Argentina Chicago Fundation makes it possible to open the first kindergarden in Paraje Colonia Tres Naciones (Chaco Province)

Thanks to support from Argentina Chicago Foundation (www.argentinachicago.com), one of the classrooms in the local school in Tres Naciones, Chaco was renovated to serve as the region's first kindergarden. Set to open at the beginning of this school year, it will provide the important first steps of the formal education process to around 30 children from the local communities. Tres Naciones, located 20 KM from the city of Tres Isletas, in the Province of Chaco, did not have the infrastructure necessary to open a nursery school.

The project was coordinated by the foundation Cruzada Argentina (www.cruzadaargentina.org.ar) and focused on the renovation of a 400 sq foot classroom in the old school. The project included repairs to the ceiling and walls, new wiring, and repositioning of windows and doors. An adjacent patio was also renovated to serve as a playground.

The construction work is finished, and the school is now in the final steps of receiving its license from the province to operate the kindergarden. Carlos González, a teacher in the school and manager of the project, said that "this project is a great achievement for the entire community. The facility was very needed and we are very thankful, not just the teachers but the whole community"

This is the second school infrastructure project that Argentina Chicago Foundation has executed in collaboration with HelpArgentina. The first project involved the construction of two new classrooms in the "San Martín de Porres" school in La Unión, Salta. As a result of the success of this project, Argentina Chicago asked HA to help identify additional projects that they could potentially support and also to provide project support services to monitor the implementation of the project and report on the results.