At the Barranquilla headquarters, the beneficiaries involved in the Huertas project begin to transplant lettuce, tomato, radish plants, and other plants from the seedbeds into the soil and portable orchards. The classroom workshop begins to germinate and grow. Young people with gardens at home carry out the same activities in their yards. During these activities, children not only promote environmental support, but also encourage socialization, teamwork, and creativity.
Crossing the river
The youngest children of the psycho-affective group worked on topics about the family, the types of family, as well as playful activities to emphasize on union, teamwork, and concentration. The activity was called “crossing the river”, in which the children had to carry a ball on a spoon to the finish line, while crossing some obstacles.
Environmental guardians in the Botanical Garden
This Saturday the boys and girls of the Environmental Guardians project of the Lipaya Headquarters had a pedagogical visit to the Botanical Garden of Barranquilla. During this day the beneficiaries made a tour where they met different species of plants and carried out recreational activities in the green spaces of the garden. Promoting these activities encourages children to raise environmental awareness.
Foods that help us strengthen our immune system
In the Soledad headquarters, we had this week our Nutritional Workshop for Parents, carrying out different pedagogical activities to teach families the consumption and preparation of some vegetables that strengthen the immune system. As an example, we talked about Celery, which is rich in fiber and also has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antibacterial and diuretic properties.
Environmental guardians in action
At the Lipaya headquarters, our beneficiaries part of the Environmental Guardians Group developed their creativity by creating recyclable pots, made with plastic bottles and painted in their preferred style. In them, they will plant seeds of tomato, carrot, paprika, radish etc.
The Nutrition Stop Light
Today in the Nutritional Care Center, of the Soledad Headquarters, we work clearly and simply on how often we should consume certain foods; using a stop light as a guide, we place in red the forbidden foods, in the yellow those that we must consume in moderation and in the green those that we can eat without any restriction.
Prevention activities with the Childhood and Adolescence Police
This week at the Soledad headquarters, we had as special guests officials of the Police of Childhood and Adolescence, with the aim of presenting and developing recreational activities related to the protection of children. Through the program “Open your Eyes”, children, girls, and adolescents from all over the country learn the existing care routes can be activated in case they find themselves in a situation of vulnerability.
Let’s go to the park!
On Saturday, June 11 at the Lipaya Headquarters, the children accompanied by our workshops and volunteers enjoyed a fun and recreational day in the park of the Lipaya neighborhood. Through games in these spaces, socialization, psychomotricity, creativity, and the integral development of the beneficiaries are promoted.
Renewing Outfits and Doing Groceries!
In Lipaya, on June 10, the community had the opportunity to buy clothing and food products at affordable prices. The use of second-hand clothes contributes to the care of the environment, reduces your carbon footprint (CO2), prolongs the useful life of garments, saves money, and gives an original touch to your closet. In addition, through the link with the Food Bank, food suitable for human consumption is rescued, benefiting communities in need.
Training and institutional links in Lipaya
On Thursday, June 2, at the Lipaya headquarters, we had a training and awareness activity with the liaison of the Women’s Secretariat of Barranquilla on the Prevention of Gender Violence. For the Foundation it is important to provide the community these training and reflection spaces for them to identify when their rights have been violated, learn the care routes offered by these institutions, and improve their quality of life.