UK-based charity Canning House has teamed up with the charitable arm of the Latin American Travel Association to provide funds for community projects in the region.
Canning House aims to build relationships and understanding between the UK, Latin America and Iberia, and has so far donated £16,000 to grassroots projects in partnership with the Lata Foundation.
The projects to benefit following the foundation’s Covid-19 appeal are:
- Providing PPE equipment for Mayan Midwives in Guatemala
- Supporting street children in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Supplying PPE and first-aid kits for rural afro-Caribbean communities in Colombia
- Training for female entrepreneurs to help provide sources of income in Nicaragua
- Providing food parcels for artisans in Brazil
- Providing PPE equipment for hospitals in Venezuela
Nick McCall, chair of Canning House, said: “On behalf of the board of Canning House and indeed our corporate and individual members I am delighted to announce this collaboration with the Lata Foundation in what we all believe are unprecedented times.
“I would urge the greater UK community to join us in this effort as a way of showing solidarity with Latin America as the world moves to dealing with the devastating after-effects of this pandemic.”
Jude Berry, chair of the Lata Foundation, added: “No one could have predicted the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and the devastating impact this has had for communities around the world.
“The Lata Foundation relies heavily on support from the travel industry which is a sector that has also been hit hard as a result of the pandemic.
“This contribution by Canning House could not have come at a better time and their donation will help provide a lifeline for many of these communities. I would like to extend my most heartfelt thank you to Canning House on behalf of the Lata Foundation.”