Squatter settlements
112
Children step on wood
2.042
23.610
m² built
No child should be
born on a dirt floor!
2,500 homes in Montevideo have dirt floors .
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 OF DIRECTORS
Pedro Labat
M. Eugenia Camarero
Pablo Bartol
President
Vice president
Director
ADVISORY BOARD
María Supervielle
Javier Fischer
Santiago Oitaben
Santiago Caramés
COORDINATION
Matías Acosta
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.
Get involved
Red eucalyptus stakes
Grandis eucalyptus beams
100-micron nylon
Pine boards