Who are we?

Encestando Una Sonrisa, hosted by the Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (CDUC), is an internacional basketball tournament for charity and a non-profit event. The financial resources generated are used to assist under-privileged children in Chile suffering from insufficient renal function and chronic kidney failure. Since its inception, this event has raised more than US$100,000. While we are very proud of this amount, it is still not enough to save the life of one child who does not have the resources, either public, or private, to obtain the necessary life sustaining medications, much less a kidney transplant.

The noble initiative started twelve years ago, aiming at mixing high-level sports with a charity institution. Along the years, “Encestando Una Sonrisa” has experienced a significant growth and, every August, it gets together the best teams in South America for a pleasing cause: assist the Foundation “Encestando Una Sonrisa” in helping children with chronic renal insufficiency.