HelpArgentina is a nonprofit that allows international donors to identify and support high impact nonprofits in Argentina.
Our goal is to strengthen the nonprofits working to create social change in Argentina, increase confidence in the nonprofit sector and promote the culture of giving among Argentines.
Our mission is to contribute to the support and development of individuals and families, by means of programs that facilitate access to a decent home.
We work to create opportunities that enable access to one's own home to become a reality, without providing handouts, but prioritizing the involvement of the beneficiaries, their personal effort, and mutual help.
More than 7000 families have participated in our programs to date.
With AR$700, we can cover our transport costs for one day, collecting donations of materials in our Sume Materiales program.聽 We avoid waste, and enable low-income families access to construction materials and items for their homes.
With AR$1,000 we can provide a micro loan of this amount so that a family can improve their home. 聽The Foundation provides technical and social support.
Our mission is to contribute to the support and development of individuals and families, by means of programs that enable access to a decent home.
1.聽聽 To support and strengthen the dignity of individuals and families who live in substandard conditions, encouraging their abilities in leadership, organization, and creativity.
2.聽聽 To generate opportunities for the people who participate in our programs to participate in new ways, and develop themselves both personally, and as part of their community.
3.聽聽 To stimulate participating families to make a commitment in terms of work and economic effort, by paying back the loan.
4.聽聽 To make the families aware that sharing what we have, helps us to grow together.
5.聽聽 To contribute to the development of a closer and more equal society.
Construction Program: In most cases, this program helps to provide families access to their own home.聽 In other cases, the objective is to improve substandard homes, or to provide services, such as the installation of natural gas.聽 In all projects, we start with the integration and organization of the community.聽 In this way, 200 new homes have been built, and more than 170 families have gained access to natural gas.
Sume Materiales: This is a self-sustaining program, that acts as a link between those who have construction materials and items for the home that they no longer need, and those that need them.聽 We collect the materials from the home or company, repair them if necessary, and sell them at a price in accordance with the economic situation of the families.聽 More than 3,500 families have benefited to date from buying materials at a symbolic price.
Home Improvement Program 鈥 ProMeVi: Provides group micro loans on a solidarity lending basis, for the construction or gradual improvement of the home, together with technical and social support and advice.聽 The program carries out its activities in the northern part of Greater Buenos Aires, where to date more than 3,000 families have taken part.
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3rd Design Competition SUMA Uso (鈥淔ind new uses鈥)
An exhibition of the shortlisted and winning entries will take place in the Sociedad Central de Arquitectos (Montevideo 938, Buenos Aires) from the 8th to the 12th November 2010.聽 The presentation of prizes will take place on Thursday 11th November at 7pm at the same location.
For the fifth year running, we invite all the friends of the Foundation to Pacheco Golf Club on the 12th of December. 聽All money raised at the event will go to the Home Improvement Program, by means of which families can get access to micro loans to enlarge or repair their homes.
Viviendas completas en los barrios de Delfino y Calder贸n de la Barca Los proyectos estar谩n integrados por un grupo de 15 familias en Delfino, en la localidad de Pacheco; y 14 en Calder贸n de la Barca, Don Torcuato. Los fondos provienen del Convenio C谩ritas/Subsecretar铆a de vivienda de la Naci贸n. Las familias trabajar谩n juntas, en grupo, aportando ideas, tiempo, trabajo y esfuerzo, as铆 como la devoluci贸n de lo invertido en el proyecto. La fundaci贸n har谩 la direcci贸n de obra y la conducci贸n del proceso grupal
New homes to be built in the neighbourhoods of Delfino and Calderon de la Barca
A group of 15 families will participate in the project in Delfino, in the locality of Pacheco; and 14 families in Calderon de la Barca, Don Torcuato.聽 The funds for the project come from an agreement between Caritas and the National Sub Secretary of Housing.聽 The families will work together, in a group, providing ideas, time, work and effort as their investment into the project.
The foundation will carry out the direction of the construction work, and facilitate the development of the group.
Sume Materiales is now part of Mercado Libre, the biggest online buying and selling community in Latin America.聽 It鈥檚 now possible to buy products repaired or made in the program at MercadoLibre.com
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