On this Earth Day, the boys and girls from the Environmental Guardians project participated in an exciting beach cleaning and mangrove planting day in Puerto Colombia. This activity was carried out in collaboration with the Real Kids Colombia Foundation, the YMCA Organization, the Environmental Network of Puerto Colombia, and the Rumbo Project Collective, thus strengthening our commitment to environmental conservation.
During Holy Week, at the Soledad headquarters, we have carried out various activities focused on reflection and spirituality, with positive messages about the importance of family unity and the value of solidarity. Additionally, a small festival was held featuring homemade and traditional sweets, a custom that has been preserved over the years thanks to the oral memory of the women who work in the preparation of these desserts.
Mandalas worked with elements of nature stimulate creativity, help overcome stress and allow for generating an interior state of confidence, spontaneity and serenity.
This week, home visits to new boys and girls were initiated at the Soledad headquarters, with the purpose of getting to know some aspects of their personal and family life, and identifying psychosocial risk factors to carry out a timely intervention process that allows the reduction of the effects that these may have in the long term.
In the Soledad headquarters, two projects are being developed aimed at training parents through training workshops focused on learning healthy eating habits and study techniques as a strengthening of food security and academic performance at home for beneficiaries.
The cooperation and teamwork were the fundamental pillars of this month in the Fundación Mi Ciudad con Vida. Children and young people had fun with outdoor games and theatrical activities that allowed them to show their socio-emotional potential. In addition, an activity was carried out with young people in which the strengths, opportunities, weaknesses, and threats that identify in the neighborhood and its surroundings were analyzed.
The beneficiaries of the Soledad headquarters carried out an awareness-raising activity on the care of water and the importance that this natural resource has for life, generating ideas to take care of water sources from home, using a symbolism of droplets that represented each of the contributions
This week at the Soledad headquarters, positive male models were promoted in children, capable of expressing their emotions and feelings, showing everyday actions about the role of men in the family and society through phrases and using representative elements.
During a workday at the Fundación Mi Ciudad con Vida, activities focused on developing life skills such as teamwork, tolerance, respect, and communication were carried out through play and art. In addition, different strategies were used to identify the different needs to work on for the group and individual improvement of the beneficiaries.
With different artistic activities, our beneficiaries expressed myths and realities about the role of women in our society. Through cooperative work, boys and girls highlighted female figures in their homes, community, and society in general. Likewise, different contexts of risks regarding gender violence were analyzed.