🎉 Warmi VIVAmente is officially underway! 💜✨

Last week, the Warmi VIVAmente project kicked off its activities at the University of Cuenca with the participating students. This beautiful initiative aims to support the well-being of female students from out of town who live alone 🏡👩‍🎓 by offering gastronomic and tourism experiences full of flavor, connection, and community 🌄🍲💬.

During the event, the PREIT-tour team presented the core of the project 💡: to create networks of support and well-being for students living away from home by connecting them with meaningful and unique experiences in Cuenca 🌆.

We were also joined by a very special ally: the FAVIFE Foundation, which works with families of women who were victims of femicide 💐. They shared their role in the project and reminded us that this network of care is also built through solidarity and remembrance 💪🏽💜.

Then came one of the most heartwarming moments: the participating students began getting to know one another 🤝💬. Thanks to an activity led by students from the Faculty of Psychology, everyone realized how much they had in common — they live nearby, want to explore parts of Cuenca they haven’t seen yet, and crave spaces where they can feel supported 🗺️☕.

The event ended with fun games and activities that made us laugh, reflect, and feel more connected 💞. Students, faculty, and foundation members shared a moment full of warmth, positive energy, and a strong desire to keep growing together 💫.

While the Warmi VIVAmente project activities were underway, students from the Gastronomy program prepared a healthy snack, showing that eating well doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated 🍓🍯🥣.

Using accessible ingredients like fresh fruit, granola, honey, and other natural products, they demonstrated how cooking can also be a powerful tool for self-care and well-being. This action not only nourished the body, but also reinforced the project’s message: taking care of ourselves starts with the choices we make every day 💜🥄.

📌 This is just the beginning! Warmi VIVAmente is more than a project — it’s a community that grows with every smile, every story, and every step we take together. 👣💜

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Photo credits: Josué Orozco