We would like to invite everyone to our annual

International Dinner

for an evening of delicious food, endless entertainment,
and a live and silent auction
to fundraise for projects in partnership with
communities in Latin America.

Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre
(8426 Gateway Boulevard Northwest) with doors opening at 6:00 p.m.

For full details, visit the event page.

For more information about Sombrilla and the work we do, please contact us at: connect@sombrilla.ca

Funded Project

One of the goals of the International Dinner is to raise funds for our new project in Honduras. The goal of the project is to address the root causes of migration. It will focus on developing business skills for unemployed youth to start their own business. The project will also include upgrading and training for young professionals who are looking for employment but haven’t been able to find a job.

25 Hondurans start their journey to the US every hour. Only 10% of them will arrive. About 81% of all Honduran households have one or more members who went abroad in the last 10 years. That has resulted in around 1.2 million Honduran immigrants in the US (equivalent to 14% of the total population of Honduras). The majority of those who decide to leave are young people under 30. Most of them already have a family, thus leaving women and children behind.