Promoting caregiver's mental health
We promote mental health and early childhood development in families affected by armed conflict, displacement, forced migration, and other adversities.
Brief (Coming Soon)What Motivates Us
In Colombia, over 10 million people are registered as victims of armed conflict,¹ including more than 154,000 children ages 0–5. An additional 125,747 children ages 0–4 have arrived from Venezuela as of 2024.² These experiences take a serious toll on the mental well-being of families and their ability to build healthy emotional connections, threatening early childhood development.
¹ RNI, 2024. ² Migración Colombia, 2024.
What Motivates Us
In Colombia, over 10 million people are registered as victims of armed conflict,¹ including more than 154,000 children ages 0–5. An additional 125,747 children ages 0–4 have arrived from Venezuela as of 2024.² These experiences take a serious toll on the mental well-being of families and their ability to build healthy emotional connections, threatening early childhood development.
¹ RNI, 2024. ² Migración Colombia, 2024.
Our Approach
Through a community-based, group psychosocial model, we create spaces for reflection and equip families with emotional self-regulation tools so that mothers, fathers, and caregivers can process their emotions, build nurturing and responsive bonds with children ages 0–5, and become a source of protection — even in the face of adversity.
Our Approach
Through a community-based, group psychosocial model, we create spaces for reflection and equip families with emotional self-regulation tools so that mothers, fathers, and caregivers can process their emotions, build nurturing and responsive bonds with children ages 0–5, and become a source of protection — even in the face of adversity.
Who We Work With
Our program is designed for mothers, fathers, and primary caregivers of children ages 0–5 in communities affected by armed conflict, displacement, forced migration, and other adversities.
Who We Work With
Our program is designed for mothers, fathers, and primary caregivers of children ages 0–5 in communities affected by armed conflict, displacement, forced migration, and other adversities.
We are an interdisciplinary team based at the Faculty of Economics of Universidad de Los Andes, currently operating in seven Colombian departments. We are committed to contributing to social change and building a more peaceful and just society.
Blasina NIño (Technical Director), Daniela Lombana (Northern Implementation Leader), Zayra Gónzalez (Northern Implementation Leader), Vilma Reyes (Program Developer)
Yenisse Araujo (Supervisor), Carolay Escobar (Territorial Manager), Cindy de la Cruz, Ana Chiquillo, Gina Díaz, Arjadi Taborda,
María Teresa Aguado (Territorial Manager), Ana Julia Pérez, Silvia Llamas, Dubis Bastidas
Laura Wilches (Supervisor), Kelly Trigos (Territorial Manager) Karla Gómez, Yohana Morales, Yesica Quintero
Aura Giraldo (supervisor), Alejandra Salazar (territorial manager), Jessika Vasco, Anyis Mosquera, Debora Tamayo, Diana Sepúlveda
Yesica Niño (territorial manager), Grecia Ríos, Marylu Beltrán, Edimary Díaz, Ana Milena Ojeda,
María Clara Piñeros (supervisor), Laura López (territorial manager), Angie Fernanda Muñoz, Nini Johanna Torres, Linda Leidy Moya, Yessica Alexandra Peña
Josefina Ortiz (supervisor), Linda Nayibe Sevillano (territorial manager),Yolima Vallecilla, Yuli Cecilia Becerra, Carolina Hernández García
Camila Galindo (researcher), María José Torres (associate researcher), María Fernando Piñeros (associate researcher), Andrés Moya (founder and reasearcher), Arturo Harker,
Mariana Bonet, Isabella Caro, Sara Torres, Jerónimo Sepúlveda, Sebastián Rodríguez
Camila Londoño (gestora de comunicaciones), Paola Rozo (gestora de asuntos públicos), Dania Suárez (profesional en comunicaciones), Shanny Hernández (diseñadora gráfica y audiovisual)
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lower likelihood of critical anxiety symptoms
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lower likelihood of critical depression symptoms
-68%
lower likelihood of critical levels in early childhood socioemotional development
