Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY ACTIVITY IS TO AID COLOMBIAN CHILDREN INJURED BY ANTIPERSONNEL MINES ("LANDMINES") BY PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE, AND PROSTHETICS TO VICTIMS. FUNDS WILL BE DONATED TO ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF LANDMINES. THE FOUNDATION WILL ENGAGE IN SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES TO ACCOMPLISH ITS OBJECTIVES INCLUDING OBTAINING PREFERENTIAL RATES FOR PROSTHETICS, COORDINATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR ASSISTANCE, AND CONDUCTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE COLOMBIAN PUBLIC REGARDING THE PRESENCE AND DANGER OF LANDMINES.
THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO ASSIST CHILDREN AND FAMILY WHO ARE VICTIMS OF LANDMINES AND OTHER PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES. IN 2018 WE CONTINUED THE "DARE TO DREAM" PROJECT WHICH GOAL IS TO INSPIRE AND TRANSFORM THE YOUTHS (AGES 14 TO 28) TO BE PRODUCTIVE YOUNG ADULTS WHO WILL PROVIDE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. "DARE TO DREAM" ENABLED TO STRENGTHEN AND CONSOLIDATE THE PAZALOBIEN METHODOLOGY AND ITS EXPLORERS AND LEADER OF CHANGE COMPONENTS. THE FOCUS THIS YEAR WAS ON WORKING WITH TEACHERS AS MULTIPLIERS OF THE METHODOLOGY IN ANTIOQUIA, AND ON SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS OF ANTIOQUIA, IN AN EXERCISE OF PARTICIPATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL INITIATIVES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TOGETHER WITH INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) IN FULFILLING THE GOALS. IN 2018 WE CONTINUED THE "WE ARE TREASURE" PROJECT, WHICH THE FOCUS IS TO COMBAT CHILD LABOR AND IMPROVE MINING SAFETY BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN MINING COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION HAS CARRIED OUT THE PAZALOBIEN MEDELLIN PROGRAM TO TRANSFORM STUDENTS' ATTITUDES AND CONTRIBUTE TO A CULTURE OF PEACE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HELPED FUND THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES PROGRAMS THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS SUCH AS THEATRE, ART, DANCE AND MUSIC, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ATTAINED HIGH LEVELS OF LISTENING SKILLS, AUTO-CONTROL AND ASSERTIVE MANIFESTATIONS OF THEIR EMOTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION THROUGH ITS PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS PROVIDE SPIRITUAL HEALING, CREATES SAFE ENVIRONMENTS, STRENGTHENS SELF-AWARENESS, EMPATHY, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS, AND CREATIVE THINKING AMONG THE YOUTH. THE "IN THEIR VOICES" PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN APRIL 2014 AND WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL 2018. THE PROJECT WAS BASED ON AN OPEN AND FLEXIBLE PROCESS THAT FOLLOWS THE PATH OF ARTISTIC CREATION FOR LIVE SKILLS EDUCATION, AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFE AND DEMOCRATIC ENVIRONMENTS. THE PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED IN THREE STEPS: AWARENESS-RAISING, CREATION, AND SHARING WITH THE WORLD. IN 2018, IN AN EFFORT TO BUILD A CULTURE OF PEACE, THE STRATEGY WAS TO PREVENT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION FROM WITHIN THE FAMILY. WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY AND LINKED THE METHODOLOGY WITH THEIR PRACTICES. THE ORGANIZATION WORKED TOGETHER WITH MEDELLIN MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE BELLO ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THEIR CONVIDARTE STRATEGY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Catalina Cock Duque | DIRECTOR | 15 | $9,922 |
| Leonardo D Gravier | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Ivan D Alarcon Resigned 1231 | DIRECTOR | 5.25 | $0 |
| Jose Luis Aristizabal | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 13 | $0 |
| Juan E Aristizabal | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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