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Fundación Leer.
For a literate
Argentina.
Fundación
Leer
Annual Report
2008
Authorities
Administrative Board
Chairman
Félix de Barrio
Deputy Chairman
Acting Members
Jorge Galperín
Matilde Mejalelaty
Eduardo García Mansilla
Treasurer
Elías Mejalelaty
Auditors
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Secretary
Jorge Labanca
Members
Horacio Diez
Carlos Etcheverrigaray
María Freixas de Braun
Ignacio González García
Fernando Malenchini
Santiago Murtagh
Aldo Sessa
Pedro Simoncini
Mario Vázquez
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Executive Director
Patricia Mejalelaty
Advisory Council
Dr. Pedro Luis Barcia
Dr. Manuel Mora y Araujo
Engineer Guillermo Battro
Dr. Alejandro Orfila
Dr. Berta Braslavsky
Sir Carlos Padula
Dr. Jaim Etcheverry
Sir Carlos Pla
Dr. Carlos Floria
Sir Steven Rockefeller
Licenciate Víctor García Laredo
Dr. Julio Saguier
Prof. Alfredo van Gelderen
Dr. Carol Sakoian
Dr. Mariano Grondona
Prof. Antonio Salonia
Dr. Carlos Kaplan
Dr. Juan Carlos Tedesco
Sir José Martini
In 1997 Fundación Leer signed a license agreement with Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), a non
profit organization that has been working in promoting reading since 1966. This agreement enabled
it to run its programs adapting them to local needs.
In 2004, Fundación Leer started working together with the Open Society Institute in order to
implement the program Step by Step in Argentina. The aim of the program is to improve the
performance at school through learning strategies that include the family in the children’s learning
process and promote democratic values at school.
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Fundación
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Fundación Leer
in figures
in the year 2008
Projects.
697 educational projects were carried out in 681 schools, libraries
and food assistance centers, children’s development centers, hospitals,
boarding homes for children and reformatories, in 328 towns around
the country.
Children and young Adults.
223.631 children and young adults up to 17 years old took part in
Fundación Leer’s educational projects.
Distributed books.
223.645 new literature books for children and young adults were
distributed among the participating children and institutions. These
books were chosen by the communities, while 78.695 new books were
chosen by the participating children to keep in property and share with
their families.
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Reading Corners in libraries.
57 Reading Corners in libraries with a total of 144.950 new books were
put together in 55 towns of 9 provinces.
Trained teachers.
2502 teachers, managers, librarians, communitarian educational
promoters, undergraduate teachers, doctors, nurses and volunteers from
different institutions received training in order to update their techniques
in the promotion of reading, reading comprehension and the development
of critical thinking.
6th National
Reading Marathon
3.513.577 children and young adults and 218.736 adults participated in
the 6th National Reading Marathon in 11.225 institutions throughout
the country.
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Leer
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Projects’
inform
ation:
Proyect: T
raining in
R
e
ading Pro
programs
motion in
Open Boo
the
k Project
Marathon
and Readin
.
g
Location:
Valentín A
lsina and
of Buenos
Campana
Aires; Villa
, province
Constituci
Santa Fe.
ón, provin
ce of
Number o
f teachers
that partic
Sponsor: Te
ipated: 80
naris
Project: T
raining in
Reading P
Program:
romotion
Open Boo
k
Project
Location:
Tartagal,
province o
Number o
f Salta
f participa
nt instituti
Number o
ons: 12 sc
f teachers
hools
tha partic
Sponsor: Te
ip
ated: 60
cpetrol S.A
.
Promoting
Reading
in Schools
Teacher training
in reading
promotion programs
Fundación Leer develops reading promotion programs around the country
that include teacher training, creation of reading corners and distribution
of new books for ownership chosen by the children.
In 2008, the training that teachers received in these projects was strengthened by means of new modules related to local needs.
Our goal was to update the teaching practices that make teachers literacy
promoting agents and aid the development of the children’s reading
strategies. Some of the issues approached during the trainings were oral
narrations, the reading of academic texts and the involvement of teachers
in the strengthening of reading skills. These issues were tackled both in
theory and practice, emphasizing the renewal of teaching strategies in the
classrooms.
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School Nº 1086 "Mariano Moreno", Villa Constitución, Santa Fe province - TenarisSiat
Program: Project Open Book
School N° 2 "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento"
Corrientes, province of Corrientes.
Banco Santander Río
Reading Marathon Program
Reading comprehension in
curricular areas
In 2008, Fundación Leer together with Dow
Argentina carried out the project Leer las
Ciencias (Reading Sciences), a program aimed
for the reading and understanding of scientific
texts. The program sought to awaken the
children’s interest in Science and to develop
the skills necessary for the approach of scientific texts. The program also offered teachers
tools and resources to improve and update
their teaching of Sciences through texts.
Thus teachers received training regarding the
methodology of scientific thinking and teaching
strategies useful for children to approach
school texts in a critical way.
Projects´
informat
ion:
Program:
Reading S
ciences
Location:
Bahía Bla
n
ca and Co
province
lón,
of Bueno
s Aires; R
Venado Tu
osario, Sa
erto, provin
n Lorenzo
ce of Santa
Number
,
Fe
of particip
ating inst
schools
itutions:
10
Number
of teache
rs
that part
Sponsor:
icipated:
Dow Arge
45
ntina
For more information please visit: http://www.leer.org.ar/internas.php?cid=2&id=14&idm=14
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Leer
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Projects´
informatio
n:
Program:
“Preparing
for Life”
Location:
Río Galleg
os, provin
and Neuq
ce of Santa
uén
Cruz,
Number o , province of Neuq
u
f instituti
ons that to én.
Number o
ok part: 2
f
6
from the children who bene
program:
fit
2.603
Sponsor: C
hevron Arg
entina S.A
.
Program:
“Preparing
for
Location:
Villa Const Life”
itución, p
Number o
rovin
f in
Number o stitutions that too ce of Santa Fe.
k
f benefitia
ted childre part: 3
Sponsor: F
n: 504
undación
Acindar
Literacy:
Preparing
for Life
The program
“Preparing For Life” expands
The program “Preparing For Life”, created by Fundación Leer in the year
2002, was carried out in the province of Neuquén. The goal of the program,
aimed for children between the ages of 9 and 12, is to contribute to the
development of the skills necessary for different spheres of life such as
family, school and work.
Chevron Argentina S.A. strengthened this action with advertising in public
highways and on the radio.
For more information please visit:
http://www.leer.org.ar/internas.php?cid=2&id=388&idm=307&ids=308
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The project was also developed in the schools: "Combate de San Lorenzo",
“Manuel Belgrano” and "Domingo Faustino Sarmiento" in Villa Constitución, province of Santa Fe, thanks to the support of Fundación Acindar.
Open display in Río Gallegos,
Chevron Argentina S.A.
Program: Prepared for Life
Public Diffusion
Chevron Argentina S.A.
Program: Ready to Live
Primary School N° 289, Neuquén,
Neuquén province.
Chevron Argentina S.A.
Program: Prepared for Life
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Leer
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2008
Early
literacy
We train parents
in social vulnerability situations
In the provinces of Buenos Aires and San Luis, the program “Shared
Beginnings” strengthened the work carried out by the Communitarian
Library “Itatí” and the Popular Library “Urbajo Joaquín Núñez”, enabling
them to offer early literacy services to the families in the area. In order
to do this, the library staff was trained and a space for children literature was created in each of the institutions with 300 new books for
children up to five years old. This way, a total of 150 parents gained
access to the advice and proposals of qualified agents to contribute to
their children’s literacy.
For more information please visit: http://www.leer.org.ar/internas.php?cid=2&id=28
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Project info
rmation:
Program: Sh
ared Beginni
ngs
cality Juana
K
oslay, provinc
San Luis, an
e of
d Quilmes, pr
ovince of Bue
Number of pa
no
s Aires
rticipating in
stitutions: 2
Number of pa
rents that to
ok part in th
workshops:
e monthly
150
Number of te
achers that
participated
Sponsor: Kim
: 42
berly-Clark
Argentina S.
A.
Location: Lo
"Urbano Joaquín Núñez,” Inauguration of the
Reading Corner for the public library, Juana Koslay ,
San Luis province - Kimberly-Clark Argentina S.A.
Program: Shared Beginnings
"Urbano Joaquín Núñez," Festive day at the public
library in Juana Koslay neighborhood, San Luis
province - Kimberly-Clark Argentina S.A.
Program: Shared Beginnings
Inauguration of the Reading Corner at the Itatí
Community Library, Quilmes, Buenos Aires province
Kimberly-Clark Argentina S.A.
Program: Shared Beginnings
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Project inform
ation:
Program: Read
ing Corners in
Libraries
Librarians trai
ned: 151
Number of ch
ildren who be
nefit from the
6.780 children
program:
recieved a new
book for
the inauguratio
n of the projec
t
Distributed bo
oks: 38.940 ne
w
books of
children´s liter
ature, donate
d
fo
r the conform
of these areas
ation
in libraries.
Sponsor: S.A. Im
portadora y Ex
portadora de
Patagonia (La
La
Anónima)
Strengthening
of Local and Popular
Libraries
1
2
We launched 57 reading corners
in libraries for children in 55 localities
of nine argentinian provinces
Due to its hundredth anniversary, the company La Anónima supported
Fundación Leer in order to create Reading Corners in 57 local and popular
libraries in 55 locations throughout the country. This initiative also provided
the opportunity to update the librarians training and to strengthen the role
of libraries as literacy promoting agents in the community.
For more information please visit: www.rinconesdelecturaenbibliotecas.blogspot.com/ (Project´s Blog)
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Locations where
the ‘Reading Corners In Libraries’ Program
was carried out
Province of La Pampa
-Eduardo Castex
-General Pico
-Intentendte Alvear
-Santa Rosa
Province of Neuquén
-Junín de los Andes
-Neuquén
-Plaza Huincul
-Rincón de los Sauces
-Zapala
Province of Río Negro
-Allen
-Catriel
-Cipolletti
-El Bolsón
-General Roca
-San Antonio Oeste
-San Carlos de Bariloche
-Viedma
-Villa Regina
Province of Chubut
-Comodoro Rivadavia
-Esquel
-Puerto Madryn
-Rawson
-Trelew
-Trevelin
Province of Santa Cruz
-28 de noviembre
-Caleta Olivia
-El Calafate
-Las Heras
-Puerto Deseado
-Río Gallegos
-Río Turbio
Province of Córdoba
-Laboulaye
Province of Santa Fe
-Esperanza
-Rafaela
-Rufino
-San Jorge
-San Justo
-Venado Tuerto
Province of Buenos
Aires:
-Ameghino
-América
-Arrecifes
-Bragado
-Carlos Casares
-Carmen de Patagones
-Chacabuco
-Chivilcoy
-Colón
-General Villegas
-Junín
-Lincoln
-Pehuajó
-Salto
-Trenque Launquen
Province of Tierra
del Fuego:
-Río Grande
-Ushuaia
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Leer
Annual Report
2008
Cooperation
with city Councils
We worked together with
two city councils to improve the
education quality of their schools
The proposal consisted of a joint task between Fundación Leer and
the officers of the local and the Province City Council in order to
improve the quality of education in the cities of Montecarlo, province of Misiones and Puerto Madryn, province of Chubut.
The aim of the project developed in Puerto Madryn, province of
Chubut was the improvement of the articulation between kindergarten and first grade of Primary School.
The Project carried out in Montecarlo, province of Misiones included
the development of a process of certification for the institutions and
teachers who wish to lecture the training courses of Fundación Leer.
Thanks to this, the Teachers’ Association was approved by Fundación
Leer to lecture training courses.
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CDI Nº1 "Piedra Libre" - Kindergarden School Nº
2401, Puerto Madryn - Aluar
Program: Building Scaffolds: from kinder 5 to
primary school
Municipal School Nº1, Puerto Madryn, Chubut
province - Aluar
Program: Building Scaffolds: from kinder 5 to
primary school
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CDI Nº1 "Piedra Libre" - Kindergarden School Nº
2401, Puerto Madryn - Aluar
Program: Building Scaffolds: from kinder 5 to
primary school
Book distribution, School Nº 823 Montecarlo,
Misiones province.
UBS Optimus Foundation
Program: Quality Education Improvement
gs
ing Scaffoldin
Project: Build
ovince of
pr
n,
ry
to Mad
Location: Puer
Chubut
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Report
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Projects inform
ation:
Project: Langua
ge Clinics
Location: Com
odoro Rivadavi
a,
province of Ch
ubut
Number of mee
tings: 3
Teachers that
completed the
course:145
Sponsor: Pan Am
erican Energy LL
C
Professional
training
New trainings
on reading promotion
and reading comprehension
Fundación Leer developed eight new training modules in the areas of reading
promotion, reading comprehension and reading and writing for critical
thinking.
The Project Language Clinics was developed as an answer to the issues
regarding reading comprehension stated by the school authorities of
Comodoro Rivadavia. It included three lectures, practical assignments and the
award of diplomas certified by the Ministry for those who completed the
course.
For more information please visit: www.clinicasdelengua.blogspot.com
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Homage to Berta Braslavsky
Berta Braslavsky was a member of the Advisory Council of Fundación Leer since 2004.
Dr. Braslavsky stated that: “The role of the teacher is certainly a vital role, very complex
and very rewarding. Above all, a teacher should be a passionate reader, interested in all
genres, to convey to the student the enthusiasm for reading.
But at the same time, the teacher must have an excellent professional background as to
be able to know its students and their cultural experiences and social environment according to the language and the educational level of the family they were raised in.
Teachers must have vast knowledge of the written language and have teaching skills to
implement group, individual and contextual strategies, also establishing a free-flowing
relationship with the family and the community. They must rely on the ability of their
students and also in themselves to influence their development.
Teachers need to harmonize their actions in a favorable academic environment, discussing
and planning their actions in a shared project. They need a committed headship to coordinate efforts with their colleagues, in order to create a space that favors support among
peers and continuity.
Fundación Leer thanks Berta Braslavsky (1913 - 2008) for the support given to our organization and her commitment to the literacy of the children of our country.
Training teachers, Comodoro Rivadavia,
Chubut province
Pan American Energy
Program: Language Clinics
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Leer
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2008
New
Aliances
Fundación Leer and
the Argentine Pediatric Society
bring ‘Reach Out & Read’ to Argentina
Reach Out and Read (ROR) is an organization that promotes early literacy
from the pediatrician’s office by delivering new books to children and
raising awareness in parents about the importance of reading. Fundación
Leer, the Argentine Pediatric Society
and ROR Argentina launched in
Buenos Aires the Read to Grow
program, designed to promote
reading from the pediatric consultation. The proposal was developed at
the Hospital of San Justo and
benefited 250 children who chose
two books for ownership at the
doctor’s practice.
Projects info
rmation:
Program: Read
to Grow
Location: La M
atanza, provin
ce of
Buenos Aires
Number of ch
ildren who be
nefit
from the prog
ram: 250
Sponsor: Reac
h Out and Re
ad (ROR)
Alliance in aid of rural schools
Fundación Leer was chosen by the Andreani Foundation, along with four
other prestigious organizations, as beneficiary of their annual campaign:
APADRINAR (‘to sponsor’). The objective of this initiative is to increase aid,
information and commitment in favor of rural schools in Argentina.
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San Justo Hospital, La
Matanza, Buenos Aires
province.
Reach Out and Read
Program: Read to grow.
Promoting literacy in
pediatric ambits.
We Participated Of The 34th
International Book Fair in Buenos Aires
On the 34th International Book Fair in Buenos Aires Fundacion Leer’s Training Department
gave a series of workshops for educators and promoters of reading.
Fundación Leer is grateful to the campaign Editorial Albatros carried out in order to assemble
a reading corner at the Center for Prevention of Malnutrition and Primary Care located in the
neighborhood of Ceibos, district of Gonzalez Catán, Province of Buenos Aires.
Along with the children's hospital "Ricardo Gutiérrez"
The initiative brought forward by GlaxoSmithKline Argentina SA and coordinated by Fundacion Leer in Argentina, allowed the implementation of the program "Words that Keep Company" in the children’s hospital “Ricardo Gutierrez” located in the City of Buenos Aires.
The proposal enabled over 1,200 children to enjoy the mobile Reading Corner made up of
130 new literature books for children and young adults. A specialist of Fundación Leer was
placed in charge of the cart, that went along different areas of the hospital and gave 250
children the opportunity to choose a new book to take home.
Gallery of Authors
For another year, Fundación Leer together with Fundación Telefónica developed the program
Gallery of Authors, a virtual space for literature for children and young adults. In 2008, Pablo
de Santis joined the program. In previous programs, Gustavo Roldán, Cabal Graciela, Ana
Maria Shua, Luis María Pescetti, Esteban Valentino, among others, took part in the project.
For more information: http://www.educared.org.ar/galeriadeautores
Kidsmart Small Explorer
IBM Argentina along with Fundacion Leer coordinated the program Kidsmart Small Explorer for
the 7th consecutive year. 19 early childhood education institutions participated in this edition.
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Beyond
Educational
Programs
Fundación Leer organised
a creative writing competition:
“Reading And Creating:
Write a Fabulous Adventure”
Within the frame of the release of the Disney Studios and Walden Media
production The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Fundación Leer
organised the creative writing competition “Reading and Creating: Write a
fabulous adventure”, in which six hundred children throughout the country
participated. The competition, which took place between May and August,
intended to promote creative writing among children aged 7 to 12, building a bridge between audio-visual media and the children’s written production. The teachers that registered their students received advice, resources
and writing exercises to use in the classrooms.
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“The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian” Avant Première
in aid of Fundación Leer
The Walt Disney Company supported Fundación Leer by providing the possibility to
host an Avant premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Tickets to the
event were offered in aid of the “Hogar de Niñas de la Sociedad Damas de la Misericordia,” a children’s home set in Buenos Aires City that shelters over 156 underprivileged girls between the ages of 4 and 13. For each ticket sold, a girl from the
institution was invited to the premiere, providing many of the girls with the opportunity to go to the movies for the very first time.
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Volunteers
at Fundación Leer
Volunteers from fundación leer
supported our teaching task
Verizon Business corporate volunteers participated in the
construction of three Reading Corners in different institutions in
Buenos Aires City, thus helping 825 children. The Project was
backed by Verizon Business.
80 corporate volunteers from Citibank N.A. worked together for
the construction and equipping of the Reading Corners in two
schools in Beccar, province of Buenos Aires: Escuela Nº 19 and
Escuela Nº 5 “Juán José Díaz”. Citibank N.A. volunteers delivered
200 new books for each Corner and also painted and fitted up
the facilities. The project was backed by the Citi Foundation.
Throughout the year, corporate volunteers of AESA participated
in the construction of a Reading Corner in their own company,
developing literacy related activities among the employees and
their families.
Over 50 volunteers from Culligan Argentina S.A. participated in
the 6th National Reading Marathon. From their Call Center, the
volunteers invited schools to take part in the marathon. Also, the
day of the marathon, they shared and enjoyed reading related
activities in the kindergarten “Jardín de Infantes Nº2” in Flores.
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Corporate Volunteers from Atento Argentina supported the
National Reading Marathon by calling different institutions
throughout the country to invite and encourage them to register.
Volunteers of UPS Argentina along with part of the staff of
Fundación Leer dedicated one day to create didactic materials.
These were delivered to 16 institutions in the Moreno area that
participated in the program Family of Readers. The project was
backed by the UPS Foundation.
Along with the volunteers that every day approach Fundación
Leer, and thanks to the support of an individual donor, we were
able to create a Reading Corner in a school in Buenos Aires, the
Escuela Infantil Nº 2 “Pampita”, helping 156 children.
Our volunteers of helped us raise funds through the HelpArgentina Night project. Over 150 people came together to raise funds
in aid of Fundación Leer by hosting meetings in different cities
such as Washington, London, Puerto Rico, New York and Buenos
Aires. Thanks to the initiative’s high support, the school “Filii
Dei”, located in the Villa 31, an underprivileged neighbourhood of
Buenos Aires City, was able to enjoy its first Reading Corner.
During 2008, thanks to agreements with Harvard University,
Middlebury College, College of Charleston, Alzea, ADEEI and
COPA, 15 volunteers collaborated with our mission.
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Fundación
Leer
Annual Report
2008
Sixth National
Reading
Marathon
Over 3.500.000 children
participated in this event
which mobilized
the whole country
On October the 3rd, under the motto “Reading is an adventure without frontiers. Dare yourself to discover new worlds”
the sixth national reading marathon was carried out with lots
of participants. The marathon is a free and non-competitive
educational event which invites children and teenagers from
all over the country to enjoy books and reading for pleasure.
Schools, community kitchens, hospitals, libraries and clubs,
among other institutions, participated in the marathon.
Sixth National Marathon
Nick, sponsor of the
Marathon.
Kindergarden Nº 2,
Bajo Flores, Ciudad
Autónoma de Buenos
Aires.
Gaturro´s poster donated
by Nick.
Public Diffusion, Plaza
“12 de Octubre”, Pilar,
province of Buenos Aires
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Project inform
ation:
Participants: 3,51
3,577 children,
adults 218.736,
institutions.
11,225
30 statements
of interest. The
Ministry of Educ
Office of the Pr
ation esident, the Min
istries of Educat
of the City of Bu
io
n
enos Aires, 23 pr
ovinces and mun
declared interest
icipalities
s in the Nationa
l Reading Marat
We also had th
hon.
e support of the
National Readin
the Provincial Re
g Plan and
ading.
133 partners sp
read the 6th. N
ational Reading
their communiti
Marathon in
es through daily
news and magaz
television, radio.
ines,
138 ambassador
s promoted the
6th National Re
Marathon in th
ading
eir districts.
Nik, the renowne
d graphic artist,
joined as a spon
National Readin
sor of the
g Marathon with
his character, G
aturro.
.
n had the
nal Reading Maratho
Like other years, Natio
to
ien
Publiaceras, Sarm
support of Mediaview,
were able to
t
tha
zzola; businesses
Advertising and Spina
in public areas.
offer advertising space
luding cable channels
Media companies, inc
IR
, Radio Continental, AD
Interior Telefe News
ewspaper
(N
N
tion of Interior), DY
(Newspaper Associa
PA
AR
erenses Diaries),
and News), DIB (Bona
ntina) and
broadcasters in Arge
te
(Association of priva
of the
s
nse
dio and Bonaere
IBA (Association of Ra
cable
the
of
gentina), House
Interior Republic of Ar
nal
tio
Na
advertised for the
Inside supported and
Reading Marathon.
th 200 books of new
85 Reading Corners wi
d.
for children were raffle
literature
We specially appreciate
the support of:
A.D.I.R.A. (Asociación de Diarios del Interior de la
República Argentina), Aique Grupo Editor,
A.R.B.I.A.(Asociación de Radiodifusoras Privadas
de Argentina), A.R.P.A. (Asociación de
Radiodifusoras Privadas de Argentina), Apache
Argentina, Asociación Civil Contenidos - medios y
sociedad, Atento Argentina, Banco Comafi, Banco
Galicia, Banco Santander Río, Cámara Argentina
de Publicaciones, Cámara Argentina del Libro,
Casa Matriz, CCI (Cámara de Cableoperadores del
Interior, Chevron Argentina S.A., Cuadernos
Rivadavia, Culligan Argentina S.A., Dow Argentina,
DyN - Agencia de Diarios y Noticias, Ediciones
Colihue S.R.L., Ediciones de la Flor, Ediciones del
Eclipse, Ediciones Iamiqué, Ediciones SM S.A.,
Editorial Albatros S.A.C.I., Editorial Andrés Bello
Argentina S.A., Editorial Atlántida, Editorial
Guadal S.A., Editorial Sigmar S.A.C.I., Editorial
Sudamericana, Embajada de los Estados Unidos
de América en Argentina, Energía y Soluciones,
Escribanía Esponda, Fernando de Vedia, Fundación
Diario La Nación, Fundación Noble, Fundación
Telefónica de Argentina, Grupo Santillana
Argentina, Grupo Farallón Desarrollos
Inmobiliarios S.A., HSBC Argentina Holding S.A:,
Integral Pack Express, Grupo Norma, La Anónima
(S.A. Importadora y Exportadora de la Patagonia),
La Mañana de Bolívar, Malba - Fundación
Costantini, Mediaview, Minera Alumbrera Ltd.,
NIK, Publiaceras, Publicidad Sarmiento, Puerto de
Palos S.A. - Casa de Ediciones, Radio Continental,
Revista Intercole, Scholastic Argentina S.R.L.,
Siderar S.A., Spinazzola Vía Pública, Syncromind,
Tecpetrol S.A., Telefe Noticias, Tenaris, Total
Austral S.A., Transportadora de Gas del Sur
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Fundación Leer
in the Press
Fundación Leer was highly
recognized by media
throughout the country
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2
3
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4
5
6
1
Para Ti magazine,
January 18, 2008
2
Buenos Aires Económico,
July 2, 2008
3
La Nación,
January 14, 2008
4
Viva magazine, 2
September 1, 2008
5
Crítica,
October 3, 2008
6
La Nueva Provincia(Bahía
Blanca), July 29, 2008
7
La Nación,
October 4, 2008
8
Diario de Río Negro,
October 4, 2008
9
La Voz del Interior,
October 4, 2008
7
9
8
10 Buenos Aires Económico,
October 7, 2008
11 La Gaceta de Tucumán,
October 5, 2008
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2008
Acknowledgements
Carol Rasco, President and Chief Executive Officer,RIF
Sarah Klauss, Open Society Institute
Dawn Tankersley, International Step by Step
Association
Francisco Almeida
Paula Aniasi
Juan José Badano
Pedro Luis Barcia
Rodolfo Barili
Adela Basch
Ana María Bovo
Berta Braslavsky
Federico Braun
María Freixas de Braun
Canela
Carlos Etcheverrigaray
Gustavo Canevaro
Milva Castelini
Sonia Cavallo
Alberto Colinas
Alan Crawford
Luis Capua
Pablo De Santis
Ana María Díaz
Horacio Diez
Cristian Dzwonik – NIK
Margarita Eggers Lan
Jorge Esponda
Omar Fajardo
María Inés Falconi
Fred Phillips
Gonzalo Fonseca
Isabel Friz
Alberto García Hamilton
Alfredo van Gelderen
Pablo Gianella
Linda T. González,
Patricio Guitart
Jorge Jacobson
Gerardo Gustavo Kabbache
Gustavo Koniczer
Federico Krum
Jorge Labanca
Axel Leidi
Rafael Manzano Torrá
Domingo Marra
Ricardo Mariño
Francisco Mármol
Alejandra Marsilla
Claudia Marsó
Fabiana Mejalelaty
Mariel Morita
Norberto Morita
José Mostany
Santiago Murtagh
Santiago Murman
Florencia Nizzoli
Carlos Pla
Patricia Pedrini
Cristina Pérez
José Pochat
Iván Racedo
Cristina Ramos
Paula Ramos
Gustavo Roldán
Julio Saguier
Antonio Salonia
Enrique Schcolnik
Tito Schuticchio
Ana María Shua
Aldo Sessa
Luis Sessa
Pedro Simoncini
Jorge Stheson
Jaime Subirá
Juan Carlos Tedesco
Charles Temple
Flavia Tomaello
Mariano C. Tomatis
Esteban Valentino
Felipe Videla
Valeria Vivani
Martín Wullich
Víctor Zapiola
Noris Zerdá
We would like to thank each of the people and institutions who supported us throughout the year, especially
the authorities who allowed us to accompany the educational process of our children, the teachers and
community leaders who carried out our programs, each of the volunteers who with their daily tasks helped
us grow and each of the individual donors that supported our mission with their contributions. We would
also like to thank the entities, companies, foundations and publishing houses thanks to whom we were able
to develop our programs in the whole country. Special thanks to the staff of Fundación Leer, who with its
professionalism and dedication made possible the accomplishment of our mission.
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Our Sponsors
Fundación Leer would like
to thank the following companies
and organizations for their support:
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
A.D.I.R.A. Asociación de Diarios del Interior de la
República Argentina
AESA Buenos Aires
Alcatel-Lucent de Argentina S.A.
Aluar Aluminio Argentino S.A.I.C.
Angel Estrada y Cia. S.A. –Cuadernos Rivadavia
Apache Argentina
Asociación Civil Contenidos - medios y sociedad
Atento Argentina
Banco Comafi
Banco Galicia
Banco Patagonia S.A.
Banco Santander Río S.A.
BEA Foundation
Cámara Argentina de Publicaciones
Cámara Argentina del Libro
Casa Matriz
Chevron Argentina S.R.L.
Citi Foundation - United Way International
Citibank, N.A.
Closure Systems International
Coolmedia
Culligan Argentina S.A.
Diario La Nación
Dow Argentina
Editorial y Distribuidora Lumen S.R.L.
Embajada de Canadá en Argentina
Embajada de los Estados Unidos de América en
Argentina
Embajada de Nueva Zelandia
Embajada de Suiza
EMPower - The Emerging Markets Foundation
Energía y Soluciones S.A.
Esso Petrolera Argentina S.R.L - ExxonMobil
Fundación Acindar
Fundación Andreani
Fundación Danone
Fundación Diario La Nación
Fundación Macro Bansud
Fundación Mapfre
Fundación Noble
Fundación Schcolnik
Fundación Telefónica de Argentina
FutureBrand Argentina
GlaxoSmithkline Argentina S.A.
Grupo Farallón Desarrollos Inmobiliarios S.A.
Grupo Papel Misionero - Zucamor
Help Argentina
Hijos de Juan A. Harriet
HSBC Argentina Holding S.A.
IBM Argentina S.A.
JPMorganChase Foundation
Kimberly-Clark Argentina S.A.
La Imprenta Wingord
Mediaview
Minera Alumbrera Limited
Monsanto Argentina S.A.I.C.
Monsanto Fund
Open Society Institute
Pan American Energy LLC
PBB Polisur S.A.
Publiaceras
Publicidad Sarmiento
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Radio Continental
Reach Out and Read National Center
Potasio Río Colorado S.A.
Rousselot Argentina S.A.
S.A. Importadora y Exportadora de la Patagonia
(La Anónima)
San Enrique Petrolera S.A.
Sessa Editores
Siderar S.A.
Siemens S.A.
Spinazzola S.A.
Sugar & Spice SRL
Symnetics Argentina
Syncromind
Tecpetrol S.A. Sucursal Chubut
Tecpetrol S.A. Sucursal Salta
TenarisSiat
TenarisSiderca
Tener S.A.
Tito González S.A.C y F
Total Austral S.A.
TGS - Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A.
The Resource Foundation
The Tinker Foundation Inc.
The Walt Disney Company
Toyota Argentina S.A.
UBS Optimus Foundation
UPS Foundation
Verizon Business
Western Union Foundation
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Contributions
Contributions by
Publishing Companies
2008
Aique Grupo Editor
Ediciones Colihue S.R.L.
Ediciones de la Flor S.R.L.
Ediciones del Eclipse S.R.L.
Ediciones Iamiqué
Ediciones Santillana S.A.
Ediciones SM S.A.
Editorial Albatros S.A.I.C.
Editorial Andrés Bello Argentina S.A.
Editorial Atlántida
Editorial Guadal S.A.
Editorial Sigmar S.A.C.I.
Editorial Sudamericana S.A.
Editorial Troquel
Grupo Ilsa
Kapelusz Editora S.A.
Puerto de Palos S.A. - Casa de Ediciones
Scholastic Argentina S.R.L.
In-kind Donations
2008
A.D.I.R.A. - Asociación de Diarios del Interior de la
República Argentina
A.R.B.I.A. Asociación de Radiodifusoras Privadas de
Argentina
A.R.P.A. - Asociación de Radiodifusoras Privadas de
Argentina
A.T.V.C. - Asociación Argentina de Televisión por
Cable
Alejandro Rufo
Asociación Civil Contenidos - medios y sociedad
Canon Argentina S.A.
CCI (Cámara de Cableoperadores del Interior)
CoolMedia
Comando Antártico de Ejército
Cristian Paterson
Diario La Gaceta de Tucumán
Diario La Mañana de Bolivar
Escribanía Esponda
Esteban Valentino
Estudio Labanca & Asociados
Félix de Barrio
Flia. Mejalelaty
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Fundación BBVA Banco Francés
Fundación Diario La Nación
Fundación El Libro
Help Argentina
HSBC Argentina Hodings S.A.
Integral Pack Express
La Anónima (S.A. Importadora y Exportadora de la
Patagonia)
Librería San Luis S.R.L.
María Inés Falconi
NIK
OCA
Pablo de Santis
Plásticos Clauser S.R.L.
Publiaceras
Puerto de Palos S.A. - Casa de Ediciones
Revista IDEA
Revista Intercole
Sugar & Spice
Telefe Noticias
Ultramar Argentina S.A.
Individual
Donors
Manuel Abdala
Ezequiel Ader
Pablo Ader
Giselle Apat
Alexandra Arata
Asociación Argentinos en Irlanda
Cristina Bacchi
Andrea Bacher
Romina Bandura Flentje
Javier Basaldúa
Lorena Beltramo
Valeria Benayas
Mercedes Bernandez
Fernando Blanco
Bernardita Bonanni
Victoria Boutureira
Maria Freixas de Braun
Mabel Buhacoff
Teresa Bulgheroni
Marta Carrión
Eduardo Cavallo
Sonia Cavallo
Florencia Cersósimo
Ann Chung
Fabiana Clauser
Lucila Cohen
Betina Colavecchia
Mariana Conte Grand
Raúl Alberto Curutchet
Hien Dao
Peter Davenport y Sra.
Félix de Barrio
Fernando de Vedia
Florencia del Gizzo
Ana María Díaz
Francisco Díaz
Tania Díaz Frontini
Jaime Alejandro Donaldson
Florencia Erdozain
Carlos Etcheverrigaray
Roberto Facht y Sra.
Pablo Faga, Abla Fahim
Alejandra Fernández Suárez
Christian Finkelstein
Alejandra García Fernández
Eduardo García Mansilla
Julieta Garcia Querol
Fernando Gastaldi
Eduardo Jorge Gnecco y Sra.
Martha Harriet
Constantino Hevia
Margarita Hewko
Silvina Hojman de Madanes
Michael Hood
Jan Larsson
Renata Lemos
Alicia Lofthouse
Fernando Malenchini
Solange Martin
Alejandro Martínez de Hoz y Sra.
Rubén Alejandro Marx
Mercedes Masjuan
Virginia y Luis Masjuan
Inés y Jorge Matarazzo
Alejandra Maurtua
Daniel Mazza
Elías Mejalelaty
Fabiana Mejalelaty
Mario Mejalelaty
Micaela y Nicolás Mejalelaty
Patricia Viviana Mejalelaty
Teófilo Mejalelaty
Elías Mejalelaty in memoria José Mejalelaty
Elías Mejalelaty in memoria Rosa Acher
Patricia Viviana Mejalelaty in memoria Berta
Bravslavsky
Milagros Méndez Ribas
María Montone
Mariel y Norberto Morita
Santiago Murtagh
Mora Olaso
María José Oliver
Belén Ordoñez
Marcelo Orlando
Marcela Ortiz
Valeria Parada
Cristian Paterson
Patricio Carlos Perkins
Mariana Petrei
Fred Phillips
Adriana Piovano
Raúl Lautaro Pizarro Posse
Carlos Alberto Pla
Carmen Prieto
Pedro Reyna
Paola Risuleo
Jack Rivkin y Sra.
Alejandro Rufo
Arturo Santillán y Sra.
Claudio Saladino
Francisco Sancho
Pablo Yaraví
Erica Satten
Lizzie Saúl
Ivana Scagliusi
Guillermo Seratti
Andrés Daniel Sibbald y Sra.
Soledad Simona
Rafael Soler y Sra.
Lauren Teegarden
Jimena Teijeiro
María Agustina Teijeiro
Ángel José Uribe
Mónica Ida Ana María Vallarino Gancia
Cristina Vieyra
Matías Zaldarriaga
Guillermo Ziegler
Jimena Zuñiga
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Balance Sheet
The Resourses and their Use
During the period of the development of the activities, the contributions we received
from local and international foundations, individuals, institutions and private companies, all of them highly engaged in the education and the future of the children of our
country, allowed us to provide 223.631 children and young adults with 223.645 new
literature books chosen by the communities. 78.695 new books became, in many
cases, the first addition to the families’ libraries.
Ordinary Resources
Sponsors and Donations
Cash
In-kind
Subtotal
Other Incomes
Net Financial Results
Subtotal
Total
Resources Use
Program Expenses
Administration Expenses
Amortized Use Possessions
Total
$
$
4.989.457
1.414.877
6.404.334
538.601
538.601
6.942.935
$
5.566.890
127.795
73.029
5.767.714
Among the goals and aspirations of Fundación Leer, we can mention the need for our
own headquarters to improve operational costs without affecting the resources
destined to the acquisition of books or the teacher training courses and the promotion
of reading. This is not an easy objective, but we are working hard on the creation of a
fund, capitalizing the results of the year’s activities when possible. This is why we will
propose to the annual assembly the capitalization of the results of the fiscal year and
of the results accumulated till the present day.
After the end of the fiscal year, the international crisis and national economic situation
have deteriorated, making it possible to foresee a difficult 2009. In spite of this, the
Board of Directors will make its most sincere efforts to limit the impact of the crisis
and allow Fundación Leer to continue to offer reading promoting programs throughout
Argentina, as it has been doing since 1997.
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Perspectives
The year 2009 will be year in which all the difficulties derived from the worldwide
economic crisis that started in 2008 will hardly be overcome. This will undoubtedly
affect all the sectors, including the economy of Fundación Leer since its activities
depend exclusively on the private contributions of national and international
individuals, companies and institutions.
In spite of this, Fundación Leer will make its best to continue working for the achievement of its mission.
It is our commitment to deepen our reading promoting programs and continue
working on the addition of new resources to improve the quality of education in
general and literacy in particular, helping those communities throughout the country
who need it the most.
To assure this, we will carry out new projects like “Auto-evaluation Resources for the
Improvement of Teaching Practices in Reading Promotion, Reading Comprehension
and Critical Thinking” which focuses on offering a theoretical framework and updated
strategies to contribute to the improvement of the teaching practice. Also,
Fundación Leer will offer the first distance training course, developed in cooperation
with the Open Society Institute. Additionally, we will work to improve our systems
and processes in search for a more efficient organization and implementation of our
projects.
We will undoubtedly continue to make our most sincere efforts to deliver books to
children and their families all over the country, a key aspect in the fulfillment of our
mission, as we have done until the present day.
Board of Directors
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Av. Cerviño 4407, 1º piso
Buenos Aires – Argentina
Tel-Fax: 54-11-4777-1111
E-mail: info@leer.org.ar
Website: www.leer.org.ar