APAER - Asociación Civil Padrinos de Alumnos y Escuelas Rurales
We aim to assist the children in public grade schools in the rural areas of our country to finish their primary school (stratified in three levels today), helping them prepare for future vocational training that would allow them to remain in their own environments, avoiding uprooting. We operate a system of sponsorship that assigns sponsors to each school, assisting the teachers in their areas, and establishing cooperation with other organizations sharing the same objectives, pursuing no political, economic, religious or racial benefits.
Our by-laws define our objectives as: assist the children in public grade schools in the rural areas of our country to finish their primary school (stratified in three levels today), helping them prepare for future vocational training that would allow them to remain in their own environments, avoiding uprooting. We operate a system of sponsorship that assigns sponsors to each school, assisting the teachers in their areas, and establishing cooperation with other organizations sharing the same objectives, pursuing no political, economic, religious or racial benefits.
PROGRAMS
School sponsorships
Consist in establishing and promoting a relationship between the sponsors (individual or group) and the school community (teachers, students, and families).
The sponsors contribute the necessary elements or means for the students to finish their mandatory schooling. They also support the teachers in what they need to fulfill their pedagogical functions.
Traditional and long-distance courses (printed or online)
On-going free training that contributes to the continuing learning process of rural teachers.
Infrastructure or productive projects
Some examples: Developing productive community enterprises such as school orchards, vegetable patches and hothouses, sewing, weaving, and artisanship workshops, raising farm animals, brick ovens, bakeries, agriculture, building and remodeling the schools, and the provision of water and sustainable energy.
Scholarships
Contributing to the students’ possibilities to remain in school and complete their basic education, promoting equal opportunities and and avoiding child labor.
Address: Conesa 2141
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Telephone: 11 4788-3009 / 5423 / 4788-3009 interno 310
Support Our Work
Programs
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Scholarships Program
The goal of the Scholarships Program is to ensure that rural students remain in the school system by completing the primary and secondary cycles, and, eventually, a faculty or university degree. The scholarship allows the donor to accompany a student in their studies, helping them to have the essential elements like food, clothes and school supplies.
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Special campaign to reinforce school meals
Food and Sanitary Emergency in Rural Schools. The pandemic has brought to light the difficult reality experienced by rural communities. Today, the crisis directly affects our children as many of them come from households with unmet basic needs. Our campaign allows us to intensify the provision of food to the dining facilities in our most needy schools.
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Partners for Rural Education
We invite you to become a member of our association by joining as a member of APAER.