Fe y Alegría, the educational project born in Caracas and today in 22 countries, celebrates 70 years

DOBLE LLAVE – 70 years ago the Chilean priest José María Vélaz and the husbands Abraham Reyes and Patricia Reyes founded, in a house of a popular sector of Caracas, the first school of Fe and Alegría, an educational system that makes life in Venezuela and has expanded to 22 countries with the premise of socially transforming the most impoverished areas. Its origins date back to March 1955, when Father Vélaz gave catechism classes in the sector o…

In Bolivia Fe y Alegría manages 398 educational centres for 174,000 students and works with 9,300 teachers, whose salaries are paid by the State as an agreement institution.

70 years ago, the Chilean priest José María Vélaz and his spouses Abraham Reyes and Patricia Reyes founded, in a house in a popular sector of Caracas, the first school of Faith and Joy, an educational system that lives in Venezuela and has expanded to 22 countries with the premise of socially transforming the most impoverished areas. Its origins date back to March 1955, when Father Vélaz taught catechism classes in the January 23 sector, in west…