in Salta and Santa Fe: the Sai Foundation continued distributing food, without interruption in pandemic times (when allowed), healthy snacks have been combined with educational activities on Human Values and the distribution of clothing and footwear. 

• INTEGRAL FARM PROJECT “DON JOSE CORIA” AT SCHOOL # 371 "ERNESTO OCAMPO", VILLA BERTHET. Director: Marcelo Petrak

Construction for the integral farm has begun;  this farm will help generate the necessary elements for the school kitchen and dining hall. Any leftovers will be sold among parents, neighbors and the local market in order for the school to achieve economic independence. The goal is to raise hens and chickens, ducks, turkeys, pigs, goats, sheep, dairy cows and the production of compost. We anticipate the inauguration of the farm to happen during the month of August.

FANDA PROJECT FOR DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING: We delivered 180 batteries for children with hearing loss at the FANDA Foundation, serving children in low income families.

As always, thank you very much for the constant support because without it we would not be able to carry out any of the projects we are currently working on. 

Sumando Manos Foundation

Despite the pandemic, Sumando Manos continues working towards the goal of helping the neediest children in Argentina. That is why we continue to provide breakfast and non-perishable food items without interruption to the following schools and communities: 

• Intercultural Bilingue School Nº 905 in Paraje Picada Guarani, El Soberbio, Misiones immersed in the Mbya Guaraní Community         
• Aldea Ygua Porá Satellite Classroom 
• Aldea Caramelito Satellite Classroom
• Aldea Chafariz Kindergarten Satellite Classroom

• “Ofelia Lisa de Trejo” Center - Ushuaia
• Food delivery was intensified and a special food delivery was made for Mother's Day.
• More than 50 students enrolled to take online courses, not only from the town of Ushuaia but also from the town of Tolhuin. Most of the chosen courses were: - Basic English - ABC of social networks, Coaching, Entrepreneurs-- how to start in the virtual market - 

• Water Project for "Los Blancos"
• The Wichi and “Criollo” communities of Salta suffer from constant water shortages due to droughts, further aggravated by the pandemic. 200 families with approximately 1000 children had to travel up to 48 kilometers by bicycle or motorcycle regularly to fill cans and other containers with water provided by the city government.
• Sumando Manos carried out a campaign to buy 200 tanks (1 per family) of 600 liters capacity to collect rainwater when it rains, and store water when the city government provides it.
• After two months of intense work, the 200 water tanks were delivered in the town of Los Blancos, Salta, allowing these families to have water during the drought without having to travel to the supply centers to collect it.

We want to thank everyone who joins hands to help us during these challenging times; we ask that you continue to trust in our work and accompany us. Such actions touch our hearts in a very special way.

Thank you, always thank you!!

Sumando Manos Foundation