Aiding Venezuela: Helping those in need.

In the last four months, so much work has been done to keep transforming the lives of the communities we serve. At the Wayuu Taya Foundation, we continue with our free Water Program, which we do through tank trucks that transport clean water extracted from our well in Mara. So far, this program has benefited more than 6,000 people, and we have expanded the coverage thanks to the generous donation of a new tanker truck.

With the reception of this new vehicle, we continue working to achieve the program's sustainability through the sale of water in the North Region of the city of Maracaibo while distributing free water to hospitals, schools, health centers, the elderly, and other foundations.
With this donation, Wayuu Taya continues to help provide access to water in the region for those who need it most.


AGRICULTURE

As part of our sustainable projects, we started our Agroecology program in Mirabello Farm, which aims to create a sustainable and replicable agricultural program to promote agroecology and sustainable production systems in indigenous communities of the Mara Region with emphasis on farming, education, and training on bio-intensive cultivation.


HUMANITARIAN AID

In these months, 20 organizations and 58 communities have benefited from the food program, reaching more than 8,800 people with over 64,000 kg of vegetables, fruits, and grains.


EDUCATION

At the Wayuu Taya Foundation, we are very proud to have started the 2022-2023 academic period at the Tepichi Talashi school, with almost 400 children who will also benefit from daily meals offered by our humanitarian aid program. In addition, we have optimized internet access to improve pedagogical processes by teachers.

The Tepichi Talashi school has educated generations since its inception in 2004 in the Mara communities of Zulia state.


On November 5th, The Wayuu Taya Foundation, in alliance with El Sistema (The National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela), started music classes for the children of Mara on the border between Venezuela and Colombia. With 314 children from 17 communities, the classes are taught by El Sistema twice a week, organized into two groups by age.

MEDICINE

The Foundation has delivered medicines and supplies to 8,742 people during the last two months: In total, 34 communities, 32 health institutions, and 59 non-profit organizations such as Fundación Belloso, Fundanica, and Cruz Roja del Zulia have benefited.

During this rainy season, we were present in the town of Las Tejerías, Aragua state, with medicines and medical supplies for more than 500 people affected by the floods caused by Hurricane Julia.

HEALTH

This month, 214 students from the Tepichi Talashi and Jesús Redentor Schools received instruction on oral hygiene and health methods to promote oral health.

INFRASTRUCTURE

Restoration of the recreational area, conditioning, and improvement of the classroom spaces in the Tepichi Talashi school serving over 400 children.


Your support has enabled us to provide consistent programs to our children, which already have a long-lasting impact on their lives. We are immensely grateful for your help.

Thank you!

With your help, we can continue to provide a life-changing opportunity for the Wayuu children in la Guajira.

The Wayuu Taya Foundation has been busy and productive during the first half of 2022 in Venezuela. We started in January with our Water for All program, which is a free water plan for our  communities in Venezuela utilizing a well from our Apuna farm. We use this water resource to deliver clean water using our very first water transportation vehicle acquired thanks to a generous donor. For every water truck we sale at $35, we then  give free water to schools, health centers, and nursing homes experiencing extreme poverty. So far we have distributed free water to 10 schools, 5 healthcare centers and 2 institutions serving over 4,000 people in Mara Municipality.

Thanks to our alliances, our food program has reached over 21,000 people this first half of the year. We have provided more than 185,000 pounds of fresh nutrient rich vegetables, fruit and grains reaching 17 communities, 53 schools, 24 institutions and NGOs. That's 309,000 meals served this year.

A pilot of the Biointensive cultivation of the Agroecology program has been started in Apüna Farm, short cycle crops including corn, lentils, pumpkin and yuca crops, were harvested in April for the first time.Our newly created Biointensive Cultivation of Agroecology program at Apuna and Mirabello farms will provide sustainability for the foreseeable future. As part of this program, we are also improving 19 Acres of cultivation with short cycle crops.

The first half of 2022, our humanitarian aid program continues, working in collaboration with friends and partners to help improve access to health and education for the most vulnerable indigenous community, providing medicine and supplies to over 38,000 people. We have held 7 educational and health training workshops for our educators.

 The Wayuu Taya Foundation grows more and more each day. Our uninterrupted work for over 20 years has become an important and vital blueprint for humanitarian work.

Thanks to your contribution, our allies, and a team of passionate individuals focused on helping those in need, we will continue to bring hope for a bright promising future to everyone in need.

The Wayuu Taya Team