Education, création et solidarité en Argentine

Help us raise funds to help Argentinean children fully express their creativity through arts and crafts !

Project visual Education, création et solidarité en Argentine
Successful
16
Contributions
04/05/2016
End date
€520
Out of €200
260 %

Education, création et solidarité en Argentine

<p> <strong>"Pancita llena, corazon contento", or "full belly, happy heart"</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> That’s the name and the slogan of the communitarian kitchen where we work as volunteers in Buenos Aires. We offer creative activities to children who come in this “comedor” (the canteen), between “merienda” (afternoon snack) et “cena” (diner). Unfortunately we need more funds in order to buy equipment which would allow kids to draw, paint, and create without being frustrated by the lack of materials.</p> <p>  </p> <p> The project originated with us three, Margaux, Paula and Sophie, european students who came as volunteers for a few months in Buenos Aires.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Jose-1460485938" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/303299/jose-1460485938.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Margaux, 19 years old (on the left)</strong></p> <p> I've decided to go to Argentina before begining a bachelor in "human and social sciences" in Lyon. I wanted to do volunteering in education and creation. Even if I'm really motivated, it's difficult to organize artistic activities with children, because of the lack of materials.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Sophie, 22 years old (on the right)</strong></p> <p> I’m from Paris, where I study urban planning. I decided to take a year off to travel to Argentina to learn Spanish and work as a volunteer, as I already do in France. Coming from a family where both creation and instruction are really important, I can think of countless activities to do with children, but the lack of resources stops us repeatedly.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Paula, 19 years old (below)</strong></p> <p> I am from Austria. My main reason for working as a volunteer was my desire to do my bit to make this world a better place and help, where support is needed. Furthermore, I wanted to get to know another culture first-hand, also the inhabitants and it affords me the opportunity to make friends around the world. And last, but not least, I wanted to break out of my daily routine and learn about myself. And actually till now I learned a lot in Buenos Aires and still are learning new things every day, especially from the kids and parents in my project "pancita llena, corazón contento".</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="12986377_982598965165210_381116423_o-1460507355" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/303452/12986377_982598965165210_381116423_o-1460507355.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>The fundation</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> The <strong>« comedor comunitario Pancita Llena corazon contento »</strong> is a communitarian kitchen created by <strong>Marcela</strong>, a really strong, dynamic and generous woman. Having known extreme poverty during her childhood, she decided to offer snack and diner every day to the kids of her neighbourhood so they would never know a situation like she had to.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Marcella-1460486096" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/303304/marcella-1460486096.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Facade-1460487412" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/303313/facade-1460487412.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> Around fifteen children from 2 to 15 years old come daily to the comedor and many like to take part in the activities we offer. All of them are full of kindness,enthusiasm and creativity. They can make a work of art with a piece of cardboard and a little bit of paint.</p> <p>   </p> <p> <img alt="Comedor-1460486445" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/303307/comedor-1460486445.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>Why we need your help...</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> We have a lot of ideas we would love to carry out with the children. Sometimes we would only need a few paper-plates, some thread, a few staples, and our problems would be solved ! </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>But the most urgent thing is basic equipment</strong> : sometimes eight children have to share two pairs of scissors we had to buy ourselves, or the only glue stick we brought from france.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 5 centimeters long colouring pencils, two paint cans almost empty, three old paint brushes in the unique plastic glass we found… That’s the reality we have to deal with every day, taking care of 8-10 children. Sure, it’s possible to create beautiful things, with not much and it develops imagination too: instead of blank sheets of paper we use recuperated books, cartboards, old journals... We take and use what we find.  But sometimes a little bit more of equipment would make life a little bit easier  and allow us to diversify our activities and make the children more independent : a pair of scissors and a glue stick for one and not for six would be enough to manage it !</p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Maison-1460487155" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/303311/maison-1460487155.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="Main-1460655319" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/304377/main-1460655319.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p> <img alt="17-1460487596" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/303314/17-1460487596.JPG"></p> <p>  </p> <p> Thank you so much for your support!                                                              </p> <p>  </p>

Allocation of funds

<p> Here is the list of all the materials we could buy with your donations. It’s divided in different stages: the first one reached would allow us to get necessary basic equipment. each stage would help us diversify more and more the activities and make them more complex. And at the end, we could even take everybody to a show  !</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> (The prices are in euros € and argentinean pesos $)</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>If we reach <u>200€</u> : </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> 18 pens : $60 or 4€</p> <p> 3 x 24 coloured pencils : $180 or 12€</p> <p> 2 x 9 lead pencils : $80 or 5€</p> <p> 2 x 20 felt-tip pens : $120 or 8€</p> <p> 2 x 12 pastel pencils : $60 or 4€</p> <p> 5 x 3 tubes of glue : $240 or 16€</p> <p> 1 liquid glue : $35 or 2,50€</p> <p> 3 paper reams : $150 or 10€</p> <p> 2 x 80 coloured sheets of paper : $120 or 6€</p> <p> 3 x 3 rolls of adhesive tape : $135 or 9€</p> <p> 2 x 3 rubbers : $90 or 6€</p> <p> 2 x 3 pencil sharpeners : $60 or 4€</p> <p> 2 reels of cotton thread : $60 or 4€</p> <p> 2 x 2 rulers : $40 or 3€</p> <p> 3 x 6 pots of paint : $450 or 30€</p> <p> 3 x 6 paintbrushes : $180 or 18€</p> <p> 4 x 3 scissors : $240 or 16€</p> <p> 1 cutter : $15 or 1€</p> <p> 1 stapler : $70 or 4,50€</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>If we reach <u>250€</u> </strong>:</p> <p>  </p> <p> watercolour paint : $55 or 3,50€</p> <p> 1 big paintbrush : $25 or 1,50€</p> <p> 3 x 20 balloons : $135 or 9€</p> <p> 2 x 40 cardboard plates : $120 or 8€</p> <p> 40 garbage bags : $70 or 4,50€</p> <p> 6 rolls of gift wrap: $90 or 6€</p> <p> little wooden sticks : $30 or 2€</p> <p> 3 rolls of wool : $70 or 4,50€</p> <p> Pearls : $75 or 5€</p> <p> Pins : $30 or 2€</p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>If we reach <u>350€</u> : </strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> Plastic tablecloth : $60 or 4€</p> <p> 20 rolls of crepon paper : $20 or 1,5€</p> <p> 24 plastic bags : $15 or 1€</p> <p> Plastic drawers : $300 or 20€</p> <p> Cutlery : $600 or 40€</p> <p> 12 theater tickets : $600 or 40€</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>The more we get, the more material we can buy for the activities ! (and we have a lot of ideas)</strong></p> <p>  </p>

Rewards

€5

Our deep gratitude !

Estimated delivery: April 2016

€10

  • 2 contributions
Our deep gratitude + a drawing of a child from the project !

Estimated delivery: August 2016

€20

  • 7 contributions
Our deep gratitude + a drawing of a child from the project + a newsletter with pictures of the activities we do with the new material !

Estimated delivery: August 2016

€50

  • 3 contributions
Our deep gratitude + a drawing of a child from the project + a newsletter with pictures of the activities we do with the new material + a postcard from Argentina written with the children !

Estimated delivery: August 2016

€100

Our deep gratitude + a drawing of a child from the project + a newsletter with pictures of the activities we do with the new material + a postcard from Argentina written with the children + a box of alfarojes (traditional argentinean cakes) + a pot of dulce de leche !

Estimated delivery: August 2016

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