The Marina and Resort Marina de Denia One more year hosts the celebration of the Turkana Regatta, organized by Náutica Corcho and Aproache Yachting. The XXIII edition of this solidarity test It is celebrated on October 16 and 17. «For Marina de Dénia it means a lot to be able to support this type of event in which our passion for the sea and the social responsibility that we have as a company are perfectly combined. The company and humanism must go hand in hand and this is one way of doing it ”, says Gabriel Martínez, director of Marina de Dénia.
22 boats and 200 people participate in the event. The purpose of this initiative is manage to raise funds for the surgical project in the town of Turkana, in Kenya. In February 2020, the last edition of the regatta, 90.000 euros were raised and 32 doctors were able to see 1.200 patients and perform more than 500 treatments and 300 operations. “Doctors do an extraordinary job and we are giving a lot of support to the population. Our thanks to Marina Dénia for giving us all the facilities to carry out this event ", comments Kiko Varela, manager of Náutica Corcho.
Turkana
Turkana is located in northern Kenya, near the border with Ethiopia and southern Sudan. It has an area of 77.000 km2 and a population of 1.200.000 inhabitants. The Turkana are a tribe of semi-nomadic shepherds who live according to their ancestral customs.
The lack of water, the shortage of food, the geographic isolation and the climate with temperatures around 40-45 degrees all year round make Turkana a very poor area, with a high rate of infectious diseases (malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, etc. ). As a consequence of all this, the life expectancy of its inhabitants is shortened (which barely reaches 55 years) and cases of maternal and infant mortality skyrocket.
The health group is made up of general surgeons, anesthetists, gynecologists, maxillofacial surgeons, endocrines and traumatologists. In addition, they are accompanied by several people who are responsible for the logistics of the project, including Joaquín Vázquez.
I know that region of the world and the truth is a great party for the benefit of those abandoned people!
Congratulations to all who have participated in organizing and participating in the regatta.