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Fundacion Via Cocina

Org #44448
Vetted since 2017 Site Visit Verified
2014
year founded
$21,582
raised on GlobalGiving
7
years fundraising
1
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Fundacion Via Cocina is a community based project focused on improving the health and economic development of vulnerable women, youth and underprivileged in Medellin Colombia. With a personalized training and mentoring system sharing healthy food recipes, cooking techniques and applied financial planning and entrepreneurial small business fundamentals, we build a program for individuals and families based on their current reality, applying the training to objectives created with them, for them, in their own home. Additionally, we provide classes to individuals and groups who want to learn to cook healthy dishes with local ingredients for their families, transforming them into uncommon flavo... read more

Project Leaders
Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston
Organization Information
Calle 51a 28-17
Medellin, 050001
Colombia
+573004838599
Organization Information
Calle 51a 28-17
Medellin, 050001
Colombia
+573004838599

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Lots of visits and volunteers!

By Brian Johnston | Project Leader

Happy fall in the northern hemisphere! We've had lots of visits over the past few months with short term volunteers who have made our community lunches very fun! I started looking through my recipes... Read the full report ›

Rain rain go away!

By Brian Johnston | Project Leader

Hola! After months of drought, the rain has finally come down with force in Medellín. This inevitably resulted in extreme water leaks in our interior patio roof that was due for repairs. So we... Read the full report ›

Another activity initiated!

By Brian Johnston | Project Leader

Hola and happy new year! As 2023 ended, so did our long-time participant/colleague Daniel's contract in the restaurant he had been working in. That job wasn't providing a level of satisfaction and... Read the full report ›
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