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Our Stories
Discover the story behind each family we help. Learn how we contribute to the care and protection of people with special needs, as well as the economic growth of their family members and caregivers.
Historias llenas de amor, esfuerzo y mucha valentía. Los resultados son nuestra inspiración para seguir trabajando por más familias.
Diana María Castaño
She is a single mother of Santiago, a 14-year-old boy with global developmental delay, which affects his speech and mobility, as well as microcephaly, blindness, and West syndrome. They live in the home of her brother, who has provided a room for her and her son. Her brother helps with
Luz Marina Vélez
She is a single mother with a 22-year-old son, Christian Camilo, who has mild intellectual disability, moderate intellectual disability, and psychomotor developmental delay. He has mobility and can speak but does not require supervision or support. They live in rented accommodation because their house in an informal settlement is falling
Irma Isabel Muñoz
She is a single mother of Juan Alejandro, a 2-year-old, and has an older adolescent son with severe intellectual and cognitive delays. He does not speak and has mobility issues, requiring constant supervision. At the Foundation, we trained her in the production of handmade candles and are providing the necessary
Eugenia Arango
She is a single mother of Cristina, a 22-year-old girl with Down syndrome who requires constant supervision. They live with her two other children, who help her financially, but she wants to have her own business. Due to the location of their home, we have not yet found the right
Luz Marina Ibargüen Mosquera
She is the mother of Mery Yulieth, a girl with high cognitive delay caused by a fever. Although she has mobility, she requires constant care. They are a large family, and Mery Yulieth is cared for by an aunt while her mother works at a company. Her dream is to
Margaux Caroline Rivero de Gómez
She is displaced with her family from Venezuela. They are a large family, and her 18-year-old daughter, Nicole, was injured by a stray bullet, which caused brain damage affecting her left-side mobility. Nicole loves to cook, and at the Foundation, we are in the process of setting up a kitchen
Luz Estella Jiménez
She suffers from fibromyalgia, which causes significant physical limitations. Despite this, she works at a company to support her household. She lives with her two daughters, one of whom, Leidy, has sequelae from meningitis, with both cognitive and physical disabilities. Leidy does not speak but can move around independently. The
Marina Ríos Ocampo
She is the mother of Juan Gabriel, 31 years old, who is bedridden due to congenital macrocephaly. He can speak but requires constant care. Marina cannot work because she must care for her son and relies on support from her other children. They want to set up a fruit pulp
Amparo Lozano
This mother lives with her 26-year-old son Mateo, who has Down syndrome and bipolar affective disorder. She resides in her daughter’s house but has a partner who provides financial support. However, due to her son’s condition, she cannot go out much. Together with a professional in visual arts, we are
Rosalba Morales
She is the grandmother of the household, with many health issues. Her eldest daughter, María Isabel, is in a wheelchair. They live with her grandson Santiago, his wife, and two children. Santiago is a young entrepreneur who decided to sell empanadas door-to-door in their neighborhood. The Foundation supported him with
Luz Stella Ríos
Her husband had a motorcycle accident that left him affected both in his mobility and neurological functions. She received support to set up a sales stand at the Mirador de Altagracia. We bought a cart for making and selling arepas, provided the materials, and a mother from the Foundation gave
Cristian Felipe Polanco
He is the father of two children: an 11-year-old boy with a disability in his lower limbs due to a fall that caused severe traumatic brain injury, and a 10-year-old girl who was studying at a boarding school.
Leidy Tatiana Aristizábal
She is the mother of two children and lives with another person. Her 4-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son have a severe disability due to microcephaly and spastic cerebral palsy.
Omaira Cardona
She is a single mother of three children and the caregiver of her young granddaughter, who has a severe disability due to West syndrome and refractory epilepsy. We helped her set up a fast food stand, but the pandemic put an end to her business. We are currently determining how
Katerine Andrea Trejos Cortés
She is a single mother of two children, one of whom has a severe disability due to severe psychomotor delay, hip dysplasia, and severe visual impairment. With the Foundation, we helped her create her business, *Creaciones Dylan*, which focuses on the production and sale of cardboard boxes.
Katherine Echeverry
She is the mother of two children, the youngest of whom has a moderate disability due to dyskinetic cerebral palsy, which caused cognitive and psychomotor delays. We helped her set up *Postres Ángel*, but due to the economic situation during the pandemic, she was unable to continue. Now, she is
María Eugenia Parra
She is the mother of a 25-year-old, Brahian Steven, who has severe intellectual disability, chronic seizure syndrome, and autism. He is active but requires constant monitoring and supervision. We are working with her to develop an enterprise where her husband, her other daughter, and she can all be involved.
María del Rosario Moreno Chica
She is the person with a disability; she has two children, aged 4 and 5. She has sequelae from myelomeningocele, which affected her spine and the mobility of her ankles and toes, and she also has a hip dislocation. She lives with her children and her husband. The Foundation helped
Maglys del Valle Valdivieso
She is the mother of three daughters, the youngest of whom has a disability due to microcephaly. Maglys and her family are displaced from Venezuela, and she has pursued various entrepreneurial ventures to help with household expenses. We have assisted her with the *Creaciones Maglys* brand and provided materials for
Events
Relive some of the activities and events we have held with families in Pereira: health and personal care days, bazaars, fairs, marathons, and various celebrations on special dates.
Contribuimos al bienestar de las familias de bajos recursos, llenando de alegría sus hogares y dando una retribución a la hermosa labor de los ciudadores.
Fairs
Bazars
Women’s Marathon
Christmas
Anniversary
Caregivers Meeting
Workshops and Training
Valentía Walk
2nd Valentía Walk
Other Moments
Distribution of aid and groceries