Presentation of the “Los Gansos” Project

On November 19, 2012, the presentation “Los Gansos” was held at ORT Pocitos, led by Sergeant Gary García, Head of the Cerro Largo Municipal Police. The presenter introduced this graduation project, carried out in collaboration with Deputy Commissioner Ricardo Morales of the Cerro Largo Departmental Police, as part of the “Municipal Public Safety Programs” course at the MASHAV Institute in Beit Berl, Kfar Sava (Israel). The project, which has been successfully implemented in the department of Cerro Largo since March 2012, aims to reduce school dropout rates in the department and eradicate child abuse, child labor, domestic violence, and begging, among other social ills affecting the department’s society.  It is based on the involvement of public and private organizations, with the children themselves serving as the project’s lead implementers. The event was organized in collaboration with the Uruguayan Association of Former Israel Scholars and the Department of Jewish Studies.