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| Álvaro and his mother Célia. Thanks to the involvement of the family and the support of the LGW, the boy overcame his language and relationship difficulties. |
In the classroom for children up to the age of 4, in the Legion of Good Will’s school in
Buenos Aires, little Álvaro Huallpa Castro was the most excited to learn. It was during a literacy class that the Good Will magazine’s reporting team witnessed surprised: the little boy was writing his own name for the very first time.
Álvaro arrived at the LGW in 2007 with 2 years of age. Soon enough, his behavior, different from the other children, drew the attention of the Organization’s professionals. “He didn’t have any language development, he didn’t know how to relate to or play with other children, he was very shy, he could not understand the questions and frequently showed fear”, told us educator Alejandro Puchetta.
His parents, Nicolás and Celia, were informed by the LGW’s educational psychologists of their child’s difficulties in learning and establishing a relationship with other children. With his family’s involvement, the Organization provided a treatment that brought together a psychologist, a speech therapist plus hospital medical assistance. “We began working on his relationship with other peers, such as looking people in the eye (since he usually looked away from everyone), up to the language development”, explained the educator.
With therapy, Álvaro made progress. He began to communicate, and his school performance improved quickly thanks to the involvement and dedication of everyone—parents, educators, doctors and the boy himself, who celebrated intensely with his classmates the first word he ever wrote.
In 2009, Álvaro ended his school term at the LGW’s Preschool. Despite his progress, the Huallpa family encountered difficulties to enroll him in a public school due to his case of attention deficit and language disorder. The LGW then intervened on behalf of his parents and the boy was accepted in a state school. Today, at the age of 7, he is in the 1st grade of primary education and is still monitored by the LGW’s professionals, who are in direct contact with the principal of his new learning facility.
For his parents, who could not afford to pay for a full-time education and quality medical treatment, the LGW brought back hope for a better future. “He is our pride and joy and brings us even closer together, especially now that we are overcoming his problem”, his mother said.
Read also:
- BOLIVIA: A better future is possible
- BRAZIL: Forming men of goodwill
- THE UNITED STATES: An atmosphere of Peace and citizenship
- PARAGUAY: Assistance at the right time
- PORTUGAL: Voluntary work and Ecumenical Citizenship
- URUGUAY: The LGW’s model school
About the Legion of Good Will of Argentina:
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| When it was founded in 1985, the LGW of Argentina concentrated its actions in a refectory that offered support and food to families of the Warnes Shelter. In 1990, the Jesus reschool was inaugurated (today installed in an area covering 1,530 m2), where full education and food aid are provided free of charge. In the same place, programs such as Children: The Future in the Present! and Basic cooking and quality of life have been conducted since 2001. Another important action is the Toys Round, developed at the Pedro de Elizalde Children’s Hospital. In 2007, the Itinerant School program was created offering recreational activities to children living on the streets. For further information visit: www.lbv.org.ar. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 August 2011 20:48 |
