**** The Wayuu Taya Foundation **** www.wayuutaya.org . **** Rita Cosby With Patricia Velasquez Iman With Tomaczek Bednarek And Rita Cosby Alex McCord And Simon Van Kempen Donna Karan And Rita Cosby Rita Cosby With Anderson Cooper The fifth annual Wayuu Taya Foundation fundraising gala took place in New York City at The Bowery Hotel yesterday. The nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by actress, model and UNESCO Artist for Peace Patricia Velasquez, raises funds for Latin American indigenous communities. The Foundation focuses its attention on those that are most at risk – women and children. Since its inception, the Foundation has helped save the lives of hundreds of children, and has created a self-sustainable program focused on improving the lives of women through education and earning capabilities. In 2005, the Foundation inaugurated its first Roof Project Center; a centrally located network of facilities aimed at improving nutrition, education, and health care for the poor...