[[en]]Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza is a program of the Social Pastoral of the Diocese of Armenia, and met StreetSmart in August 2022 during a visit from StreetSmart Wheels coordinator, Junieth Machado. From then on, the team fell in love with the mobile school and the organisation’s educational tools. A few months later, they applied to become partners and receive a school to work with children and adolescents living in the slums, where they also have a presence through the provision of play activities, coffee, and bread for the families. [[nl]]Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza is a program of the Social Pastoral of the Diocese of Armenia, and met StreetSmart in August 2022 during a visit from StreetSmart Wheels coordinator, Junieth Machado. From then on, the team fell in love with the mobile school and the organisation’s educational tools. A few months later, they applied to become partners and receive a school to work with children and adolescents living in the slums, where they also have a presence through the provision of play activities, coffee, and bread for the families. [[fr]]Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza is a program of the Social Pastoral of the Diocese of Armenia, and met StreetSmart in August 2022 during a visit from StreetSmart Wheels coordinator, Junieth Machado. From then on, the team fell in love with the mobile school and the organisation’s educational tools. A few months later, they applied to become partners and receive a school to work with children and adolescents living in the slums, where they also have a presence through the provision of play activities, coffee, and bread for the families. [[es]]Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza, es un programa de la Pastoral Social de la Diócesis de Armenia, y conoció StreetSmart en agosto del 2022, durante una visita de la coordinadora de StreetSmart Wheels Junieth Machado, desde ahí el equipo se enamoró de la escuela móvil y las herramientas educativas de la organización. Unos meses más tarde aplicaron para convertirse en socios y ganar una escuela para trabajar con niñas, niños y adolescentes que viven en "las ollas", donde a la vez, ellos tienen presencia con actividades lúdicas, café, y pan para las familias.[[pt]]Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza is a program of the Social Pastoral of the Diocese of Armenia, and met StreetSmart in August 2022 during a visit from StreetSmart Wheels coordinator, Junieth Machado. From then on, the team fell in love with the mobile school and the organisation’s educational tools. A few months later, they applied to become partners and receive a school to work with children and adolescents living in the slums, where they also have a presence through the provision of play activities, coffee, and bread for the families.

[[en]]During the on-site visit, the need for street interventions in those areas marked by drugs, corruption, and violence was evident. There, a new generation is growing up which deserves to have access to new opportunities that will allow them to transform their lives, as mentioned by Mariana Cardenas, Director of the Program. According to a study they conducted, almost 80 families are living in the smoke cave, one of the ollas of Armenia, since a single house built of cardboard, plastic, and bamboo scraps can house up to 3 families. [[nl]]During the on-site visit, the need for street interventions in those areas marked by drugs, corruption, and violence was evident. There, a new generation is growing up which deserves to have access to new opportunities that will allow them to transform their lives, as mentioned by Mariana Cardenas, Director of the Program. According to a study they conducted, almost 80 families are living in the smoke cave, one of the ollas of Armenia, since a single house built of cardboard, plastic, and bamboo scraps can house up to 3 families. [[fr]]During the on-site visit, the need for street interventions in those areas marked by drugs, corruption, and violence was evident. There, a new generation is growing up which deserves to have access to new opportunities that will allow them to transform their lives, as mentioned by Mariana Cardenas, Director of the Program. According to a study they conducted, almost 80 families are living in the smoke cave, one of the ollas of Armenia, since a single house built of cardboard, plastic, and bamboo scraps can house up to 3 families. [[es]]Durante la visita presencial, fue notoria la necesidad de intervenciones de calle a esas zonas marcadas por las drogas, la corrupción y la violencia, donde una nueva generación está creciendo y merece tener acceso a nuevas oportunidades que les permitan transformar sus vidas, como lo menciona Mariana Cárdenas, Directora del Programa. Según un estudio que ellos realizaron, son casi 80 familias las que viven en la cueva del humo, uno de "las ollas" de Armenia, dado que en una sola vivienda construida de cartón, plástico y restos de bambú, pueden convivir hasta 3 familias. [[pt]]During the on-site visit, the need for street interventions in those areas marked by drugs, corruption, and violence was evident. There, a new generation is growing up which deserves to have access to new opportunities that will allow them to transform their lives, as mentioned by Mariana Cardenas, Director of the Program. According to a study they conducted, almost 80 families are living in the smoke cave, one of the ollas of Armenia, since a single house built of cardboard, plastic, and bamboo scraps can house up to 3 families.

[[en]]For the programme to be sustainable and to provide support to these families, children, and adolescents, the team of street educators from the Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza, worked to refurbish an abandoned house, converting it into a welcoming space for the more than 40 children and adolescents who come from the slums to take part in personal growth workshops, music, painting and theater classes, as well as to enjoy reading and entertainment spaces. [[nl]]For the programme to be sustainable and to provide support to these families, children, and adolescents, the team of street educators from the Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza, worked to refurbish an abandoned house, converting it into a welcoming space for the more than 40 children and adolescents who come from the slums to take part in personal growth workshops, music, painting and theater classes, as well as to enjoy reading and entertainment spaces. [[fr]]For the programme to be sustainable and to provide support to these families, children, and adolescents, the team of street educators from the Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza, worked to refurbish an abandoned house, converting it into a welcoming space for the more than 40 children and adolescents who come from the slums to take part in personal growth workshops, music, painting and theater classes, as well as to enjoy reading and entertainment spaces. [[es]]Para que el programa sea sostenible y brinde apoyo a esas familias, niñez y adolescencia, el equipo de educadores de calle de la Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza, trabajó para habilitar una casa que estaba abandonada, hasta convertirla en un espacio acogedor para los más de 40 niños, niñas y adolescentes que se trasladan desde "las ollas" para recibir talleres de crecimiento personal, clases de música, pintura, teatro, así como para disfrutar espacios de lectura y entretenimiento. [[pt]]For the programme to be sustainable and to provide support to these families, children, and adolescents, the team of street educators from the Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza, worked to refurbish an abandoned house, converting it into a welcoming space for the more than 40 children and adolescents who come from the slums to take part in personal growth workshops, music, painting and theater classes, as well as to enjoy reading and entertainment spaces.

[[en]]StreetSmart evaluated this organisation through an online exchange of four workshops, where experiences, methodologies, approaches, and visions in street work were shared. All of which showed that without a doubt, Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza would be a great partner for StreetSmart. [[nl]]StreetSmart evaluated this organisation through an online exchange of four workshops, where experiences, methodologies, approaches, and visions in street work were shared. All of which showed that without a doubt, Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza would be a great partner for StreetSmart. [[fr]]StreetSmart evaluated this organisation through an online exchange of four workshops, where experiences, methodologies, approaches, and visions in street work were shared. All of which showed that without a doubt, Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza would be a great partner for StreetSmart. [[es]]StreetSmart evaluó esta organización a través de un intercambio online de cuatro talleres, donde se compartieron experiencias, metodologías, enfoques y visiones en el trabajo de calle, todo lo cual, mostró que sin duda, la Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza sería un gran socio para StreetSmart. [[pt]]StreetSmart evaluated this organisation through an online exchange of four workshops, where experiences, methodologies, approaches, and visions in street work were shared. All of which showed that without a doubt, Casa Tejiendo Sueños de Esperanza would be a great partner for StreetSmart.  

[[en]]The team of the Casa Tejiendo Sueños showed a high level of commitment during the workshops, and wishes to implement StreetSmart strategies and methodologies to achieve the development of skills in more children and adolescents from the slums. In the words of Marcial, one of the program’s street educators, "instead of treating people as victims, what the team of street educators of the House seeks to do is to enhance the values that can be found in people.  We must look for that potential which the families of the sector, adults, children, and adolescents have, it is important to be there and support them". [[nl]]The team of the Casa Tejiendo Sueños showed a high level of commitment during the workshops, and wishes to implement StreetSmart strategies and methodologies to achieve the development of skills in more children and adolescents from the slums. In the words of Marcial, one of the program’s street educators, "instead of treating people as victims, what the team of street educators of the House seeks to do is to enhance the values that can be found in people.  We must look for that potential which the families of the sector, adults, children, and adolescents have, it is important to be there and support them".   [[fr]]The team of the Casa Tejiendo Sueños showed a high level of commitment during the workshops, and wishes to implement StreetSmart strategies and methodologies to achieve the development of skills in more children and adolescents from the slums. In the words of Marcial, one of the program’s street educators, "instead of treating people as victims, what the team of street educators of the House seeks to do is to enhance the values that can be found in people.  We must look for that potential which the families of the sector, adults, children, and adolescents have, it is important to be there and support them".   [[es]]El equipo de la Casa Tejiendo Sueños mostró un alto compromiso durante los talleres y desea implementar las estrategias y metodologías de StreetSmart para lograr el desarrollo de habilidades de más niños, niñas y adolescentes de "las ollas". En palabras de Marcial, educador de calle del programa, “más que asumir una acción victimatizante, lo que busca el equipo de educadores de calle de la Casa, es potenciar los valores que se pueden encontrar en la gente, hay que buscar ese potencial que tienen las familias del sector, de los adultos, los niños y adolescentes, es importante estar ahí y reforzarlos". [[pt]]The team of the Casa Tejiendo Sueños showed a high level of commitment during the workshops, and wishes to implement StreetSmart strategies and methodologies to achieve the development of skills in more children and adolescents from the slums. In the words of Marcial, one of the program’s street educators, "instead of treating people as victims, what the team of street educators of the House seeks to do is to enhance the values that can be found in people.  We must look for that potential which the families of the sector, adults, children, and adolescents have, it is important to be there and support them".  

[[en]]Now, both organisations are preparing for the next steps in implementing a future mobile school in the first quarter of 2023. Stay up-to-date through our social media and website. [[nl]]Now, both organisations are preparing for the next steps in implementing a future mobile school in the first quarter of 2023. Stay up-to-date through our social media and website.[[fr]]Now, both organisations are preparing for the next steps in implementing a future mobile school in the first quarter of 2023. Stay up-to-date through our social media and website.[[es]]Ahora, ambas organizaciones se preparan con próximos pasos para una futura implementación de escuela móvil en el primer trimestre del año 2023. Mantente al tanto a través de nuestras redes sociales y sitio web.[[pt]]Now, both organisations are preparing for the next steps in implementing a future mobile school in the first quarter of 2023. Stay up-to-date through our social media and website.

[[en]]Further reading: [[nl]]Further reading: [[fr]]Further reading: [[es]]Otras lecturas: [[pt]]Further reading:

  • https://www.unodc.org/colombia/es/el-cultivo-de-coca-alcanzo-niveles-historicos-en-colombia-con-204-000-hectareas-registradas-en-2021.html#:~:text=El%20Sistema%20Integrado%20de%20Monitoreo,a%20204.000%20ha%20en%202021.
  • https://www.humanium.org/en/colombia/