Uruguay – SYM National Meeting of Adolescents

14 June 2018

Sarandí del Yí, Uruguay - June 2018 - "If we meet we are happy" was the theme of the National Meeting of Adolescents of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) of Uruguay, which took place on 9 June at the Salesian house "Benigno Paiva Irisarri Institute". The work, better known as "El Paiva", celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and hosts about 60 poor adolescents from the rural areas of the country and offers them free food, accommodation, formation and transfers to the city's state schools. The event was attended by over 800 adolescents and animators of the SYM from the various Salesian centers in the country who played and shared games, music, entertainment, moments of prayer and a great treasure hunt through the streets of the city.

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