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CategoriesEconomic Development

Financial Literacy and聽Entrepreneurship Program

Donor: Levi Strauss FoundationLocal Ally: Corporaci贸n InteractuarBeneficiaries: 400 garment factory workersLocation: Medell铆n, Antioquia The majority of apparel workers in Medell铆n earn a minimum wage that in many cases constitutes the entire family麓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 […]

CategoriesEducation

Promoting Peace Through the Arts

Donor: Skanska, Inc.Local Ally: Centro Colombo Americano de MedellinBeneficiaries: 350 high school studentsLocation: Aburr谩, 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 & Nutrition

Providing Treatment for Individuals with Addictive Disorders

Donor: AnonymousLocal Ally: CAD Proyecto de VidaBeneficiaries: 11 individualsLocation: Bogot谩, 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 & Nutrition

Helping Children with Cancer From Low-Income Households

Donor:聽Tanebey Cancer FoundationLocal Ally:聽Fundaci贸n Andrea y VanessaBeneficiaries:聽26 children with oncological diseasesLocation: Barranquilla, Atl谩ntico Fundaci贸n 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聽by offering them food and shelter in order to avoid the desertion of the treatment. Their […]

CategoriesEducation

Providing Opportunities for Talented Music Students

Donor: AnonymousLocal Ally: Academia Filarm贸nica de MedellinBeneficiaries: 28 students Location: Medell铆n, Antioquia The Medell铆n Philharmonic Academy (or AFMED in Spanish) is a school that is part of the Medell铆n 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 & Nutrition

Changing our Way of Seeing the World

Donor: Shamir Insight, Inc.Local Ally: Fundaci贸n VolverBeneficiaries: 2,500 childrenLocation: Department of Cundinamarca The project was conducted by Fundaci贸n 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 […]

CategoriesEducation

Supporting Learning Opportunities to Deepen Ense帽a Por Colombia’s Impact

Donor: Multiple DonorsLocal Ally: Ense帽a 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 Ense帽a por Colombia, a […]

CategoriesHealth & Nutrition

Milk For All Kids

Donor: Ace4Milk FoundationLocal Ally: Fundaci贸n Proyecto Uni贸nBeneficiaries: 75 childrenLocation: Bogot谩, Colombia Fundaci贸n Proyecto Uni贸n 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 […]

CategoriesEducation

Building a Children’s Playground in Yolomb贸

Donor: Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally: Fundaci贸n Atenci贸n a la Ni帽ez (FAN)Beneficiaries: 74 childrenLocation: Yolomb贸, Antioquia Fundaci贸n Atenci贸n a la Ni帽ez 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 & Nutrition

Committed to the Quality of Early Childhood in Amag谩

Donor:聽Tamarin FoundationLocal Ally:聽Fundaci贸n Las GolondrinasBeneficiaries:聽104 children between the ages 0-5Location:聽Amag谩, Antioquia Fundaci贸n Las Golondrinas is a non-profit organization that for the past 33 years has worked with displaced and vulnerable populations in Medell铆n and the surounding areas of Antioquia to provide academic and socio-economic聽opportunities for low-income communities. As part of their mission, the foundation runs […]