This year we resumed the project of Homemade Gardens to create environmental awareness in the children and young people of the community, forming them as Environmental Guardians. On Tuesday, April 5, together with Professor José Camilo, we visited the families to check the plants that survived last year. We investigated the conditions of the space for the projects of this new year, and we also invited families to continue participating in these types of activities.

The Psychosocial Accompaniment Program in partnership with the Food Bank of Barranquilla and personal donations managed to make a garage sale with used clothes in optimal condition and the delivery of food packages. This community activity was able to benefit more than 80 families.

The Higher Education Program provides permanent accompaniment to its beneficiaries in the return to their presence in face-to-face classes. During this week we highlighted one of our beneficiaries of the program, Mayerlis Jaraba Bolívar, a young woman of twenty years old, example of resilience and personal growth. Currently Mayerlis studies two careers that she defines as her passions: Bachelor’s Degree in Biology at the Universidad del Atlántico, studying fourth semester and at the National Learning Service SENA, Regency in Pharmacy. Mayerlis, from the foundation we are completely sure you will move forward and fulfill your dream of being a professional and be able to support your family.

This week we started with the activities of the Educational Articulation Program. We had the first parent conference of the beneficiaries of Higher Education and educational scholarships. In this space, the commitments and duties for 2022 were remembered.

Our Mi Ciudad Con Vida families had a day of fun and shopping. Through the “closet sale” strategy, familes had access to clothing, shoes and food items at token prices starting at $500 (COP).

Thanks to the ongoing training process for our beneficiary children at Mi Ciudad Con Vida in caring for the environment, the environmental guardians are motivated to continue the home garden project. On this occasion they received a delivery of portable gardens that facilitate cultivation in reduced spaces, aimed at self-sustainability.

Thanks to the support of the Barranquilla mayor’s office, 24 mothers who are leaders in the Lipaya neighborhood received resources including seed capital and business strengthening for their small-scale businesses, at a value of $500.000 (COP) each, for a total of $12.000.000 (COP).