Author name: Chiqui

The Municipality of Atacames carries out road works in Nueva Esperanza

During the second week of September, the Decentralized Autonomous Government (GAD) of Atacames carried out graveling works on several streets in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood. This was achieved thanks to a commitment made by Mayor Freddy Saldarriaga, who also announced the paving of two main streets in the neighborhood. The Rulon International company, which has […]

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The Raíz Foundation receives 420 pairs of shoes from “Soles 4 Souls”

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, the Raíz Foundation Ecuador received an important donation from Soles 4 Souls, an organization that donates shoes and clothing to people in extreme poverty in the United States and around the world. 420 pairs of shoes were donated to the residents of the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in the Atacames canton

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The 2003 graduating class of the American School donated two CAEMBA houses

On Friday, August 28, 2020, it was a day of joy and excitement in the Atacames canton, thanks to a generous donation from the 2003 graduating class of the Colegio Americano de Quito. The beneficiaries received two new bamboo houses in the Súa parish and in the Nueva Esperanza ‘La Trece’ neighborhood of Atacames. In

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CAEMBA and Liga de Quito join forces in ‘Goals in Bamboo’

The Raíz Foundation, through the CAEMBA project of emergency bamboo houses, has partnered with Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito in the campaign ‘Goals in Bamboo,’ aiming to make the team an ambassador for CAEMBA. The primary objective of this campaign is for Liga to raise awareness among its fans about the reality of extreme poverty,

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Houses for earthquake victims in Río Chico and Playa Prieta

Thanks to the efforts of Andrea Vallejo, a prominent athlete in the country, CAEMBA is constructing two semi-elevated houses, with a floor raised 70 cm above ground level, to prevent flooding issues. One house is in Playa Prieta and the other in Rio Chico, both communities near Porto Viejo. This way, two families transition from

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Why a progressive shelter/little house

Why progressive CAEMBA houses? Would it be responsible to disable and treat the earthquake-affected population as victims, or to inspire and motivate them? The earthquake victims receive a sturdy structure made of strong material such as giant bamboo, with a spacious 35 m2 area and earthquake-resistant features. It’s a permanent house structure with a minimum

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