Education Colombia Project #25877

Build Development Center for 300 Colombian Kids

by Fundacion Las Golondrinas

Build Development Center for 300 Colombian Kids

Project Report | Feb 2, 2017
My dream is coming true...

By Alessia Grani | Project Leader

Teresita with her sons

Hola amigos,

Please meet Teresita and her family, whose story is proof of what your generosity can do.

“I always wanted my children to have the best education, but with my salary I would never be able to enroll my children in a really good school. Now, my dream is coming true.Thanks to the new Development Centre in Llanaditas my sons can receive a good education and I don’t have to pay for it”.

Teresita was born in San Rafael but grew up in Llanaditas which she considers her home. She has two beautiful children: Maico (13 years) and Maximiliano (3 years). She is a single mother and she usually works many hours a day. She cannot dedicate a lot of time to her children nor to their education.

Maico, the older one, perfectly remembers the explanation of the architect, one year ago, regarding the new building and what it will offer to the students and teachers. He gets really happy thinking about the new football field where he will play: “My favorite subject is physical education, I will play a lot of football in the new field”

Teresita is glad that her children will have medical and psychological support in the new Development Centre in Llanaditas.

Finally, Teresita is smiling thinking that Maximiliano, her younger boy, will complete all his schooling in this new gorgeous development center. The new development center will have more classes, more subjects and will be better equipped.

Bringing education to less privileged children is one of the best ways to do charity, because it’s a gift for life.

The children of Llanaditas thank you for this gift!

Please consider telling your friends and family about our project, share the link through your social networks, use the tell-a-friend feature on the project page to email your network, or just bring us up in conversation

Maximiliano thanks you!

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Jan 6, 2017
Be part of her story

By Alessia Grani | Project Leader

My daughter will go to the school I'm building

Hola friends,

Many thanks for supporting our project here in Medellin.

Today, we would like to tell you a story about Maria Cenedes. She has been displaced by violence, she is a mother and, finally, she is one of the female construction workers building the Development Center in Llanaditas, Medellín.

Her story in our community started 20 years ago, when in her early 20s she moved to Medellin from Uruba. Maria and her family were obliged to leave Uruba, as her brother was assassinated by the paramilitaries. From one day to the next, she had to run away and find a new place to stay. At that time, Maria was pregnant with her first child and she was a single mother. Maria was struggling to raise her child and provide for him while working hard to give him a happy childhood.

Right now, in front of me I see a woman who has learned many things from life, she works hard, she studies and she has been a mother for the second time. Maria’s eyes are shining as she explains to me how proud her daughter Deisy Camila (11 years old) is to have her mom building the school she will soon attend.

With a big smile Maria said, “Thanks to this job, I can support my family and my studies.”

When I asked her to explain in two words the new Development Centre in Llanaditas, she said “Excellent and very well equipped”. In fact, the new Development Centre is not just a school; it will also have a psychological team and a center for health focusing on prevention and promotion. In addition, there will be a lunchroom which will provide breakfast, snacks and lunch to every child.

We wish her all the best in reaching her goals. Good Luck, Maria!

At the same time, please continue to support Maria, her family and the other children so that they may have the school they’ve all been dreaming of. Your contribution now will provide education to children for years to come.

Maria Cedes at work

Thank you from the children of Llanaditas

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