8-th Annual Wayuu Taya Foundation Gala

The Wayuu Taya Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 to help improve the lives of Latin-American indigenous communities while maintaining and respecting their traditions, culture and beliefs. Since its creation, Wayuu Taya has concentrated its efforts in assisting the Wayuu, an indigenous group of over 450,000 people, located in the Guajira Peninsula of Northern Colombia and Northwest Venezuela. Following the tragic earthquake that ravaged Port Au Prince, the Wayuu Taya Foundation has responded with the creation of the Help Haiti Hope initiative to assist with on going relief efforts. The Foundation recently expanded its work to the Amazon, supporting healthcare and educational initiatives to benefit such major indigenous groups as the Jivi, Yanomami and Piaroa