Our vision …
…includes full classrooms in Istimina and one grade after another graduating with the Colombian high school diploma, the Bachillerato. Everyone in the Chocó should know that here in the Colegio Diocesano of Istmina there is an open door behind which a better future is waiting. And every donation helps to get one step closer to this goal. Vamos!
How everything began …
In January 2015, the young physician Dr. Theodor Rüber travels to Colombia to work as an intern in a hospital in Chocó for a few weeks. Theodor Rüber, deeply touched by the fate of the people there, reaches out to Bishop Julio García. The Bishop has been working in the Chocó for five years, leading a self-sacrificing fight for the future of the young people and against misery. Through various educational projects, Julio and his co-workers have tried to give particularly girls and women a perspective.
When Theodor Rüber returns to Germany, he is determined not to remain indifferent to the situation in the Chocó. He gathers a few friends around him, shares his experiences and lays out his plan. Everyone understands: The girls in Istmina need a perspective. They need a house where they can live.
At the beginning of 2016 construction works begin; the vision becomes the deed.
The plan of CASA HOGAR develops: In order to actually extend the Colegio to nine school years, school buildings have to be extended, operating costs paid and staff hired. The team of CASA HOGAR grows – and so does the revenue.
The Plan
The charity project CASA HOGAR aims at improving living conditions of the mostly indigenous and underprivileged people of the Colombian Chocó. The path to this goal starts with providing better education for young women and girls – whereby education means not only providing access to schools but above all contributing to personal growth and therewith creating new perspectives. We see ourselves as companions on this journey. We want to understand the needs and ideas of the local people and encourage them to translate these into concrete projects and solutions. We assist during this process and the realization of their projects.