The aim of Fundación Leer is to promote reading and literacy amongst children in Argentina, generating a long-lasting and positive impact in their personal development to facilitate their social inclusion.
HELP US. With a donation of only U$S 25 per month for a year or U$S 300 on a go, you renew a Reading Corner with 15 NEW BOOKS and regular electronic bulletins with teaching material. You can even choose what province will benefit from your donation.
Location: Simbolar y Puestito San Antonio, Santiago del Estero Province
Fundación Leer was founded in March 1997 to encourage, from the private sector, the reading habit, fundamental aspect in the education of children and main factor for their active social inclusion.The aim of Fundación Leer is to promote reading and literacy amongst children in Argentina, generating a long-lasting and positive impact in their personal development to facilitate their social inclusion.
Fundación Leer operates at a national level, retaining a local view. Its programs are implemented at schools, public and private, rural schools, libraries, hospitals, community centers, soup kitchens, centers for children with disabilities and youth centers.
Programs
Shared Beginnings
Prepared to School
Family of Readers
Reading is Fundamental Argentina
School and Family
National Reading Marathon
Prepared for Life
Author’s Gallery program
The experience of writing
Small Explorer
Step by Step
The Importance of Reading
Reading Corners in Libraries, Hospitals and Community Centers
Strengthening of community agents in the promotion of reading
Strengthening Community Literacy
Promoting Early Literacy
Corporate Volunteers Program
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6th National Reading Marathon
The National Reading Marathon took place October 3rd 2008, with the motto: Reading is an in adventure without borders-Take a chance and discover new worlds, joined 3,500,000 children around the world.
Through the National Reading Marathon, which has no subscription fees, Fundación Leer tries to massively highlight around the country the importance of reading, in a festive environment that promotes reading: a necessary skill for individual and collective development.
The day of the Marathon, children around the country, along with their teachers, families, volunteers, and other community members, gathered by the institution they belong to, get together in one place to spend a couple of hours reading and listening to stories and poetry; they share reading, and enjoy the different activities such as drama, and puppet shows, according to personal preferences.
DONATE NOW and HELP US so that the 7th National Reading Marathon in 2009 more children and more institutions discover the pleasure of reading. http://maraton.leer.org/
President: Félix de Barrio
Vicepresident: Eduardo García Mansilla
Treasurer: Elías Mejalelaty
Secretary: Jorge Labanca
Senior Members: Horacio Diez, Carlos Etcheverrigaray, María Freixas de Braun, Ignacio A. González García, Fernando Malenquini, Santiago Murtagh, Aldo Sessa, Pedro Simoncini, Mario Vázquez
Substitute Members: Jorge Galperín, Matilde Mejalelaty
Auditor: PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Advisory Board: Dr. Pedro Luis Barcia, Prof. Berta Braslavsky, Ing. Guillermo Battro, Dr. Guillermo Jaim Etcheverry, Dr. Carlos Floria, Lic. Víctor García Laredo, Prof. Alfredo van Gelderen, Dr. Mariano Grondona, Dr. Carlos Kaplan, Sr. José Martín, Dr. Manuel Mora y Araujo, Dr. Alejandro Orfila, Sr. Carlos Padula, Sr. Steven Rockefeller, Dr. Julio Saguier, Dra. Carol Sakoian, Prof. Antonio Salonia, Dr. Juan Carlos Tedesco
Dirección Ejecutiva: Patricia Mejalelaty
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please contact Florencia Iacopetti or call +54-11-5032-6424
or US line +1-646-472-5188.
