For 25 years, SERPAJ has worked with children and teenagers living on the streets of ten countries in Latin America. 
The association is a consultative member of the UN (ECOSOC) and UNESCO.
In Buenos Aires.
- 41.5% of the inhabitants of Buenos Aires including 900,000 children under the age of 12, do not have access to basic necessities.
- 79.65% do not have running water.
- The infant mortality rate in the commune is 28.6%.
- Since 1992, the number of young marginalized people has increased by 62%, of whom 2 million are aged between 15 to 24 years old.
- More than a quarter of young people are not in work or education.

Contact details
Adolfo Perez Esquivel: President Fundación Sevicio Paz y Justicia Piedras 730—(1070)
Buenos Aires – Argentina
Tel: (54 11) 4361 - 5745
Fax: (54 11) 4307-5136
Email: serpaj@serpaj.org.ar