Give a Family a Chance in Colombia
Help family poverty in Colombia
Summary
More than 3 million people in Colombia have been displaced from their homes due to ongoing internal armed conflict. With no money or assets, 35,000 families each month struggle to survive.
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
More than three million people in Colombia have been displaced from their homes due to ongoing internal armed conflict in the country. These families, who have little to begin with, are often forced to flee suddenly, leaving most of their possessions behind. They come to new cities, often falling into immediate poverty. With little or no money or assets, thousands of families every month struggle to start anew from scratch.
Activities
In addition to receiving kits that contain food, health and hygiene products and cooking utensils, families also receive psychosocial support, job placement and training, and other support to help generate income for their families.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Your gift of one kit can be the difference between life and death for a displaced family. The kits are distributed by CHF International, who has assisted over 500,000 internally displaced and vulnerable people over the last five years.
Project Message
In 2006 alone, CHF helped over 35,000 families who were displaced by violence. We need your help now to continue to help these vulnerable households get back their feet, and to rebuild their lives.
- Bryan Winston, Country Director, CHF/Colombia
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Erin Mote
Manager of Resource Development
8601 Georgia Ave
Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
301-587-4700
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave, Suite 800
Silver Spring,
MD
20910
United States
301-587-4700
http://www.chfinternational.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Colombia
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
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 November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 16, 2006
Latest Update from the Field
Assistance provided to date
By Nussi - Program Officer, May 16, 2008 06:01 PM
Through partnerships with the Colombian and U.S. governments, and continuing support from concerned individuals around the world, CHF has provided direct assistance to over 106,000 families since 2001, providing food, shelter and income-generating opportunities to help them not only cope but thrive in their new environments.
A brief look at some of the services provided to date:
> 49,200 humanitarian kits have been delivered to families
> 55,000 displaced families have received psychosocial support
> 11,930 school kits have been distributed for children
> 4,446 families have received assistance to improve their shelters or housing
> 46 classrooms and/or community facilities.
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