BEYOND
THEIR DREAMS
From Caterpillars to Butterflies:
Empowering Women
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Transforming Lives
“According to DANE, there are 23,312,832 women in Colombia. More than 12 million of them are mothers who are heads of households, many are victims of unemployment and gender violence. There are no educational or job guarantees for them and their children, which is why thousands live in conditions of extreme poverty.”
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30 of those mothers live in Repelón, Atlántico (Colombia). They are vulnerable women, with economic, educational, and social distress due to unemployment, the armed conflict, discrimination, and domestic violence. This situation results in low or no self-esteem, illness, social isolation, among other calamities, with a huge impact on the future of their children.
"Beyond Their Dreams"
wants to provide them with
Life Skills
Improving the ability of these 30 women to live a healthier and happier life, strengthening their emotional, social, and cognitive skills, through the promotion of well-being, personal hygiene, coexistence, human development, social inclusion, resilience, and quality of food, health and the environment.
Entrepreneurship Training
Educational tools in all things related to the start-up, development and maintenance of profitable businesses, which will allow them to have an established and formal economic activity, thus generating sustainable competitive advantages, greater sources of income, direct and indirect jobs, and added value in the community.
Partnership Strategies
The working partnership will be a key tool to formalize those productive projects with common goals as these women’s strengths will be exploited and, where possible, any individual risks will be minimized, while allowing them to develop their business and facilitating the income-generating capacity in an environment of trust, collaboration, and mutual assistance.
Transformation and Social Development for their Children
Creating spaces for participation and reflection, with family and school dynamics that help strengthen the bonds between mothers and children, with supportive social work to provide protective environments that promote education, health, care, and good nutrition as fundamental complements to achieve adequate present and future development. Educated, healthy and well-fed children make happy and productive mothers.
Environment Improvement
The physical work environment is a fundamental element in the performance and development of the daily tasks of any worker. Better environmental conditions will influence the relationship between their colleagues, help their physical health and mentally, and will increase your productivity.