CategoriesEconomic Development Health & Nutrition ProjectsDonor: Anonymous Local Ally: Banco de Alimentos La Guajira Beneficiaries: 101 Indigenous Families Location: Youyoupana, La Guajira In Colombia, the neighborhood store is the place where the community meets and connects on a daily basis. The independent owner greets everyone by name, you can run down in five minutes to get freshly-made cheese for breakfast, and it´s common to […]
Donor: Multiple DonorsLocal Ally: El Rio FoundationBeneficiaries: 28 childrenLocation: Buritaca, Magdalena Along the north coast of Colombia, where the tropical forest meets the Carribean Sea, El Rio Foundation can be found in the small town of Buritaca. Located in a post-conflict area, Buritaca has a history of little government support and was further affected when the Covid pandemic hit. […]
CategoriesHealth & NutritionDonor: H. BoteroLocal Ally: Corporación MatamorosBeneficiaries: 823 individualsLocation: Bogotá One of the main issues wounded veterans and their families encounter when traveling to Bogotá, whether it is for medical interventions, legal services, or rehabilitation after being wounded, is their inability to afford lodgings for themselves and their families. Corporación Matamoros realized the difficulties that arose and sought […]
CategoriesEducation Health & Nutrition ProjectsDonor: Harvard University & Multiple Individuals Local Ally: PODEROSAS Colombia Beneficiaries: 500 teenagers Location: Bogotá Universally, gender equality, teenage pregnancies, and violence against women are some of the leading causes of multidimensional poverty, which create a domino effect that traps not just women, but their children, the following generations, and ultimately, entire communities. Colombia is no exception […]
CategoriesEducationDonor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación Carla CristinaBeneficiaries: 100 childrenLocation: Medellín, Antioquia Although there is no doubt that the city of Medellin has grown much in the past few decades in terms of education and work opportunities, it still lacks the necessary number of early childhood development centers/nurseries which are the foundation for jump starting a child’s development. The lacks […]
CategoriesEnvironmentDonor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación MarVivaBeneficiaries: In ProgressLocation: Tribugá, Chocó With the world returning to normalcy, as much as possible after the pandemic, Fundación MarViva once again seeks to make a lasting change in the coastal communities of Chocó. In a region where over 80% of families live in poverty, work opportunities are limited, and the marine life used to feed […]
CategoriesEducationDonor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Aldeas Infantiles SOS ColombiaBeneficiaries: 1,200 children and teenagersLocation: Riohacha, La Guajira Although La Guajira keeps seeing a great number of migrant families from Venezuela, the main efforts carried out to help these families do not place children’s education and development at the forefront. Aldeas Infantiles SOS Colombia has taken it upon themselves to tackle this issue […]
CategoriesEnvironmentDonor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación Bahía y Ecosistemas ColombiaBeneficiaries: 1,100 individualsLocation: Punta Arena, Cartagena, Bolívar Fundación Bahía y Ecosistemas Colombia is a non-profit organization that seeks to conserve, preserve and improve the environment as well as social issues of the communities that surround their geographic areas of interest. Their main focus is in the most vulnerable communities in […]
CategoriesHumanitarian AidDonor: Multiple DonorsLocal Allies: Tamarin Foundation, Corporación Antioquia PresenteBeneficiaries: 1,108 individualsLocation: Providencia The pandemic has not been the only cause of pain and uncertainty in Providencia. In November 2020, the island was hit by a category 5 hurricane. It damaged 98% of the island’s infrastructure and changed the lives of 6,000 people. Nearly 40% of the inhabitants of the island […]
CategoriesHumanitarian AidDonor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación MarVivaBeneficiaries: 884 individualsLocation: Nuquí, Chocó Fundación MarViva is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. They hope to create an institutional change in order to maximize the effectiveness of regulations, strategies, and plans for the conservation and sustainable development of […]
