La Carpio - slums located in the capital of Costa Rica, San José, are mainly associated with poverty and a high crime rate. The majority of its inhabitants are migrants and refugees from Nicaragua, which has suffered from political ...See moreLa Carpio - slums located in the capital of Costa Rica, San José, are mainly associated with poverty and a high crime rate. The majority of its inhabitants are migrants and refugees from Nicaragua, which has suffered from political instability for decades. In this episode, Dominika Kulczyk shows the activities of Alicia Avilés and Maris Stella Fernández. In 2011, these two brave women founded the SIFAIS Foundation, which, thanks to the work of volunteers, provides the inhabitants of La Carpio with access to education, music lessons, English, judo, dance, tailoring, makeup, and many more. The activities run by the foundation make SIFAIS' beneficiaries forget about the conditions which they live in, and allow them to dream and make plans for the future.
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