We dedicate ourselves to aiding children who are deprived of basic needs such as food, education, and medical assistance.
Our goal is to help them and their family one project at a time.
Casa de Sara’s Escuelita or little school is designed to reach and meet the needs of children in highly impoverished communities. Our school is run and staffed by local personnel, providing jobs for those in the community.
We offer a unique and well-rounded curriculum (combination Montessori and traditional) that has been developed by experts abroad and in the USA. Regular field trips, sports, and participating in local events are a regular part of our curriculum.
Special attention is given to each child’s healthcare issues, nutrition, and other individual needs. Our school provides breakfast, lunch, snack, and daily vitamins for students and staff.
We provide regular healthcare education outreach programs to less fortunate communities and schools.
The topics discussed in our programs include prevention of local diseases, drug and alcohol awareness, reproductive education, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, family life issues (abuse and problems at home), prenatal care, nutrition, hygiene, and general health.
We offer summer school programs for children ages 4 to 17 years old. The classes include English, Dance, Soccer, Karate, and Art.
The Sarita program allows young women who are in their late teens to early 20s and are living in poverty to work in our schools as teacher’s aides. Through this opportunity the girls learn about trade, build their resumes, and earn a salary.
Most importantly, these women will also receive a college or technical school scholarship. The goal of the program is to get them interested in the teaching profession so that one day they will become teachers themselves.
They can choose another field if they prefer. Casa de Sara also provides scholarships to young men who are eligible.
We offer periodic healthcare clinics and healthcare seminars for children and adults. These clinics typically provide vision, pediatric, gynecological, and dental care.
It is Casa de Sara’s policy to use local doctors during these clinics, unless bringing in a doctor for the USA is needed. We also provide medical supplies to select hospitals and partner with them to bring better healthcare services to those in need.
All of the children and their families in Casa de Sara’s Escuelita receive regular healthcare services.
Because our students are impoverished, they often eat very little outside of the school, and what they do eat is lacking in nourishment. In fact, all of our students are malnourished or micronutrient malnourished at their medical checkups at the start of every school year.
Casa de Sara provides a well-rounded and nutritious breakfast, lunch, and a snack to all students in the Escuelita. We also have iron supplements and parasite treatment to all students.
Casa de Sara firmly believes in providing jobs to the local community, which is why we employ local Bolivians in all positions within the Escuelita.
The young women in our Sarita program are also employed by the organization, and we have a doctor on contract to help us bring healthcare to our students. By doing this, we are helping the local economy and providing long-term employment for deserving individuals.
For the students in Casa de Sara’s Escuelita, getting through the struggles of everyday life to arrive at school can be difficult. Common problems include:
Because there are so many things we address and deal with on a daily basis, we have close relationships with the families of our students. We often stay in touch with them after their child graduates from our school, sometimes even sponsoring a meal program or tuition.
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