Author name: Chiqui

Between December 18th and 19th, 2020, several CAEMBA collaborators, along with volunteer families, built two CAEMBA houses for families living in extreme vulnerability and poverty. These additions join two other recently constructed homes. The construction took place in the El Aguacate area of Pedernales Canton in Manabí. The family of Gladys Quiñonez and her five […]

On Monday, December 14, 2020, was a very important day for the Raíz Foundation and CAEMBA, as well as for the 15 women who graduated from the textile tailoring course. The course took place at the Women’s Entrepreneurship House in Nueva Esperanza, Atacames. It was taught by the Social Group of the Ecuadorian Fund for

Between December 10th and 15th, 2020, the construction of a new health center was completed in the community of San Salvador, in the Muisne canton of Esmeraldas. Members of the Chachi indigenous nationality reside in this village, located on the border of the Mache Chindul Ecological Reserve. The objective is to provide adequate health infrastructure

Thanks to coordinated efforts between the Atacames Health District, the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Esmeraldas Campus (PUCESE), and the Casitas Emergentes de Bambú (CAEMBA) project, the Atacames – Muisne District recorded a low positivity rate (7.4%) in the results of Covid-19 PCR tests in October. This makes it the district with the fewest positive

On Monday, November 9, 2020, a site survey was conducted for the future nursery in Nueva Esperanza. The plot is located at the entrance of the ‘Las Cañitas’ sector, across from the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in Atacames. This construction will be funded by the company Merck and executed by the CAEMBA project, which is part

The Raíz Ecuador Foundation and its CAEMBA project, Casitas Emergentes de Bambú, delivered a total of seven oxygen tanks with their respective regulators (gauges). This work is carried out within the framework of the Covid-19 health emergency. The delivery took place on Monday, November 9, 2020. First, two oxygen tanks were delivered to the Red

On Thursday, December 10, 2020, the delivery of 1000 vials for PCR testing was carried out in Atacames. This is part of the campaign ‘Prevention and Containment of Covid-19 to Ensure Touristic Activity in the Atacames Canton.’ The goal is to ensure that both formal and informal tourism operators work safely during the December holidays.

On October 24, 2020, a medical and dental brigade was carried out in the neighborhood of ‘Nueva Esperanza’ in Atacames. It was focused especially on the children of the area, and free medicines were distributed. In the dental field, prophylaxis, fluoridation, temporary fillings, extractions, and restorations were performed. The Raíz Ecuador Foundation and its CAEMBA

In October 2019, the filming of an episode of the television show ‘The Fixers’ took place, in which four North American builders had to visit a dozen communities over ten weeks and rebuild or contribute with their knowledge to positively impact the places where they filmed each episode. A year ago, they contributed to the

The Raíz Ecuador Foundation, through its project Casitas Emergentes de Bambú (CAEMBA), will sign an agreement with the Decentralized Autonomous Government Parish (GADP) of Tonchigüe, in the Atacames canton, to build a new multipurpose sports center. This project will directly benefit the residents of the parish, who will be able to use the new facilities