CategoriesEconomic DevelopmentDonor: Levi Strauss FoundationLocal Ally: Corporación InteractuarBeneficiaries: 400 garment factory workersLocation: Medellín, Antioquia The majority of apparel workers in Medellín earn a minimum wage that in many cases constitutes the entire family´s source of income. The lack of sufficient funds to satisfy their families’ needs, combined with the poor management of these funds, leads these families to face high-debt, little […]
CategoriesEducationDonor: Skanska, Inc.Local Ally: Centro Colombo Americano de MedellinBeneficiaries: 350 high school studentsLocation: Aburrá, Antioquia Through their “Wishing you Peace” program, the Centro Colombo Americano came up with “Lab 43: Types of Violence vs Strategies & Solutions of Non-Violence”, a workshop where they engaged with high-school students from seven schools. In these workshops, they taught them not only how […]
CategoriesHealth & NutritionDonor: AnonymousLocal Ally: CAD Proyecto de VidaBeneficiaries: 11 individualsLocation: Bogotá, Colombia The Center for Addictions “Proyecto de Vida” was born from a group of friends’ growing concern for the alarming rate of increase in substance abuse victims in Colombia. The Center offers in-house treatment with a clinical-psychological focus based on Narcotics Anonymous’ Twelve-step program. Today, the Center houses 15 patients […]
CategoriesHealth & NutritionDonor: Tanebey Cancer FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación Andrea y VanessaBeneficiaries: 26 children with oncological diseasesLocation: Barranquilla, Atlántico Fundación Andrea y Vanessa is a non-profit organization born in 2012 with the purpose of aiding pediatric patients with oncologic and hematological diseases coming from low-income families by offering them food and shelter in order to avoid the desertion of the treatment. Their […]
CategoriesEducationDonor: AnonymousLocal Ally: Academia Filarmónica de MedellinBeneficiaries: 28 students Location: Medellín, Antioquia The Medellín Philharmonic Academy (or AFMED in Spanish) is a school that is part of the Medellín Philharmonic Orquestra. The Academy serves the purpose of contributing to the professional development of young, talented, and driven musicians located in Antioquia and all of Colombia. It was founded in 2008 thanks to an […]
CategoriesHealth & NutritionDonor: Shamir Insight, Inc.Local Ally: Fundación VolverBeneficiaries: 2,500 childrenLocation: Department of Cundinamarca The project was conducted by Fundación Volver, an entity created for improving the quality of life of people through programs of promotion, prevention, and treatment for the visual health of individuals from low-incomes families in vulnerable communities. This project sought to improve the visual health conditions and provide solutions […]
CategoriesEducationDonor: Multiple DonorsLocal Ally: Enseña Por ColombiaBeneficiaries: N/ALocation: National The current education system in Colombia is not providing all children with the required education level necessary to achieve their goals. Almost half of the students are below level 2, a worrisome figure when compared with other OCDE countries. For this project, Give To Colombia partnered with Enseña por Colombia, a […]
CategoriesHealth & NutritionDonor: Ace4Milk FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación Proyecto UniónBeneficiaries: 75 childrenLocation: Bogotá, Colombia Fundación Proyecto Unión is a home where comprehensive care is given to children with cognitive and physical disabilities and diseases that are difficult to manage, and who have been abandoned by their parents. Among the projects planned for the children are: trying to restore the childrens’ violated rights with a multidisciplinary […]
CategoriesEducationDonor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación Atención a la Niñez (FAN)Beneficiaries: 74 childrenLocation: Yolombó, Antioquia Fundación Atención a la Niñez offers children between the ages of 0-12 programs in education, recreation, culture, nutrition, and psychosocial support. These programs aim to promote social inclusion, equality, economic development, and ultimately, a better quality of life. This project helped build a playground for […]
CategoriesHealth & NutritionDonor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Fundación Las GolondrinasBeneficiaries: 104 children between the ages 0-5Location: Amagá, Antioquia Fundación Las Golondrinas is a non-profit organization that for the past 33 years has worked with displaced and vulnerable populations in Medellín and the surounding areas of Antioquia to provide academic and socio-economic opportunities for low-income communities. As part of their mission, the foundation runs […]
