Almendral School of Arts and Crafts

Summary

Training in Artistic Crafts for marginal youth in the specialities of jewelry, ceramics, locksmith, graphic arts and engraving, with a two-year study program.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The project trains twenty young men and women each year from rural areas of the Aconcagua Valley in Chile, that don’t have other possibilities of studying. The project allows them to insert economically and socially, profitting from the best opportunity possible in the rural working market. The money required covers the costs of teachers as well as materials; and are given to the pupils in the form of scholarships that partially or completely cover their costs of education.

Activities

The project offers technical training in artistic crafts (jewerly, ceramic, locksmith, engraving) and complementary formation in art, design, aesthetics, & personal development. The youth study for two years in a common plan and the speciality plan.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Facilitate the social and labor insertion of marginal youth and open the horizons of life for the young population of Aconcagua, permiting them to stay in their area origin and not migrate to the capital.

Project Message

My motivation to work for the communities.
- Martín Quintanilla, Executive Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Jorge Razeto,
Investigation and Development Director
Almendral 3627
Adolfo Carmona 3627
San Felipe, San Felipe Casilla 11-D San Felipe
Chile
56-34-536649
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public

Organization

ONG CIEM Aconcagua
Almendral 3627
San Felipe, Casilla 11-D San felipe.
Chile
56-34-536649

Learn more about ONG CIEM Aconcagua and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Chile and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Chile, read the Human Development Report on Chile or the Wikipedia entry for Chile.

When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 26, 2004.