Help 1200 vulnerable children in rural Colombia

For us, our commitment is not just with the kids, it´s with the parents too. Home is the first place children learn and parents are their first teachers. That’s why, in Juntos Construyendo Futuro, we work for the grown of the entire family as a strong unit of development.

During these months, and thanks to your generosity, we visited 505 beneficiary homes and hosted workshops aim to moms, dads and other family members directly involved with children care in the localities of Fundación and Pivijay, Magdalena. The workshops were about responsible parenting actions and how to preceed in case of rights violations.  All parents were invited and 49,6% actually attended, that’s a good number!

Thanks to your support, they are learning better practices to accompany their kids while the little ones receive our attention in early education, health and nutrition. As you can see, they are happy to participate and excited to be part of this project. Now, children in tough economic, social and affective conditions could have better opportunities starting at home.

None of this could have been done without your help. THANKS AGAIN and we hope to keep counting on you to give vulnerable children in rural Colombia a chance to have a better life. Please share the project with your contacts network and don´t forget to back us up during the upcoming Bonus Day this May 13^th.

THANK YOU!

What did you like to do most as a kid? We bet playing outside was one of your favorite things.

Now, think about the children you are supporting with your donations doing the same: having fun, being fascinated with what they see in the nature and feeling excited of learning new things. Well, your generosity and the amazing job of the members of our organization made this possible for more than 300 children in the Magdalena region. Through different activities, they learned about the environment, animals around them and the importance of preserving nature.

In Pivijay, the kids celebrated the ‘National Parks Day’, a festivity made up by the teachers and educators with the idea of show to boys and girls the relevance of taking care of the wildlife spaces the world has, all this using pictures and boards.

Thanks to your help, the children learned about the nocturnal animals and the night itself, the sundown, moonrise and stars while they went camping. Using tables, blankets and plastic bags, they recreated a tent in the darkness and played at being outside with night creatures around them. They were so excited that all of them wanted to get into the tent at the same time!

Speaking of animals, let’s talk about the ‘Animal's Circus’, a recreational activity the children and families part of the project got the chance to enjoy in El Plato, Magdalena. They witnessed magical plays that show them animals of all shapes and sizes, wild and domestic, and the importance of preserving them, in a very imaginative way.

Education, in different subjects, is an indispensable pillar for the proper development of children. It is a priority for us. That is why we carry out this kind of exercises with them. YOU make this job possible with your support and we are absolutely thankful for that.

So, next time you go outside, look at the sky and think on the smiles you are building in this corner of the world or, if you prefer, just take a look at the pictures below.