COLOMBIA – School in the community of La Lucha
Year and location
2009. Rioacha, Colombia
ATSF Commission
Juan Carlos Merino Villanueva, Sara Revuelta Gavito
Counterpart
Fundación Esperanza de Salvación
Other collaborating entities: Asociación Alianza Solidaria (Barcelona), Funeducar (Colombia), DobleLinea Arquitectos (Colombia)
Description
The Barrio La Lucha of the city of Riohacha is classified as to be in extreme poverty, so services are minimal and the rate of malnutrition and illiteracy is high. Our role is to technically support the previous phases of the construction.
Objectives
Obtain the necessary resources to carry out the construction of the new school.
Beneficiaries
100 people approximately
Context
The city of Riohacha is located on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The project is located in the Barrio La Lucha of the Comuna Dividi of this city. Around 1000 families live in poverty and the only state school in the neighbourhood is stretched a little thin.