Surveying the site

Mario, one of the village governors, gave us a tour of the future playground site. The area is near one of the primary schools which does not currently have a sports ground and it is also adjacent to the grounds where a new soccer field is being built. At the moment the land is uneven and full of shrubs. But Mario, who was a star player for the local soccer team in his youth, is excited “This will bring life to the village, especially to this neighborhood. The village is growing in this direction and in a year or two the playground will be right in the middle of it. Our children don’t have opportunities like this. I can’t wait to see it built!”.

News: Mayor donates land!

Alonso, the youngest mayor in the history of Yapatera, has commended the playground project for making a big difference to the wellbeing and future of Yapatera´s children and has kindly agreed to donate 12,900 square feet of land belonging to the community for our project. The path is clear for designing our playground...

We have a winner!

The winner of the drawing competition was selected by a panel of project supporters and private donors residing in Colorado, USA. The judges were delighted by the enthusiasm and creativity of Yapatera’s children. Stefani is the artist who designed our new logo and is a 5th grade student in Yapatera´s larger primary school. She is now the proud owner of a pink volleyball and her 2 runners up are excited about their 2nd and 3rd prizes of jump ropes.