The Colombian Changemakers Awards 2024
At the beginning of June, we hosted the first edition of the Colombian Changemakers Awards to honour and celebrate the dedication and impact of some of the most remarkable Colombians in the UK.
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Building Peace Through Nature
In collaboration with Misión Gaia, we seek to build peacebuilding frameworks through the pursuit of environmental conservation in La Sierra Nevada.
Our Executive Director wins a ‘Women Changing the World’ award
Ángela Carreño, our Executive Director, has been announced as the winner of People’s Choice Women Changing the Non-Profit World category at the 2024 Women Changing the World Awards!
Nurturing Hope: The Importance of Touch for Child Development
Sandy is a childhood development specialist and the Director of the Spanish speaking branch of Blossom and Berry. Her passion for baby massage and methods of implementing nurturing touch has inspired her to launch a fundraising campaign to help us support children in Colombia.
A Successful End to the First Cycle of ‘Colombia Colores’
As January draws to a close, so does the first cycle of our recently launched project ‘Colombia Colores’. Find out what the children learned during the Autumn Cycle and sign up for the Spring Cycle starting February 24th, 2024.
Celebrating Little Candles Day in Colombia
The Day of the Little Candles, is celebrated every year on the 7th of December. Learn more about how Colombians celebrate the holiday here!
Scoring Goals for Change: How football teaches values in Colombian communities
Our partner organisation, ACADESAN, has harnessed the power of football to keep children and young people away from armed groups and illegal activities.
Our first London-based project: ‘Colombia Colores’
Colombia Colores is our first project in London, aimed at the children of the Colombian diaspora. The workshops teaches about the richness of Colombian culture through music, art and dance.
Mental Health Day: Celebrating the role of teachers in supporting children
This Mental Health Day, we would like to value the important role that teachers have in supporting children’s mental health.
Football for Peace
Children Change Colombia, alongside CRAN and TDJ, work to prevent forced armed recruitment and reintegrating youth into society through a community based narrative approach towards mental health.
