Education gives children choices.
We make sure they get it.
The schools we support
in Arbeláez, Colombia
In the Sumapaz region of Cundinamarca, Colombia, the village of Arbeláez sits surrounded by mountains. Around it, ten small schools serve the children who live at altitude, some with only 8 to 12 students, others with more than 200. Every morning, children make their way down from the hills to learn.
The barriers they face are not dramatic. They are quiet. A uniform a family cannot afford. A classroom with a leaking roof. A school kit that costs more than a week of groceries. These are the things that quietly push children out of education, one by one, without anyone noticing until it is too late.
Our programs exist to remove those barriers. Specifically, practically, and with full documentation.
The Programs.
How we generate Impact
Uniforms and School Kits
In many rural schools in Colombia, arriving without a uniform means being turned away at the gate. It is a policy that, without support, quietly removes children from education.
A school kit, notebooks, pens, and basic supplies, is something most children in Europe have without a second thought. In the mountains of Cundinamarca, it is a cost that competes with rent and food for families who are already stretched.
We cover these basics. We work directly with the schools to identify which children need support most urgently. We document every delivery, every child, every item received.
In December 2025, 50 children in Arbeláez received their uniforms and school kits. They are still in school.
What your donation covers: A full school uniform · A complete school kit with supplies · Learning materials for the full term
School Infrastructure
Around Arbeláez, some classrooms have roofs that leak during the rainy season. Walls that do not keep the mountain cold out. Physical spaces that send a quiet message to the children inside: you are not the priority.
Learning cannot happen properly in a space that feels unsafe or neglected. Children feel it. Teachers work around it. And nothing changes until someone decides to act.
We fund the repairs and improvements that change that. Every infrastructure project is identified directly by the school director who knows what their building needs most urgently. Every euro is documented. Before and after photos are shared with every person and company that contributed.
What your donation covers: Roof repairs and weatherproofing. Classroom improvements · Basic facilities and sanitation
Teaching Abroad Program
There is a difference between knowing about a school in rural Colombia and standing inside one.
The Teaching Abroad program brings company employees from Europe to Arbeláez, Colombia for two weeks. They teach. They connect with the children and the wider community. They experience what education looks like when resources are limited and determination fills the gap.
For companies, this is an opportunity to sponsor an employee experience directly.
Your contribution covers the program costs and gives the chance to bring something back that reaches far beyond two weeks in Colombia.
Who it is for: Company employees who want to do something that actually changes how they see the world. No teaching qualification required. Two weeks in Arbeláez. Language exchange, classroom support, direct contact with the children and the community.
What the company gets back: Employees who return with a story that no team-building exercise produces. Video documentation of their time in Colombia. Named in the annual impact report as a Teachers Abroad sponsor. The option to share the experience with their own team and clients as part of their CSR communications.
What the program includes: Two weeks in Arbeláez, Colombia
· School placement and teaching support
· Pre and post program guidance
· Full coordination on the ground