For 31 years the LBV has been educating and helping poor families in Uruguay

For the last three decades the Legion of Good Will (LBV) of Uruguay has been developing in Montevideo various educational and social assistance activities that have transformed the lives of thousands of families for the better.

Since it was founded on June 20, 1985, the Organization “has been growing and creating a lot of projects that, over time, have become a reality. Thanks to the great work that’s been done it is recognized today by many organizations in the country. Everybody who visits the LBV’s school leaves feeling moved after seeing the way the children are being cared for. When they get to know the programs and activities that are carried out they leave extremely grateful for the work that’s being done,” says Bettina López, the  Organization’s communication assistant in Uruguay.

With the construction of the José de Paiva Netto Educational and Cultural Institute, the LBV started helping close to 1500 people. The Institute houses the nursery school, which provides education for children from 2 to 5 years old, and in the off-school hours it assists boys and girls between 6 and 10 years old through the Children: the Future in the Present! program.

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With regard to the  Organization’s teaching proposal, which combines education with values of Ecumenical Spirituality*, the teaching director of the Institute, Beatriz Vázquez, reports: “Since March 1997 we’ve been developing our educational work based on the Pedagogy of Affection and the Ecumenical Citizen Pedagogy, which are strongly associated with the LBV’s mission. . . . We see that people who visit us, local authorities, contributors, and friends, – highlight the proposal and the harmony of the place when they see how happy the children are. It’ very gratifying for all of us who work in the LBV to see how people and our children overcome their difficulties, which are mainly psychological, emotional, and those related to their lifestyle.”

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In 2007 the Legion of Good Will and the Public Health Ministry signed an agreement for the operation of a polyclinic, offering people of the region free access to primary care services. 

In 2012 the Hairdressing Project was initiated through an agreement between the LBV and Intercoiffure Uruguai. The main objective of this project is to contribute to the inclusion of people in this area in the formal labor market by means of theoretical and practical training. This initiative alone promoted approximately 1500 services and benefits in 2014.

Find out more about these and other actions promoted by the LBV of Uruguay by calling  (+598) 2304-4551 or accessing www.lbv.org.uy. The Organization is located at  Bulevar José Batlle y Ordoñez 4820 — Aires Puros, Montevideo. Visit and like our official page on Facebook!

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*1 Ecumenical Spirituality — This banner of the Legion of Good Will is present in all its social and educational actions, because it is understood as “the cradle of the most generous values that are born of the Soul; the dwelling of the emotions and of the reasoning enlightened by intuition; the atmosphere that embraces everything that transcends the ordinary field of matter and comes from the elevated human sensitivity, such as Truth, Mercy, Morals, Ethics, Honesty, Generosity, and Brotherly Love.” Extract taken from the book É Urgente Reeducar! [It is Urgent to Re-educate!], which is the fundament of the LBV’s educational proposal, written by educator Paiva Netto.