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| CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY CAFETERIA THE DIVINE CHILD: |
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Rotary members, Maximo Herrero and Rodrigo Teran visited this
community cafeteria named The Divine Child which is located
in San Joaquin, Pedregal on May 11, 2004. After assessing the
conditions of the place, they verified that the place is run
with great success by Javier Lider, together with a group of
residents in the area. This group of community residents has
run this community cafeteria for several years no on an independent
basis. They provide daily meals consisting of breakfast and
lunch to elderly people and children who attend primary school.
Also, they give technical training and career orientation to
youth groups as well as encourage sports programs and activities.
Our Club supports this community cafeteria with weekly monetary
donations which they utilize accordingly by means of meal identification
cards. |
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| WORKSHOP
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN: |
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program aims at training women from marginal communities in
learning a trade or the technical skill to find jobs. It has
a cost of $21,000 dollars. It is funded by Rotary International
and The Rotary club Panama Sur. The location of this project
is in the area of Villalobos, in the Community of Pedregal,
Panama. The religious nuns of the denomination Oblate Sisters
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus supervise the programs which are
directed to young women from the community together with a small
representation of an indigenous minority group. This project
consists of providing the equipment necessary, implementation
of training programs, installation of computer equipment and
labs, installation of pastry and bakery equipment, beauty materials
and a library. This project is implemented in order to obtain
skilled workers in small business or micro businesses. |
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| SUPPORT
PROGRAMS OFFERED AT MONERRI YOUTH HOME: |
| Monerri
Youth Home is located in the neighborhood of EL Chorillo, a
community of low socioeconomic strata. This place is successfully
run by the nuns called the Sisters of Charity of Saint Paul
Vincent. Their goal is to provide orientation, education, and
meal plans to a group of 100 children who attend different schools
in the surrounding schools. The Rotary Club Panama Sur supports
the nun's efforts by providing kitchen appliances, special rooms
for elderly attention, meal budgets, and recently, we have started
a pilot Project in Hydroponics in order to cultivate different
vegetables that will be used to feed the people who attend the
Home. |
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| COMMUNITY
CAFETERIA OF JESUS, BREAD AND LIFE: |
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community cafeteria is successfully run by the Catechist Sisters
of Sales. It is located in the area of Amelia Denis de Icaza
in the district of San Miguelito, a low socioeconomic neighborhood.
The main activity in this community cafeteria is not only teaching
catechesis, but also providing family orientation classes, computer
science, baking and cooking, and the like. 150 children in elementary
school are fed by the nuns on a daily basis. Our Club cooperates
with the nun's efforts by donating a monthly monetary budget
to buy food and provisions. We are currently developing a scholarship
program to train young adults in technical trades. We also donate
books and school supplies. |
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| MARY
PROVIDER OF ESPINO HOME: |
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Missionary Sisters of Mary Provider of Espino are located in
the community of Espino in La Chorerra, Panama. They attend
5 community preschool education centers bordering the Lake Gatun.They
provide meal plans and Basic education to 90 children whose
ages range from 3-5 years old. They promote 50 children to the
elementary level on a yearly basis. The Rotary Club contributes
with monetary donations, making it possible to deliver nutritional
cookies and milk that serve as healthy snacks for the children.
These communities are being included in the Wheelchair donation
program. Moreover, this year, the Club expects to donate school
uniforms to the children. |
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| EDUCATIONAL
SUPPORT PROGRAMS: |
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year, in late March, before the begining of the rainy season
and the academic year, three donations were delivered in several
communities for educational asistanse. These communities were
the following: Indigenous Community of Caobo of Congo River
in Darien, Rural Community of Piedras Blancas in Lake Alajuela,
and the Indigenous Community of Embera Pururu. Our Club delivered
textbooks for the elementary grades, notebooks, backpacks, and
school supplies like pencils and the like. |
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| WHEELCHAIR
PROGRAM: |
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year our Club has delivered 30 wheelchairs to low income families
in remote areas in Panama. |
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