History of Life
Hello, my name is Alex (no real name) and thanks to your contributions, today my reality is very different from my past.
I was born in March 2005, but my biological parents abandoned me, they had many problems, such as drug addiction and lived on the street, I was also born with a disease called syphilis, I still need treatment today, and as a consequence I suffer from kidney failure.
An aunt and her husband's have always taken care of me, they became my parents, supporting me in different situations, due to diagnoses such as schizophrenia and kidney failure, the health center and the visit to doctors have become part of of my life, despite all the effort that my parents (uncles) have made to keep me in good health and get ahead, conditions such as: their advanced age, lack of money and place of residence, my father took me with him to work in the buses, to get away from the problems of the street in my neighborhood, besides the bullying of which I was a victim in my school.
After 12 years between hospitals, buses from the city center and many medications, we found ourselves with the Corporación Superarse, where we had the opportunity to learn about the service and support that they could give to a child like me and my whole family, since then, I have been able to return to school again, leaving my father with the tranquility of finding me in a safe space and so he has the opportunity to work more easily, today thanks to this place I have created links with boys and girls of my age, generating the development of my skills, and the reflection, that in spite of so many challenges that life has put me, the desire to build a future where I am the protagonist, is being created from this, my new present.
I give infinite thanks to the Corporation Overcome where I receive love, support and understanding and where my parents are calm because I am in a place where I guarantee and watch over my rights ..
This year in Corporacion Superarse....
During this year, we carry out many activities, this will be a tour for each month.
In January, we present the annual planning and the projects to be carried out with the children during the year, with the collaboration of young people from Mexico, Panama and Brazil, as well as the management of agreements with institutions such as Inder, Comfama and Cefa, to guarantee recreation, sports and social service programs.
In the month of February, the house was maintained to improve the quality of the facilities. An agreement was created with the Museum of Antioquia, for the potentialization of skills, artistic, sports, cultural and academic for children and adolescents.
In March through the Inder, children and adolescents participated in a Lego Festival and a new agreement was started with the Medellín Dance Network, with which classes begin in the middle of April in the evenings.
The months of April and May were full of recreational and recreational activities, such as: emergency drill, walk to Parque las Aguas, celebration of the day of the child, addressed important issues such as the adequate resolution of conflicts, behavior and proper handling of cutlery in the dining room, significantly advance in the processes of dance and theater where they develop their skills and artistic and cultural potential through pedagogical proposals where the application of values, coexistence and respect for the other and everything that surrounds us.
In June and July activities for vacations were scheduled and we celebrated, Family Day with presentations of talents of children. In the sports area, children are enrolled in soccer in the Amistad Tournament. In August we commemorate the Day of Antioquia.
For the month of September, children and adolescents participate in the Celebration of the Book and Culture Festival, in the Botanical Garden of Medellín, encouraging reading among the participants. It also highlights the celebration of love and friendship where throughout the month. In October, the "Dulzura Day" was held, where recreational and recreational activities were shared and the talents of the children were presented.
For the month of December they are developing the closings of the different institutional projects and planning the celebrations of Christmas where we hope the bonding of all the donors and benefactors of the boys and the girls to have a Christmas full of joy and satisfaction for all of them ... we hope for your support¡¡
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• The Externado modality currently serves 51 children and young people between the ages of 7 and 16 who are at psychosocial risk, living in all neighborhoods of Medellín
Academic, nutritional, workshops:
• Experiential activity was carried out, within the Good Treatment project; to prevent Bullying in all areas of coexistence. Children and adolescents recognize that in some cases they have been victims of this problem or others have used it with partners.
• In the project of Sexual Education, the meaning of the four R's (Remember, Recognize, Reject and Report) was worked out to know different tools to protect against sexual abuse.
• "The role of the Father within the project of life" is a joint work with the family or referent, identified the main functions that parents have with their children, and could be visualized through the verbalizations of the children and adolescents who in some cases have difficulties in the duties of parents such as care, protection and communication, leaving this empty and creating risk factors in the stages of development of their life cycle.
*The celebration of Grandparents Day was held in order to recognize the grandparents and grandmothers of the children and young people of the modality. They were recognized for their accompaniment, dedication and dedication; in addition to the important role they play in raising children
• Ten children and a girl were linked to the soccer tournament "La Amistad" in the children's category, participating in the inauguration and the first two matches, where they observed motivation and love for soccer, participating in a very positive way.
"Pocholo" is a Great soccer player and tells us his story:
I'm Jhon, I come from Charco, Nariño, since I was 2 years old I like soccer, thanks to my uncle who supported me so that football is my passion, my paternal grandfather called me "Pocholo", he thought I was going to be a great player.
When we went to Medellin at the age of 4, my mother enrolled me in a team called "great dreamers", where they teach us that any child can fulfill the dream he always has and more when working with discipline to reach it. In this sport I have met two people who have marked my life positively, One is Leonel Messi who through good treatment and example, has strengthened my ability and confidence, and also my coach "Coca" who has stressed to me the importance of self-control and respect for the whole team, which has led me to become not only a good player, but currently the captain of the team, which has filled me with immense joys and has kept me from situations that do not contribute to my personal growth.
Finally, I must thank soccer not only that I am forming to become what I want, which is to be a professional footballer, but to have introduced myself to those who today, are more than my partners of passion, since for me they are my brothers.
I am also part of the micro team of Externado Corporación Superarse, we participate in the "Tournament of Friendship" where in addition to the sport we are inculcated values and healthy coexistence, I thank the Corporation and all the people and companies that support us .
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The Externado modality currently serves 52 children and young people between the ages of 7 and 16 who are at psychosocial risk, living in all neighborhoods and communes of Medellín, mainly near the center of the city.
• Children and adolescents celebrated the "DAY OF THE CHILD, THE GIRL AND THE RECREATION", in the recognition and identification of their rights with recreational and sports activities, as well as with pedagogical exits to the Park of the Waters and the Sports Unit of Volleyball in the Stadium, enjoying these spaces.
• Active participation of children and adolescents in recreational holiday activities during the school break of Easter and in the month of June where users showed punctuality and enjoyment for the proposed activities.
• Children benefit through Inder, with the project "While we return home" where a professional sports recreation, recreation and strengthening of multiple intelligences, users also visited city spaces such as the Atanasio Girardot Sports Unit And recreational parks.
• With the Cuidad de Medellín Theater Network, develop artistic skills and potentials, the children made presentations with parents, staff of the corporation and friendly institutions.
• With the library, they linked to the proposed activities, giving continuity and stimulation of multiple intelligences, through group games, plastic arts and body expression in order to establish assertive relationships in daily life.
Academic, nutritional achievements, among others.
• Within the "Learning to Live with Others" project, children's and adolescents' sense of belonging, respect for others, punctuality, traffic rules and behavior in the different spaces continues to be strengthened. , The time of entry to the Corporation and discipline as factors of a healthy coexistence.
• From the "Learning to Study Project", school reinforcement actions were intensified. School leveling activities were carried out, framed in the reinforcement of logical-mathematical processes, languages and Spanish subjects of greater complexity for children and adolescents. Adolescents of the sport.
• With the group of children and adolescents, a group workshop was held called "bingo of food", which demonstrated adequate participation and assimilation of basic concepts of food and nutrition.
• Training was provided to the group of food handlers on storage and temperature management, contributing to the improvement in the provision of food service.
• A group workshop was held with the group of children and adolescents within the framework of the health promotion and disease prevention project "addressing the theme: healthy lifestyles, demonstrating the assimilation of basic concepts.
• The health center achieved the appointment of appointments in the program of growth and development and healthy young, allowing to monitor the physical health of children and adolescents. In addition, dental follow-up appointments have been assigned, and oral health status has been assessed.
• Training on food and nutrition was provided to the team in which the different aspects that make up the nutritional component of the Corporation were presented, as well as the pedagogical model according to the strategies to be implemented in the dining room.
Activities with families
• The Social Work area made a collaborative with tips and recommendations for parents, mothers and / or significant adults of children and adolescents to have them present in their parenting process, aspects such as management of the norm, Implementation of authority, the incentives and sanctions were the object of this activity.
• From the area of Social Work, the Family School, led by the Psychology area, where the theme "Critical practices, norms and limits" was developed, showed empathy and motivation for the acquisition of tools to put into practice in The families on the part of the assistants.
• Progress is made in the realization of home visits to know the housing, relational and family realities in order to support them at all levels.
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CORPORACIÓN SUPERARSE
EXTERNAL MODE
PREVENTIVE ATTENTION
ACTIVITIES AND RELEVANT ACTIONS
"A Year To Continue Fulfilling Dreams."
March 2017
-The Externado modality currently serves 51 children and young people between the ages of 7 and 15, who are at psychosocial risk, in all neighborhoods and communes of Medellín and mainly eight, nine and ten, in the center of the city .
-During the first quarter of 2017, 46 children received coverage, through the ICBF and 5 of Corporación Pueblo de los Niños.
-With the support of the Management to receive the company, Breakfast Club and its employees that were linked, with the donation of school kits and an afternoon of ice cream and playful activities with children and young people of the modality.
-The inter-institutional agreement with Inder was reactivated in recreation and sport, where professionals of the project "As we return home" attend the modality twice a week.
-Both journeys of the modality, develop the skills and artistic potential in children, in their processes with the professionals of the Theater Network "City of Medellín", with the budget of the Commune 10.
-The project "Learning to live with the other" is resumed since January: where, throughout the year, the children learn about the importance of the practice of values in daily life, respect and coexistence in life Institutional.
-It ends the year 2016 with an excellent accompaniment on the part of the benefactors, companies and godparents who were linked with holidays and Christmas gifts.
-The agreements are updated with the University of Antioquia and San Buenaventura University, with professionals and practitioners of social work and psychology respectively.
-The agreement is reactivated with Comfama where children go to the “Children's Library” for the promotion of reading, and approach the internet and its world of possibilities.
Academic, nutritional, and other achievements:
-The area of pedagogy begins again the process of academic accompaniment to all children and young people of the modality, that presents school difficulties in different areas, through the project "learning a study" and "Study time", with support of Students Who perform their social service.
-The project "Sexuality is a way of recognizing me" begins again with topics that are appropriate for the different age groups, emphasizing in children a relevant vocabulary, respect for their body and that of others.
-The project "I love and care for myself" and the Hygiene and Self-Care Brigades, are also active, where it is hoped to strengthen the personal presentation of children and their oral care and hygiene in general.
-During the beginning of the year, the ICBF delivered the "Bienestarina" to the families, where children and adolescents significantly improved their nutritional status, approaching the normal parameters for age. Counseling and guidance by the area of Nutrition and health for the continuity of a healthy diet in the family nuclei.
-The delivery of medication for children of the modality, which has treatments with mental health specialists, was managed with the Mental Hospital of Bello, providing support to the family in this process.
Activities with families:
-Starting in January 2017, “ The Overcome in the Family" Project was started, sharing themes such as parenting and family strengthening of parents, mothers and / or children and adolescents who attended the workshops scheduled in the Quarter , Where the presentation of the interdisciplinary team of the modality was made, also the most relevant issues of the institutional "PAI", of the internal dynamics, were made public, the institutional commitments made by the families and shared topics of interest proposed by themselves.
-Orientation was given to families who approached the modality, in search of a quota, filling out the pre-registration format and explaining the route to follow in Family well-being, it is highlighted that they have been linked to the modality of a total of 13 children, Youth and Families in 2017.
-Through the completion of the home visit, the information of the dynamic families was updated, a total of 15, were carried out, with the participation in the psychology area occasionally to make the family group visited much more comprehensive, according to their problems.
Pedagogical activities:
-The children attend the Antioquia Museum and enjoy a city space full of art, culture and knowledge.
-The "Convivenciometer" Points System is the response with the delivery of the stimuli to the children according to the elements of behavior, participation, experience of values, sense of belonging and coexistence.
-Restarting activities with toy library that seeks to strengthen multiple intelligences, cooperative work and creativity, linking other institutions and children in the community.
-The Days of Good Treatment and Reflective Workshops are started again in the framework of the "Let's Make a Deal for Good Treatment" Project where children are strengthened in the identification, denunciation and prevention of situations of risk and violation of rights and Where the protective and resilient factors are strengthened.
-Continued strengthening of the adolescents who are in Preparation for the Exit in accompaniment of the professional of the project Autonomous Life.
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Activities and Relevant Actions
The children culminate the process in the Dance Network, where they developed artistic skills, they presented in two very important spaces of the city, the Lido Theater and the Botanical.
From the vocational area, the arts classes are finished, developing skills and potentials from the different techniques of drawing and painting, children and young people with the support of their teacher make two exhibitions, one at the school “San José de las Vegas” in the framework of the Day of Gratitude and another in the School of Families.
With the micro-football team in the children's category, into the Friendship Tournament, the children become champions, the fair play, values and love of the sport were encouraged.
Completion of the project "Learning to live with the other", where throughout the year the children were made aware of the importance of the practice of Values in daily life and respect for the covenant of coexistence, that they themselves have Built with clear rules in all aspects of institutional life.
The process is finished with the Popular Theater of Medellín, presenting the play "The Little Prince", with full house in the Elemental Theater.
Academic, nutritional achievements, among others.
The area of pedagogy throughout the year provided support and academic reinforcement to all children and adolescents who presented school difficulties in different areas, through the project "Learning to Study" and "Study Time".
Of the 50 children served managed to be promoted to the next grade 45, the remaining 5 did not achieve the objectives.
Completes reinforcement in Mathematics and English with two foreign volunteers, who academically supported the children, achieving most of the objectives for school promotion.
2016 closure and 2017 projection of the project "Sexuality, A way of recognizing myself" with topics appropriate for the different age groups strengthened the adequate experience of sexuality, highlighting a relevant vocabulary, respect for their body and others bodies.
The project "I love me and I take care of me" and the "Hygiene and Self-Care squads" were closed and evaluated, showing very positive advances in relation to personal presentation, oral care and general hygiene.
Throughout the year the families received “Bienestarina”, food supplement delivered by the Colombian institute of family welfare, children and adolescents significantly improved their nutritional status, approaching the normal parameters for the age. We emphasize the advice and guidance from the Nutrition and Health area, for the continuity of a healthy diet at home.
Activities with families
"Family schools" were performed and evaluation and closure of the "Overcome in the Family" Project was carried out, where it was possible to identify the strengthening of the relationships between the different members of the families, the reduction of psychosocial risks and the use of Social network and state services.
From the psychology area, the focus groups are finalized, evidencing the need for specialized support in certain areas of behavior for children with psychiatric and neurological diagnoses. The accompaniment of the families and the positive advances in this group of users stands out.
Individual counseling processes were completed, showing progress in the family dynamics and in the emotional state of the mothers and children who were cared for.
The project "Together Strengthening the Family" will be continued, strengthening family dynamics through individual orientation, focus groups and home visits, identifying protective and vulnerability factors to establish joint action plans with the Family and the interdisciplinary team.
Pedagogical activities
The activities with the Institute of Sports and Recreation of Medellín, INDER, are finalized, with an invitation to cinema.
The "Points System" ends with the delivery of the "Excelsior Awards", which highlights the best processes in the different categories: academic, arts, sport, culture, values, fellowship, sense of belonging, among others.
The closure and evaluation of the activities with the playroom were carried out, showing cooperative work, creativity, dynamism, some children who showed little disposition in this space, were able to progress in their behavior showing greater disposition during the activities.
Evaluation and closure of the "Let's Make a Deal for Good Treatment" Project, where children are strengthened in identifying, denouncing and preventing situations of risk and violation of rights, there is clear knowledge of protective factors.
They realized different ludic activities like the ecological walk to the hill of the Asomadera and exit to the park of the Tamarindos in San Jerónimo, Antioquia.
Celebrated with the children and staff the birthday of Corporación Superarse number 46.
9-year-old girl testimony
I really enjoyed the Christmas celebration at Corporación Superarse, thank you for all the gifts!Links:
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