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Our Association

Our Task

Acompañar con Educación y Responsabilidad (ACER) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of child malnutrition and human development in underdeveloped neighborhoods.

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Our Programs

Our comprehensive programs, based on Conin methodology and Montessori pedagogy, cover the areas of nutrition, human development, social focus and stimulation. We serve vulnerable populations in the Conurbano Bonaerense, specifically Villas La Cava and Uruguay in San Isidro & Villa Las Flores in Vicente López.

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Our Managers & collaborators

Mercedes Canova de Piacenza

Chairman

Claudia Silvia Biasotti

Vice President

Horacio Hourbeigt

Secretary

Adriana Piacenza de Barboza

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Susana Álvarez Herrero

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Maria Luisa Bracco

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Héctor Alfano

Auditor

Marcelo Piacenza

Auditor

Guillermo Bronenberg

Auditor

Marta Fitte

Vocal

Federico Barboza

Collaborator

Adrian Spitalleri

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Viviana Morandi

Collaborator

Nora Ludevid

Collaborator

Patricio Petersen

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Our 17-year journey

Since we opened the doors of our first center in Vicente López to the present day

  • 2023The project: Casita de al Lado

    The project of the little house next door: by adding enough space with the neighboring house we were able to hold monthly sales fairs with donated products, which allowed us to raise 25% of ACER's total monthly income.

  • 2022Volunteering from Austria

    Hosting of young Austrian volunteers for social work, renewing them every year. ( 2024 4th year)

  • 2021Color the Future Campaign

    Coloring the future campaign. Second edition of the charity marathon in the United States. We are 15 years old and we continue working with the same commitment as always.

  • 2019Winning the participatory budget

    We won the participatory budget thanks to the vote of the neighbors of Vicente López: we built the roofed gallery, changed the floors and the bathrooms. We participated in the operation UPM - Unidad Pediátrica Móvil (Mobile Pediatric Unit). Parade and musical benefit show.

  • 2020ACER Facebook and many events

    We created the closed ACER group on Facebook, where we share workshops, recipes, stories, games and reflections with the mothers in the program. Gala and event on nutrition with the Edmund Rice Choir. Charity bridge tournament and first U.S. marathon.

  • 2018CONIN AMBA Meeting

    CONIN AMBA meeting in San Isidro. Events with the Julio Bocca Foundation and the Newman Choir.

  • 2017Fundraising events

    Concierto y Misa Criolla con el Coro Newman y actos con el Marin College. Wine tasting with sommelier Maria Ines Amato.

  • 2016Sewing workshop

    Sewing workshop with designer Marisa Marana. Mothers start selling their products in different fairs such as LoJack, Las Domingas, Avery, Hipódromo de San Isidro and art fairs.

  • 2015We received the Rotary Award

    We received the Rotary award for our work to prevent and treat child malnutrition. Anthropometric measurement Villa La Cava and Villa Uruguay

  • 2014Start receiving foreign scholarship recipients

    We began to receive foreign scholarship holders and to collaborate with the "Caminando Juntos" foundation. Our first fundraising event: a concert at the Marin Theater with the Chascomus school orchestra, composed of 90 children.

  • 2013We started job training for mothers

    We started with job training for mothers on entrepreneurship. PROEM Foundation. RAFFO Laboratories

  • 2012Vicente López Municipality Award

    The Municipality of Vicente Lopez gives an award to our center director for her work at the ACER Center... Implementation of Montessori Pedagogy at the Vicente López Center.

  • 2011We opened the second center

    Inauguration of Conin San Isidro including Montessori stimulation and Good Shepherd catechesis. We became an internship center for UBA students. We started the training of Montessori guides. We started collaborating with Lamroth-Hakol in food, workshops and handicrafts.

  • 2010Survey and training

    First anthropometric survey in Barrio Las Flores and training in Centro Modelo de Prevención with Natalia Zavaroni and Dr. Abel Albino in Mendoza.

  • 2007We opened the first center

    We opened the doors of our first center with CONIN methodology in Vicente López.