PREVIOUS GRANT RECIPIENTS
BiblioWorks Region: Bolivia
Project: Viernes de Lectura
BiblioWorks believes that where knowledge, literacy, and learning exist, people have the resources to solve social issues, maintain and strengthen their cultural identities, and to grow their community economically.
Since 2005, they have built and equipped libraries in rural Bolivia where the concept of public libraries is relatively new, and so, with money raised from CSP they will hold weekly events in the city of Sucre where reading will be promoted via recreational activities. Girls, boys and the wider Sucre community will be encouraged to see books as friends (“Un libro, como un amigo”) in the open/outdoor space of the 25 de Mayo Plaza. Children will listen to stories and also read independently. Viernes de Lectura brings reading to children, where they would otherwise not have access to books.
CreArte is concerned with the current situation of many children in Chile who live in adverse conditions, and aims to design and implement program, projects and other initiatives that help children to discover their abilities, build positive self-esteem and enhance their creativity and promoting their capacity for resilience.
Through their project CelebrArte, 100 children will participate in a creative, cultural and artistic event where the children themselves dictate the activities that will take place on that day, thus promoting their own capacities and art as a form of expression and creative development. CelebrArte encourages a great mobilisation of joyful and creative energies that make possible an unforgettable formative and transforming space.
Pinta Solidaridad Region: Dominican Republic
Pinta Solidaridad is the first organisation from the Dominican Republic to receive funds from CSP. Funds raised in 2017 went to ‘Operativo Platanitos 1.0’. A project in which 100 children were evaluated to better understand their immediate needs and be exposed to alternative intellectual and interactive workshops and activities.
Funds raised in 2017 went to women who have fled violence forcing them to reside with their children in a refuge that provides food and housing. The project ‘Talita’ trained participants in the elaboration of artisanal chocolate in the hope that the women will develop their own microenterprise as a means of income and healing their trauma
Trabajo y Persona Region: Venezuela
Project: Emprendedores de Muebles
Established in 2009, Trabajo y Persona aim to recuperate the value of work in Venezuelan society and therefore a person’s dignity via the way we educate and prepare the community for work.
CEPIA – Cultura, Educacion y Psicologia de la Infancia y la Adolescencia Region: Costa Rica
CEPIA stands for Culture, Education and Psychology for Infants and Adolescents and seeks to promote culture, health, sports and education for children and teenagers and their families from poor backgrounds in the communities of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.cepiacostarica.org
Cambio Creativo Country: Panama
Founded in 2010, Cambio Creativo is an educational organisation targeting young students and community members of Colon, Panama. www.cambiocreativo.org
Meli Wixan Mapu Country: Chile
A Mapuche indigenous organisation based in Santiago, Chile that strives to maintain and promote Mapuche culture and autonomy. www.meli.mapuches.org
Si Kanda Country: Mexico
‘Kanda’ means ‘movement’ in Mixtec and since 2009 has aspired to create better collaboration and improve people’s quality of life. www.si-kanda.org
Instituto Raoni Country: Brazil
Project: Kayapó songs and body art
Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) Country: Guyana
Project: Video Documentaryhttp://www.sasod.org.gy/
Asociacion Payasos – Atz’anem K’oj Country: Guatemala
A non-government organisation established in 2001, which provides access to information about HIV and AIDS. www.proyectopayaso.org
Corporación Ágora Creando Conciencia Country: Colombia
Established in 2009, Corporación Ágora Creando Conciencia deliver programs which focus on engaging young people in social change. www.agorajoven.org
Estación A – Nucleo Cultural Country: Paraguay
Established in 1999, Estación A – Nucleo Cultural provides social services to promote fair trade and development in Paraguay. www.estacion-a.org.py
Fundación Nueva Vida Country: El Salvador
www.nuevavidafundacion.org/
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ARTE ACCIÓN COPÁN RUINAS Location: Copán Ruinas, Honduras
Arte Acción Copán Ruinas was founded in 1999 and is a Honduran non-profit organisation that coordinates cultural activities for young people in the region of Copán Ruinas.
AYNI Location: Alto de los Mores – Piura, Peru
Ayni was established in 2001 and works together with the rural community of Alto de los More in Peru to alleviate some of the major barriers of extreme poverty for indigenous Peruvians.
Un Techo Para Mi País (A Roof For My Country)
The Uruguayan organisation “Un Techo Para Mi País” (A Roof For My Country) provides construction of emergency housing for families living in a situation of poverty,
CASA LATINOAMERICANA: AUSTRALIA
The Latin American House was created to provide financial support and solidarity to human rights organizations in Latin America.
ATILLKA BIBLIOTECAS POPULARES
BOLIVIA is a non-profit network of public libraries dedicated to providing popular education and literacy development opportunities for small communities in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia.
MISSION MEXICO
MISIÓN MÉXICO is a refuge for children in Tapachula, Mexico, run by Queensland couple Pamela & Alan Skuse. Misión México provides refuge and hope to children who are orphaned, abused or poverty stricken by giving them a home, family, love, education and opportunities for advancement in all areas of their lives.
IARCOS
Argentine Institute for Sustainable Construction (IARCOS) The Argentine Institute for Sustainable Construction (IARCOS) is a non-profit, non-government organization comprised of over 100 members and collaborators dedicated to providing sustainable, progressive solutions to humanitarian issues at a community level in the province of Buenos Aires,
PERU’S CHALLENGE
PERU’S CHALLENGE is a non-profit, non-government organization that assists over 1,300 community members each year in rural areas surrounding Cuzco. Organisation: Elipse Parcial, Expresiones Culturales Country: El Salvador A non-profit, cultural organisation whose objective is to introduce art as a tool for social expression.
Tropical Rainforest Coalition
The Sydney Latin American Film Festival will be contributing to the Tropical Rainforest Coalition’s “Save an Acre” land purchase project in the Ecuadorian Amazon. This projects purchases pockets of the Llushlin River Rainforest in a buffer zone bordering the Sangay National Park.
SLASA
The NSW Spanish-Latin American Association for Social Assistance (SLASA) is an independent, not for profit community association, which acts on behalf of the various Spanish and Latin-American communities in NSW. The philosophy of SLASA is one of access and equity, with an emphasis on education, support and the provision of information.
Books for a Better World
Building New Hope
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