Recent OTB meeting

On Sunday 10th March, Proyecto Horizonte staff met with their neighbors, the OTB of Mineros San Juan, in particular the Tunari group. We invited the members of the community to take part in an activity in which they drew a map of their area and analyzed their current living situation. Various members concluded that security in the area is a very important issue in the area as the sports court acted as a meeting point for several youth who use it for negative activities. The fact that the community themselves recognized security as being a problem is a big breakthrough!

We also spoke about how we have successfully attacked the topic of rubbish in the area through community cleaning activities; by organizing families to clean the football pitch and the park we have made them more aware of the cleanliness of their own homes.

Another issue raised was that, with work commitments and the difficulties they have, there is a great deal of importance in improving their capacities and learning more about using a computer, the internet, etc. and they suggested having lessons scheduled to allow them to work and study at the same time.

In conclusion, the representative of the group encouraged the women to get qualifications or take courses on bakery, textiles and other activities that, not only would be useful inside their homes, but would also allow them to generate an income, thus they could learn through the different services offered by Proyecto Horizonte.