by Karen Anderson & Lezak Shallat, Fundación EPES Friday, April 16, Hualpén, Chile — The EPES Center is humming with activity. In its community hall and playground, scores of school teachers, psychologists, social workers and community leaders are crawling, jumping, pulling, pushing and cheering one another in games with names like Treasure Chest and StreetsContinue reading “Earthquake 2010: EPES/Mercy Corps Training –Helping Children Heal & EPES Visit to Emergency Campamento”
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Games And Sports Help Children Recover Emotional Health After Chile’s Earthquake And Tsunami
By Karen Anderson The three month program starts this week and will help 1300 kids and adolescents from Hualpén, Coronel, Penco, San Pedro y Talcahuano Concepción, VIII Región (April 14, 2010) – Two programs aimed at returning emotional peace of mind to kids and adolescents affected by the earthquake begin this week in Concepción. TheseContinue reading “Games And Sports Help Children Recover Emotional Health After Chile’s Earthquake And Tsunami”
EPES Steadfast On Shaking Ground
When the ground began to shake in southern Chile on February 27, one of the strongest earthquake ever recorded, EPES was already steady on the ground. With nearly 30 years’ experience mobilizing local communities to defend the rights of the poor to health and dignity, EPES was immediately on hand to respond with humanitarian aidContinue reading “EPES Steadfast On Shaking Ground”
Action for Health in the Americas 