In 1951, Cecilia Valbuena and Ligia Arismendi Aguirre founded Jardín de la Niña María: An institution created to meet the basic needs of young girls sent by their families from the countryside to the city looking for better study and work opportunities. Almost seven decades later, Jardín de la Niña María keeps on constantly working for our girls’ education.
Difficult moments are nothing but moments. Our staff is professionally trained to provide proper psychological guidance and counseling to help girls overcome conflicts whenever they need it.
The girls engage in recreational activities and participate in different types of workshops we develop. Some of these are sewing, cooking, crafts, and much more.
Our teaching has a strong spiritual component that emanates from the Catholic tradition. We allow the girls to grow in faith and give them solid foundations on which to build their lives.
We know education is the base for a better future, so we work on extra-curricular activities that help the girls improve their academic skills.
Thanks to our benefactors, the girls enjoy everyday lunches and meals made meeting all the sanitation requirements and with lots of love!
Our achievements We’re writing history daily. Our institution currently benefits 50 families and, throughout our many years of existence, we’ve worked and taken care of more than 800 girls that are successful and determined women nowadays.
Changing lives since 1951
We invite you to help us change many more lives by being a benefactor.
