This summer, we plan to provide a ‘Slum for Nature’ program for the niños surviving in the megaslum Ciudad Bolívar, Colombia. Our 4-6 week plan is to integrate them with the beautiful Colombian countryside of […]
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In this picture captured by our founder, two recicladores are seen traversing a busy street in Bogotá to load and carry away rubbish. Everyday about 18,000 recicladores scurry for trash, laboriously transporting society’s burden with […]
Along the corridors of makeshift shelters and tents lie the faces of diaspora. In December 2013, our founder was able to interview their leader who is seeking refuge in a tent community under a bridge […]
A compounding factor affecting Colombian children are the landmines that claim nearly as many casualties as Afghanistan, placing Colombia second in the world in landmine victims. Because of the ongoing struggle for power, FARC guerrillas […]
A snapshot of Ciudad Bolívar, a sanctuary for the largest internally displaced population in the world. This megaslum is outside the expansive metropolis and the relative safety of Bogotá, Colombia. This is where we start. […]
We are now accepting sponsors for backpacks and school supplies such as Play-Doh, pencils, and colors for the children in the slums! If you would like to be assigned a child, please send us an […]