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Argentina
Education
Education through arts for under-served youth
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesCurrently, ph15 serves 30 underserved young people who live in Villa 15, a shantytown in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Most participants' families came to Buenos Aires from rural areas of Argentina or from Paraguay with the hope of finding work. 30% of participants’ parents are unemployed and 40% receive government assistance. The main goal of the project is to integrate the beneficiaries of the program with the rest of the society through visual arts. ActivitiesEach student attends a free 3-year course, divided as follows: Expression through Photography - Expression & Technique - Digital Photography. Plus organizing national and international exhibitions, fieldtrips, receiving visiting artists, etc. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: £3,748 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactAll participants will learn to use images to communicate with others; gain skills in photography, editing, design; gain self-esteem, self-efficacy, ability to work in groups; increase their chances of finding a job; achieve higher levels of education Project Message
Ph15 has helped me meet new people and go forward with my life, teaching me to express myself and to not be trapped by the bad things in the villa, and to think instead about what’s outside. Who is Running This ProjectContact
Moira Rubio, Project SponsorOrganisation
Learn more about Fundacion ph15 para las artes and the project team. Where this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about Argentina, read the Human Development Report on Argentina or the Wikipedia entry for Argentina. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on September 24, 2011. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 18, 2006. Latest Update from the FieldNew location!By Moira Rubio - co director, September 24, 2011 11:15 AM
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