The LATA Foundation

Registered charity number 1123580

On JustGiving since Oct 2008

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Monthly donation

203 donations of £10 buys 1 mile of water pipes for our Nicaragua project

enables us to plant 25 trees in Peru

£20 provides 30 dental treatments for disadvantaged children in Argentina

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helps to provide training for vulnerable adolescents in Colombia

provides support for 120 street children in Bolivia

Adopt a Turtle in Venezuela

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Why your donation matters

The LATA Foundation supports the Sonrisa dental clinics in Buenos Aires which provided over 30,000 free treatments to more than 5,000 disadvantaged children in 2011.

In February 15 year old Marco arrived at Sonrisa with his 14 year old sister Paola. Both suffered from serious, painful tooth decay. It was the first time that either had visited a dentist. Marco and Paola each returned 15 times and have undergone hours and hours of dental restoration work. Neither missed a single appointment.

Paola now wants to be a dentist when she grows up because “seeing what we did for her makes her want to learn and do it for others”.

£20 will pay for 30 treatments giving 5 children six appointments each.

Donate now - for something to smile about.

Case study: donations in action

Natural Cosmetics in Guatemala: Maria Benita’s Lip Balm The LATA Foundation has provided start-up equipment to produce a range of natural products, including soaps, shampoos, face and hand creams. Equipment included a 20 ton oil press, vacuum distillers & mixers.

Maria Benita makes a lip balm using beeswax and macadamia oil. The production process is supporting the Gonzalez family in beekeeping, a number of farmers in the production of macadamia nuts and the Pinzon family in processing the nuts to extract macadamia oil using equipment provided by the LATA Foundation. Our support is helping to provide employment and create new products for which there is already a market.

Maria has sold over 3500 units to date. She is now funding her own way through college (English and Sustainable Development). She has also been able to install a proper shower and lavatory with running water in the family home.

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