92
Squatter settlements
Children step on wood
1.479
16.432
No child should be
born on a dirt floor!
m² built
MISSION
Piso Digno offers an educational program where men and women are trained and educated in practical skills which allow them access to new job opportunities. The program proposes the replacement of dirt floors with wooden floors in homes where attaining adequate flooring is very difficult.
We foster role models
we build
dignity
We train youth
BOARD
Maria Supervielle
President
Javier Fischer
Vice president
Pablo Bartol
Director
Santiago Oitaben
Director
M. Eugenia Camarero
Director
Santiago Caramés
Director
Pedro Labat
Director
COORDINATORS
Rubén Hernández
General coordinator
What moves us
Piso Digno is born out of concern for a social problem that affects thousands of Uruguayans. More than 656 squatter settlements exist in Uruguay which house more than 20.000 people and according to a report from the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES) over 7.000 people live on dirt floors.
Dirt floors are breeding grounds for bacteria and parasites which cause malnutrition and gastrointestinal disease.
The moisture which evaporates from dirt floors is responsible for different respiratory illnesses of which Uruguay ranks high on global contagion rates and are the cause of a large part of school absenteeism.
Poor flooring conditions discourage parents during their children’s first stages as those involve the act of crawling: a key aspect to motor and brain development.
Our floors
100 micron nylon
River Red Gum studs
