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Mercantil continued to back the work of Superatec (betterment through technology) and
Fundación Oportunitas which promotes training for youngsters who find themselves excluded
from the formal education system.
Health and social development
MERCANTIL’s contributions in 2007 went to educational
institutions (57%) and social development, cultural,
healthcare and religious institutions (43%)
Various public and private social development organizations are undertaking excellent projects,
programs and activities to meet the needs of children and teenagers in particular, in priority areas
such as food and nutrition, prevention of disease and drug use, abandonment and school
reinsertion. The principal recipients of Mercantil’s contributions in this field during fiscal year
2007 were: “Comedores Madre Teresa de Calcuta” (COMATEC), “Centro El Portal”, “Fipan”, “Una
Mano Amiga”, “Asociación Civil Un Mundo Mejor”, “Salud y Familia“, “Programa de Atención
Comunitaria a la Infancia”, ”Instituto de Capacitación Profesional para la Mujer“, “Unamos al Mundo
por la Vida” and “Organización Social Católica San Ignacio”.
Through “Asociación Civil Cáritas de Venezuela”, Mercantil created a support mechanism to help
the population in the event of a natural disaster and in 2007 dealt with situations that occurred
in Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia.
It has also backed the programs and projects of institutions renowned for their work in the field
of health, such as “Fundación Amigos del Niño con Cáncer”, “Fundación Cardioamigos”, “Centro de
Salud Santa Inés”, “Hospital Ortopédico Infantil”, “Hospital San Juan de Dios”, “Hospital Clínico
Universitario de Caracas” and “Fundación Cardiológica Cardiocentro”.
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