Welcome to the first edition of the Nukanti Foundation Newsletter. This is what we have for you in this edition:
1. NukanTrip. Stop being a tourist, become a traveller while improving children's lives
2. Building a football field for children in Colombia
3. Join us on Facebook!
4. Presented first cut of the documentary.
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 1. NukanTrip.
Stop being a tourist, become a traveller while improving children's lives
NukanTrip is a non-profit program that promotes responsible tourism and cultural exchange with local communities of each region where the travel takes place, as well as a direct contribution to a social project for children in that country.
This year, the trip will take place on the Caribbean coast of Colombia and Panama for 2 weeks during the months of July and August. Travelers will be able to trek in the most beautiful tropical places, enjoy the Caribbean beaches, experience life with the indigenous community of the Kunas (they have only been open to tourism for 2 years) on some of their 350 islands, see newborn turtles on their first trip to the sea and discover the Medellin Flower Festival and its famous Silleteros parade!
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 2. Building a football field for children in Colombia
Our proposal for building a football field for children in very low income areas close to Quinchia (coffee area of Colombia) has been approved and the construction will start very soon!
292 families, averaging 5 children each, will benefit from this program. The majority of the population of this area have been displaced from their homes by armed groups. They suffer from severe poverty due to the difficulty of the terrain to allow for any agricultural activity. Inhabitants of that region generally survive from the income generated from coffee and sugar cane crops. Most families are quite numerous and suffer from a lack of financial resources. As a result, many children suffer from malnutrition, do have access to academic education, receive very little attention from their families and/or are often victims of abuse.
We believe in the use of sports and arts as therapy for children who have experienced extreme violence such as former child soldiers or displaced children, and as an alternative to arms, drugs, and prostitution.
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 3. Join us on Facebook!
We have a new Page on Facebook and we would like to invite everyone to become a fan and be up to date with our events, news and projects!
With over 400 million users, Facebook is not only the most popular social network but also an excellent tool to be close to all our friends and followers. We want to use the potential of this platform to share thoughts, ideas, experiences, photos and much more with all of you.
Start visiting our new page and become a fan, and invite all your friends too! The more we are, the more we can do!
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 4. Presented first cut of the documentary.
The premiere of the first cut of the documentary film we have been working on for so long I Don't Know Why They Call Us Children was shown at the Children's Rights and War event in London on April 14th, 2010!
The public was very receptive and captivated by the children's accounts of their experiences living in the midst of an armed conflict in Colombia and their voices be heard! The film created great discussions on the situation of children affected in various ways beyond child soldiering and listening directly to what the children had to say, rather than generating a discourse on their behalf.
We hope to bring visibility to the lives of war-affected children in Colombia who generally go unperceived and put them on the agendas of every organization and public policies to ensure their protection, participation and provision rights in accordance to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
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Why don´t you make something different with your holidays this year? Have an exciting trip trekking the Saharan dunes on a camel's back, while helping to improve women and children's lives.