Fe y Alegría explained

Fe y Alegría
Leader Title:	Founder
Leader Name:	Jose Maria Velaz
Leader Title2:	Director
Leader Name2:	Agustín Alonso
Affiliations:	Jesuit, Catholic
Budget:	US$ 388,962.00 per year^[1]

Fe y Alegría is a federation of local organizations which offer educational opportunities to the poorest sectors of society, along with teacher training and educational radio, in 19 countries.^[1] From its main office in Bogota, Colombia, Fe y Alegría advances the tradition of Jesuit education under an international board of directors.^[2]

History

Fe y Alegría was founded in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1955 by José María Vélaz. It spread rapidly in Venezuela, where it encompassed 10,000 students by 1964.^[3] By 1966 Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Central America, and Colombia were a part of the network.^[4]

Further reading

• J. Swope and M. Latorre. Comunidades Educativas donde Termina el Asfalto: Escuelas Fe y Alegria en America Latina. Santiago, Chile: CIDE, 1998.
• L. Alcazar and N. Valdivia. Escuelas Fe y Alegria en el Peru. Lima: Grupo de Analisis para el Desarrollo, 2005.

Notes and References

1. https://www.hks.harvard.edu/pepg/PDF/events/MPSPE/PEPG-05-19cela.pdf Harvard.edu Publication. Accessed 17 May 2016.
2. Web site: Organization. Accessed 17 May 2017. . 17 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170618233216/http://www.feyalegria.org/en/about-us/organization . 18 June 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Ignatian Solidarity. 2017-10-19.
4. Web site: Quiénes Somos Federación Internacional de Fe y Alegría. www.feyalegria.org. 2017-10-19.