The heartbreaking reality of babies in Cartagena

In addition to the situations of extreme poverty, exclusion, biological, human and social vulnerability experienced by our adolescent mothers, we identify others such as:

• Increased suicidal ideation
• Domestic violence
• Depression
• Food insecurity

By not having a “safe territory” to attend to every day, a feeling of abandonment and hopelessness has been unleashed. In the Foundation they not only find the fundamental psychosocial care to create sustainable life projects, quality technical education, education in values, citizen awareness, the importance of the maternal role, the affective bond between mother and child, among other educational opportunities and job inclusion but also they find love, respect, and a safe place where they can develop their full human potential.

POSITIVE PARENTING MODULE

Due to the pandemic, the beneficiaries and their children are exposed to multiple challenges, including the greatest violation of rights such as abuse, mistreatment, violence, exclusion, etc. and the implementation of the Positive Parenting module is necessary, generating healthy environments in their families, based on training in prevention, intervention and coping alternatives with adolescent mothers, that the strengthening of the mother-child affective bond and the empowerment of the role maternal

During the months of June to September we have achieved:

• The positive parenting module has been taught to 195 adolescent mothers and it has been carried out under the theoreticalpractical virtual modality, that is, in virtual learning environments immersed in technology, to achieve an adequate combination between conceptual and practical aspects. practical workshops.
• Through synchronous and asynchronous encounters, accompaniment and support spaces were created for adolescent mothers, turning the process into a meaningful experience. During this four-month period, a total of 84 meetings were held.
• 195 adolescent mothers have strengthened their skills in developing healthy emotions, confidence, security, assertiveness, and selfesteem between mother and child.