News Caemba

On June 28, 2020, 36 food kits were delivered in the Rivera del Río Atacames. Several local families and individuals in situations of human mobility benefited from this distribution. This was achieved thanks to the financing and support of the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ecuadorian Fund for Progress (FEPP). Fundación Raíz Ecuador […]

On September 23, 2020, the empowerment process of 20 women began in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in Atacames. The project «Rural Women and Local Management without Gender-Based Violence» is financed thanks to the Diputación de Málaga in Spain and the Raíz Foundation Ecuador. Its implementation depends on the organization Paz y Desarrollo in coordination with

On September 17, 2020, the Community Police Unit (UPC) of the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in Atacames received a donation of a computer from the Raíz Foundation and a printer donated by the Paz y Desarrollo organization. This equipment will allow the UPC to fulfill all its planned functions regarding surveillance, crime prevention, and other administrative

The Student Council 2019-2020 of the American School of Quito made a donation to CAEMBA. With the funds raised, a support house was built, located outside the Women’s Entrepreneurship House, in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood, Atacames. This space is very important as it will allow for two professional trade courses to be conducted simultaneously. This

Pinturas Cóndor and Pintuplastic donated paint to improve the appearance of the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in the Atacames canton, Esmeraldas. Thanks to both companies, the self-esteem of its residents has been enhanced. It is planned to paint several house facades in the neighborhood. Having a neighborhood with better appearance, people feel happier and more comfortable

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 17 women graduated from a sewing and tailoring course at the Women’s Entrepreneurship House in the Nueva Esperanza neighborhood in Atacames. This achievement has been made possible thanks to the proactive and dedicated work of the Raíz Foundation Ecuador and its CAEMBA project. On that day, the 17 women received

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

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

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

The CAEMBA project – Bamboo emergency houses – will be very active during March, the month of women. The neighborhood of Nueva Esperanza, known as ‘La Trece,’ in the Atacames canton of Esmeraldas, will be the place where 27 bamboo houses will be built for 26 single mothers and one single father. The beneficiaries will