Pope Francis Approves Toyota - Backed Educational Centre
Pope Francis has blessed the Toyota-Pescar Centre – an educational centre supported by Toyota Argentina – as part of ‘Scholas Occurrentes’, a global network of schools.Scholas Occurentes aims to promote interaction between schools around the world and provide education without exclusion.
Toyota Motor Corporation Regional CEO for Latin America and the Caribbean, Steve St. Angelo, and Daniel Herrero, Toyota Argentina President, met Pope Francis and the Director of Scholas, José María del Corral. Del Corral praised Toyota Argentina’s work to promote education in the country.
The Toyota-Pescar Cente, is based in Zárate, Argentina, where Toyota Argentina operates a vehicle manufacturing plant. The Centre looks at education as a means of social integration and will look to provide personal and job training to young people with limited resources.
