Hogar de Cristo supports single-person households, families with very low incomes, the physically and mentally disabled, the homeless and female heads of household. The organization promotes education and vocational training for disadvantaged people throughout the country.
Arbeit und Dritte Welt e.V. sent tools, accessories and spare parts for 2 bicycle workshops, including 50 refurbished bicycles and a repair manual translated into Spanish. The Labora youth workshop provided us with significant support. We also supported sewing workshops with 20 treadle sewing machines and 10 electric sewing machines. These were refurbished or repaired in our workshops.
Arbeit und Dritte Welt collected 7 wheelchairs, 16 walking frames, 14 pairs of walking sticks and 7 hospital beds for the disabled.
Finally, tool sets for carpenters and bricklayers.
The donations were collected in the Hildesheim region.
The transportation costs are covered by the German government-owned Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit ( giz ). The transport was inspected by Mr. Schmitt before loading by giz. The container left Germany from the port of departure in Hamburg on 18.06.2011 on the “BAHIA BLANCA” and reached Valparaiso in Chile on 16.07.2011.
