Dynamic families and Gardens with Love are two of the flagship projects of this 2021 for our community of beneficiaries. As well as food security, there is also the active participation of at least one of the family members who seeks to generate income and self support through different entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship strategies
Permanent accompaniment to families
The psychosocial support program makes home visits to identify risk situations for the students.
In addition, guidance is provided through the psychological care line and WhatsApp groups.
Vaccination in COVID-19: Myths and Realities
Dr. Angélica Padilla Higgins, coordinator of internal medicine at the Porto Azul Clinic in Barranquilla, held a FACEBOOK LIVE session with the beneficiary families of the Mi Ciudad Con Vida Foundation. They learned about the benefits of vaccination for Covid-19 , clearing up doubts, concerns and myths related to this in the framework of the massive vaccination program that is being carried out worldwide, in order to achieve herd immunity in Colombia.
Managing emotions in childhood
This week, the clinical psychologist Liliana Vásquez shared information on a very interesting topic with all the families of the Foundation, related to the management of emotions in childhood.
Recommendations were made to parents on how to teach children to identify their emotions.
Welcome and Tribute to mother
With a welcome video we received all the families in our first activity of the year through Facebook, reminding them that we must keep hope and optimism alive.
We also took advantage of this space, to honour all mothers with a beautiful poem and a serenade. It was a wonderful space for entertainment and celebration.
First delivery of lunches at the Nutritional Care Cente
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have implemented a care scheme with the protocols established by the Ministry of Health, so that the children of the Mi Ciudad Con Vida Foundation receive their lunches safely.
The food was sent home with the parents who picked it up in groups, at different times and who respected social distancing.
Delivery of food parcels
On April 23, 100 food baskets were delivered to the Foundation’s beneficiary families. Through this support we are able to help mitigate the food crisis that they are experiencing due to the pandemic.
Promoting social participation and leadership in the community
A virtual meeting was held with leaders of the community action board of Barranquilla (Lipaya) and Soledad (Nuevo Horizonte) to present progress of the psychosocial intervention booklet. They made their contributions based their experience and work in the community .
During the meeting, valuable contributions were made that will be taken into account in the psychosocial booklet, which will be a training instrument for future social leaders who wish to generate impact in the community.
Verification of the land of the beneficiary families’ home gardens
A study was carried out in the garden of the beneficiary families of the Mi Ciudad con Vida Foundation to check on the type of land.
Christmas Campaign 2020
This year our customary Christmas campaign and end of the year closing was different due to the health situation that the whole world is going through, we share with you through this audiovisual piece how this important activity was developed this year.