SendAmigo is a 100% free online platform where friends can easily meet others who wish to send/receive gifts and packages to their relatives abroad using the “Encomienda System“.
SendAmigo.com was founded by William Ortiz-Cartagena and inspired by Marlon Cea, an immigrant that came to the United States to pursue the American Dream with the hopes to better himself and his family.
By coming to United States Marlon had to sacrifice the most precious thing of all to him, the time he enjoyed with his family. William noticed that when Marlon would send gifts back home to his wife and children it had a more of a profound impact than money as it would be a reminder to his family that although he wasn’t present, he had them present in his heart and mind. Unfortunately, traditional shipping methods cost too much. Over the years friends and tight knit communities in the United States developed the “Encomienda System” to enable people like Marlon to send packages back home.