by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Jul 24, 2021 By John Keeble GRACE, the Cuenca foundation set up to help mostly Venezuelan and Colombian refugees, is seeing a steady flow of children and adults seeking medical and dental help as the city’s hospitals grapple with Covid disruption. Children under 12...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Writed by Bartley D’AlfonsoPhotos: Courtesy of Bartley D’Alfonso Perhaps it was Helen Keller who said it best: “The true test of a character, is to face harsh conditions, with the determination to make them better.” There are many of us retired expats who can weather...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Nov 26, 2020 By Robert Bradley Christmas decorations are being strung over Calle Simon Bolivar. Storefront windows are all aglow, many with tiny twinkling lights. The chill of the evening is pushed aside by gas heaters, standing like fiery sentries and first editions...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Nov 4, 2020 By Karla Sánchez Arismendi For the past two years, Joel Munn, a retired ski instructor from Breckenridge, Colorado, has been working non-stop to make a difference in the lives of the poor people on the streets of Cuenca and surrounding communities. He is...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Apr 23, 2020 By John Keeble Emergency supplies of food are being taken around to many of Cuenca’s thousands of Venezuelan refugees as lockdown rules bite harder every day on those who have lost every means to earn money and buy food. They are part of the wider efforts...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Por BLL -17 mayo, 2020 En esta época de Coronavirus hay mucha necesidad, sobre todo de migrantes que han llegado al país y Cuenca en particular, y no tienen recursos para vivir. Por ello han surgido varias iniciativas de ayuda de grupos solidarios, como la...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Aug 24, 2019 Text and photos by John Keeble A volunteer medical center for refugees has opened next to the San Francisco Plaza to help people without the money or knowledge to meet their health needs. Grace, an acronym for Give Refugees A Chance, is treating and...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Sep 13, 2019 By John Keeble Daniel Avila arrived in Cuenca on 9 December 2016, after fleeing the devastation of Venezuela. He left behind land so ensnared in the fetid folds of corroding infrastructure and wanton corruption that the very culture of this once proud...
by smikey23 | Aug 6, 2021 | Crisis & Issues
Sep 13, 2019 By John Keeble An event to bring together Venezuelan, Ecuadorian and American cultures are scheduled in Sayausi on September 21 and 22. A number of local organizations have joined forces to offer music, dance, food – and the chance for people from...
