Group Home Management for single mothers

Nation: Colombia

Calarcà

Field of action: Main needs

Referent: Doc. Julian Ramirez Zuluaga

STARTING YEAR: 2016

CODE: AS 402

Aim

Offering to some mother-girls, without any support, and to their children the possibility of a decent accommodation. The Association also contributes to support a renovation of the building to adapt it to their needs.

Beneficiaries

Around 12/15 people between mothers and children, who are assisted by Via Pacis Colombia volunteers, will be guided in their needs: work, health care, education, home management and so on until the achievement of economic independence and human maturity. In this way they will be replaced by other girls in difficulty. In addition to mothers and their children, the inhabitants of the neighborhood where the group home is set will also benefit from this project. In fact, the activities planned and guided by the volunteers will also be accessible to outsiders such as the support to children’s education. Update: during 2020 the house will be renovated internally, changing the available spaces to each family to allow greater cosiness and privacy. At the same time the common areas will be optimized