Between December 15 – 19 all Google Chrome users, from anywhere in the world, would be able to collaborate with Un Techo para mi País. To participate, you only have to follow these steps:

1. Have a gmail account.
2. Download Google Chrome.
3. Download “Google Chrome for a Cause Extension”. This extension will tell you how many time have you opened during the day.
4. Once you have Google Chrome and the Cause Extension installed, sign in your gmail account and browse the web and each tab you open will accumulate points. At midnight, or the first time you open Google Chrome the next day, the extension will ask you  which cause you wish to support. Choose “Square feet for Shelter” to support Un Techo.
5. Browse with Google Chrome and open tabs everyday until december 19.

For every 100 tabs, you will be donating 1 dolar, which you can share with your friends and invite more people to do it.

“Casa en el Aire” (house in the air) is an emergency house from Un Techo, which is constructed in a 39 feet high structure in the middle of Buenos Aires.

“We have to do this so you are aware”

Starting today, September 13, until September 18th, four volunteers will live in this house, with the objective of creating awareness about how unattainable a home can be for thousands of families that live in slums in Argentina. This initiative is the official launch of Argentina’s 2010 campaign, which will end with a National Street Fund-raising on September 17th and 18th. You can follow  news about the House in the Air through UTPMP Argentina’s Facebook or Twitter.

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“We are designing real, actionable solutions to help improve the daily lives of the people living in the campamentos. This is a serious challenge to create real social change.” – Jacqueline Black, Student, Product Design

SAFE AGUA CHILE is a project in partnership with the Art Center College of Design.  Twelve students traveled to Santiago, Chile and spent 12 days among the poorest families living in slums/”campamentos”.   The students developed new tools for using, storing, and transporting water to improve the quality of life of impoverished families. As well as presenting on the Cumulus Conference in Shanghai, an Exhibition of Safe Agua will be on view from September 8th through October 7th at the College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, China.

To learn more about Safe Agua visit the Project Page or check the Student Blog.

Safe Agua in the news:

• Q&A with Mariana Amatullo

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As part of the activities of their Global Volunteer Month, 20 employees of Morgan Stanley donated more than 8 hours of their time to help Un Techo Para mi País remodel and set up its new office in Miami.

MIAMI, FL –To underscore Morgan Stanley’s commitment to employee volunteerism, the Firm designated June as Global Volunteer Month, taking part in volunteering activities and events. During the week prior to Volunteer Day, employees of Morgan Stanley Miami held a drive to raise funds for Un Techo para mi País’ office in Miami. With these donations, the non-profit will be able to set up and decorate its new workplace, which will help coordinate fundraising strategies in the United States.

Marta Beaton, Cristina Arguelles, Ana Leighton, Ana Bustillos, Ignacio González, Rosa Arce, Natalia Figueroa & Anahi Torres.

Then, on Monday June 28th, 20 Morgan Stanley employees volunteered their time to help Un Techo para mi País. They spent the day painting, remodeling and networking with Un Techo para mi País’s members.

“Un Techo para mi País seeks businesses that are committed to the region, and that are able to participate in the challenge of eradicating poverty in Latin America. We are deeply grateful of Morgan Stanley Miami for working in the installation of our office in Miami – the first one in the U.S. Without question, this office will have a great commercial and communicational impact for the project, and will mean that more families will have a house to provide for their children. Thanks to all the participating volunteers, for having trust in the mission that mobilizes thousands of young people in Latin America. We want to invite the Firm to dream with us, and built together a Latin America without poverty,” said Ignacio González Nappa, Director of Development – Latin America & The Caribbean.

Back row, left to right > Althea Brow, Sergio Pimentel, Victor Buischi, Alex Caraballo, Carlos Andradre & Feliz Valdéz. Front row, left to right > Eduardo Alvarez, Juan José Escobar, Donato Arguelles, Mirna Peréz, Marta Beaton & Karen Mendevil.

Un Techo para mi País (UTPMP) is a Latin American non-profit organization that mobilizes youth volunteers to eradicate the extreme poverty that affects more than 80 million people in the region. We work together with Latin America’s most marginalized populations, constructing transitional homes and implementing social inclusion programs to empower slum residents with the tools to improve their quality of life.

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, investment management and credit services. With more than 600 offices in 30 countries, Morgan Stanley connects people, ideas and capital to help clients achieve their financial aspirations.