{"id":604,"date":"2016-01-29T16:27:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T16:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalissuesnetwork.org\/medellin2016\/?page_id=604"},"modified":"2016-02-03T15:32:13","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T15:32:13","slug":"gonzalo-jimenez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalissuesnetwork.org\/medellin2016\/gonzalo-jimenez\/","title":{"rendered":"Gonzalo Jimenez"},"content":{"rendered":"

GONZALO JIM\"IMG_0006<\/a>ENEZ<\/h1>\n

Gonzalo (on the right) was born in Puerto Rico Caquet\u00e1, Colombia. His family lived in remote places among the indigenous people. Since birth, he has\u00a0faced obstacles that come with living in developing conditions, and in areas of guerrilla conflict. Although he lives near one of the largest rivers in the world, and it rains throughout the year, having access to clean drinking water is still a challenge for everyone in the region.<\/p>\n

Despite these challenges, Gonzalo studied in the United States on scholarship for the\u00a0nine years. Gonzalo studied Aviation, Languages and Linguistics, and received his Masters in Cinema and Video Production in the United States. During his studies he\u00a0would spend his summers in the Amazon drilling wells with his team, Agua & Vida. After he completed his studies, he moved back to Colombia and by 2013 formed a partnership with Wine To Water.\u00a0There are currently about 400 broken wells in his particular region of the Amazon. Gonzalo shares that \u201cin 2016, I would like to focus on repairing wells. My goal is to rehabilitate all the broken wells here in the Amazon and bring them back to life.\u201d Giving clean water is like giving people life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gonzalo and his wife, Carmen, currently reside along the Amazon River, where Colombia, Brazil and Peru meet. The obstacles Gonzalo faced while growing up are still present today. It is hot and humid, water is not always easily accessible, rainwater runs out, and resources are scarce. However, Gonzalo\u2019s passion is greater than all of these things. Gonzalo says, \u201cI am passionate about seeing everyone in the Amazon region have access to water in their house, not just access in their community, because that\u2019s what really makes the greatest change in someone\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GONZALO JIMENEZ Gonzalo (on the right) was born in Puerto Rico Caquet\u00e1, Colombia. His family lived in remote places among the indigenous people. Since birth, he has\u00a0faced obstacles that come with living in developing conditions, and in areas of guerrilla conflict. Although he lives near one of the largest rivers \u2026<\/p>\n

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