Testimonials

October 2012

• Bringing "examples of life" back to television
  Oct. 19, 2012
  The documentary series “Community Heroes” portrays the life stories of ordinary people who “view solidarity as a duty”—from a former professional soccer player who runs six soup kitchens and teaches the sport to children in a shantytown to a woman who runs a children’s home where she feeds fifty, eighty, or even one hundred twenty children at a time. Co-produced by Uruguayans, “Community Heroes” has just received a Rocky Mountain Emmy for being named the best regional documentary program of human interest.
• A turning point
  Oct. 1, 2012
  Living in a challenging socioeconomic context can be a barrier to achieving a better quality of life. Education is a tool that facilitates this transition, along with personal effort. In practice, however, it is not that simple.
• China, a little closer
  Oct. 1, 2012
  The 42 Chinese students—33 women and nine men—who arrived at Universidad ORT Uruguay as part of an exchange program are visiting their country for the first time; for most, it is even their first time leaving their province. “It’s likely that many of them will be buying and selling products with us in 10 years,” said María del Carmen Azpiroz, the exchange coordinator.