A WORD FROM ARGENTINA
A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER OF TODOS JUNTOS  In the Argentinian winter of 2004, I was invited into my first slum
home. Just one of thousands that lie North West of Buenos Aires in the
suburb of San Martin. The delapidated shack was made up of planks of
wood, scavenged bits of plastic and cardboard. There were seven members
living in a tiny area. The ‘home’ had no heating, no sanitation and no
electricity. Their faces were caked in dirt, their clothes were badly
torn and sadly they had no shoes on this cold winter day. They were
surviving - all seven of them - on just £1 per day
Despite the living conditions, the most shocking of all was the
state of their teeth. The adult smiles showed just black stubs, the
remains of teeth decayed long ago. The children suffering from
malnutrition and the excess of sugar to compensate from hunger, were
unfortunately following suit. A month earlier, one of the children had
to be hospitalised due to an untreated abscess. Those were the slums of
Buenos Aires of 2004 and these are still the slums of today.
In 2005, I founded the non profit Todos Juntos charity meaning ‘all
together’ to work with these people, support the soup kitchens, supply
basic needs such as shoes, clothes, blankets, food and school supplies.
In 2006, we opened the first free dental clinic - Project Sonrisa - for
slum children in Buenos Aires and as the reputation spreads, children
now walk for miles to come to the clinic
BUT we could not do what we do today without donations, without
grants or fund raising events and hence I am so grateful to our English
friends who have set up the
TODOS JUNTOS CHILDREN’S TRUST
in the UK as a registered charity to join forces and help us further in helping the poorest of the poor.
You can contribute by downloading a Banker’s Standing Order form, fill it in for either a single payment of a regular one and return it to the Todos Juntos Children’s trust at the UK address.
Gracias a Todos
FIONA AMBROSI
Fiona moved to Argentina with her husband in 2004. She has four
young children, three dogs and two cats and a horse. After a few months
in Buenos Aires, she realised that she could make a real difference and
founded her charity Todos Juntos to help children in the slums. Fiona
works tirelessly in raising funds for this small but growing charity
and to keep the two dental clinics (Sonrisa I and II) she created up
and running.
Todos Juntos Children's Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales No. 1115344
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