The Foundation
We are a social organization founded in Colombia in 2006.
After nearly two decades of focusing our work on young people as drivers of social transformation, we have evolved our model to include all generations and address the most complex challenges in our society.
All generations as agents of change!
We strengthen and connect
Extraordinary leaders
to build more peaceful, democratic, and regenerative societies.
Security and coexistence
Mental health and well-being
Inclusion and diversity
Regeneration and relationship with nature
Our Impact
Over the past 20 years we have reached
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people
175.933 extraordinary leaders trained directly
+ 1.862.504 people impacted
through our programs and participant-led initiatives.
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Children and adolescents with strengthened social-emotional skills such as empathy, openness to diversity, and self-regulation.
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Extraordinary leaders driving positive transformations in society.
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Allies and stakeholders who join our programs and apply our methodologies to replicate and scale the impact.
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Adults who support children in school settings to protect and strengthen their abilities.
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Change initiatives incubated and supported technically and financially by the Foundation.
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Teachers empowered to replicate our methodologies in the classroom, ensuring the sustainability of our interventions.
Through our
Measurement and Learning System
we collect both qualitative and quantitative data
to track our impact at the individual, relational, and structural levels, continuously improving, innovating, and making evidence-based decisions.
Our Essence
We are passionate about our work, which connects deeply with our life’s purpose.
Before changing the world, we change our world.
We cultivate nonviolence from within our environment.
We value and promote diversity.
We build on existing capabilities and potential.
We are weavers of trust and possibility.
We navigate complexity.
We innovate through collaboration.
Our work is grounded in knowledge, evidence, and technology.
Carlota Salazar
Administrative and financial manager
Pedro Fajardo
Executive Director
Catalina Cock
Co-founder and President
David Vidal
Project leader
Andrés Camilo Chaves
Project leader
Nataly Erazo
Leader of Communications and mobilization
Juanita Naranjo Ramírez
Leader of Innovation, Partnerships, and Services
Paula Jaramillo
Social communicator and journalist
Catalina Cock
Sociologist, political scientist, and social entrepreneur
Juan Esteban Aristizábal
Musician and artist
Isabel Cristina Vásquez
Corporate lawyer
José Luis Aristizábal Vásquez
Mechanical engineer and CEO of Camaleón Music
Libia Stella Lopera Mayo
Business administrator
Wilmar Andrés Martínez Valencia
Cultural strategist
Fernando de Jesús Palacios Callejas
Manager of Black Communities of Antioquia
Maria Mercedes Bermúdez Tamayo
Lawyer
Juan José San Francisco de Paula
Serial entrepreneur
Juan Pablo Cadavid Rendón
Entrepreneur
Ana Cristina Abad Restrepo
Social communicator and journalist