Arco Argentina
Through a cooperation with “Arco Argentina”, a
development project for underprivileged children of Nelson,
a small city near Santa Fé, Argentina, Double PASS is doing
its part in making the world a better place.
Mission
Arco Argentina is a
socio-cultural development project meant to help
underprivileged youth between 6 and 16 years of age. It
takes place in Nelson, a small village 35 km from Santa Fé, Argentina.
The goal of this project is to help, coach and support these
youths in their ‘development’, and this in the broadest
sense of the word:
- By supplying them with a safe environment;
- By offering them the necessities to fulfill their
basic needs such as giving them food and offering them
sanitary services;
- By organizing (pedagogical) post-school activities.
Vision
The projects main
goals are the realization of the following three
cornerstones:
- The first cornerstone is fulfilling the children’s
basic daily needs: Every day the children get a free
meal, can make use of sanitary installations and can
wash their clothes.
- The second is the creation of a football club. The
club offers the children the opportunity to play sports
in a well organized manner (football as a means of
offering the kids a ‘purpose’ and to further their
integration into society), hopefully keeping them off
the streets and out of trouble.
- Last but not least, under the denominator
“Development of capacities”, the project will introduce
the concept of a ‘youth organization’ (ex: scouts) .
This organization is meant to be a social project not
only offering the children the chance to organise group
activities, but in the meantime to improve their
socio-cultural skills. Linked to this a youth centre
will be founded where the activities can take place.
The main purpose of
Arco
Argentina
is to offer the underprivileged children of Nelson the
chance to get a socio-cultural development and
education, to improve their life standard and to bring a a
sparkle of light to their lives.
More information:
www.arcoargentina.be