Cimientos

Cimientos is dedicated to providing equal education opportunities through programs that encourage school inclusion and improve the quality of the education offered to children from low-income families in Argentina.

Scholastic Retention and Return Program

Subject Area: Education

Location: Public schools in Berzategui, Buenos Aires Province.

Goals:

Promote equal educational opportunities for children and youth from low income families in Argentina through the implementation of a variety of programs that encourage school inclusion, permanence, and improving the quality of academic institutions

Objectives:

Improve educational access for children and youth from low-income families.
Encourage permanence in the educational system for children and youth from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Support, advance and increase the academic level of educational institutions.
Create and execute research projects and studies related to the educational development of low-income children and youth, as well as their inclusion and permanence within the formal education system.
Promote educators and teachers´ vocational improvement.

Programs:

School Scholarship Program
School Support Program
Retention and Re-Entry Program
University Scholarship Program
Alliance Program
Publication Program
Research Program
Evaluation Program

Incorporation number:

1006

Inspecting institution:

Inspeccion General de Justicia

Year founded:

1997

Staff:

160

Volunteers:

150

Sponsorship Campaign +Children+ Education

Mario is 14 years old and lives in the city of Berazategui, in the province of Buenos Aires. He has been participating in Cimientos' Scholastic Retention and Return Program since 2007. In the beginning of 2008, he had to sell his ducks in order to buy necessary school materials and prepare to begin school. With a shy smile he says:

"The thing is, I had some ducks that had some ducklings and I had to sell them so that I could buy the things I needed for school. Afterwards, with the scholarship money that Cimientos gave me, I bought some new ones…". This March, Mario is starting the 9th grade. His dream is to finish school and become a veterinarian.

Thousands of children like Mario make an effort to stay in school. That is why Cimientos launched the Sponsorship Campaign + Children + Education, which invites everyone to join in so that in 2009, many more children have the educational opportunity they deserve.

Through their scholarship, students receive economic support to cover their scholarly needs and receive an educational mentoring aimed at supervising and motivating them with their schooling. They additionally get to participate annually in a Students Day, where they exchange their experiences with other students that share their same circumstances.

Year:

2007

Assets:

Total Assets: 2 323 015,44 ARS

Liabilities:

Total Liabilities: 1 324 318,91 ARS

Income:

Total Income: 7 423 450,67 ARS

Expenditure:

Total Expenses: 7 078 130,08 ARS

Address:

Pte. J,E. Uriburu 1175

Locality:

Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Zip/Postal Code:

C1114AAG

Telephone:

+54 11 4829 8600

Fax:

+54 11 4829 8602

E-mail:

info@cimientos.org

Website:

http://www.cimientos.org

Board of Directors:

Board of Administration

President / Carlos D. Tramutola

Secretary / Luis Ponferrada

Treasurer / Juan Carlos Peña

Members /

Gerardo Ancarola

Miguel Blaquier

Jorge Dell'Oro

Eduardo Franck

César Gotta

Magdalena E. de Llach

Guillermo Madariaga

Horacio Milberg

Enrique Shaw

Ma. Cristina T. de Tramutola

Advisor: Mariana Fonseca

Academic Board

Inés Dussel

Silvina Gvirtz

Juan José Llach

Mariano Narodowski

Paula Pogré

Alicia Z. de Savanti

Juan Carlos Tedesco

Alfredo van Gelderen

Team:

Directora Ejecutiva / Agustina Cavanagh

Coordinadora Programa de Becas Escolares / Ma. Graciela Nogués

Coordinadora Programa de Apoyo a Escuelas y Programa de Retención y Reingreso / Valeria Salmain

Directora de Alianzas y Articulación / Magdalena Saieg

oordinador Programa de Alianzas / Santiago Sarachian

Coordinadora Programa de Articulación / Agustina Bugnard

Coordinadora Programa de Becas Universitarias/ Diana Sverdlick

Directora de Investigación y Desarrollo / Graciela Krichesky

oordinadora de Evaluación y Difusión / María Cortelezzi

Directora Desarrollo Institucional / Mercedes Fonseca

oordinadora Recursos Humanos / Guadalupe Corbi

Directora Administración y Finanzas / Damasia de Tezanos Pinto