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FUEGO VOLCANO ERUPTION DISASTER RESPONSE

SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROJECT IN GUATEMALA

  • Project Budget: € 42,000

  • Beneficiaries: 16 or 3 families

  • Partners: 5

After the general fundraising action for EFICO customers to make this happen, donations ensure three safe homes and three plots of land for three families. A special thank you to Nespresso, Whittard/Lincoln & York, Viva Sara & Blanche Dael!
Thanks to this project, the restoration of stability and tranquility anew becomes a fact for the affected families. For link to the film, click here.   

PURPOSE

  • The target population of the project are the families whose homes were destroyed in the Fuego Volcano disaster or were deemed no longer inhabitable due to risk of future eruptions;
  • Many of the families lost spouses, parents, or other relatives in the event. The families are low-income, and in most cases, they lost all of their belongings and their employment as a result of the disaster, further straining their economic situation;
  • The final beneficiaries of the project will be the youth of the community, who will have a safe place to grow up, allowing them to work towards their goals and continue to improve the quality of life for future generations.

This project was possible thanks to the support of Habitat for Humanity Guatemala, Nespresso, Whittard/Lincoln & York, Viva Sara, Maison Blanche Dael and EFICO Central America/EFICO Foundation and ran from June 2018 to May 2019.

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