TIJE Solidario: the tourism sector transformed music into concrete help

On Thursday, November 27, a new edition of the TIJE Solidario Festival was held to benefit the SÍ Foundation with more than 1,500 attendees. The initiative that began in 2002 in the context of economic contingency evolved and today is integrated into the structure of TIJE Travel Tech Group as an institutionalized aid program.

This cause brings together the entire tourism industry and the community year after year to transform music into solidarity.

The event featured a lineup of impressive artists who gave shows that made your skin crawl. Florencia Otero and Germán Tripel, Rada, Virginia Da Cunha as DJ and a spectacular closing by Ciro and Los Personas with the special participation of Luli Bass from Los Piojos were the perfect stimulus for this selfless action to transcend and spread the spirit of solidarity and collaboration.

A solidarity action that grows and materializes in concrete help

«In cash, 126 million pesos were raised. To give you an idea, this allows 100 new students to enter the project and be able to support them with lodging, food, tickets and study materials for the entire year. Food and hygiene items worth 132 million were collected, which will be distributed to the residences throughout the country where 278 new students will enter. But that is not all. We want to share with you that the 26 residences that are A new residence is now operational and will open its doors in January in San Justo. Thanks to this new edition of Tije Solidario, the paint for the new residence was obtained, plus the furniture to equip it with desks, libraries, armchairs and tables,” said Manuel Lozano -Director of Fundación SI-.

For his part, Sebastián Falus CEO of TIJE Travel Tech Group expressed «We are proud of the growth of this solidarity action. Thanks to everyone’s contribution we achieved donations of fundamental importance to grow the great work carried out by Fundación SI. I am infinitely grateful to all the companies and all the artists who selflessly came together for a common purpose.»

Likewise, a part of these donations will go to the Father Pablo Foundation and the María Auxiliadora de Ramos Mejía parish, which work to assist those who need it most.

Sponsors and allies

This year, the event was supported by Viajo Bien, an online travel agency that was founded in 1999 and operates mainly in Latin America; Piamonte Viajes, a wholesale tourism organizing company (tour operator) based in Buenos Aires that operates mainly through travel agencies; Aero; an Argentine wholesale tourism operator with more than 50 years of experience that designs and markets packages, air tickets and other tourism services for travel agencies and Sudameria, a company that offers a wide range of tourism and travel services, including a wholesale and consolidator service for travel agencies, corporate travel, and inbound tourism in Argentina. These firms will serve as main sponsors, along with other companies that will join in the coming days. “The commitment of our allies is key for this solidarity action to continue growing,” concluded Falus.