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Description of the project
by Kiko and Carmen, the founders.
Colonia
Ecologica is dedicated to the problem of children
who have been orphaned or abandoned by their parents and/or work
in the streets of the city.
Ten years ago, we started this project with three children. We also
have two children of our own, Favio (
) and Carla (
). Little by little the number of children living with us increased,
requiring more attention, school support (books, school materials,
clearer explanations) and entertainment. Most of the children who
come to us have some degree of malnutrition and come from families
with scarce economic resources.
At Colonia Ecologica, we now help approximately 50 children,
17 of whom currently live here full time. We work with the following
groups of children:
• Street kids – children who live and work on the streets,
some of whom maintain contact with their families,
• Orphans or abandoned children, who for various reasons have
lost one or both of their parents,
• Children without their own family who live in another family
member's home, often with grandparents.
We believe that one of the primary rights of a child is to
have a family – the family unit is a fundamental pillar of
society. Only the family can provide the warmth, companionship and
emotional stability necessary for the normal development of a child,
and the family exerts a powerful influence on a child’s stability
and happiness. Nothing more important exists for a child than a
strong and united family.
At Colonia Ecologica, we provide for the needs of children,
giving them a place for play and recreation, a good atmosphere for
studying and doing school work, and above all, a warm home –
a family. |
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