Centro una familia de familias

Aims of the project

Centro una familia de familias provides education and technical training to working street children and their families. They have 3 “classes” with their own small buildings and 4 teachers. The school’s objective is to offer a personalized, active and playful education in harmony with the environment not depending on the children s age, but respecting their psychological maturity and development, avoiding authorial guidance. Part of the school’s daily life is that the parents help alternately, focusing on the agricultural projects, the excursions, the cooking-project, etc.

Project´s activities
The project provides basic education (high school degree) for all members of the family, while allowing children to maintain their jobs on the street (selling gum, shining shoes, etc.). Then, once they obtain their high school diploma, they can specialize in a variety of subjects from Mechanics, to Sewing, to Carpentry.

Volunteer´s tasks
Support in a variety of subjects and ages depending on interests (day care, English, computation, adult education, etc.), help in one of the technical areas (carpentry, mechanics, sewing), play sports, help in communal areas such as the library.