Donor: 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 […]

Donor: 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 […]

Donor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Aldeas Infantiles SOS ColombiaBeneficiaries: 500 individualsLocation: Riohacha, La Guajira As a department that neighbors Venezuela, La Guajira is one of regions of Colombia most affected by the mass migration ocurring from the country. Hundreds of children from migratory families were already in need of humanitarian aid as well as nutritional support, but with the addition […]

Donor: Multiple DonorsLocal Allies: Fundación Grupo Argos, TECHO Haiti, and CINA FoundationBeneficiaries: 250 families (1,212 individuals)Location: Source-Matelas, Haiti Due to the crisis generated by COVID-19, many families were left without income and vulnerable to the spread of the virus not just in Colombia, but in nearby countries. As a result of the alliance created with Fundación Grupo Argos, we sought to […]

Donor: Multiple Donors through Col5VidLocal Allies: Fundación Grupo Argos, Fundación Antioquia Presente, Fundación Mario Santo Domingo, Fundación Granitos de Paz, Fundación Pies Descalzos, and AeioTúBeneficiaries: 7,217 families (Over 28,000 individuals)Location: Cauca, Atlántico, Bolívar, Meta, Magdalena, Antioquia, Tolima, Sucre, Santander, Boyacá, Caldas, Guajira, and Chocó This project came about on April 16th, 2020, when Colombia went into quarantine and it became evident to […]

Donor: Multiple DonorsLocal Ally: Corporación Minuto de DiosBeneficiaries: 10,828 individualsLocation: Mocoa, Putumayo On April 1st, 2017, heavy rains caused three rivers to overflow, resulting in floods and landslides. The small town of Mocoa was hit the hardest, as overnight they received a third of the rainfall it typically gets in one month and Mocoa greeted dawn in ruins. More […]