Programs

Our Programs

Discover our programs designed to accompany young people in their transition to adult life, providing them with tools for autonomy and comprehensive development.

Numbers

Numbers that drive us

13,000+

Young people who left the protection system in Colombia

71,148

Children and teens in administrative proceedings (PARD)

12,576

Children and teens eligible for adoption

3,025

Children and teens adopted

Leadership

Advocacy and Participation

We develop actions involving key actors and decision-makers in transforming alternative care, preventing family separation, and promoting progressive autonomy.

Expected Results

Public policies that transform alternative care and support for transitioning children and youth.
Young leaders who transform and exercise their citizenship, strengthening their peers' life projects.
Establishment and operation of an intersectoral table for progressive autonomy.

Training

Avanza Joven

Initiative designed to provide support and tools to adolescents living in institutional care, building life skills and preparing them for life outside the system.

Expected Results

Youth with strengthened communication skills for independent living.
Youth who know and exercise their rights and civic duties.
Youth with basic financial education for managing their autonomy.

Insertion

Employment and Entrepreneurship Promotion

Pilot model to promote job skills and strengthen employability of youth transitioning out of the protection system.

Expected Results

Youth with work experience and strengthened skills.
Youth with economic stability contributing to social development.
Effective job placement through coordination with the business sector.

Wellness

My Body, My Sexuality, My Decision

Program designed to provide conditions for the free, autonomous, and informed exercise of sexuality and community development.

Expected Results

Training processes on sexual and reproductive rights implemented in protection centers.
Trained staff to develop SRHR promotion strategies.
Working groups integrated with external networks beyond ICBF.

Houses of Knowledge and Transformation

Comprehensive accompaniment program for youth in the process of leaving and those who have left the protection system, through a pedagogical, residential, and self-sustaining model.

Expected Results

Youth with autonomy and leadership capacity for building solid life projects.
Effective socio-labor insertion through thematic training lines.
Strengthened support networks and protective environments.