FUNDAMOR

FUNDAMOR was created with the purpose of giving support to the adult population effected by HIV/AIDS. However, children who were born with the virus quickly appeared & naturally became a focus population of the organization. In 1996, FUNDAMOR reoriented its service to dedicate itself to the care & protection of children with HIV/AIDS in the various regions of Colombia & became the first to work with the governmental body, ICBF (Colombian Institute for Family Wellbeing) regarding children with HIV/AIDS. FUNDAMOR has always had flexibility & continuity as core values, & has changed its model repeatedly over the years to match the most updated medical advancements a& knowledge in the social welfare fields. For 20 years, FUNDAMOR was primarily a residential home for children with HIV/AIDS. In 2016, in light of reflection & new awareness about the negative impacts of institutionalisation on children, FUNDAMOR became the first in Colombia to implement a de-institutionalisation (DI) process, working with ICBF to transition all children in their care to family-based alternatives and reorienting their services for children with HIV/AIDS to support integration into society. In addition to working with children with HIV/AIDS, FUNDAMOR also works with other vulnerable groups of children and youth, such as those struggling with poverty or familial instability. Currently, FUNDAMOR runs programming under 3 mission lines: (1) Prevention of HIV/AIDS, (2) Education and (3) Community Development. In relation to these, FUNDAMOR runs HIV/AIDS awareness raising programs, youth support group, trains prospective foster families and schools on care for children with HIV/AIDS and runs the "Semillas de Amor" (Seeds of Love) pre-school for vulnerable children. FUNDAMOR works mainly in the regional departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca in alliance with other organizations and state entities, and through its own financed programs, which reach towards self-sustainability.