The Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlan , his country 's ambassador to the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), visited Monday the town of Dolores, in the southwest of the South American state, where the April 15 tornado swept a third of the buildings on the site.
UNICEF is providing support to the emergency living several areas of the country due to flooding arising from temporary and within the framework of that activity the player went to Dolores, where he also serves international organization, to deliver boxes of materials intended for affected children.
The craft and delivered packages contain educational games, musical instruments, pencils for drawing and recreational books.
The international organization works in coordination with the National Emergency System of Uruguay (Sinae) and also develops guidelines for families and manuals for educators with the intention of contributing to psychosocial support for children is provided, highlights a statement Unicef sent Efe.
The guidelines have given guidance on "how to recognize the normal changes that have children to traumatic situations like this and how to act to help them understand their emotions, cope with their anxieties and restore confidence," says the text.
Diego Forlan, one of the footballing idols of the country in recent years and currently plays for Penarol after a successful career in Europe, "he thrilled the children with the surprise visit and was on hand to present the content the boxes".
On the other hand, UNICEF Uruguay recalls that "the help of everyone is needed" and that "has opened several avenues of donation for those wishing to work with children affected".
The Uruguayan government estimated at about 100 million dollars the cost of repairs so the tornado in Dolores as floods that have left thousands of displaced people in different parts of the country.
Dolores tornado took place on April 15 and swept a third of the buildings in the town. The Executive said it will allocate about 90 million pesos (about 2.8 million dollars) to meet the reconstruction and repair of all the 800 houses affected.
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