URBANIZATION,
POVERTY, AND CHILDREN IN LATIN AMERICA
Chile: Case Study 1999
Amy Marietta
CASE STUDY
COUNTRY: Chile
PROGRAM: Al Habla
LOCATION: Santiago, Chile
SPONSORSHIP OF PROGRAM:
Interdisciplinary Program of Education Research
(PIIE), Chilean Association for the United Nations (ACHNU)
HISTORY OF PROGRAM:
Inaugurated October 19, 1994 after much planning
and 2 months phone training.
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED:
1,200
CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN SERVED:
Target age 12-18, lower class youths, extremely
poor or poor, troubled.
HOW CHILDREN ARE RECRUITED/SELECTED:
Any child who calls is served.
PROGRAM SERVICES:
- "Constructional Dialogue" telephone conversation
in an open, affectionate environment. Understanding and support.
- Psychological evaluation by Central University
faculty for seriously urgent cases.
FINANCIAL BASIS OF PROGRAM:
European Economic Community (EEC), specifically
"Terra Nova," an Italian organization sponsoring an Italian program "Teluforo
Azzurro" like "Al Habla."
PHILOSOPHY OR APPROACH:
To provide an accepting atmosphere for developing
adults to voice tensions, conflict, and fears, with hopes of finding constructive
means to deal with them.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Also supported nationally by: the Ministry of Education,
the Ministry of Planning and Development, and the U.N. Fund for Infants.
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