Help Colombian Families Displaced by War

Summary

MADRE is working with our Colombian partner LIMPAL to meet the needs of women and children displaced by war, who lack access to food, clean water, land, and education and who live on less than $1/day. progress report read updates from the field

Received £682 from 30 donations from people around the world like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Most displaced women and their families in Colombia have fled violence in their communities, and often find themselves alone, in cities far from their homes, cut off from their support systems, without jobs or access to basic necessities. MADRE and LIMPAL have designed multifaceted programs that meet the needs of displaced women and children, providing access to food, education, water, and housing. These programs serve approximately 30 families every day.

Activities

Services include: 1. Provide meals through a community food bank; 2. Promote school attendance for 50 children by buying books and uniforms; and 3. Improve housing and provide clean drinking water in neighborhoods where displaced families live.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project enables displaced women and children to feed themselves, access clean water, and attend school, in order to help them establish themselves in new surroundings, and develop new support networks and, ultimately, self-sufficiency.

Project Message

Before I found out about MADRE & LIMPAL, my children and I were alone & hungry. Now, while I look for work , I know we can get food from their food bank and they will help my children attend school.
- Leticia, Colombian mother displaced by war

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Vivian Stromberg,
Executive Director
MADRE
121 West 27th Street #301
New York, NY 10001
United States
212.627.0444
Email:

Project Sponsor

MADRE

Organisation

MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.
121 West 27th Street #301
New York, NY 10001
United States
212.627.0444
http://www.MADRE.org

Learn more about MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org. and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Colombia and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Colombia, read the Human Development Report on Colombia or the Wikipedia entry for Colombia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 15, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Nine families fed for one month thanks to your donations

By Vivian Stromberg - Executive Director, MADRE, January 25, 2008 03:19 PM

Since MADRE brought this project to the Global Giving community in October of 2007, $280 has been raised to bring basic necessities to displaced women in Cartagena and Bogota. This money has been placed into a food bank run by LIMPAL, the Liga Internacional de Mujeres por la Paz y la Libertad, or the Women’s International League for Peace and Liberty. Over 500 women and their families rely on this food bank; thanks to your donations so far, nine families have each received a month’s worth of food. MADRE sends thanks to everyone at Global Giving for helping get this project up and running. Every dollar means so much to people who lack access to resources many of us take for granted. With more funding, MADRE hopes to be able to provide school supplies, uniforms, clean water, and housing solutions to women and families served by LIMPAL.

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