Supported Organizations in 2004

The first two Operation Canasta grants were awarded to two organizations serving some of Argentina’s neediest children and operating on opposite ends of the country:

Casa del Niño is located in Jujuy, Argentina’s northernmost province. Its mission is to feed impoverished children, ages 2-17, three meals a day and to give them a safe, nurturing place to stay while their parents seek work. Volunteers help children with their homework and parents attend workshops on nutrition, health and childcare.

Asociación Kerispen is located in the southernmost part of Argentina known as Tierra del Fuego. This comedor serves 240 children daily by providing them with much needed food and clothing. Part of the Operation Canasta funds were used to train mothers and to found a self-sustaining micro-enterprise making such products as jewelry, hats, bags, and knit goods.