The Municipality of Córdoba opened voting to award the 2024 Jerónimo de la Gente prize.
As usual, residents will be able to choose between five local organizations that stand out for their social commitment and humanitarian actions: the self-sustaining enterprise Masamano, the therapeutic educational service Fundación Faros, the Lupus Argentina support group, the civil association La Casita Trans and the collective musical Force Majeure.
It will be open until Friday, July 5 at noon through the WebThe Jerónimo de la Gente award will be presented on Friday, July 5, on the eve of La Docta’s anniversary and within the framework of the 2024 Jerónimo Awards that the Municipality of Córdoba awards each year to the most outstanding people and organizations in the city in the last year.
The nominees
Masamano It is a gourmet bakery created in 2021 that provides work mainly to people with Down syndrome, promoted by the Empate Foundation. One of its star products is a variety of high-quality alfajores that can be purchased through social media.
Lighthouse Foundation is an integrative space that emerged in 2003 that accompanies the development of girls, boys and young people with motor and cognitive disabilities of different degrees. It works as a therapeutic educational service and also supports families from an interdisciplinary approach.
Lupus Argentina Since 2012, the NGO has been supporting people diagnosed with lupus, an incurable autoimmune disease that primarily affects women between the ages of 15 and 55. The NGO also provides support to family members and seeks to raise awareness about the complexities of life with lupus.
The Trans House is a civil association that supports the processes of identity construction and expression of trans and non-binary people throughout their lives. It has an interdisciplinary team, training, meetings and permanent conversations.
Force Majeure is a musical collective of percussionists between 60 and 88 years old who love music and share their art in different shows. Far from the stereotype of inactive older adults, the “band” was formed in 2015 as an expression of life and is composed almost entirely of women.
Information Source: Cadena 3
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