Today, in celebration of Women’s History Month, we would like to highlight a story of the resilience and dedication of Sylvia Lopez Jusayu. In a remote village of La Guajira, Colombia, Sylvia is the devoted leader of the Amuyuwoü community who works to provide basic needs and a thriving future for the Amyuwou children through education, health, and resources. In the past decade, Sylvia has helped secure a water tower, basic showers and toilets, a wifi tower, and a two-room school where she herself is a teacher.
While these were some incredible hurdles to overcome, these resources were mostly unusable without power. Sylvia continued to seek support and was eventually connected with GivePower–an organization that provides water and power to scarce regions. It was our greatest pleasure to join GivePower on this Trek to provide Sylvia and her community with power.
Please enjoy this special interview between Juan Arias (Givepower Film Crew Member) and Sylvia Lopez Jusayu during our Trek to Colombia.
Interviewer (Juan): Can you tell me your name and your role in the community?
Sylvia: Good afternoon, my name is Sylvia Lopez Jusayu, I’m the leader of this community, Amuyuwou.
Juan: Can you tell me more about the community? Where are we? What it’s like to live here in Amuyuwou.
Sylvia: Well, Amuyuwou belongs to the municipality of Manaure. We are in Media Guajira. There are 55 families here. We are closer to Uribia than Manaure, between the 55 and 57-kilometer markers of the road. Here in
This Article was originally published on One Hope Wine
