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Foundation for Physical Disability, Esperanza
Nuestra Center
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The
Foundation "Esperanza Nuestra", created in
1970 by the jesuist Father Aldo Giachi Bertelli, has
as general mission to contribute to obtain the development
and the integral rehabilitation of disabled people,
giving preference to those people in situation of extreme
poverty, with the purpose of facilitating their reintegration
into their families and society.
For the fulfillment of this objective, "Esperanza
Nuestra" Foundation that, from its very beginning,
has been guided by Christian principles, directs its
work towards three main lines of action:
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Rehabilitation
Esperanza Nuestra Center is one of a kind in our country.
Located in Maipú, the center seeks for integral
treatment of people with severe physical disabilities
(medular lesioned patients, encephalic lesioned patients,
and others) older than 18 years old with no economic
resources to afford a specialized treatment.
“Esperanza Nuestra" has the capacity to receive
24 people as inpatients, and from 6 to 10 people as
outpatients, taking care of a total of 80 people annually. |
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Housing
Support
- Through 2 Independent Life Communities, which are
houses adapted for the normal development of physically
disabled people who use wheelchairs to move themselves,
with capacity to receive 22 people, located in Huechuraba
and El Bosque. |
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Integration
and Human Promotion
- Through the Christian Movement of Physically Disabled
People "Esperanza Nuestra", composed of 30
Groups at a national level, whose members (700 people
approximately) are inserted in the society, working
close together to open integration spaces and to improve
the quality of life of disabled people, being "individuals
subject to their own action", by means of an apostolate
of the disabled people by disabled people. |
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in this
line of action, much work is done focused on the formation
and personal development of its members through spiritual
retreats and spaces for reflection; at the same time,
instances for relaxation and recreation are created
and offered, considering these a right for all people,
and for those disabled in situation of poverty, who
can not have access to places for resting due to architectural
barriers and obstacles. It also promotes the association
as a form of joint fight for the vindication of rights
of these people. |
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