Fundación Cruzada Argentina

Here are some examples of the work in which we are currently involved in the communities of Northern ArgentinaFamily Farms "ATASHPAJ RAYCU", Tala Atum, Santiago del EsteroThe zone is located 10 km from the nearest inhabited area. The impoverished population derives its livelihoods from small scale cattle breeding . The families need to provide themselves, in a self sustainable manner, an adequate food supply for the family's daily diet. The project consists of specifically providing the families with the proper training so that they can construct and administer their own farms, raising hens and creating and maintaining an organic vegetable garden. Professionals in the area will train and support them in the whole process."Water For All", Tres Naciones, ChacoThis project is carried out jointly with School # 411 "Soldados Malvinenses 1982" of Three Nations and the community of parents. The objective is to solve the problem of water provision by means of the installation of a drinkable water system that will allow them to take advantage of the rainfall collected on the school roof. As another component of the project, a 35,000 liter cistern for water storage is being repaired and will allow water to be stored during the drought season.Once the installation of the drinkable water system is finished, the community will be responsible for the maintenance of the whole system according to an existing maintenance chronogram.EFA (Escuela de la Familia Agraria- School of the rural family ) Santa Ana, CorrientesThis is a boarding school where students spend two weeks living in the school and two weeks at home. The school does not own the building in which it currently functions. Classrooms are made of pre-fabricated panels set up on land owned by a primary school.Dormitories lack many of the basic requirements needed to house high school students.They have purchased a plot of land to build the new school and have made significant progress towards completing the new dormitories, but have not been able to finish it.To do so, they need to lay the floor, as well as forthe classrooms, which will allow them to move the pre-fabricated panels to the new location.The project consists of the provision of materials to complete the floor of dormitories and classrooms. Also, the students will be given training that will allow them to assist the parents and members of their community with the electric installation and plumbing. EFA (Escuela de la Familia Agraria- School of the rural family ) Forres, Santiago del EsteroThis is a boarding school where students spend two weeks living in the school and two weeks at home. The students of this boarding school have the technical skills required to produce brooms and honey, but lack the abilities to develop business initiatives to market their products.They need training that will allow them to generate business plans that include the marketing, pricing, and sales of these two products. The purpose of the project is to provide training to improve these skills.