Encounter with the Ecuadorian Art

March 27, 2008

Members of the Consulate General community with Gabriel Buenaño and the owners of the art gallery

During a recent visit to a local art gallery, employees of the U.S. Consulate and their family members met Gabriel Buenaño, an Ecuadorian artist who works in plastic.  Mr. Buenaño gave a brief talk on the history of Ecuadorian art and showed the invitees some of his work, in addition to pieces by other notable Ecuadorian artists.

Consulate in the Community

Food Drive for the Mujeres de Lucha Women’s Group

December 21, 2007

Employees of the Consulate General delivering the food

The U.S. Consulate delivered more than 1,100 lbs. of food to the Mujeres de Lucha cooking project to help the women’s group meet the needs of their community during the Christmas season.  Located in a predominantly Afro-Ecuadorian neighborhood in Guayaquil, Mujeres de Lucha was created to provide inexpensive, nutritious lunches to approximately 180 local children, disabled persons and elderly community members of the Cristo de Consuelo neighborhood per day.  The project’s efforts supplement the daily meals that the children get at home, improving health and nutrition and offering indirect economic assistance to low-income families.
The donation was the result of a food drive organized by the Consulate staff.  Consulate employees responded energetically, engaging in a friendly competition to see which office could contribute the most, bringing everything from crates of bananas to sacks of rice.
An American Peace Corps Volunteer has also been working with the Mujeres de Lucha project for the past four months, offering much needed training and organizational support.