For whom:
30 girls from 13 to 20 years old with grave family problems or who are protected by the Tribunal of Minors, girls of the street that do not have the possibility to create a future.

Goals of the project:
Give the possibility to study and learn an occupation for girls who would otherwise not be able, paying for the registration at the school, the necessary materials for study, the uniforms, transportation by bus, food and health assistance.
The Hogar N.S. de la Esperanza was born with the goal to offer these girls the opportunity to create a dignified life; the Salesian Sisters help them progressively to assume the responsibility for their own growth and develop a personality capable to judge rightly and to choose with liberty.

Goals of the course of study:
Aid the girls to believe in their own potential and to develop their own abilities, through intellectual and physical means, in a way which gives them an opportunity in the work field.
Furthermore, there is the intention to develop in the students a sense of dignity and a professional ethic with the goal of becoming independent workers.
Inside Hogar N.S. de la Esperanza the girls receive scholastic support and the possibility to attends lessons on subjects such as English, computers, cross-stitching, chaquira (jewelry-making), origami, human rights, and civics education. During the week, part of the time is dedicated to sports, dance and catechesis.

Some notes about the country:
The Federal Republic of Mexico is the biggest country in Central America. Its economy, based on extensive agriculture, has caused enormous social inequality.
A long dictatorship at the end of the 19th Century brought the country to an excessive opening to foreign capital, to be more precise, the country became economically dependent on the United States and continues to be to this day.
This situation, together with the claim of the land on the part of the farmers, brought about a revolution in the first years of 1900.
The city of Morelia was founded in 1541, it is situated in the Mexican plateau at about an altitude of 1900 m., and is the capital of the state of Michoacan, in western Mexico.

The center:
Hogar N.S. de la Esperanza – Morella – Michoacan – Mexico.

Person responsible for the project on the premises:
Sr. Cervantes Maria de los Angeles

Group responsible for the project in Italy :
Fondazione Volontariato Giovani e Solidarietà-Onlus
Via Gregorio VII, 133
00165 Roma
Tel. +39.06. 39379861
Fax. +39. 06. 632001
Email: coord.sos@vides.org

Cost:
150 Euro annually to cover the expenses of scholastic fees, uniforms, books, and didactic materials.

Furthermore, an additional 120 Euro annually will also guarantee that the girl receives a complete daily meal for an entire year.