The Sanjuan Fund (Fundacíon Sanjuan) supports the efforts of selected charities and educational institutions with respect to their programs that are aimed at assisting Hispanic communities to help themselves. The Sanjuan Fund invites those with an interest in Latin America to join its founders, Ken Brown '74 and Elizabeth Sanjuan, in supporting the valuable work being done both here and abroad on behalf of people in need.
The fund was named in honor of the Sanjuan family, whose members struggled to overcome the many disadvantages of coming to America as poor Cuban immigrants. The Sanjuans never forgot the challenges they faced, nor have they ignored the need to give back to help the thousands of others facing these same challenges today - whether here in the United States or in Latin America.
The Sanjuan Fund is proud to support several programs at the College of Engineering of Cornell University. In cooperation with the College of Engineering, Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW), and others, we have helped the AguaClara Project to begin to build village water treatment systems in the Honduras using sustainable and affordable designs. Through the Amanecer Project, the fund is helping students to build and test solar cooking devices in Nicaragua. The fund has also made a multi-year commitment to fund student work-study scholarships, the Sanjuan-SEED Scholarships, for volunteers working on Cornell ESW projects in Latin America.
The Sanjuan Fund invites you help the Sanjuan Fund support these worthy programs by sending your donations to Cornell University, referencing "Sanjuan Fund programs, and mailing to: AguaClara 220 Hollister Hall, Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853