On 25th March, the CLAYSS Uruguay<\/strong> team and our executive director, Enrique Ochoa\u2014who travelled from Buenos Aires\u2014 welcomed a group of leaders and officials from the education field for a collaborative working session.<\/p>\n The meeting, held at the Mercosur building in Montevideo, was supported by the Organization of Ibero-American States in Uruguay. Jos\u00e9 Carlos Mah\u00eda, Minister of Education and Culture (MEC Uruguay<\/strong>), attended and addressed the audience during the opening.<\/p>\n In his presentation, Enrique Ochoa highlighted that CLAYSS has supported solidarity service-learning (SSL) projects in educational institutions at all levels and in civil society organizations for more than 20 years. He focused on the transformative process and social engagement of SSL in diverse settings, including contexts of incarceration.<\/p>\n Participants included the National Director of Education, Gabriel Quirici<\/strong>; the President of the Uruguayan Volunteer Center \u2013CLAYSS Uruguay, Lucila Leis Riccetto<\/strong>; the Representative of the Organization of Ibero-American States in Uruguay, Macarena Llaurad\u00f3<\/strong>; and CLAYSS Uruguay Coordinator, Marianela Fern\u00e1ndez Villa<\/strong>. Specialists Rosita \u00c1ngelo, Director of the Educational Planning Division at the Center for Education Training (ANEP), and Javier Lasida, a member of the Executive Board of the Educational Evaluation Institute (INEED), also attended the event.<\/p>\n During the closing session, representatives from public and private educational institutions, international cooperation agencies, and civil society organizations discussed the next steps to continue promoting the solidarity service-learning approach in Uruguay.<\/p>\n More information [in Spanish]: https:\/\/www.gub.uy\/ministerio-educacion-cultura\/comunicacion\/noticias\/25-anos-del-centro-latinoamericano-aprendizaje-servicio-solidario<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"