Amar y Servir Foundation

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Amar y Servir Foundation
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Established 2005;13 years ago (2005)
Purpose Funding foundation
Headquarters Bogotá, Colombia
Director
 Bernardo B. Alvarez, SJ
Parent organization
 Society of Jesus
Province of Colombia
Affiliations Jesuit, Catholic
Website AmarServir


Amar y Servir Foundation was founded by the Jesuit s in Colombia in 2005 to raise funds for the diverse Jesuit works in the country. [1] It serves as a bridge between the alumni of Jesuit schools and others who wish to contribute to the betterment of the needier segments of Colombian society. [2]

Colombia Country in South America

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru. It shares its maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Colombia is a unitary, constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments, with the capital in Bogota.

Program

Amar y Servir supports Jesuit educational works in Colombia, which include pre-school education, basic education, vocational media education, education for work, and technical and higher education especially in support of the most needy populations in the country. Other causes supported are development and peace programs in collaboration with Jesuit research centers, along with housing projects for the poor and community development, including medical care and dental care [3] and harboring of displaced persons. [4]

Headquarters of the Foundation are in Bogotá, with branch offices in Bucaramanga, [5] Manizales, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Medellín, and Cali. The Foundation is also a part of the Jesuit network in Latin America, [4] and tends to catastrophic needs arising internationally.

Bucaramanga City in Andean Region, Colombia

Bucaramanga is the capital and largest city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth-largest economy by GDP in Colombia, has the highest GDP per capita in Colombia, has the lowest unemployment rate and has the ninth-largest population in the country, with 521,857 people. Bucaramanga has over 160 parks scattered throughout the city and has been given the nickname "La Ciudad de Los Parques" and "La Ciudad Bonita de Colombia".

Manizales City in Andean Region, Colombia

Manizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.

Barranquilla Municipality and city in Caribbean, Colombia

Barranquilla is the capital district of Departamento del Atlántico located near the Caribbean Sea and it is the largest city and port in the northern Caribbean Coast region of Colombia, with a population of 1,232,766 as of 2018, which makes it Colombia's fourth most populous city after Bogotá, Medellín and Cali.

Charities supported by the Foundation include Valle del Cauca, Flor Mendieta, various needy parishes and the House of Youth, [6] Center of Faith and Cultures, CINEP (Program for Peace), CIRE retreat center, [7] Colegio Santa Luisa, [8] Mariana Claver Congregation of Bucaramanga, Instituto Mayor Campesino, Instituto Mayor Campesino, Development and Peace Program of the Magdalena Medio (PDPMM), Servivienda, Susuyama, and Televida, "One child at a time" covers costs for children in need to attend Colegio San Bartolomé. Punto Ciorazon assists the early childhood educational efforts of Fe y Alegría. [9]

Instituto Mayor Campesino organization

Instituto Mayor Campesino (IMCA) was founded by the Jesuits in Buga, Colombia, in 1962 to be of service to rural villagers. It has undertaken a wide variety of works over time for the integral development of workers and peasants.

Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced Obra educativa de la Compañia de Jesús en Colombia

Colegio San Bartolomé La Merced is a private, jesuit, bilingual and co-educational school. The school is affiliated with the Society of Jesus of the Roman Catholic Church and is often known as "San Bartolo". The school campus, founded in 1604 by Jesuits, is located in the traditional neighborhood of "La Merced" in downtown Bogotá.

Fe y Alegría

Fe y Alegría is a federation of local organizations which offer educational opportunities to the poorest sectors of society, along with teacher training and educational radio, in 19 countries. From its main office in Bogota, Colombia, Fe y Alegría advances the tradition of Jesuit education under an international board of directors.

Some means devised to facilitate giving to the Foundation are One Thousand Pesos a Day and the sale of Christmas cards [10] along with children's Christmas carolling with a door-to-door appeal. [11] Bottled water is also sold with the Foundation's logo; in 2014 proceeds went for CINEP's work of popular education in the Colombia-Venezuela border region. [12] Other fund-raising efforts target a particular need. A campaign among Jesuit college alumni/ae would defray the cost of needy students to attend these colleges. [13] Crown of Hope is the sale of condolence cards in remembrance of one's deceased relatives and comes to the aid of displaced persons. Let's Help Philippines was in response to the Jesuit Father General's request that this help be extended in the wake of typhoon Yolanda. Products with a Heart campaign was launched in conjunction with Alimentos el Roble SAS, which provides food services. A percentage of receipts supported the work of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the departments of Norte de Santander, Magdalena Medio Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, and Nariño. [14]

Jesuit Refugee Service

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) is an international Catholic organization that aids refugees, forcibly displaced peoples, and asylum seekers. JRS operates at national and regional levels. Founded in November 1980 as a work of the Society of Jesus, JRS was officially registered on 19 March 2000 in Vatican City as a foundation. The impetus to found JRS came from the then father general of the Jesuits, Pedro Arrupe, who was inspired to action by the plight of Vietnamese boat people. JRS's international headquarters are located in Rome at the Society's General Curia. The International Director is Rev. Tom Smolich, SJ.

Magdalena Medio Antioquia subregion of Antioquia Department

Magdalena Medio Antioquia is a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia. The region is made up by 6 municipalities. The region is determined by its location within the Middle Magdalena Region which covers the central area of the Magdalena River basin.

Valle del Cauca Department Department in Andean Region/Pacific Region, Colombia

Valle del Cauca, or Cauca Valley is a department of Colombia. It is on the western side of the country, abutting the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is Santiago de Cali. Such other cities as Buenaventura, Cartago and Tuluá have great economical, political, social and cultural influence on the department's life. Valle del Cauca has the largest number of independent towns with over 100,000 inhabitants in the country, counting six within its borders. Buenaventura has the largest and busiest seaport in Colombia, moving about 8,500,000 tons of merchandise annually.

References

  1. ↑ "Fundación Amar y Servir Sede Nacional (Bogotá)". cpalsocial.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Sitio web de la Compania de Jesus en Colombia". jesuitas.org.co. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. ↑ Acuña, Benjamin Herazo (2011-01-01). Opciones profesionales y laborales del odontólogo (in Spanish). Ecoe Ediciones. ISBN   9789587712117.
  4. 1 2 "Colombia | CPAL - Conferencia de Provinciales Jesuitas en América Latina". www.cpalsj.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  5. ↑ C., Carlos Javier Criales. "Amar Y Servir en Bucaramanga | Nexdu". Amar Y Servir (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  6. ↑ "Junta Directiva de la Fundación Amar y Servir". www.sanbartolome.edu.co. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  7. ↑ Administrator. "Donaciones". www.cire.org.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  8. ↑ Webmaster. "PASOS EN LA ARTICULACIÓN REGIONAL DE BOGOTÁ: Colegio Santa Luisa, Servicio Jesuita a Refugiados (SJR) y Fundación Amar y Servir". www.acodesi.org.co. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  9. ↑ "Acompáñenos en la campaña". jesuitas.org.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  10. ↑ "Fundación Amar y Servir: Tarjetas que Cumplen Sueños 2016". cpalsocial.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  11. ↑ Semana. "Una bonita forma de ayudar a los niños discapacitados en esta Navidad puede tocar a la puerta de su casa". Semana 35 Anos. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  12. ↑ "Agua Amar y Servir un producto con sentido social". jesuitas.org.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  13. ↑ "Responsabilidad | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana". www.javeriana.edu.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  14. ↑ "Fundación Amar y Servir. La fundación de los jesuitas". amaryservir.co. Retrieved 2017-04-05.

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