By Andres Velez Johnson | Executive Director
Dear donors,
In the first half of 2025 we invested COP $140,000,000 (USD $35,000 approx.) in our scholarship program, ensuring tuition, living stipends, tutoring, psychological support, and English courses for our scholars. Thanks to new partnerships with UPB, EIA, and CES universities in Medellín, we secured tuition discounts that allow us to reach even more students. We are also preparing to launch 15 Associates Degree scholarships in partnership with Aurelio Llano Posada Foundation and CESDE Medellín, enabling young people from Salgar to access faster programs and enter the workforce sooner.
Beyond scholarships, we continue to strengthen sustainability. Together with Sambombi Restaurant, we will host a benefit dinner where all incomes go directly to the Foundation. Meanwhile, we are finalizing the selection of the next class of scholars who will begin university in 2027, already three finalists are close to making their dream of higher education come true.
Thank you for making this possible. Every contribution becomes wings that help young people from Salgar soar higher.
With gratitude,
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