We get support through fundraising events such as: Readathon, Night of the Chefs, Golf Tournament, Art Auction and Christmas Bazaar.
Our program EMA goes to the COMMUNITY is our main program, as we traveled around the country, spreading the updated news of MS on  patients and their families and health professionals and also, train them according to local needs.
The Booklets that we publish and distribute to all hospitals and rehabilitation centers is very important to keep it updated.
We are full members of the MSIF(www.msif.org)  and we actively participate. We’ve just been elected as a member of the Board (from November 2011) and the working group World MS Day. Creating partnerships and programs with Latin America to have more representative is our goal.
It is an objective too,  for 2012 Twinnings program with other European countries

"No blue princess no rose princesses” program was conducted throughout 2011 at Jakairá Traslasierra and reached more than 200 students at eight secondary schools. After several discussion workshops, the participants recorded an audio with prevention campaigns for the area radio. Jakairá magazine was launched during September prepared and edited by teenager’s mothers

In a moving ceremony in the Museo Metropolitano, HelpArgentina presented the winners of the 2011 Social Ambassadors Award, which recognizes people who support Argentine Social Organizations from abroad.

With more than 100 guests and Juan S. Stegmann as the announcer, the prizes were awarded by Julio Bocca, honour host of the 2011 Social Ambassadors.

The winners of the fourth edition were: Che Amigo Foundation and Sumando Manos Foundation, and Gabriella Oldrini and Catherine Saint-Macary.

Catherine Saint Macary is French. She lived many years in Argentina but now she is living in Paris. She supports Cruzada Patagónica for more than ten years now, organizing different fundraising activities. Also, she sends a regular newsletter to her contacts with information and needs of the organization, inviting them to collaborate.

Gabriella Oldrini is Italian and lives in Legnano. She has been holding fundraising events for the Fundación Obra del Padre Mario. Particularly, she obtained donations not only from the city of Buenos Aires, but also from Italian societies, foundations, artists, etc.

Che Amigo Foundation is a nonprofit organization legally established in Holland. It was founded by Jasper Wegman, who raised more than 150.000 Euros in Holland for different projects in Argentina. They collaborate strongly with the Fundación Padre Chifri and the construction of a high school in Quebrada del Toro, Salta.

Sumando Manos Foundation is a nonprofit organization legally established in the United States, which seeks to raise funds for social projects in Argentina. It was founded in 2005 by a group of friends residing in Miami. They raise funds, through donations and events, for organizations and social projects in Argentina and mobilize others Argentines to join them.

Watch the winner’s stories through this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mpIgObJxI

On Tuesday November 15th, the second annual HelpArgentina “Noche Filantrópico” was held at the elegant Metropolitan Museum of Buenos Aires.

More than 200 guests attended including representatives of various embassies, members of the business community and leaders from the social sector. This event was made possible thanks to the generous support of Laguna Escondida Beach & Lagoon and Sarava Resto.

Guests enjoyed food prepared by the renowned Chilean chef Christopher Carpentier, who be offering his exciting cuisine this summer will be at the Sarava resto. in Jose Ignacio During the event, there was an auction of contemporary artworks donated by various galleries - Alberto Sendros, Vasari, Machete y Cosmocosa – and the artists: Carlos Huffmann, Nahuel Vecino, Santiago Porter, Mauro Koliva, Ignacio de Lucca, Máximo Pedraza, Rosario Zorraquín and Nicolás Bedel.

Proceeds from this event will support HelpArgentina’s on-going working to promote the social development of our country and to engage more people living abroad in these efforts by encouraging them to support non-profit organizations in Argentina.

On November 2th AEDROS presented a seminar on direct marketing for HelpArgentina’s Member Organizations at the Microsoft Argentina Auditorium.

The event, the second meeting of the network for the year, was focused on providing the skills and strategies to improve fundraising abroad and was attended by 30 representatives of HelpArgentina's 64 member organizations.

Federico Centeno Lappas, Executive Director of HelpArgentina, opened the event with a brief update on HelpArgentina’s services to NGOs. Then Norma Galafassi an expert in the field of fundraising: (current President of AEDROS and co-director of In2action) made a presentation focused on the key concepts and strategies for successful fundraising. There was a special focus on Direct Response Process, including the presentation of the methods and techniques used, databases, and everything associated with Direct Marketing, supported with cases studies and results achieved.

This event was made possible thanks to the generous support of AEDROS, Wingu y Mircrosoft. The participating organizations were very enthusiastic about the experience and HelpArgentina hopes to offer a series of trainings to continue strengthening the organizations of the social sector.

For non-profits interested in becoming a part of HelpArgentina's network, you can find more information on our website on the following pages:

http://www.helpargentina.org/en/nonprofits http://www.helpargentina.org/en/selection-criteria

Students from Tulane University´s Master in Business Administration program, through Insight Argentina, the international volunteer program of HelpArgentina, will be providing advice and support to social organizations in Argentina.

During this semester, more than 50 students will study projects and specific needs of four Argentine organizations, seeking to suggest improvements and use their knowledge to strengthen their work. The organizations are: Red Argentina para la Cooperación Internacional; Reciduca; Fundapaz y CILSA.

Through this program, Tulane University seeks to provide students with opportunities to work in specific projects so that they can gain experience and that this effort is directed towards social projects in our country. HelpArgentina collaborated in the design of the program and in the identification of the organizations and projects, and will be coordinating the work. It is very important to have the support of qualified and committed people to collaborate with in the continuous improvement of these organizations' work.

For HelpArgentina, it is very important to work on this type of initiatives with foreign universities. In addition to Tulane University, volunteer activities in Argentina have been coordinated with New York University and the Unviersity of Virginia.

The rural region of Pago Alegre, in the area of Las Saladas, in the providence of Corrientes, previously had a single school building that served the children of more than 300 families. The school operates on an alternating system where the students live at school for fifteen days a month and then return to their homes, where they are visited by their teachers. 32% of the students have to work while they study.

The elementary and secundary school classes took place in a single building, where classes took place in improvised spaces where the students had take apart their beds daily to have space for classes.

The community  wanted to have a separate secondary school and received a donation the  of one hectare of land. that was conditional on raising funds to construct a school.  At the same, a group of argentine donors in the US asked for HelpArgentina's assistance in identifying a school project to support.  HelpArgentina presented a group of potential projects that would meet their objectives and  they selected  the project in Paraje Pago Alegre

Thanks to this donation and to the active participation of the community in the construction , they were able to build a new secondary school with two classrooms,  two bathrooms and  two dormitories.

"With the new building, more neighbors are thinking of sending their children to the school. It is something really great, we are so happy" (Nora, mother of a student).

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Crisis follows the eruption of Puyehue Volcano
Help the Patagonia Community now!

To help get resources to those affected by the situation, HelpArgentina has created the Puyehue Volcano Fund. Money donated to the fund will be used to help the region confront the multiple challenges it now faces.

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