Santo Domingo.- The Community Technology Centers (CTC) held their end-of-year party this Wednesday for the boys and girls who benefited from the timely stimulation program of the “Space of Hope”, in which 1,724 were effectively completed.
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The infants completed the early stimulation program for the initial level of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten respectively, as explained by Claudia Adames, the person in charge of the program, who valued the importance of this project, which she said represents a significant advance in the coverage of educational services for children.
“Today we are gathered to celebrate an important milestone: the end of another school year in our Spaces of Hope, a program that the Community Technology Centers develop nationwide in 47 of their centers. A year full of learning, discoveries and growth,” said Adames.
He stressed that early education is the foundation on which all subsequent learning is built. “It is in these early years that children develop essential skills such as curiosity, creativity and thought critical”.
Isidro Torres, general director of the CTC, highlighted the importance of the EPES developing their programs of this institution, while insisting as a founding and fundamental fact that it is in these spaces where children have their first formal contact with technology.
He explained that the CTCs are committed to reducing the digital divide in vulnerable communities by offering programs focused on technological knowledge, which allows students who attend them to navigate and find connectivity.
Torres highlighted the actions carried out by the Government of President Luis Abinader, in order to promote projects that contribute to the development of Dominican children and youth.
He explained that, annually, more than 1,500 children are impacted nationwide by participating in the “Spaces of Hope” program of the Community Technology Centers, with the objective of developing early stimulation techniques in them.
Torres reaffirmed her commitment to continue working to protect the rights of children and adolescents, thereby improving their quality of life.
Spaces of Hope
The Educational Project, “Spaces of Hope” is a child stimulation and development project, aimed at boys and girls between three and five years of age, through which, through formal educational channels, the areas of cognitive, motor, language and social-emotional development are strengthened, promoting their comprehensive training.
One of the virtues of this project, designed for children between 3 and 5 years old, is that it adapts to the realities and circumstances in which it is taught.
These spaces also provide a solution for women living in poverty and vulnerability to study and work.
