The Antonio Restrepo Barco Foundation, known as Barco Foundation (Fundacion Barco) is a non-governmental organization with more than 50 years of experience to promote the social development. The Foundation has focused its action on making children and adolescents fall in love with their learning processes; the mission of the Foundation is aimed at promoting the development of sustainable, adaptable and measurable educational models to improve learning in girls, boys, adolescents and youth, through alliances, advocacy in public policy and knowledge management, favoring Colombian rurality. This taking into account that a quality education and relevant to individual and territorial characterist... read more The Antonio Restrepo Barco Foundation, known as Barco Foundation (Fundacion Barco) is a non-governmental organization with more than 50 years of experience to promote the social development. The Foundation has focused its action on making children and adolescents fall in love with their learning processes; the mission of the Foundation is aimed at promoting the development of sustainable, adaptable and measurable educational models to improve learning in girls, boys, adolescents and youth, through alliances, advocacy in public policy and knowledge management, favoring Colombian rurality. This taking into account that a quality education and relevant to individual and territorial characteristics helps to reduce economic and social inequalities, favoring the construction of peace. The Foundation has had a presence in more than 25 departments of the country, the majority with high impact of the armed conflict and vulnerable communities with actions around school permanence and quality education. These actions have been developed by own resources and in partnership with the Colombian public sector, the business sector, academia, other social organizations, and international cooperation.
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By Claudia Vergara | Alliance Coordinator
Planting to Stay In Riomanso, a rural school connects the classroom with the territory, turning learning into a concrete reason to remain in school Arriving in Riomanso is not easy. The village... Read the full report ›By Claudia Vergara | Alliance Coordinator
In Villa Garzón, Putumayo, going to school isn’t always as simple as “going.” For many students, it means walking along muddy trails that change with the rain, waiting for... Read the full report ›By Claudia Vergara | Alliance Coordinator
In Puerto Umbría, a small village in the municipality of Villagarzón in the south of Colombia, the thick green of Putumayo hide stories of harship, but also of resilience and hope. This... Read the full report ›
