An extraordinary year is drawing to a close: the coronavirus is still keeping the whole world on tenterhooks. This has not left the children’s project unscathed. In order to help the children and families in the neighborhood, food baskets (support in the Corona crisis) were distributed. When the greatest need was alleviated and the lockdown was loosened somewhat, the question arose of how to help the children so that they would not lose their connection. With a lot of dedication and creativity, the Fundación staff also used this crisis as an opportunity.

Despite the restrictions, Marco Nyffeler was able to travel to Switzerland in the fall and present his project at various events (video of the presentation in german). This gave a unique insight into the Corona situation in Ecuador.

We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year 2021.

The corona crisis is not yet over, we are still all affected by various restrictions. While here in Europe the numbers remain at a low level at the moment, cases are still rising sharply in most South American countries. However, the greatest impact on living conditions is partly due to the measures that have been taken to contain them.

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Due to the pandemic, food for the most needy families in Rancho los Pinos in Quito has been distributed weekly since April. Thus, 200 families received basic food such as rice, pasta, tuna, beans, etc. on a regular basis for four months. The 12 kilogram food baskets were made with ten different products, some of which were laboriously filled into 500 gram bags. In other words, 19’000 kg of food were distributed to these families.

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