We successfully carried out a recreational and fun-filled day, where our beneficiaries enjoyed a series of traditional game stations and challenges that tested their skills. Additionally, we had the support and accompaniment of a group of volunteers from East Carolina University (USA), who spent a day volunteering at our Foundation. Would you like to spend a day volunteering with us?
We held the closing ceremony of our Vacation Workshops at the Lipaya Center and welcomed a visit from our international volunteer Santiago Fuisz and his family from the United States, who spent time with our beneficiaries and made donations.
We continue to reap the fruits of our Community Leadership project; these young people who grew up at the Foundation are now essential protagonists of the work we do with the community and are part of our Generational Succession plan.
Learning can be fun! We have started our vacation workshops in the Lipaya neighborhood, where exploration, experimentation, and play will be the learning strategy. And as a plus, the teachers are the youth from the Community Leadership group.
We held our Solidarity Closet, where the Lipaya neighborhood community was able to access clothing, books, and useful items in good condition at symbolic prices.
These types of activities seek to promote a circular economy and responsible consumption, while also providing access to basic resources for community members.
Thank you to everyone who made donations and to our Community Leadership group who took care of the logistics.
Fundación Mi Ciudad con Vida continues advancing in its strategic planning process, and this time it was the young people from the Community Leadership program who actively joined in.
From the neighborhood of Nuevo Horizonte in Soledad, they led the implementation of surveys aimed at evaluating key aspects such as quality of life, family autonomy, and food security, in order to understand the impact of the Foundation’s work over the past years.
In addition to contributing to the community diagnosis, the session was a valuable learning experience for the youth, who strengthened their communication skills, teamwork, and empathy with the families in the area.
With willing hands and committed hearts, our young people took part in organizing and sorting the donations that will be part of the upcoming Solidarity Closet 💙
Clothes, books, and useful items were carefully selected by our youth leaders, thanks to the generous support of those who believe that reusing is also an act of love and awareness.
This day was much more than a logistical task—it was an opportunity to strengthen communication, learn to delegate, plan as a team, and take on responsibilities. Because when we work with respect and purpose, every action becomes a seed of transformation.
This weekend, the boys and girls from the Community Leadership project went out into the neighborhood to make door-to-door visits. They knocked on doors, talked with families, and listened to how the children are doing at home.
With simple questions and a lot of willingness, they showed that leadership is also about being present, listening carefully, and building trust through everyday actions 🫂
During the visits, there was also space for inclusion. In one of the interviews, Bryan, one of our young leaders who is deaf, conducted an interview in Sign Language with a mother who shares the same condition 🦻. It was a simple but meaningful moment that reminded us of the value of having diverse leaderships that connect through empathy and lived experience.
Every step these young people take strengthens the bond we value so deeply—the one built between the Foundation, the beneficiaries, and the families we work with every day.
Today, our Community Leadership group had the opportunity to lead an experiential activity with the parents’ assembly at the Lipaya branch.
It was a valuable space where they put into practice the skills they’ve been strengthening throughout their process: planning, teamwork, communication, and commitment to their community.
We also took the opportunity to celebrate Mother’s Day and share the new paths the Foundation is taking, highlighting the importance of walking together as a community.
We continue to believe in the power of young people to create real change through simple yet meaningful actions.
We kicked off the year with a very special session at the Soledad branch: a gathering full of dialogue, active listening, and participation with the families that are part of our programs.
We shared the main lines of work for this year and, most importantly, we strengthened the bonds of trust and shared responsibility that drive us to keep building community.
Families shared their ideas, concerns, and commitments, making it clear that together we can continue opening paths of opportunity for our children and adolescents.