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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

On October 12, 2020, thanks to the efforts of the Raíz Ecuador Foundation, the delivery of seven oximeters and five infrared thermometers was carried out in Health District 08D03. These equipment were handed over to the various health sub-centers in the parishes of the Atacames canton. This work is part of what has already been

On October 1st, 2020, CAEMBA received a significant donation from two organizations. It comes from the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ecuadorian Fund for Populorum Progressio (FEPP). Both organizations donated two overlock machines, one coverstitch machine, one circular cutter, and two Samsung tablets that will be used for the hairdressing and aesthetics workshop,

The «Dreams in Bamboo» campaign has been ongoing since the Casitas Emergentes de Bambú (CAEMBA) project began working in Esmeraldas and Manabí after the April 2016 earthquake. The goal, once the phase of confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic is overcome, is to reactivate this campaign. It has been primarily focused on having graduating classes

Fundación Raíz Ecuador and its CAEMBA project thank the Muisne – Atacames Health District for their collaboration in carrying out fumigation against dengue at the Casa de Emprendimiento de la Mujer. This work was also carried out at the CAEMBA offices in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood. Additionally, the Health District conducted 20 rapid tests for