Relief, Resettlement, Development
Brodie Hopkins, a photographer and reporter from Australia, spent a week with us last October and made a documentary about our organization and projects. In this article, he chose to tell the story of Maria and Reiner, Venezuelan restaurant owners in Pamplona with whom OTGI has been working for a long time. Since last April, we also started a language …
A former voluneer, Elodie, has written an article on the relationship between Colombia and Venezuela, and what causes Colombia to welcome Venezuelan migrants with “open arms”.
Our long-term volunteer, Simone, has written a piece on her experience of volunteering with OTGI. Simone has been volunteering with us for 2 months and has been an invaluable component of our team!
In June of 2022 OTGI started participating in a local project with children in collaboration with the Dharma Foundation. It is located in Christo Rey, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Pamplona, in which a lot of Venezuelan immigrants live. The Dharma Foundation was set up by Liliana, a Colombian woman with a big heart who was previously the owner …