Por Los Chicos (in English, ''For The Children'') is a
nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
that coordinates donations to children in
poverty. The organization does not have any political or religious affiliation. Its mission is to fight
children malnutrition in
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
. As of 2020, it is bringing help to around 3500 children in more than 20 institutions.
Structure
Por Los Chicos is composed by volunteers who work since 2001. As of 2020, the organization has around 700 volunteers. The main values of the organization are support to health, nutrition, education, art, and social and cultural inclusion. Donations can be done through a
click-to-donate system provided at the website. Each
sponsor donates money when its
advertisement is seen by a user. Some sponsors also donate when their products are purchased. This money is used to buy food and distributed in
meal centers.
Food is distributed using any of the following strategies:
* ''direct distribution'': the sponsor takes care of purchasing and transporting food to the meal centers,
* ''wholesale purchase'': Por Los Chicos makes wholesale purchases directly to the providers, according to the needs of the meal centers,
* ''distribution of supermarket vouchers'': Por Los Chicos distributes supermarket vouchers to the meal centers and controls their use via invoices.
The provided food includes milk, cereals, dehydrated vegetables, legumes, and they are calcium fortified. Por Los Chicos is registered in the United States
La Nación
29 May 2017 (in Spanish) as a 501(c)(3) organization, which allows it to receive tax-deductible donations (in the United States) and participate in donation matching programs and in AmazonSmile.
See also
* Food bank
A food bank is a non-profit, charitable organization that distributes food to those who have difficulty purchasing enough to avoid hunger, usually through intermediaries like food pantries and soup kitchens. Some food banks distribute food direct ...
* The Hunger Site
The Hunger Site is the original click-to-donate site created in 1999 that gets sponsorship from advertisers in return for delivering users who will see their advertisements. The Hunger site encourages visitors to click a button on the site, once ...
References
External links
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Children's charities based in Argentina
Hunger relief organizations
Click-to-donate sites