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Fundación Ian

Buenos Aires, Belgrano, Argentina

DisabilityHealthEducationChildren & Youth
NGOFounded 2012National reach
Profile last updated: August 2, 2026

About

Founded in 2012, Fundación Ian is a non-governmental organisation based in Buenos Aires, Argentina working on disability, health, education +1 more.

Fundación Ian is an Argentine foundation founded in 2012 by Sheila Graschinsky, mother of a child with cerebral palsy. It works to improve the lives of people with cerebral palsy and other neurological and motor conditions, and their families. Its activities include awareness and educational projects, including the animated short film Ian and related books and school materials, training for therapists and families, importing treatment methods, supporting access to augmentative communication devices such as the Tobii eye-control system, and producing research with universities. Its stated aim is to influence legislation so that all families can access treatments, and to encourage a more inclusive society that values diversity.

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Founded

2012

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

discapacidadinclusiónparálisis cerebralcomunicación aumentativaneurologíaterapiaseducación inclusiva

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

DisabilityHealthEducationChildren & Youth

Works for

ChildrenFamiliesPeople with disabilitiesPatients

How they work

Awareness & educationCapacity buildingResearchDirect services

Programmes

Ian (cortometraje)

Disability · Argentina

Animated short film with no dialogue, based on the real story of a boy with cerebral palsy, used to raise awareness of disability and inclusion. Free discussion guide provided for schools.

Cuentos de la Fundación

Education · Argentina

Storybooks used in schools across the country to teach children about inclusion and disability.

Maternidad Habitada

Disability · Argentina

Course for mothers of children with disabilities, part of the foundation's training offer alongside courses for therapists, teachers and families.

Countries of operation

Argentina

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsEarned income

Ways to support

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Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

MundoLoco CGI

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