Fundación El Hacedor is a non-profit organization founded in August 2007 by the writer

José Luis Rodríguez Pittí José Luis Rodríguez Pittí is a Panamanian contemporary writer, video artist and documentary photographer. He is the author of short stories, poems and essays. Rodríguez Pittí is author of the books ''Panamá Blues'' (2010, ''miniTEXTOS'' (2 ...

to advance cultural, social, and educational projects, by using literature, music, and art as a vehicle to achieve personal and community development. Some projects that Fundación El Hacedor has been involved with cultural recovery projects to highlight Panamanian identity, education and training programs, programs with risk groups (prisons, schools in red zones), national forums, conferences, recitals, environmental projects, publishing projects (paper-based and electronic), artistic events, and concerts. Some past activities of Fundación El Hacedor are: ''Convergence Point'' (with La Novena), ''Art from the Earth'' (with

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, and Sembrarte), ''Literatour: Culture in the Provinces'' (with Panamanian Government), ''Leer es una Fiesta'' (wit
French Embassy in Panamá
and the

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), the ''Congreso Internacional de Literatura Centroamericana'' (with the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá and

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), the ''Forum for Culture and Development'' (with Enredarte, Fundación

Danilo Pérez Danilo Pérez (born December 29, 1966) is a Panamanian pianist, composer, educator, and a social activist. His music is a blend of Panamanian roots with elements of Latin American folk music, jazz, European impressionism, African, and other mu ...

, the Panamanian Government, and other cultural organizations), and the ''Festival of Arts and Literature'' (with more than twenty public and private organizations) in 2010 and 2011, in the city of San Francisco de la Montaña in the Province of

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, Panama, to bring art, music and literature to the country's poorest communities.

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