Argentina

According to official statistics, more than 50% of Argentina’s population lives in poverty. With an unemployment rate around 6.9% and many hurdles to secondary education, social development remains elusive and hard to achieve.

Greater Buenos Aires is one of the most affected areas, and the place where The Human Safety Net Argentina decided to intervene first, empowering vulnerable populations and providing tools to help them overcome challenging life conditions.

In order to achieve our goal we partnered with a local NGO, conducting positive parenting and self-management skills workshops for more than 300 families with kids ages 0-6. Using resources parents already possess as a point of departure, we strive to strengthen their self-esteem and enhance their knowledge. The Human Safety Net Argentina hosts weekly meetings at our partner’s facilities in Colonia Urquiza, La Plata.

In 2019, with the aim of continuing to grow within the program, we partnered with Haciendo Camino, a NGO that works with the mission of improving the quality of life of children and families in vulnerable situations in northern Argentina. The pillars of this partnership with Haciendo Camino are the prevention of child malnutrition and comprehensive education. We provide our support in several workshops on health education and trades for mothers. With this program we work to create opportunities for hundreds of parents to unlock their potential by helping to transform the lives of their families and communities.