Fundación Gente Unida is an NGO established in 1995. We provide education and comprehensive attention to children and young people in vulnerable situations. It aims to satisfy their educational and formative needs, continued improvement and social responsibility, improving their overall quality of life. Currently, Gente Unida has 5 educational headquarters in the most vulnerable zones of Medellín through which they provide food and education to over 3,500 children, Young people, and adults.
The project provides education to children, young people and adults and promotes key values and competencies necessary so that participants acquire the tools with which they can transform their lives and environment. In Hogar Bohío de María (where the volunteer will be placed) takes care for 150 children and young people who have suffered domestic violence, abuse, and abandonment. Some parents don´t have time or money, are very young, or have problems with drugs or alcohol.
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