Fundacion Michin is a Colombian non-profit organization that since 1958 has been committed to the care of children and adolescents (from 0 to 18) with violated rights and/or the prevention of their violation, creating protective environments and promoting family and community participation. Michin has 6 homes for residential care, 2 community centers and 17 foster families, benefiting more than 700 children and 300 families annually. With your donation you will help our children to have housin
Colombia's history has been characterized as a society with deep inequalities and cycles of violence, where children and adolescents have always been the most affected and have seen their rights most violated. The Colombian conflict persists, spawning new criminal groups and insecurity despite the 2016 peace deal. the situation has not been resolved. This fuels inequality and poverty, leaving children vulnerable to rights violations in their communities and families.
Fundacion Michin protects and cares for children whose rights have been violated through its Protection Programs, though residential care and foster care -for those who have been temporarily or permanently separated from their families- and, on the other hand, prevents the violation of those rights and avoids the institutionalization of children by working directly with families and the community through its Prevention Programs.
In the last 65 years, more than 26,000 children have benefited from Michin's programmes. With our work we help to restore children's rights, guaranteeing their access to housing, health, education and food, generating resilient children, adolescents with life projects, strengthened families and the construction of caring and protective communities, ensuring that fewer and fewer children are institutionalised. Every day we look for new donors to help us continue to provide protection and care for
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