Empowering Communities in Latin America

Sombrilla partners with communities in Latin America to empower them to assert their democratic, economic, cultural, and social rights. We strive to improve quality of life by addressing needs such as food security, clean water, health care and education so that communities may become self-sustaining.

In Canada, Sombrilla implements a public engagement strategy with two main objectives: the first focuses on presenting the Canadian public with the issues resonating from Latin America and the Global South, in an effort to develop basic awareness. Secondly, the strategy attempts to move from this basic awareness to the involvement of groups and individuals in organized action in support of communities in Latin America.

Latest News

Scona Initiative is here!

Every year, Strathcona High School organizes a school-wide fundraising campaign for an Edmonton Not-for-profit organization that focuses on community development work either locally or internationally.  They call it the Scona Initiative.   This year, the Scona student body selected Sombrilla’s Honduras CAL program as their organization and program of choice! 

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. CAL Project receives our Seacan!

ACH board and staff outside the container that will house the new vocational training program

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