Colombia

Last week, we celebrated World Population Day (July 11) and World Youth Skills Day (July 13). To commemorate, we want to tell you a bit more about our projects focused on the importance of youth-skills for children and young people in order for them to advocate for themselves and improve their lives.

Children Change Colombia, Mision Gaia and Rebel Business School have been working together with the students of the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta to offer a unique opportunity to the students in our education project: The Rebel Entrepreneurship Workshop

Members of CCC’s outreach team discuss their visit to our projects in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and north-west Bogota

Clara, a long-standing volunteer talks about her visit to one of our projects in the “tolerance zone” in Santa Fe, Bogotá

Supporting children and young people from rural communities with improved education and vocational training, with a focus on sustainable agriculture and ecotourism

Our trustee talks about his visit to our project, located in the Santa Fe neighbourhood known as the “tolerance zone” in Bogotá

Preventing child recruitment in Colombia and promoting gender equality through football and other sports initiatives

Tackling child recruitment in Colombia and supporting young people leaving institutions and armed groups to reintegrate into society.

Tackling poverty in Colombia through access to vocational education and training in sustainable tourism for young people.

A fundraiser at Children Change Colombia talks about her experience visiting the projects in Colombia and their performance at the Ibero-American film festival.