Los Rosales
Transforming the lives of children and families in Casavalle, Uruguay
Casavalle is a neighborhood located in the periphery of Montevideo, Uruguay. It has a high poverty rate, characterized by high unemployment, food insecurity and poor formal education.
For over 30 years, Los Rosales has been transforming the lives of children and families in Casavalle, providing K-12 education, after school programs and job training for adults. Los Rosales receives 700 families each day. It offers a personalized education for all its students, helping each one reach his or her potential and develop the skills and character they will need to grow as a person.
Los Rosales offers fIVE educational programs:
Preschool:
Ages 0 to 3
Los Rosales School:
The K-12 school offers girls an integral education, with high academic standards, personalized attention, sports, as well as cultural, spiritual, civic, artistic and social activities.
The high school prepares young women to go to college. The curriculum has a strong STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) component so that students can have a solid background for today’s job market.
Job Training center for women:
The courses offered aim at empowering women, helping them develop the skills they need to succeed in their personal and professional lives, including having access to dignified work and protection from violence and abuse.
Girls Club:
An after school and leadership program for girls.
Grandmothers Club: craft club once a week to foment creativity and community among grandmothers.
Los Rosales also offers ad-hoc programs for women and families in the following areas:
- Resources and prevention of domestic violence
- Conflict Prevention
HOW YOU CAN HELP
A donation of $2,040 (or $170/month) gives a girl with a full scholarship in Los Rosales School for one year, including meals, books and supplies.
A single or monthly contribution of $20, $50 or $100 will be used for scholarships.
Checks made to American Initiatives for Social Development with the memo line “Uruguay – Los Rosales” may be sent to:
American Initiatives for Social Development
Murray Hill Station
PO Box 1670
New York, NY 10156-1670