The community health center will bring a maternity unit, emergency and out-patient services to Tilimuqui, an underserved part of La Rioja, Argentina where the closest medical care was several hours away.
La Riojana Cooperative uses the fair-trade premiums from Riojana Wines and Olive Oil to build primary infrastructure to serve community members in the growing region. To date, these funds have ensured clean running water through a water tower and distribution network, a secondary school where there was none before, and now primary medical services!
The medical center’s external construction is complete and internal walls, electrical, and plumbing are all proceeding quickly. The landscaping that was installed last year is beginning to take shape lining parking and outside gathering spaces.
Now the community will have quick access to health care, improving community wellness and funded through partnerships with cooperatives from all over the globe!
