Semillas de Apego

We partnered with the Child Trauma Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to develop the initial curriculum.

Our collaboration with the UCSF’s Child Trauma Research Program was the starting point for our work. The program’s focus is on supporting infants and their families in recovering and healing after experiencing traumatic events, and it is supported by a robust track record of evidence.

Our curriculum is founded on the Child-Parent Psychotherapy theoretical basis and the community-based model of the Building Bridges program.

The curriculum’s development included modifications based on input from semi-structured interviews, focus groups with women displaced by conflict, and teams from the Victims Unit, Ministry of Health and Social Protection, and the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá.

This ensured that the Semillas de Apego curriculum was responsive to the characteristics, strengths, and needs of communities exposed to conflict and forced migration.

The Inter-American Development Bank funded the development of the curriculum.

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Highlights

Latest From Semillas de Apego

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Noviembre 2025

Who Cares for the Caregivers? An Event on the Well-being and Mental Health of Parents and Caregivers

This event was a gathering designed to explore, through dialogue and reflection, a question as profound as it is necessary: who cares for the caregivers? Semillas de Apego brought together guests from the country's most important care systems to discuss the achievements and ongoing challenges around the mental health and well-being of caregivers.

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Octubre 2025

Breaking the Cycle: Sowing Change in the Face of Adversity

This documentary tells the story of Andrés Moya, a Colombian economist who chose to bridge academic research with mental health and early childhood development. Through intimate testimonies and scientific findings, it reveals how mental health is deeply intertwined with poverty and the futures of children in their first 1,000 days of life. Andrés's own life serves as a mirror: his personal history shaped his research and led him to reimagine his role as an academic, a son, and a father.

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Agosto 2025

Somos Crianza Recognizes Semillas de Apego as a "Significant Experience

Semillas de Apego has been recognized by Somos Crianza as a Significant Experience for Early Childhood in the region, in the category "Health and Nutrition." According to the Evaluation Committee, the program stands out as an evidence-based experience that clearly articulates its approaches and actions, and demonstrates measurable results through a mental health impact evaluation.

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Febrero 2025

Protecting the Future of Early Childhood: The Story of Semillas de Apego

Semillas de Apego is featured in the Good Practices Guide for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Children on the Move in the Americas, which presents eleven initiatives for the protection and integral development of migrant children across the Americas.

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Enero 2025

Sanar el pasado para proteger el futuro

Imagina que eres madre de niños pequeños y que ha sido desplazada de tu hogar debido a un conflicto violento. O que todavía estás en casa, pero temes que tú y tu familia puedan ser víctimas de grupos armados en cualquier momento.

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Noviembre 2024

Semillas de Apego: piloto de integración Watch, Play, Learn en Colombia

Integración de videos de aprendizaje socioemocional Watch, Play, Learn de Sesame Workshop en el programa psicosocial comunitario de Semillas de Apego para cuidadores de niños pequeños en comunidades afectadas por conflictos, desplazamiento forzado y migración.

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Septiembre 2024

Mención de honor solidaridad del Premio Alejandro Ángel Escobar

¿Es posible proteger a niñas y niños que nacen y crecen en medio del conflicto, la migración o el desplazamiento? Semillas de Apego ha enfrentado este desafío desde 2014.

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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.

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