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Population
49.9 million
Illiteracy in Tumaco and Francisco Pizarro
20.25%
Population below poverty line in Tumaco and Francisco Pizarro
84.30%
Rate of unmet basic needs in Tumaco and Francisco Pizarro
60%
Rate of adolescent pregnancies in Tumaco and Francisco Pizarro
30%
Chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years in Tumaco and Francisco Pizarro
18.90%

LETICIA JARAMILLO, DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL HUMANITARIA FOUNDATION COLOMBIA

Global Humanitaria started its efforts in Colombia in 1998. Our projects and efforts are seen in Tumaco, Francisco Pizarro, and Mosquera on the Pacific coast of Colombia, which is one of the country’s most depressed areas and inhabited mostly by Afro-Colombians and indigenous minorities.

From the offices in Bogotá and Tumaco, a team composed of nutritionists, social workers, and field technicians, among others, is responsible for project execution and oversee the relations among children, their families, and the beneficiary communities.

In Colombia, working in the midst of a conflict caused by the presence of armed groups outside the bounds of law presents the greatest difficulty in our operations. In addition to educational, health, and food safety programs, we work in a cross-cutting manner to promote changes in lifestyle habits that will allow us to tackle the root of the problems, in order to promote the empowerment of the youth and women.

Number of beneficiaries: 7,380

Our projects in the country

Education to Exercise Active Citizenship

Education to Exercise Active Citizenship

The project aims to promote young people and schoolchildren's skills for effective participation, democracy, and social control in Tumaco, a strategic municipality that continues to suffer violence...

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Health and Nutrition and Food Safety

Health and Nutrition and Food Safety

We make efforts to address the identified needs of the people within the framework of the Municipal Indigenous and Afro-Colombian Nutrition and Food Plan of Tumaco. In this light, we promote healthy...

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Educating for Peace

Educating for Peace

In Tumaco and Fco Pizarro, we work to improve the literacy of children who are caught in the middle of an armed conflict through the revitalization of school libraries and the use of alternative...

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