"First, we started digging for the water. Now I'm painting and he's welding. We've done several things, says Goyito, 18, of the work they started over a month ago. I'm happy this is continuing. I want it to continue until it's all finished because the kids love the club; they can't wait to get the soccer field. Goyito, painting at the Los Vazquez neighborhood club. CORTESIA"
"It's going to be a big change for the neighborhood, says Poro, 27, about his expectations for the club. It's going to get kids off the streets. When they come here, they have fun, they relax, they don't hang around on the streets or do things they shouldn't, like using drugs, because most of them are broke because of that."
"To the east of the capital of Tucuman, a northern Argentine province, lies the Los Vazquez neighborhood. It stands on a garbage dump that was in operation until 2005 and provided jobs for the first families who moved there. Today, it is part of the National Registry of Popular Neighborhoods (RENABAP) and is home to more than 200 families. As in many informal or marginalized neighborhoods, drugs and addiction are life-threatening problems in Los Vazquez."
Workers and residents are constructing a social, cultural, and sports club in Los Vazquez, with local youths painting, welding, and digging. The club aims to provide a soccer field and recreational space to keep children off the streets and reduce drug use. Los Vazquez sits atop a former garbage dump that operated until 2005 and houses more than 200 families, registered in RENABAP. Drugs and addiction have posed major threats. Psychologists Emilio Mustafa and Gabriela Morales and community leaders created the With Hope We Strengthen therapeutic group for addiction treatment, and residents pushed for a snack bar and soccer field, leading to plans developed by a participatory habitat improvement team.
Read at english.elpais.com
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