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The weekend of March 13th and 14th, 2021, we built three new houses in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in Atacames. Two houses were constructed as part of our ‘Dreams in Bamboo’ campaign. A third house was donated by an anonymous individual and their family. Dreams in Bamboo: The families of María Josefina Gaspar Chila and […]

With the help of the community and volunteers from Pizzería El Hornero, between March 6 and 13, 2021, we built the new Centro Infantil del Buen Vivir (CIBV) in the Las Cañitas sector of the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, Atacames. We would like to thank Merck, the company that financed this construction. Also, the Municipality of

On the weekends of February 27th and March 7th, 2021, we were active in several locations in Atacames. On the last Saturday of February, we coordinated the visit of a medical brigade in the Guayacanes neighborhood in Atacames. We thank Rocío Moscoso, who facilitated the donation of various medications and medical supplies to carry out

At CAEMBA, we are aware of the importance of a culture of prevention in public health matters. Therefore, together with the «Atacames Against Dengue Foundation,» we delivered six masks to the Ministry of Public Health (MSP). We made this delivery to prevent the occurrence of a syndemic (multiple epidemics occurring together), meaning that Covid-19 is

On February 23, 2021, the Director of the Social Action Unit of the Municipality of Atacames, Elicenia Vélez de Saldarriaga, visited the site donated by the Council to CAEMBA for the construction of a Child Development Center (CIBV). Maritza Orellana, CAEMBA’s field technician, also attended the visit. We will be responsible for the construction of

As part of the comprehensive work we are conducting in the Atacames canton to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, on February 12, 2021, we delivered 1,000 PCR tests for COVID-19 detection to the Atacames – Muisne health district. Additionally, a screening process will be carried out with quantitative tests to verify the percentage of the population

On January 18, 2021, we received an anonymous donation from an Ecuadorian fruit producer. That day, we distributed apples from the ‘Ana’ brand to 72 families in Nueva Esperanza, Atacames, and the Rulon neighborhood in Tonsupa. We will soon be working with this apple brand on new entrepreneurship projects based on the production of preserves

On January 19, 2021, CAEMBA worked intensively in the Las Cañitas sector, in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, in Atacames. Two houses were built thanks to the financing from the Caseres Town Council in Catalonia, Spain. The management was carried out by the organization Paz y Desarrollo, our permanent ally contributing to the comprehensive work we

Resilience is the characteristic that stands out in the 20 women who received the professional certificate in esthetics and beauty. On Monday, January 18th, 2021, the graduation ceremony for this course took place at the Women’s Entrepreneurship House in Nueva Esperanza, Atacames Canton. The Caseres Town Council in Catalonia, Spain funded the realization of this

The weekend of January 2nd and 3rd, 2021 was very active for CAEMBA as three houses were built in the «Las Cañitas» area in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, in Atacames. This construction is part of the «Bamboo Dreams» campaign. On January 2nd, a house was built for Grey Mercedes Oliva. The donor remains anonymous. On