Fundación Sustentabilidad, Educación, Solidarid (Foundation SES) is a private, nonprofit organization established in 1999. Its mission is to promote educational strategies that will result in the social inclusion of youth living in poverty conditions. SES is dedicated to promoting integrated, community-based youth development projects that involve diverse stakeholders. It does so by identifying and strengthening the capacity of leading nongovernmental, youth-serving organizations in 15 communities throughout the country. Each organization has a mandate to develop collaborative relationships with other NGOs, local governments, the private sector, and key community leaders in order to jointly create a community response to the needs of young people. The development and evaluation of these community projects receive technical assistance from SES. Each project includes a participatory needs assessment, youth participation, awareness building and communications, local fundraising, and public policy formulation.

For further information contact:
Fundación SES
Av. de Mayo 1156 - piso 2
Ciudad Autonóma de Buenos Aires
C1085ABO - Argentina
Tel: (54-11) 4381-4225
Tel/Fax: (54-11) 4381-3842
E-mail: info@fundses.org.ar
Internet: http://www.fundses.org.ar

Fundación YPF
Founded in 1996, Fundación YPF (FYPF) is a grantmaking foundation focused on improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth. Among its key activities are: rewarding scholarships to post-graduate and/or undergraduate students; making grants to educational institutions to apply innovative methodologies; and providing basic school equipment and supplies to schools in poor areas.

As part of its mandate, FYPF supports the promotion and development of improved educational and cultural opportunities, with a special focus on disadvantaged youth.

Examples of its programs/grants include:

• Jose A. Estenssoro Postgraduate Scholarship Program contributes to the enhancement of community-based scientific and technological activities. It supports outstanding young professionals who at the end of their university studies seek a postgraduate degree abroad. Over 120 scholarships have been awarded to promising students in post-graduate work.
  
• Graduate Scholarship Program provides graduate scholarships for first-year, high-ranking students whose family income does not exceed US$ 2,000 a month.
  
• Innovation in Education, established in 1996, gives grants to formal education projects including scientific research, university labs, and innovative teacher training. To date, over 9000 students, 400 teachers, and 77 schools have benefited from the initiative.