Fundación Espiga

Fundación Espiga is a non-governmental organisation based in CABA, Argentina working on poverty & hunger, children & youth, education +2 more.

Fundación Espiga, also known through its ChacoExiste campaign and the Yeah! brand, is an Argentine non-profit foundation working to support children and families of the Wichí community in the Impenetrable Chaqueño, in the north of Chaco province, which it describes as among the poorest areas of Argentina. Founded in response to photos and requests from the region, its work began in July 2017 with a small snack programme for 32 children. It now runs community dining halls and snack programmes (merenderos) in El Sauzalito, Tres Pozos, El Vizcacheral and Los Lotes, serving several hundred children and adults daily. It organises periodic convoys of donated food, clothing, building materials, tools and other goods from Buenos Aires to the area, typically up to five times a year. Its main funding model is a child and dining-hall sponsorship programme, supported by private individuals and companies. The foundation states that it receives no public or government subsidies. Volunteers work in the area with social workers and nurses to support families. The foundation holds a current tax-exemption certificate, which allows donors to deduct donations from income tax under Argentine law.