147 children in Cali, Colombia, risk dropping out of school due to poverty. With just $35/month, you can sponsor their education, transportation, and support services. The "Seeds that Stay" program, managed by Corporacion Educativa Luisa Valentina, ensures these children stay in school and build a better future. Now joined by UNIFYED, a youth-led initiative that empowers young leaders to drive social change, this project expands its impact by connecting student support with youth-led innovation
In Cali's Aguablanca District, over 147 children face dropping out of school due to extreme poverty, displacement, and family instability. Most come from low-income households that cannot afford tuition, school supplies, or transport. Without intervention, these children risk educational exclusion, child labor, and long-term social marginalization.
This project sponsors vulnerable students by covering school fees, transportation, and psychosocial support, ensuring they stay in school despite economic hardship. It connects donors directly with children, enabling academic follow-up and emotional well-being. Now strengthened by UNIFYED, a youth-led initiative, the project also fosters peer mentorship, digital learning tools, and youth empowerment activities. Together, these efforts provide each student with continued access to education.
Sponsorship reduces school dropout rates and empowers youth through sustained educational support. In the long term, the project breaks cycles of poverty, violence, and exclusion by helping students graduate and access higher education or job training. With the support of UNIFYED, young leaders also engage in mentoring and social impact actions, multiplying the reach and sustainability of the program.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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