The Foundation started in 2016 as a decentralization project in the Uraba (An underprivileged zone in Colombia). We started to work with kids and youth victims of armed conflict and with the talent for high-performance sport in Taekwondo and other disciplines.
Currently, we have a house in the Uraba region where are living 6 of the best representatives of Taekwondo. Two of them belong to the Taekwondo National Federation. They have classified to the last World Championships but they couldn't travel for lack of resources. In the past, we reached 700 participants, but we close that program for lack of support from the government. We are trying to find partners and building capacity to strengthen our project and help those people in Colombia.
You can contact us in Spanish to: [email protected], or in English to [email protected]
Altius Sapientes
Non-profit / NGO
Altius Sapientes's Biography
We are focused on supporting people and communities in underprivileged communities in Colombia through sport training. We use Taekwondo as our main sport, but we provide training and recreation and use the sport as a tool for peacebuilding and child and youth development.
People
Organisation contributions
Contact Information
Non-profit / NGO
Medellin, Colombia
Medellin, ANT, 050001
Colombia
Focus Areas
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Themes
Youth development
Peacebuilding
Child protection
Sport
Football (Soccer)
Judo
Karate
Target group
Children
Displaced people
Practitioners
Youth