Turn smiles into future:

Sentires Foundation, where children are our most valuable treasure.

We transform smiles into hope: At SENTIRES Foundation, every child has a future full of possibilities. Join our cause and be part of the change that impacts lives.

about the foundation

ABOUT US

The SENTIRES Foundation is a non-profit entity created on September 2, 2008, since then we have worked daily to bring well-being and protection to vulnerable children living in Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia.

SENTIRES has offered its services to more than 300 children and families in the sector, reducing their exposure to latent risks in their contexts and giving them the possibility of comprehensive development with better life expectations for a better future. All of this has been possible thanks to the support of sponsors, companies and generous people who have placed their trust and resources to keep our children's dream alive.

Seeing each child shine with joy is my greatest inspiration. At SENTIRES, we seek to transform challenges into opportunities, building a present and a future full of hope for the little hearts of Ciudad Bolívar.

WHAT WE DO?

Who are our beneficiaries?

We work daily with 60 children between 5 and 12 years old, who are studying primary school in district schools. Their families are from socioeconomic stratum 1 and 2, within the occupations of the parents we find street vending, recycling, construction workers and different types of informal work, therefore, many of the families do not have economic resources or time to care and supervise their children.

Problems that our children can face in their daily contexts:

• Little or no adult supervision, locked up at home, in care of strangers or alone on the street.
• Low academic performance and lack of interest in studying.
• Absence of sports and recreational activities.
• Malnutrition problems, receiving only one or two meals a day.
• Family conflicts, violence and abuse.
• Vandalism, gangs, drug addiction.
• Insecurity in the sector that surrounds them.
• Difficulties in the academic context (bullying, sale and consumption of psychoactives, lack of interest and support from their teachers).
• Poverty.
• Lack of opportunities.

How do we contribute

to the solution of these problems?

SENTIRES develops an interdisciplinary model consolidating solidarity networks to comply with four basic axes: nutritional program, psychological program, pedagogical program and recreational program.

NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM

At the SENTIRES Foundation we provide children with a balanced and complementary daily snack, thus helping their growth and physical development. The SENTIRES Foundation organizes campaigns for visual health, oral health, pediatrics, and height and weight checks with professionals from different fields to fulfill our purpose of educating and engaging families with the health and well-being of their children.

PEDAGOGICAL PROGRAM

At the SENTIRES Foundation we contribute to the comprehensive learning of boys and girls by improving their academic levels and supporting their extracurricular processes with homework support and school reinforcement. With this program we seek to complement academic education and stimulate children's abilities and skills. To do this, we design “workshops and clubs”, in which children carry out dynamic, playful and active activities, where they learn by playing and having fun.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROGRAM

At the SENTIRES Foundation we improve the quality of life of beneficiary children and families through psychological sessions and workshops that enhance processes such as self-esteem, communication, affection, respect, family support, self-care, among others. The SENTIRES foundation works so that children can have self-protection tools against the risks they face daily in their context.

RECREATIONAL PROGRAM

At the SENTIRES Foundation we offer children alternative leisure and recreation spaces from which they can stimulate their abilities and skills. The SENTIRES foundation has its own spaces and monthly activities so that children can have fun in protected and safe spaces, enjoying their childhood and the rights of joy and enjoyment that every child should experience in parks, cinemas, nature walks, theaters, swimming pools and further.

Sentires was born with the purpose of providing the children of Ciudad Bolívar with a place full of love, where their healthy development and the protection of their rights would be guaranteed. Together we will continue creating dreams towards a future full of opportunities for the children of Ciudad Bolívar.