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July 2013 - July 2014

As part of the Extending Borders campaign, Mar del Plata CILSA team traveled to Miramar to carry out the distribution ceremony scheduled for July. The team was received by personnel and residents of the local old people’s home Amanda Figueroa de Villaverde.

Once the place was set up for the meeting, the beneficiaries and various representatives of institutions from Miramar arrived at the place.

We all shared a cup of coffee with delicious croissants. Afterwards, the announcer opened the ceremony and local authorities welcomed CILSA. The Regional Coordinator introduced the CILSA team and stated a few words about the Orthopedic Elements Distribution Program and the POETA Program, which is about to be launched in August in Mar del Plata.

Wheelchairs and orthopedic elements were distributed among beneficiaries and institutions. Individual pictures were taken.

The Mayor and the local press had to leave earlier to attend other appointments and duties scheduled for the day. The Mayor committed himself to strengthen the joint work CILSA- General Alvarado local council.

Mar Del Plata 13 orthopedic elements

July 2013

Córdoba 7 orthopedic elements

July 2013 The Santísima Trinidad Children’s

Hospital Foundation was provided with six transfer wheelchairs as part of the Orthopedic Elements Distribution National Program.

Such an important symbol of inclusion was possible thanks to the Free Wheelchair Mission. The hospital deals with 70 to 100 patients a day not only from Córdoba, but also from different provinces of northern Argentina.

These wheelchairs will be used by the Division of Nephrology and the Emergency Service.

We were warmly welcomed by Dr. Néstor Perotti, Hospital Director; and by Dra. María Fernanda Marchetti, Hospital Sub Director.On the part of the foundation, Mrs. Cecilia Troillo de Quiroga and Mrs. Lidia Beatriz Barrara.

Hospital authorities had nothing but kind words of appreciation toward CILSA for contributing to improve the quality of medical assistance for the children and teenagers who attend the hospital.

Neuquén 100 orthopedic elements

August 2013

CILSA NGO arrived at the province of Neuquén to carry out free distribution ceremonies of wheelchairs and orthopedic elements to more than 100 persons with disabilities or in situation of social vulnerability.

Seven major ceremonies took place during August in Neuquén capital city and in rural areas of the province. The first distribution ceremony took place on August 12 at 10 am at Escuela Especial N° 10 in the city of Centenario. There, CILSA delivered 10 wheelchairs and three orthopedic elements to 11 particular beneficiaries and two healthcare institutions. Among them, there were also beneficiaries from the neighboring town of San Patricio del Chañar. Some CILSA’s contributors attended the ceremony too. Miriam Justa, the Principal of the school, was also present and provided us with great support throughout the event.

On the same day, at 3 pm another ceremony took place at the old people’s home Hermanitas de los pobres. There, 15 particular beneficiaries and four healthcare institutions received a wheelchair. At the end of the ceremony, two old ladies who lived there sang a couple of songs. The Mother Superior and the old people’s home Director, Juana Gorraiz attended the event.

On August 13, the CILSA team arrived in Plottier city. Persons with disabilities

from the neighboring town of Senillosa were invited to attend the meeting at 11 am at the day care center A.P.A.D. The Director, Claudia Morandi was present at the ceremony in which 14 orthopedic elements were distributed.

Then, the teamwork visited Cutral Có. This city together with Plaza Huincul make up an urban area known as Cutral Có - Plaza Huincul. On August 14 at 11 am, 14 orthopedic elements were distributed at a day care center for persons with disabilities called Hogar Crecer. We want to thank the Director Gladis Manfil and her assistant, Omar Manfil for making it possible.

The biggest distribution ceremony took place in Zapala on August 15 at 11 am at Tiro Federal Argentino. There, CILSA delivered 36 wheelchairs and orthopedic elements to persons with disabilities, local institutions and also to some other institutions from the neighboring towns of Mariano Moreno, Picunches and Los Catutos. The president of Tiro Federal Argentino, Oscar Rosas attended the ceremony with Belén Zamora and Fabiana Sambueza. None of this would have been possible without their assistance.

On August 16 CILSA team traveled to the Andes Mountains range area and arrived in Loncopué. Eight wheelchairs were distributed there among local people

= 13 FWM wheelchairs

and people from the neighboring town of Caviahue. The event was held at the Ayúdenos a Ayudar association. We give special thanks to Viviana del Valle Oballe, President of the association and to CILSA’s contributor Sandra Gerez for helping us identify the recipients and for working with us to make this distribution ceremony possible.

CILSA also carried out a “door to door” delivery in Tricao Malal, Huinganco, Los Menucos and Huarayo after being called by CILSA’s contributor Hugo Walter Olate and his wife, Graciela. Both helped a lot throughout the delivery process.

La Plata 11 orthopedic elements

As part of the Extending Borders campaign, on August 7 CILSA carried out the free distribution ceremony of July at the Constantino Cultural Center in Bragado. This time, 11 wheelchairs were delivered: eight were received by local people of Bragado and O´Brien, and two were donated to old people’s homes of the same region.

The event was organized jointly by CILSA and the Sub Direction of the Department of Elderly and Disabled of Bragado city. It was a day of celebration for the beneficiaries, local authorities, teachers and students from Escuela Especial N°502 and Nº 501. The meeting also counted with the presence of various civil society organizations and many CILSA’s contributors who approached the place to offer their support and to share one of the many actions that are possible thanks to their contribution.

Prior to the meeting, the beneficiaries and their relatives attended a workshop on the use and maintenance of wheelchairs and received additional information about legal rights of persons with disabilities.

During the distribution ceremony, a 10-year-old singer Paloma Angione thrilled the audience by performing two songs: Learning to fly and Adventure. At the end of the meeting, Integrarte ballet offered an excellent performance of Argentine Folk Dance. CILSA gave a distinction to these two groups and to the Bragado local council for their commitment and willingness to participate in such a nice event.

CILSA also wants to thank the Bragado Transport Cooperative for bringing the wheelchairs from La Plata.

August 2013

Córdoba 13 orthopedic elements

As part of the Extending Borders campaign, Córdoba CILSA teamwork visited Mina Clavero in Traslasierra Valley to carry out the distribution of 13 wheelchairs; five of them to institutions and eight to be distributed among local beneficiaries.

After setting up the organization of this event with the assistance of the FARO foundation, the long awaited day finally arrived.

On August 8, many beneficiaries from Villa Dolores, Nono, La Paz and Los Cerrillos arrived with their relatives in Mina Clavero.

Several institutional representatives attended the meeting: Julio Cáceres, Health and Social Action Director of Cerrillos; Dra. María Laura Padovani, Health Director of Mina Clavero and CPA Julio Alberto Buñuelos, Mayor of Mina Clavero. Mr. Buñuelos shared a brief review about all the work that is being done locally regarding accessibility.

Local institutions were also present: Commissioner Gomez from the Police Force of Mina Clavero; Mrs. Gladys Bonel, Principal of El Sembrador educational unit, and Mr. Carlos Gómez from Mina Clavero’s Newspaper.

It was a lovely moment for everyone. Beneficiaries were not only provided with an orthopedic element, but also with a wonderful experience: a sense of inclusion, a sense of belonging. It was a special day for the town of Mina Clavero and the surrounding areas.

We really appreciate FARO foundation’s assistance. We will continue working toward a mutual commitment .

August 2013

Mar del Plata 17 orthopedic elements

September 2013

On September 8, CILSA NGO together with Boca Juniors Athletic Club and the Peña Bahiense: Boca un Sentimiento delivered 17 wheelchairs to Pequeño Cottolengo and Peregrino San Francisco de Asís.

On that Sunday morning, CILSA and Boca Juniors Athletic Club carried out a free distribution ceremony and delivered 12 wheelchairs to the orphanages

Thanks to the contribution of the Peña Bahiense: Boca un sentimiento, the event took place at the National Union of Oil, Gas and Biofuel located at 551 9 de Julio Street in Bahía Blanca city.

This action takes place after the renewal of the agreement which was signed on August 31 2013. Both institutions agreed on renewing the commitment undertaken in 2012 and once again decided to work jointly to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities all over the country. The meeting counted with the presence of Mr.

Rodolfo Ferrari, Boca Juniors Third Vice President and Director of the External and Internal Department of the club; Mr. Julio César Alduvino, President of the Peña: Boca un sentimiento; and Mr. Franco Cángele and Mr. Federico Bravo, Boca’s football players.

November 2013

Patagonia Andina 90 orthopedic elements

In their last trip to the south of the country, the CILSA team visited Río Negro, Neuquén and Chubut as part of the Going Further to Reach Further campaign, and delivered more than 100 orthopedic elements to persons with disabilities.

The first distribution ceremony took place at the San Carlos de Bariloche local hospital Dr. Ramón Carrillio on November 18. Neighbors from Dina Huapi also attended the meeting and received orthopedic elements. Representatives from Aluminé children’s home and Gente Nueva foundation were also present. We truly appreciate their support to make this ceremony possible.

We specially want to thank Mr. Francisco Javier Pego, Sub Secretary of Transport of San Carlos de Bariloche municipality for giving us the opportunity of promoting our message at the Civic Center.We also want to thank Dra. Ana Gaggero for her continuous support, Germán Vega, Director of the Management for persons with disabilities of the city; Dr. Víctor Parodi, Hospital Director and Dr. Enrique Santillán, Head of the Traumatology Unit for their help and support regarding CILSA’s campaign.

On Tuesday 19 another meeting took place in Villa Llanquihue. The neighborhood council of Tucuyo street received wheelchairs and orthopedic elements. In

the evening of the same day, CILSA carried out a workshop on awareness to students at the Regional University Center of Bariloche (CRUB, for its initials in Spanish). The event took place at the National University of Comahue.

Next day, CILSA arrived in El Bolsón. Another workshop on awareness took place in the morning, while in the afternoon many neighbors of the Andean region received wheelchairs and orthopedic elements. The distribution ceremony was held at Prof. Américo Torres city gymnasium and Ms. Silvia Carranza, President of CILSA attended the event.

= 16 FWMwheelchairs

At the Andean region, CILSA approached El Hoyo community by organizing a workshop for community leaders. People from Lago Puelo also participated in the workshop. Afterwards, CILSA carried out the donation of wheelchairs and orthopedic elements to persons with disabilities at the Cultural Center Islas Malvinas.

Back in Bariloche on Friday 22 CILSA hosted another workshop on awareness this time to teachers at CRUB, and in the afternoon of the same day a distribution ceremony of wheelchairs and orthopedic elements took place at the Town Hall of Pilcaniyeu on Sayhueque street and Los Choiques.

Finally, CILSA traveled to Villa La Angostura in the south of the province of Neuquén. There, at the C.E.T. located at 745 Nahuel Huapi Street a free distribution ceremony took place. On that day, six persons with disabilities and two local healthcare institutions received the orthopedic element they needed to improve mobility and quality of life.

Puerto Madryn 12 orthopedic elements

In Puerto Madryn CILSA organized a new solidarity event at Teatro del Muelle and delivered wheelchairs and orthopedic elements to beneficiaries from Puerto Madryn and from other cities in the Patagonian region. This new activity which is part of a national program seeks to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities.

The event counted with the presence of: Guillermo Alonso, Director of CILSA; Karen Antonio, Institutional Coordinator; representatives of the association Asociación Civil A.Pa.de.A; students of the schools that participated in the National Awareness Program; Alicia Laguno, Municipal Sub Secretary of Education; Aixa Riello, from the Institutional Relations Department of ALUAR; Dra. Paula Griffiths, Gaiman Hospital Director; and Rebeca White, Director of the Local Disability Council of Gaiman.

Attendees were shown a video with all the activities carried out under the National Awareness Program. Disability, its rights, and the fact of raising awareness by putting oneself in another’s shoes are key concepts of this program. These concepts were also developed in the project: “Pintarte: paredones integrados”, which reports to the Sub Secretariat of Education, in order to promote the inclusion of the city student body by making a collective mural.

Some of the activities developed during workshops were related to: different types of disabilities, analysis of the word disability, difference between integration and inclusion, hands-on workshops using orthopedic elements and artistic works made with plastic techniques in order to pretend some sort of disability.

November 2013

hen Alicia Laguno, Municipal Sub Secretary of Education handed out certificates of assistance to students of the schools that participated in the project. These schools were: Colegio N° 790, N° 728, Colegio de Pesca and Escuela Nº 528.

The local council also handed out certificates to representatives from Aluar, Servicoop and CILSA in gratitude for the hard work and cooperation toward the project.

Finally, CILSA also handed out certificates to students of physical education: Maximiliano Molina, Denis Vivas, Yannina Pierola and Lucas García who are part of the team of the Argentina, Nuestra Cancha Program which reports to the Sub Secretariat for Sports of Puerto Madryn. The students who were acknowledged participated in the activities of Encuentro por la Inclusión in which various recreational activities were performed with full participation.

Recipients:

The Autism Parents Association (APADEA, for its initials in Spanish) received a transfer Gen2 wheelchair of 14 inches and another of 16 inches. Marcelino Giménez received a 16-inch wheelchair.

Adrián Mayo from Rawson received an adult walker, and Alberto Davies received a 20-inch reinforced wheelchair. Cristóbal Leiva, also from Chubut, received an 18-inch Rough Rider wheelchair.

People from Gaiman were also present at the ceremony. Thus, the Local Disability Council of Gaiman represented by Rebeca White received a 14-inch and a 16-inch transfer Gen 2 wheelchairs. Gaiman Hospital represented by Dra. Paula Griffiths also received a 14-inch and a 16-inch Gen2 wheelchairs.

As regards neighboring provinces, it is important to mention that Luis Antonio Benitez from Santa Cruz received a wheelchair; and Pedro Rubén Rubio and Norma Beatriz Pérez from Neuquén were provided with an 18-inch and a reinforced 20-inch wheelchairs respectively.

Salta90 orthopedic elements

During the week in which the whole world claims for the rights of persons with disabilities, CILSA NGO performed last year’s action in the context of Going Further to Reach Further cam-paign by delivering more than 110 orthopedic elements in the province of Salta.

As part of the Orthopedic Elements Distri-bution National Program, CILSA delivered free wheelchairs and other orthopedic elements to persons with disabilities who are unable to afford them. Since 2009 and thanks to the Going Fur-ther to Reach Further national campaign, CILSA has been able to deliver wheelchairs in remote and deprived regions of Argentina where the NGO does not have institutional presence. On this opportunity, the province of Salta was host of five distribution ceremonies.

The first distribution ceremony took place on December 3 at 11 am within the frame of the provincial meeting for the International Day of persons with Disabilities. The meeting was held at the Salta convention center located at Kenne-dy Ave. s/n and Paraguay.

That day, more than 90 persons with disabi-lities received a brand new orthopedic element accompanied by friends and relatives. Represen-tatives from CILSA were present, and also from the Fausto Foundation for the Children (FUNDA-FA, for its initials in Spanish) who provided us with great support for this distribution.

Two days later another distribution ceremony took place in Tartagal at the Association for Pa-rents and Friends of the Disabled (APADI, for its initials in Spanish). On this opportunity, more than 40 persons with disabilities received a wheel-chair.

Next ceremony was held on the following day at the municipal complex of General Mosconi. The event gathered more than 20 persons with disabilities and their relatives.

After that, the campaign team traveled to Salvador Mazza. The event started at 5 pm at the Escuela Provincial N° 7041 located at 41 Jose Hernandez Street in the Armada Argentina neigh-borhood. This time 15 orthopedic elements were delivered to persons with disabilities.

Some beneficiaries live in faraway places and it is nearly impossible for them to attend the distribution ceremonies. For this reason, CILSA performed a “door to door” delivery of six wheel-chairs in Tonono and Pacará on December 7.

Back in Salta capital city on December 9, a special donation of more than 40 white canes for blind persons took place at Escuela Corina Lona.

= 28 FWMwheelchairs

November 2013

Rosario15 orthopedic elements

As part of the Extending Borders campaign, on June 3 CILSA carried out a free distribution ceremony of 15 wheelchairs at the school Escue-la Especial Nº503 in San Nicolás.

Most of the beneficiaries were students of that school and attended the ceremony with their families. There were also some adults beneficia-ries who had asked for their wheelchair through the Department of Disability Affairs of the San Nicolás local council.

The ceremony took place at the school main hall where students take their breaks. They were full of joy and enthusiasm for our visit and for being part of the event.

The authorities, teachers and housekeeping of the school were present as well as part of the staff of the Department of Disability Affairs of the San Nicolás local council. Neighbors of the school and friends of some beneficiaries also wanted to be part of such an important event.

May 2014

Formosa

July 2014

= 63 FWMwheelchairs

Thanks to a cooperation agreement between CILSA NGO and Boca Juniors Athletic Club and by means of the External and Internal De-partment of the club, more than 40 FWM wheel-chairs has been delivered through various Peñas the club owns in the interior of the country.

The social work Boca Juniors performs through these Peñas has allowed CILSA to reach various cities so as to improve the quality of many people’s lives.

Boca Juniors Athletic ClubMore than 40 FWM wheelchairs

Life storyEstelva Romero 73 years old

Estelva Romero is 73 years old, she belongs to an etnia called Wichi, aborigines of Argenti-na. She doesn t speak spanish but she speaks wichi (her maternal language). Therefore, her husband, Manuelito Frias, who is 75 years old, translates her story for us. She received a Gen2 18” wheelchair at the event celebrated in Chorro, a rural village in Formosa, near the border with Salta. This region is inhabited by several aborigi-nes communities.

Estelva has a disability caused by a stroke that affects her feet mobility. In her husband words “the stroke descended to her feet”. After this epi-sode, they were able to move Estelva to Formosa –capital city- were she received medical atten-tion, and had to stay at the public hospital in in-tensive care, and then returned to her home, but without “curing” the disease, according to her husband testimony. Manuelito tell us that when

Estelva get off the transport that bring her home from the hospital, they were not able to transport her by ambulance, she felt a lot of pain and then she couldn’t move her feet anymore.

At first she use a wheelchair for moving around that only had the tires but not the inner tubes, making impossible for her to move without her husband or children ´s help. After two years that wheelchair broke down, and today Estelva received a new one that will allow her to move independently.

She desires to move by herself around her home, without depending on her husband help, who is also the only one who lives with her in their humble home. Their children are now ma-rried and have their own family.

We truly appreciate the Free Wheelchair

Mission continuous support, and we also want

to thank all the people who made it possible for so many persons with disabilities to have a wheelchair or an orthopedic element. From

that moment on, their lives certainly improve

while they gain mobility and independence.

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