Barcelona is supportive and has shown it once again. Barcelona society gathered on Wednesday night at the Real Club de Polo to support the cause of Amsudan, the organization that raises funds through charity dinners to improve the lives of the inhabitants of South Sudan, one of the countries poorest in the world. Almost 300 people were present at this solidarity event, the proceeds of which will go towards the construction of schools and wells in the most needy villages in South Sudan, as well as the purchase of educational material, the training of teachers or the creation of scholarships for the children of the country.
The event had the support of Marisa Falcó, Countess of Godó, and the presence of Carlos Godó, CEO of the Godó Group, and Maite de Obes. Likewise, the ophthalmologist Elena Barraquer, the designer Joaquín Pérez Valette, the deputy director of La Vanguardia Álex Rodríguez, the director of Mundo Deportivo, Santi Nolla, or the consul of Israel, also joined the solidarity cause. José Antonio Sánchez Molina. The event was also attended by Genara de Sert and Max Vives Fierro; Marcos Portabella and Lucía Álvarez de Toledo, Casilda Güell, María Reina, Carlota Andreu, Christian Albors or Micaela Milá. As is traditional, Francisco Gaudier organized one of the tables under the baton of the Cercle del Liceu.
In addition, the meeting benefited from the generosity of the Torres winemakers, who presented the attendees with a Viña Sol white wine for the aperitif, and Rosa Tomás, from Circa, who donated some valuable earrings for the auction after dinner There were also donations for the traditional raffle at Suárez jewelry, in Linea Diagonal, Xavier Pujol’s fashion store, in Santa
It has no minimum services, no electricity, no running water, no industry or infrastructure. Its inhabitants are dedicated to livestock and agriculture, but the majority of the population goes hungry. Already two decades ago, the real estate developer Juan de Orbaneja learned about the reality of the place guided by Father José Javier Parladé, a Comboni missionary, who for years has tried to alleviate the situation of extreme need suffered by the South Sudanese since the his mission in the city of Yirol.
De Orbaneja thought he could give him a hand and pushed Amsudan. He organized the first charity dinners in Marbella, where he lives, and since they worked he decided to export the idea to other cities in Spain. Mercedes Arnús has been Amsudan’s representative in Barcelona for 17 years. Now she is the honorary president, because this year one of her nieces, María Güell, has taken over, who has been in charge of organizing this traditional charity dinner at the Polo Club of the Catalan capital. The premiere of Güell at the head of Amsudan Barcelona ended with a full house on the terrace of the Polo restaurant.
