Events Team

15 February 2012: We are delighted to announce that Megan Parkinson is the new Head of our Fundraising and Events Committee. Read more >>

Projects Team

12 February 2012: LATA Foundation Profile: Lucy Clark, Head of Projects  Read more >>

Donate by TEXT

09 February 2012: You can now donate to the LATA Foundation by sending a text message. This service works with all UK mobile phone providers. Read more >>

Fundraising News

08 February 2012: Burns Night, Leicester University and other fundraising news. Read more >>

Reforestation in Peru

28 January 2012: The LATA Foundation planted 8,000 trees in the Cancha Cancha region of the Sacred Valley of the Incas on 19 January. This is part of the reforestation project run by ECOAN (Asociacion Ecosistemas Andinos) to plant a million trees by 2020. Read more >>

University News

20 January 2012: Leicester University - The Latin America Society are holding a "Break That Piñata!" fundraising event on 2nd Feb in aid of the LATA Foundation. Read more >>

Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon

05 January 2012: Film-maker Louise Martindale will be running the Tunbridge Wells half marathon on 26 February to raise funds for the LATA Foundation. Read more >>

Water Pipes for Nicaragua

12 December 2011: The LATA Foundation is providing a mile of water pipes and is appealing for support to fund two more miles of pipes. Read more >>

Guatemala Appeal

03 December 2011: As Green as it Gets have asked for £2150 for product development and further equipment. Our trustees are sending £750 immediately and are inviting additional contributions amounting to £1400 to support the project. Read more >>

Mexico Sewing School

03 December 2011: The sewing school is proving very popular and is dramatically improving people's lives. Please read Maria del Carmen's story here. Read more >>

Newsletters/Noticias

02 December 2011: Our December/January newsletter is now available. We are grateful to Clara Rivas for her help in producing the version in Spanish. Read more >>

Adopt a Turtle this Christmas

01 December 2011: Adopting a turtle coud make an ideal present for someone this Christmas. Read more >>

World Travel Market

09 November 2011: LATA Foundation founder receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Latin America Travel Association at World Travel Market. Read more >>

LATA Foundation Postcards

08 November 2011: The LATA Foundation has launched a series of information postcards about our projects.   Read more >>

Kathryn Cooper's Handcrafted Jewellery

25 October 2011: Everyone in the travel business dealing with Latin America knows Kathryn but you might not know that she makes very fine jewellery. Read more >>

From Peru to the PooFest

24 October 2011: Threads of Peru: From the Andes to a music festival in a field in Kent. Read more >>

Natural Cosmetics in Guatemala

24 October 2011: Claire Betts reports on one of the first projects we supported. Read more >>

PooFest 2011

22 October 2011: PooFest raises over £4,000 for LATA Foundation water projects. Read more >>

New Projects

22 October 2011: The LATA Foundation is actively looking for new projects to support. Read more >>

Mexico Projects

04 October 2011: An evening with Philippa Vernon-Powell of New Life Mexico - 3 Oct. Read more >>

Latin America Travel Association - Mexico Evening

22 September 2011: LATA Event - sponsored by the Mexico Tourism Board Read more >>

Argentina Raffle Draw

06 September 2011: The LATA Foundation has raised over £2,000 for the Sonrisa dental clinics in Buenos Aires, run by Todos Juntos. Read more >>

Nicaragua Water Project

02 September 2011: Providing a water pump to supply clean drinking water to over 1,000 people. Read more >>

Galapagos Laptop and Projector appeal

25 August 2011: We recently appealed for a laptop, projector and educational materials to support the New Era Galapagos Foundation. Read more >>

Alalay children's home: Cristina's story

25 June 2011: Last year the LATA Foundation funded all the equipment for a medical centre at the Alalay children's home, near Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Cristina had her 13th birthday on 24 September. This is her story: Read more >>