As of Wednesday, the Chile Society was officially reconstituted, as a means to integrate and promote the Chilean culture and traditions, but especially to channel relief efforts after the 8.8 Richter scale earthquake and tsunami that hit the mid-southern region of the country.
The group is working on several initiatives to benefit both the victims and the reconstruction of towns and cities around Chile, after the February 27th earthquake. This natural disaster has affected nearly 2 million people, resulted in more than 1,000 deaths and left 500,000 homeless.
The earthquake impacted an area of about 1.000 kilometres, in a region well-known for its wineries, beautiful landscapes, important universities, and key ports. However, as happens in most catastrophes, the most deeply affected are the poorer and unprivileged, which in many cases lived in fragile houses, remote and ill-connected communities, and rural areas. That is where the relief effort intends to focus.
The Chile Society had been established several years before in order to gather both Chilean students and those interested in the country, supporting events such as the lecture by former President Michelle Bachelet in 2008 and hosting a successful wine tasting last year.
Currently, overwhelmed by the impact of the earthquake, the Society will work, both in the short and long term, to organise several fundraising campaigns, including a wine tasting event at the beginning of Summer Term, and other initiatives where it expects the support from LSE students and alumni, as well as other institutions.
In the meantime, as of the end of Lent Term, several Chilean students have joined students from all over the UK in order to raise money for the British Red Cross. Don’t be surprised if you see LSE students outside Public Lectures. They are helping us reconstruct the country!
If you want to help in these efforts in any way or join the Chile Society, please email the society President, Esteban Szmulewicz (MSc Comparative Politics), at E.Szmulewicz@lse.ac.uk or the Secretary, Roberto Pérez (MSc NGOs and Development), at r.i.perez@lse.ac.uk
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As of Wednesday, the Chile Society was officially reconstituted, as a means to integrate and promote the Chilean culture and traditions, but especially to channel relief efforts after the 8.8 Richter scale earthquake and tsunami that hit the mid-southern region of the country.
The group is working on several initiatives to benefit both the victims and the reconstruction of towns and cities around Chile, after the February 27th earthquake. This natural disaster has affected nearly 2 million people, resulted in more than 1,000 deaths and left 500,000 homeless.
The earthquake impacted an area of about 1.000 kilometres, in a region well-known for its wineries, beautiful landscapes, important universities, and key ports. However, as happens in most catastrophes, the most deeply affected are the poorer and unprivileged, which in many cases lived in fragile houses, remote and ill-connected communities, and rural areas. That is where the relief effort intends to focus.
The Chile Society had been established several years before in order to gather both Chilean students and those interested in the country, supporting events such as the lecture by former President Michelle Bachelet in 2008 and hosting a successful wine tasting last year.
Currently, overwhelmed by the impact of the earthquake, the Society will work, both in the short and long term, to organise several fundraising campaigns, including a wine tasting event at the beginning of Summer Term, and other initiatives where it expects the support from LSE students and alumni, as well as other institutions.
In the meantime, as of the end of Lent Term, several Chilean students have joined students from all over the UK in order to raise money for the British Red Cross. Don’t be surprised if you see LSE students outside Public Lectures. They are helping us reconstruct the country!
If you want to help in these efforts in any way or join the Chile Society, please email the society President, Esteban Szmulewicz (MSc Comparative Politics), at E.Szmulewicz@lse.ac.uk or the Secretary, Roberto Pérez (MSc NGOs and Development), at r.i.perez@lse.ac.uk
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