| The magician Tony Show amazed us all with a surprise magic workshop where the boys and girls of the Foundation were able to learn tricks and have a lot of fun with their families. |
School support children receive educational material to work at home
| This second semester the children received the school support materials so that they can continue developing the activities virtually from home |
Family storytelling afternoon
| This week’s activity was intended for younger children, where they had the opportunity to explore creative thinking through the construction of wonderful stories with picture reading. |
Homeschooling and study habits
| This week an expert in neuropedagogy accompanied us to provide recommendations and guidance to parents of families on how to initiate good study habits so that the educational experience at home is more productive. |
The importance of play in child development
This weekend we were accompanied by an expert in Applied Cognitive Neuroscience to provide guidance and address concerns to parents about the importance of play at each stage of the child’s evolutionary development; in addition to how to be creative when creating play spaces at home.
Laughter therapy afternoon for the whole family
This week we enjoyed a fun Laughter Therapy Session, where the children were able to spend a fun afternoon full of contests and recreational activities with their family and friends at the foundation, through Zoom and Facebook.
Digital strategies for learning maths
Focusing on digital strategies, we were working with mobile phone apps to learn maths in a fun way. Through video calls, instructions were given to the children about how to handle the game, create a username and shape the exercises.
The purpose of this type of activity is to familiarise students with the use of information and communication technologies as a complement to learning.
Delivery of biosecurity items
Because the health of our families and the prevention of the spread of the virus is essential in this time of pandemic, we have delivered 640 reusable masks for children and adults, accompanied by self-care recommendations at home, led by our higher education beneficiaries; the sense of belonging manages to transform communities
Delivery of technological equipment to young people in higher education affected by the pandemic
Because dreams can go on.
The economic problems caused by the pandemic have brought with it difficulties for the permanence of higher education students through virtual, distance learning and the other alternatives proposed by the National Government. The universities have been concerned about the possibility that the dropout rates will be high and they are estimated to be between 25% and 50% for the second half of 2020.
“This society needs to have young people with technical, technological and professional educational skills. The increase in drop out rates will deepen the difficulties we have as a society to be able to resolve the worst crisis we have in history ”. (ASCUN 2020)
Through the Higher Education program, our beneficiaries (8), students of technical, technological and professional careers, are given tablets and SIM cards with data so that they can continue with their educational processes virtually. In the face of adversity, resilience is our best Higher Education tool continues with your life project.
Second delivery of humanitarian aid food baskets during the pandemic
A light of hope in the midst of covid-19.
Like a light of hope, our 210 children and their families received the second delivery of food aid; Faced with the impact of the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, there are added challenges related to guaranteeing the food security of people living in vulnerable circumstances, who already face hunger due to the impossibility of generating sufficient income.
We invite solidarity with these families who live from the day-to-day economy and informal work, to whom self-care measures against the virus created a great barrier to access to their daily sustenance.
