Pro-Petare Association is a not-for-profit Catholic association born in 2002 as a result of a stay in Petare of several members of the Board of directors of the Association, invited by Father Manolo Moreno, Carmelite resident in Petare for more than 40 years.

Seeing the needs of the people and their own wish to prosper and with the support of the Christian community and the civil association of the district of Carpintero in Petare, the group of Spaniards, Father Manolo Moreno and the neighbours decided to work on an idea that was beginning to materialise.

Petare urgently needed a social and educational centre.

The seed was planted. However to start the project we needed funds…