We spent part of today at El Refugio, a small house purchased and renovated by OM in Las Violetas, one of the impoverished neighborhoods in the city. El Refugio offers afterschool workshops and classes to kids and teenagers, allowing them a safe alternative to spending time on the streets in their dangerous neighborhood. The workshops teach valuable life skills through computer training and English lessons, offer fun activities like dance and theater classes, and even provide the opportunity to earn an income through baking and selling Alfajores (a popular Argentian dessert) to local schools. Today we (Joy and Steph) hosted a preview English workshop and will spread the word before starting weekly sessions next week.
Joy and Steph are in Argentina for a year.....here's a picture to encapsulate each day we're here :)
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, September 19th, 2010
We spent part of today at El Refugio, a small house purchased and renovated by OM in Las Violetas, one of the impoverished neighborhoods in the city. El Refugio offers afterschool workshops and classes to kids and teenagers, allowing them a safe alternative to spending time on the streets in their dangerous neighborhood. The workshops teach valuable life skills through computer training and English lessons, offer fun activities like dance and theater classes, and even provide the opportunity to earn an income through baking and selling Alfajores (a popular Argentian dessert) to local schools. Today we (Joy and Steph) hosted a preview English workshop and will spread the word before starting weekly sessions next week.
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hola, también cabe destacar que joy y sthepanie trabajan en alpha, encuentro en la cual se trabaja para que amigos argentinos conozcan la verdadera verdad de la vida con un servicio de comida para agasajarlos y debates, lo cual estoy contento por esto, no se si pusieron esta información en su blog pero bueno seria contarles, seguramente se preguntaran ¿como hacen joy y sthepanie con tantas actividades? bueno amigos del blog no se pienso que deberían clonarse para cumplir con esas actividades, en fin... quiero simplemente informarles amigos del blog como un simple espía de ellas, en sus actividades... Saludos de Argentina .... Pablo F.
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