La Vida endeavours to directly grant funding to specific projects that relieve sickness and/or improve education in any Latin American country.
La Vida has supported projects in the following countries
Argentina
Todos Juntos: Sonrisa – Providing disadvantaged children with a reason to smile
Bolivia
Fundesoc- Environmental Education Task Force raising awareness of the importance of environmental issues and improve waste management within schools
Helping hands – helping young people to finish their studies.
Cerniquem – free treatment for children from low income families who have suffered burns in the family home.
Brazil
Ponseti Project La Vida’s first project. We trained 556 orthopaedic surgeons throughout Brazil, who helped 5000 children just in 2008 using the Ponseti technique to treat clubfoot.
Nosso Instituto promotes education about sexuality and new models of women’s health based on science, gives access to long duration contraception methods, train health professionals, and build support networks.
Cuca Legal giving disadvantaged children and teenagers and their families a new perspective on life.
Viva a Vida citizenship and drug prevention workshops for young people
Ação Forte improving the lives of teenagers and their families through an youth education programme
Combu – windows for the school classrooms to keep out the mosquitos.
SIAO Orphanage – a plantation project to provide a regular income for the orphanage.
Colombia
Corpolatin – Children of the Andes – Colombia’s most-used chidren’s helpline.
Poder Joven -preventative program that helps at risk children to find a better alternative to the street
Antorchas de Vida – a computer room and first aid room at a centre for street kids.
Costa Rica
Corcovado Foundation –Creating the environmental leaders of the millennium: environmental education programme
Ecuador
Yanapuma Foundation – giving PCs to a community
Guatemala
Ecological Stoves – Building Ecological Stoves for families living in rural Guatemala
The Spina Bifida Prevention Project – a campaign to promote the consumption of folic acid which prevents Spina Bifida
Escuela Republica de Francia Project Children now have a safe environment to learn and play in and have the proper equipment to develop their extra-curricular skills
Breastfeeding Support project – support and teach new mothers how to breastfeed using the Kangaroo program.
Mexico
Pasitos de Luz –Providing 10 litres of powdered milk a day for 40 disabled children
Water Houses – The school water houses give children access to clean drinking water every day and they can also fill bottles to take home to their families.
Amistad – Providing clean drinking water and healthy meals to primary school children.
The Clínica de Beneficencia Project the hospital offers medical services to those with no other access to medical care in its vicinity
Peru
Villa Maria – a school which is a beacon of hope in its community, offering disadvantaged children an education and the chance of a better life.
Amantani – The Graduate Programme will help girls in the Boarding Houses to graduate from school and to transition into their new lives.
Current and past projects
Please contact us if you are interested in supporting a specific project