We conducted a pilot of at-scale implementation in four municipalities: Tumaco (Nariño), Jamundí (Valle del Cauca), Barranquilla, and Soledad (Atlántico), reaching 1,200 participants affected by past or ongoing conflict and forced migration, including internally displaced persons and Venezuelan refugees. To achieve this goal, we partnered with Heartland Alliance International (HAI) as our implementation partner.
The pilot aimed to test the program’s scalability. We are currently assessing whether the model could be expanded on a larger scale by an independent implementation partner to ensure the program has the desired impact, fidelity, and cost-effectiveness. Existing processes are being reviewed to enhance its capacity at scale.
Throughout the implementation, we followed an implementation science framework which allowed us to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the scale-up effort. We are in the final stages of analyzing the results which will be shared shortly.
This phase of the project was financially supported by the Early Childhood Development Innovation Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank, United Way Colombia, and Primero Lo Primero.
Stories
Voices that Flourish
“I learned to apologize to my children; I never realized they felt the burdens I carried. I learned to apologize to them because they are not to blame for anything. I learned to think and carefully consider my steps before taking them. They are my mirror, and if I want better children, I have to start by changing.”
Participant from Bogotá, 2015
"Our program is for mothers, fathers, or primary caregivers of infants aged 0-5 in communities affected by armed conflict, displacement, forced migration, and other challenging contexts".
Highlights
Latest from Semillas de Apego
Fuente externa
Enero 2024
“Sin una paz sostenida habrá más niños con problemas de salud mental”
Una entrevista de La Silla Vacía a Andrés Moya, director de Semillas de Apego.
Fuente externa
Diciembre 2023
Protección de la primera infancia afectada por la violencia
Semillas de Apego se une a Sesame Workshop (Plaza Sésamo), para impactar el bienestar de madres, padres y cuidadores, y el desarrollo de la primera infancia en entornos afectados por el conflicto, el desplazamiento forzado y la migración.
Fuente externa
Julio 2022
Sesame Workshop destaca a Semillas de Apego
Semillas de Apego ha sido destacado por Sesame Workshop en una publicación sobre desarrollo de la primera infancia en contextos de emergencia.
Fuente externa
Agosto 2023
Reconocimiento HundrED
HundrED destaca a Semillas de Apego como una apuesta por la primera infancia innovadora.
Fuente externa
Agosto 2023
Semillas de Apego en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas
Andrés Moya, director y fundador de Semillas de Apego, participó en la asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en Nueva York.
Fuente externa
Diciembre 2021
Por su impacto, Semillas de Apego gana el premio "Dejar Huella"
Recibimos el reconocimiento "Dejar Huella" de la Universidad de Los Andes en la categoría "proyectos de impacto".