At Fundacion Formavida, one of our centers in Bogota, Colombia, April is the month of the child and that means lots of fun is happening within these walls!
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Do you know the impact your sponsorship is having on your child?
The pandemic changed everything about our lives. It wiped out structure, routines and it challenged our decision making. It was the same for our Mission Life Child Development Centers. Everyone was forced to get used to a new way of living and families used to meeting up outside were told to stay indoors cutting off communication. The kids weren’t able to come to the centers regularly and our teachers had to find new ways to connect to continue to serve their needs such as home visits.
Read MoreIn some countries, such as Colombia, many parents don’t have the luxury of working from home and homeschooling their children. Nor do many children have access to technology to facilitate remote learning. That’s why a discovery team from Mission Life – a child sponsorship organization based in Derry -- traveled to Colombia in February – to plant additional child development centers and get children and families the help they need.
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Mission Life is excited to share pictures from the new bakery storefront, Formipan at Fundacion Formavida in Colombia! It is because of generous donations from our sponsors that our children and youth there are learning the valuable life skills of baking!
Read MoreOver the course of several years, Fundación Formavida has been very busy transforming their land and adding more resources. They have added an outdoor sports park, built new spaces for classrooms, and most recently completed the clothing shop (DICOCO) and bakery cafe (Formipan)!
Read MoreLeaders at Fundacion Formavida in Bogotá, Colombia are seeing the long-lasting impact their program and child sponsorships are having on the young adults they once served.
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