Turimiquire Foundation — Focusing on Sustainability Since 1977

Please take a moment and consider the work of the Turimiquire Foundation, run by a dear friend, his brother, and a few others in a remote region of Northeastern Venezuela. You’ll travel a long way to find a group that, dollar-for-dollar, makes a bigger impact on our world. When Turimiquire first came to this rural valley in 1977, most young women were illiterate and began giving birth at the age of 14 or 15, bearing a new child every other year or so into their thirties.  After decades of education and family planning, the entire demographic of the region has morphed into something far closer to sustainability.

Last year, Turimiquire’s first high school graduates succeeded in getting into community colleges in the nearby city of Cumaná, and several even made it into the State University. Now more students – especially the young women – want to attend one of the local community colleges where inscription is fairly open and low-cost…..

But there is little financial assistance available for even their modest needs. Turimiquire wants to support them in this brave new venture as well. Please reconsider adding this fine organization to your holiday gift list; I’m proud to have them on mine.