"Education and opportunities for vulnerable youth"

- In December closures and program evaluations were performed, achieving the consolidation of the "Preparation for independent living" within the Corporation in 2015.

- The closing activity was performed with a cinema film forum "Intensely" to work on the issue of emotions.

- The participants had yoga classes and worked with mandalas to strengthen self-control, concentration and creativity.

- The season of Christmas and New Year was an opportunity for the meeting of alumni groups, located in different parts of the city.

- The program "Preparation for Independent Living" continues to offer the computer room for the benefit of the graduates of the Corporation, it is currently used by 24 graduates.

Academic, nutritional and other achievements.

- Alliances are created with the Corporation Children's Village so our users can access the "Meaningful Life" program.

- The Corporation provides nutritional support for 4 families of graduates who are in extreme poverty through a monthly market.

- 32 graduates benefited foodservice during planned activities in the Corporation.

- The Corporation made new agreements and strengthened old institutional arrangements to access technical, technological and university academic offerings with: ICBF-SENA, SENA-Presencia Colombo Suiza, CENSA, CESDE, CEIPA, and for validation of high school deals with: educational institution Cervantes, Guayacanes educational institution, educational institution CEPAR.

- In the first half of 2016, 5 users of the program begin their university studies in the CEIPA, Pontificia Bolivariana University and the Polytechnic Jaime Isaza Cadavid.

Activities with families

- We conduct home visits to family and phone tracking cases.

- We conduct workshops with family groups and social support networks to reflect on "cooperation" by helping them create strategies.

Educational activities

- The accompaniment of children and adolescents who enjoy the year-end season with their biological families, provided to set targets for "Independent Living" in 2016.

- The participation of 6 graduates the closing event of youth clubs with the Ministry of Youth in the “Parque de Banderas” is highlighted, enjoying concerts, talks and recreation.

- Psychosocial counseling to 25 graduates in order to sensitize them to the future prospects, facilitated clarities in the objectives set for 2016.

Testimony

Santiago is 18 years old and attends first semester nursing assistant in CENSA

"Thanks Corporation Superarse, for being by my side at the most difficult times and always leaves the door open for me. Today I am a young man with a future, you are my family who helped me grow, infinite thanks. "

Links:

• Corporacion Superarse

 Here are our main accomplishments for this period:

• A field day activity with 22 high school graduates took place in "Parque de los Pies Descalzos” located in the center of Medellin. The teaching method used was the “stages of the butterfly” in which the main objective was to show the different steps in any process in life, an approach that consists in planning for small goals. Afterwards we did outdoors activities with the group.
• Assisted 15 graduates in the admissions process to SENA institution, and facilitated our computer center so they could take their admissions test, with excellent results.
• The graduates actively participated in the decoration of the computer center that serves as location for the program “Preparación para la Vida Autónoma", with the goal that through art, the assistants of the program would express their thoughts and feelings.
• Superarse did a kite flying day in the “Cerro Nutibara" an emblematic place of Medellín. The graduates enjoyed flying their kites, with the key theme of the activity been “short term goals”, showing them the importance planning in life with the program “Proyecto de Vida”.

Academic and Nutritional achievements

- We did a follow up visit to ten of our graduates that are participating in the partnership ICBF-SENA in the computer development program, where we saw the students highly committed.  

 - Highlight the commitment and achievements of the graduates that are in the skill building program with the Manpower organization.

- 25 high school students from grades 9 to 11 were invited to CENSA University to an open house, the had  the opportunity to meet with faculty, admissions staff, current students, and financial aid representatives of different programs.

Family Activities

- We invited the families of 23 children to the vegetable garden in the Corporacion Superarse to share the theme “Social Network” and they planted a tree in a ritual called “Sembrando Vida”

-  The joint activity "Misión de Amor y Amistad" with the NGO "Positivos por la Vida" which helps HIV positive people. The objective was for the children, teenagers and parents to get to know the experience and learn from the HIV positive population; likewise it was important to learn about charitable work for done for others.

- The event "Padres acompañando a sus hijos” where parents join their children, was an introduction to "Preparación para la Vida Autónoma" program, where they learned the importance of family and institutional support in their education future.

Educational Activities

-  Made a trip to the botanical garden on the day of the Book Fair, visited the activities by:  EPM, Salón del Comic y “Medellín se toma la palabra”.

- Attended an educational seminar by the mayor’s office mobility program ENCICLA, they presented the transportation and mobility scenarios and strategies. The seminar was held in the Calazans School.

- The graduate group visited the campus of Universidad de San Buenaventura get a firsthand experience of college life and to meet with faculty.

Testimony of a beneficiary

Mateo is 18 years old. "I never imagined that after I left the Corporación Superarse, I would have the support to take the next step and go to college. I feel happy and grateful for all the help from the Corporación and personally want to help younger kids that are in vulnerable situations. I want to thank everyone that made all of this possible"

Links:

• http://www.corporacionsuperarse.org/