Transcript REYES RENE VALENZUELA SCHOOL A Project run by SOCIEDAD

REYES RENE VALENZUELA
SCHOOL
A Project run by
SOCIEDAD AMIGOS DE LOS
NIÑOS
“ The Reyes Irene Valenzuela
School located in Tegucigalpa,
Honduras was founded in 2001 as
an answer to the problems
confronted by poor adolescent girls
in the Third World: deprivation of
basic human rights, limited formal
education, few protection from
sexual abuse, and isolation from
the larger society.
Who was Reyes Irene
Valenzuela
REYES IRENE VALENZUELA
(1918 – 2001)
Reyes Irene dedicated her life to
help the Children and Women of
Honduras, and was co-founder of
Sociedad Amigos de los niños,
working side by side with Sister
Maria Ros
By the way she was Mae’s Aunt
OUR STUDENTS
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Girls between the ages of 12 to 18, most of whom are migrants
from the countryside and teh poorest parts of the city.
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They often come from broken homes where domestic violence,
extreme poverty and little formal educaiton prevail.
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From an early age these young girls have to work as maids
and in other areas of the informal sector, such as street
vendors and often exposed to economic exploitation, physical
and psychological abuse.
OUR OBJECTIVE
To erradicate the worst types of child
labor through a program offering
prevention, protection and education.
To teach the girls their legal rights
established by the United Nations and
Honduran Law.
STATISTICS
There are more than 351,350 working
children in Honduras.
A great majority of these children are
adolescent girls working as maids
with no labour rights.
IMPACT
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They feel they have been torn abruptly from their
families
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They abandon school and friends, forced to work 14
hour days
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They are given jobs that go beyond their psychological
and physical endurance
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They feel imprisoned in their labor environment leading
to depression and sadness
IMPACT ON THE GIRLS
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Early pregnancy due to ignorance and /or sexual abuse
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Low income that prevents escaping from poverty .
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Victims of social discrimination due to their origin,
gender or race
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Victims of physical / emotional abuse, sexual
harassment and rape.
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Average salary $40.00/month – if paid at all..
We provide Holistic education in
 Sexuality
Self esteem
Leadership
Knowledge of their rights
Elementary / Secondary school
Medical Attention
•Legal and Psychological
Assistance
Quique (lawyer)
Technical Workshops
 Computer
Arts and Crafts
Cosmethology
Tailoring
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Music
Quique (musician)
Folk Dances
SPORTS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
OUTCOMES
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175 Young women have left
child labor situations for
better paying jobs with
benefits
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102 finished High School
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115 in University
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28 working in their own new
small businesses
Expectations
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Empower young women to advocate for
changes in unjust labor laws and any
other abuse of dignity.
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To raise the educational level of the girls
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To provide technical skills.
Expectations
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To reach and participate in a legislation
that protects the child.
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Creation of micro-enterprises that will
generate higher income and better
working conditions.
“to protect
and educate
children is a
labor of love,
of humanity,
and of
reason.”
Sr. Maria Rosa
Gracias Friends Of Honduran
Children
For helping us build a better
future
for ourselves, our families and
our country.
The 420 young women of
Reyes Irene Valenzuela
School