Amar y Servir Foundation

Amar y Servir Foundation was founded by the Jesuit<nowiki/>s in Colombia in 2005 to raise funds for the diverse Jesuit works in the country. It serves as a bridge between the alumni of Jesuit schools and others who wish to contribute to the betterment of the needier segments of Colombian society.
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Amar y Servir supports Jesuit educational works in Colombia, which include pre-school education, basic education, vocational media education, education for work, and technical and higher education especially in support of the most needy populations in the country. Other causes supported are development and peace programs in collaboration with Jesuit research centers, along with housing projects for the poor and community development, including medical care and dental care and harboring of displaced persons.
Headquarters of the Foundation are in Bogotá, with branch offices in Bucaramanga, Manizales, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Medellín, and Cali. The Foundation is also a part of the Jesuit network in Latin America, Center of Faith and Cultures, CINEP (Program for Peace), CIRE retreat center, Colegio Santa Luisa, Mariana Claver Congregation of Bucaramanga, Instituto Mayor Campesino, Instituto Mayor Campesino, Development and Peace Program of the Magdalena Medio (PDPMM), Servivienda, Susuyama, and Televida, "One child at a time" covers costs for children in need to attend Colegio San Bartolomé. Punto Ciorazon assists the early childhood educational efforts of Fe y Alegría.
Some means devised to facilitate giving to the Foundation are One Thousand Pesos a Day and the sale of Christmas cards along with children's Christmas carolling with a door-to-door appeal. Bottled water is also sold with the Foundation's logo; in 2014 proceeds went for CINEP's work of popular education in the Colombia-Venezuela border region. Other fund-raising efforts target a particular need. A campaign among Jesuit college alumni/ae would defray the cost of needy students to attend these colleges. Crown of Hope is the sale of condolence cards in remembrance of one's deceased relatives and comes to the aid of displaced persons. Let's Help Philippines was in response to the Jesuit Father General's request that this help be extended in the wake of typhoon Yolanda. Products with a Heart campaign was launched in conjunction with Alimentos el Roble SAS, which provides food services. A percentage of receipts supported the work of the Jesuit Refugee Service in the departments of Norte de Santander, Magdalena Medio Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, and Nariño.

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