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CAFE Partners with SEPADE to Help with Earthquake Reconstruction in Chile
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In February, CAFE launched a response to the massive earthquake and tsunami which struck southern Chile on February 27th, 2010. Scott Clerk, a CAFE volunteer, visiting Chile during March, was able to visit several of the cities most affected by the disaster. |
During that visit, CAFE was able to meet with local authorities and educational institutions to assess reconstruction projects. CAFE has agreed to partner with SEPADE, an educational NGO based in Concepcion, Chile. SEPADE runs several high schools, where low-income and at-risk youth can receive a high quality education.
Furthermore, SEPADE alsoworks with neighbourhood groups to build their capacity to take the lead in the development of their communities. The selected project, to be organized in the cities of Lota and Coronel, will allow students to become protagonists in the reconstruction effort, by proposing and implementing their own rebuilding projects. CAFE looks forward to working with SEPADE in the future, and being a part of their transformative educational efforts.