Launch and Development
On December 6, 7 and 8, 1994, the Graduate Center in Economics of the Argentine Catholic University held the VIII International Seminar in the city of Miami, at the 1st Summit of the Presidents of America, where more than 120 exhibitors participated, Among which were the President of the Argentine Republic, the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States among more than 120 exhibitors and 800 attendees. The President of the United States had convened the Summit for free trade in America, the defense of the environment and the fight against drug trafficking. Given the success of the International Seminar, several meetings were held a posteriori in order to summarize the conclusions, and it is in those meetings that the idea of carrying out a Program that takes up the proposal of the Summit, of promoting Life and winning wins to “the Culture of Death”, starting with Argentina.
Throughout the year 1995 an international investigation was carried out on the best Programs that in the United States and Europe could add information and added value to the original idea, and the Program was structured by testing it in primary, secondary and university Educational Institutions. The Talents for Life program was presented to Pope St. John Paul II on November 7, 1995 to ask for his blessing, at the White House on January 8, 1998 in the interest of Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Director of the Office National Drug Control Policy of the Presidency of the United States and before the authorities of the International Olympic Committee and to many governmental institutions and entities related to Education and Culture. During the X International Seminar in the city of Miami, in December of 1995, and in front of the important auditorium of authorities, businessmen and Institutions of all America, Enrique Torrendell, President of the Center of Graduates in Economy of the Catholic University of Argentina announced the launch of the Talents for Life Program, explaining its objectives and implementation in different countries, starting with Argentina. Its birth is planned making it coincide with the Atlanta Olympics 1996, in August of that year, after a successful adhesion campaign of participating companies and Institutions.
The management, implementation and international development of the Talents for Life Program, was successfully launched at the 2nd Summit of the Presidents of America, in Santiago, Chile, on April 17, 1998, during the XV International Seminar, with the good omens of the participating personalities and distinguished personalities of America.
Statistics
180 Educational Programs have been carried out on Environmental Care, Nutrition, Health Hygiene, Health Care, Prevention for Home Safety, on Public Roads, at School, Musical Talents, Drawing, Essay Literary, Photography, Promotion of Values, Computer Science, Internet, Road Safety, Sports Programs in 25 Olympic Disciplines, Intercollegiate Games, Science and Technology, Electric Energy Saving, Jesuit Art in Argentina and the World and other cross-cutting themes.
19,300 public and private educational institutions of annual reach throughout the country with Quarterly Awards Awards, with more than 150 winners being awarded students, teachers, schools, parents / guardians each time.
1,500,000 copies of the Educational Page Magazine were distributed over 8 years ago – 16 pages. – together with the Santillana Publishing House and then the Tinta Fresca Publishing House – Clarín Group, aimed at teacher training with a circulation of 20,000 copies per month for free and its publication is partially found on the Talents for Life website. The themes during these 8 years covered all pedagogical-educational disciplines aimed at 360,000 teachers.
2.3 million students of participation of students in primary, secondary and university age with communication impact approximately throughout our history to 4.5 million families.
1.6 million adults and young people per day reached by TV and Poster ads in the Subway with more than 50 month-long campaigns each thanks to the Vía Group 65,000 weekly mails to teachers / authorities of schools and colleges throughout the country 30,000 corporate emails once and twice a month with national and international reach 10,000 Nutrition Manuals for Digital Teachers and distributed by Editorial Aique u$s500,000.- of notices in newspapers before 200,000 readers and editorial line on average per year 100,000 teachers at the Fairs of the Higher Council of Catholic Education, Book Fair and Children’s Book Fair before the Talents for Life stand 20,000 parents and winners in Awards Awards at the Borges Cultural Center, Automobile Club Argentino, La Nación, Argentine
Catholic University, National Library, IRAM, Colegio del Salvador, Teatro Coliseo, Colegio de La Salle among other rooms 120,000 students in the organization of sporting events such as the Intercollegiate Games of La Nación, the Talentlon for Life, In Search of Talents, The Bike Ride for Life, Sports & Games, Horse Riding Contests, Pony Kids. Hundreds of thousands of viewers in their television programs broadcast by ESPN, Cablesaber, Cablevisión. More information: Since 2014 till today in Facebook
Worldwide
International Reach In December 1994 in Miami, USA, the idea was born in the 1st. Summit of the Presidents of America to carry out the Talent for Life Program. In November 1995, the Program received the blessing of St. John Paul II in Rome in the presentation made by its activities of the Graduate Center in Economics of the Argentine Catholic University as a Founding Member. The meeting with the Pope, today Holy, occurs within the framework of the 9th. International Seminar organized by CEGREC together with Confindustria (Main business association of Italy) Thousands of business officials and students and teachers of institutions and companies participated in international events held in several countries: Germany, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Spain, United States, Italy, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, among others. Thanks to its Founding Member, the Graduate Center in Economics of the Catholic University of Argentina brought the Treasures of the Vatican Library to the Argentine Republic for the first time for a month at the National Museum of Fine Arts with the support of IBM, another Founding Member It allowed for the first time hundreds of students and families to attend the Treasures as well as take a CD with the educational program whose scope was multiplied to all students in schools. Suffice it to mention also that the Opening Day was attended by 1,800 personalities.
Having reached an agreement with the Republic of Italy through the Italian Embassy in Argentina, which was the star of the firm Senator Patricia Toia who traveled to our country for the signing of the agreement. This agreement that has been maintained to date since 1999 and allowed during this period a cultural and intercollegial exchange of unusual features for the interactive throughout the school year with the rich Italian cultural history through its main museums.
In 2000, the “Tradition Day Party” Program was developed with the support of more than 15 countries from the Association of Accredited Ambassadors in Argentina, showing the traditions of the different participating countries.
During 2007 and 2008 the National Academy of Education invited Talents for Life to integrate the Proposals Commission for the Media summarizing international experiences and to be published by La Nación on November 27, 2008 under the title “Concerns the deterioration in education ”is a sample of the added value to which we refer.
General Barry McCaffrey, Tsar of the Fight Against Drugs, Director of the Office of the National Drug Control Policy and Secretary of the US Presidency during the Presidency of Bill Clinton invited Talents for Life to an exhibition at the White House that led to It took place on January 8, 1998 for the positive impact it received from Talents for Life when in 1997 he accompanied Bill Clinton to our country and received the Gold Medal and Diploma of Honor of Talents for Life for his fight against demand and drug supply.
In 2005, an international agreement was signed with the Santiago de Chile Publishing House and the Clarín Group to donate 25,000 Larousse encyclopedias of 20 volumes each to 1,300 rural schools in the Province of Salta, Argentina.
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, an International Seminar was held with the assistance of distinguished personalities from Germany and Argentina on business opportunities while the “World of Talents – Program was developed” Germany 2006 ”promoting the values of sport.
In 2010, the following countries joined to celebrate the Bicentennial of Argentina with the “Argentina, I love you!” Program Germany, Armenia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Korea, Costa Rica, Croatia, Spain, United States, France, Holland, England, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, Venezuela. The Mayor of Punta del Este signed an agreement with Talents for Life in 2014 to bring the educational programs that were developed for Uruguay to their educational institutions. In 2015/16 the “Jesuit Art in Argentina and the World” Program was developed, co-organized with the Society of Jesus, with works of Jesuit art from different countries in Europe including itinerant display of photographs of the works of different countries . During 2014/19 “The Jesuit Art in America & Worlwide” Program was developed with Jesuit works of art from different countries of our continent that also included a traveling exhibition of photographs & videos of unpublished works of art.