MARÍA ALVEZ

María Alvez…
She’s the woman who inspired us to name the organization as “Pinguelas”…
She’s Puerto Azara’s nurse, the permanent contact we have with the community…
She’s an amazing woman, who is always thinking about how to help others, what do the kids, mothers, families and schools need.
The kids that now go to Marcial de Lorenzana School were born in her hands, as well as almost every other kid. And if not, at least she helped during the birth.

María is like the cube in the image: for wherever you look at her, she is still herself… always MARÍA, “aunt María” as the kids call her.

Be strong, María!!!
Who know you - a lot of people and in fact the ones that really matter- know who you really are…

PRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENTS FOR PUERTO AZARA COMMUNITY

When we started working in Puerto Azara we had two main ideas:
Firstly, setting up the secondary school for the kids of the community, which we could achieve in the required times; and secondly, to create and support some productive developments for their moms and dads.
These were conceived as alternatives for their unique source of income: the harvest of yerba mate.

We have been working for almost a year and after a lot of meetings, talks, market search and technical and professional consulting we put together twelve projects.

This week we start breeding silkworms and yateí bees.

THANK YOU!!!

Pinguelas is formed by a handful of people convinced that by joining forces and with solidarity it’s possible to do beautiful things.

Children’s Day party at Puerto Azara shows it is possible.
Thanks to a lot of good-hearted people we did it, and we did it our way, giving the kids the best.
In Pinguelas the work is voluntary. Pinguelas IS because of its volunteers.
To all of them…

THANK YOU!!!!!!!

BALL PITS!!!

The kids loved them!!
They couldn’t be missing at the party.
Thanks to donations made by Mercedes, from Buenos Aires, and Bárbara and Alejandro, from Posadas, we could hire “Bianca Inflables”.
Bianca and her team travelled to Puerto Azara and offered us an excellent service!
The kids enjoyed themselves very much.
Thanks, Mechi, Barabara and Ale!!!

SNEAKERS!!!

The “Mujeres Mercosureñas” Association, via Itatí Juañuk,wanted to be part of the party and they did it by donating 50 pairs of sneakers we raffled among the kids during the whole afternoon.
Thank you very much!!!

CANDY!!!

Thanks to Dalina, Matías, Tomás, Carolina, Melisa and Celeste for the delicious sweets they send all the way from Buenos Aires for the kids!!!!
We divided them among the gift packs and left some for the clowns to give to the kids during the games.

DELICIOUS HOT CHOCOLATE!!!

Thanks to Raúl for donating the chocolate, milk and sugar for the kids.
Thanks to Alicia and María for preparing it too.
It was pleasant-tasting and everyone could drink as much as they wanted to!