Discovering Latin America

Sponsored by: Gaucho, Dusted

28th August, 2008

Our projects

DLA is a registered charity in the UK. We have helped six Latin American countries so far and hope to continue helping the rest of the countries in Latin America. Our charity committee presents to all DLA members several charities and their social programmes related to health, alleviation of poverty or education. During a voting process one of these programmes is chosen.

All the charity projects have been supported with the proceeds from high profile cultural events aimed at the London audience with British and Latin American media coverage.

Summary of Donations

Over £33,000 sent to Latin America and invested in social programmes and around 5,000 visitors to our events.

Friends of Colombia

Proceeds from the 1st DLA Film Festival. August ‘02

  • 450 visitors
  • £4,500 raised for a children’s hospital, in Apartado, through Friends of Colombia. Used to buy incubators and other hospital equipment.

Action Aid - Xinca and Pipil Communities in Guatemala

Proceeds from Legacies of Latin America. September ‘03.

  • 450 visitors
  • £4,800 raised for the Xinca and Pipil Communities in Guatemala. Donated for housing improvement for over 10 families and an extra room for the school in this settlement.

Friends of Bolivia

Proceeds from the 2nd DLA Film Festival. November ‘03

  • 1,300 visitors
  • £7,600 raised for children with special needs in Tarija, Bolivia, through Friends of Bolivia.

Peace Brigades International in Mexico

Rhythms of Latin America, the 1st Festival of Music and Dance. A 2-day event at the Cervantes Institute. September ‘04

  • 650 visitors
  • £2,500 raised for Peace Brigades International for protection for human rights campaigners in Mexico.

Prema UK’s rural schools and Fundacion Compromiso in Argentina

Proceeds from the 3rd DLA Film Festival. November ‘04

  • 2,000 visitors
  • £7,800 raised for educational programs consisting of improvements to 7 school in El Chaco, Argentina and training for the teachers on these schools.

Project Peru

Proceeds from the 4th DLA Film Festival. November ‘05

  • 2,200 visitors
  • £5,800 raised for the Children’s refuge, providing shelter and Education for children in need in the outskirts of Lima.

TECCWE and CENIT project in Quito, Ecuador

Rhythms of Latin America, the 2nd Festival of Music and Dance. A 2-day event at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.