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To make a gift donation to The
Colombia Project, click here.
Helping Colombians Rebuild Their
Lives
Jorge and Alex are
studying business at the university, thanks to scholarships provided by The
Magdalena Foundation. With the help of a Colombia Project loan, they set up
a small bike shop on the outskirts of Santa
Marta where they are applying skills learned in
the university and generating a small income to support themselves as well
as Alex’s grandmother. The
FUNDEHUMAC support network of lawyers, business experts and social workers
helps them to overcome any obstacles they encounter to ensure that their
studies and their business are successful.
Based on its successes
with The Colombia Project,
FUNDEHUMAC in Magdalena was awarded $14
million pesos ($6500 US) by the local government to set up a similar loan
program specifically for women-heads of household. .
In an e-mail dated June 29,2006 Alba Lucia Moreno,
head of FUNDEHUMAC, wrote:
“...this model [The Colombia Project} is unique and thanks to you
that were the pioneers and an example for the local government showing that
women can rise out of misery giving dignity to their family unit and have a
positive effect on others around them. Thank you for having faith in
us. This is the best testimony of your great heart. You have
left an imprint in the local administration of a city where everything gets
stolen. Now the mayor says with pride, ‘finally we are demonstrating
that with the help of an international community (The Colombia
Project) and FUNDEHUMAC we can do things for our poor people’."
ODRI, in Popayan, has also
received outside support based on its track record with The Colombia
Project.
Those who have
successfully repaid their loans serve as role models and mentors to new
loan recipients. ODRI in Cauca provides
technical support and marketing expertise to ensure that the loan
recipients are successful in their enterprises.
The Colombia Project has grown steadily over the years and
anticipates adding a third partner in 2006. To sustain this growth, and to
ensure that there are adequate resources to meet the needs identified by
our partner communities, The
Colombia Project is looking for opportunities for matching funds,
grants and corporate sponsorship.
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To make a gift donation, please send
your check, payable to RPCVSF along with the name and mailing address, or
email address of the person to whom the gift card should be sent. If the
gift is in memory of someone, please note that name as well. Please send to
RPCVSF, PO Box 311044, Miami,
Florida 33231-1044.
A card will be sent within 10 days. Since RPCVSF has 501(c)3 status, all
donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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