How to connect isolated seniors after a devastating earthquake?

After the earthquake that shook Chile in 2010, the village of Vichuquén was devastated. Older people lost everything and were completely disconnected. We design and deliver hundreds of postcards and they send them to their relatives around the world and reestablished their lost links in a way that was simple and familiar to them. This was particularly novel in the context of Chile where the mailing system is under utilized.

Developed with Catalina Abascal and Gabriel Fuentes

Hundreds of postcards written by the old people of Vichuquén

For the project we designed the Vichuquén Font