Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children

by Fundacion Oportunidad y Futuro
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children
Help Feed 800 Venezuelan School Age Children

Project Report | Apr 27, 2023
Reviewing the Processes

By Jose Gregorio Velasquez | Project Leader

Children Having Breakfast
Children Having Breakfast

Translation to Spanish below

On Tuesday, March 7, Eduardo Carrasquero, Director of Fundacion Oportunidad y Futuro, visited the preschool beneficiaries of the "Una Arepa Para Mi País" program, which is managed jointly with the Fundacion Pabellón Con Arepa. The purpose of the visit was to check upon the results about the program. The areas where the preschoolers, the teachers, the cooks, the preparation of food, even tasting it, are located and, of course, sharing with the main reason for the program: the children.

In the words of Eduardo Carrasquero himself, we share his testimony about the visit:

"I must say that my impression is extraordinary. The mystique with which the teachers work and the few resources they have, the education that these little children give them, all dressed up, uniformed... the colored arepas are extraordinary, it really is commendable work , the effort and dedication that these women have for these little children basically out of conviction, because really with the salaries they earn they do it out of love and for trying to contribute a grain of sand to education, which is fundamentally the basis of what A country like ours needs... Education! Education! Education! Education! Because without education we won't get ahead. It really is commendable, it's impressive, the cleanliness, the orderliness, it's really incredible what I saw, what I felt with those guys and the teachers. And that obviously includes in that film the work of José Gregorio Velásquez at the head of the Foundation, because without food education does not advance and what Pabellón is doing with Arepa is a job, also out of the ordinary, that must be continue to support, and that is what we are doing... to help them have a good diet, a good education and, in this way, contribute to building a better country."

For members of Pabellón Con Arepa, it was an honor to be able to receive our main allies in this mission that we have assumed in 2017 to provide food, education, recreation and love to the most vulnerable children in the most intricate neighborhoods of Caracas. That they learn more about the day to day of the program, share with the children, see with their own eyes the preparation of the food, taste it while eating delicious empanaditas and colored arepas. But, above all, that they witness in their own flesh, the effort of those who make possible the mission of nurturing, educating and loving a few of the most needy little ones in our city, in addition to the mystique and vocation with which we do it.

 

It was a valuable opportunity for "Opportunidad y Futuro" and "Pabellón Con Arepa" to look into each other's eyes, shake hands and say: "Wow, we are doing such a job"; and for teachers, cooks and children to share with those who work for and for them.

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El pasado martes 7 de marzo Eduardo Carrasquero, Director de la Fundación Oportunidad y Futuro, realizó una visita a los preescolares beneficiarios del programa "Una Arepa Para Mi País", y que se maneja en conjunto con la Fundación Pabellón Con Arepa. La visita tuvo como finalidad conocer más de cerca los protagonistas del programa. Es decir, las zonas donde se ubican los preescolares, las maestras, las cocineras, la preparación de los alimentos, incluso degustarlos y, por supuesto, compartir con la razón del programa: los niños.

En palabras del mismo Eduardo Carrasquero, compartimos su testimonio sobre la visita:

"Debo decir que mi impresión es extraordinaria. La mística con que trabajan las maestras y los pocos recursos que tienen, la educación que le dan esos niñitos, todos formaditos, uniformados... las arepas de colores son extraordinarias, realmente es una labor encomiable, el esfuerzo y la dedicación que tienen esas mujeres por esos niñitos básicamente por convicción, porque realmente con los salarios que ganan lo hacen es por cariño y por tratar de aportar un granito de arena a la educación, que fundamentalmente es la base de lo que necesita un país como el nuestro... Educación! educación! educación! educación! porque sin educación no salimos adelante, realmente es encomiable, es impresionante, la limpieza, lo ordenado, es increíble realmente lo que vi, lo que sentí con esos muchachos y las maestras. Y eso obviamente incluye en esa película la labor de José Greogrio Velásquez al frente de la Fundación, porque sin alimentación la educación no avanza y  y lo que está haciendo Pabellón con Arepa es un trabajo, también fuera de serie, que hay que seguir apoyando, y en eso estamos… para ayudarlos a que tengan una buena alimentación, una buena educación y, de esa manera, contribuyan a la construcción de un mejor país."

 

Para los miembros de Pabellón Con Arepa fue un honor poder recibir a nuestros principales aliados en esta misión que asumimos desde 2017 de brindar alimentación, educación, recreación y amor a los niños más vulnerables de los barrios más intrincados de Caracas. Que conozcan más de cerca el día a día del programa, compartieran con los niños, vieran con sus propios ojos la preparación de los alimentos, los degustaran comiendo ricas empanaditas y arepas de colores. Pero, sobre todo, que presenciaran en carne propia, el esfuerzo de quienes hacen posible la misión de nutrir, educar y amar a unos cuantos pequeñines de los más necesitados de nuestra ciudad, además de la mística y vocación con que lo hacemos.

 

Fue una valiosa oportunidad para que  "Oportunidad y Futuro" y "Pabellón Con Arepa" se miraran a los ojos, estrecharan las manos y se dijeran: "Guao, tamaña labor estamos haciendo"; y para que maestras, cocineras y niños compartieran con quienes trabajan por y para ellos.

FOF Directors with the Principal of preschool
FOF Directors with the Principal of preschool
At the pantry
At the pantry
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