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Purpose & Activities
The Society is the leading forum in the United Kingdom for informed discussion on Venezuelan issues, particularly those relating to British investment and trade in this oil and mineral rich country.
Dialogue between businesses, individuals and official bodies of the two countries is a regular occurrence at corporate events and receptions organised by the Society on its own, or in conjunction with corporate members, the Venezuelan Embassy, UKTI, and other organisations.
The Society also comprises approximately 80 individual members, largely Venezuelan and British, many of whom maintain business links with Venezuela or have had personal associations with the country, often over many years. The individual members actively support both the business, cultural and charitable activities of the Society which include an Annual Independence Day Dinner at which members and guests celebrate Venezuela’s National Day, a Simon Bolivar Lecture, concerts featuring Venezuelan and Latin American musicians and a Christmas Reception.
In pursuit of its charitable aims, the Society has recently raised monies at a variety of events to support the Escuela Basica Jenaro Aguirre, Barrio 24 de Marzo, Petare, Caracas (primary school) and Veninos, the UK Registered Charity, helping Urban and Shanty town children in Venezuela