Jump to content

Barefoot Foundation: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Reverted edits by 67.81.241.243 to last revision by Tosão (HG)
Monkbot (talk | contribs)
Bots
3,695,952 edits
m Task 20: replace {lang-??} templates with {langx|??} ‹See Tfd› (Replaced 1);
 
(58 intermediate revisions by 49 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Colombian charity in aid of poor children}}
'''Pies Descalzos Foundation''' (''Bare Feet Foundation'') is a [[Colombia]]n charity founded by pop artist [[Shakira]] in 1995<ref>[http://www.fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/pages/about/about_main_en.php]</ref>. with the aim of helping poor and impoverished children.
{{Infobox organization
The Pies Descalzos [[mission statement]] is "''The Barefoot Foundation works to ensure that every Colombian child can exercise their right to a quality education. Our model targets displaced and vulnerable communities by addressing their unique needs''."
| name = Barefoot Foundation
| native_name = Fundación Pies Descalzos
| native_name_lang = es
| image = Barefoot Foundation logo.png
| founded_date = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| founders = [[Shakira]]
| coordinates =
| origins = [[Colombia]]
| language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| key_people =
| board_of_directors = {{ubl|[[Alejandro Santo Domingo]]|Bruce Mac Master|Enrique Narciso|Antonio Celia|[[María Emma Mejía Vélez]]}}
| area_served =
| product =
| focus = [[Education]]
| non-profit_slogan =
| affiliations = {{flatlist|
* [[University of La Sabana]]
* [[Save the Children]]
* [[Telefónica]]
* [[la Caixa]]
* [[Pontifical Xavierian University]]
* [[ETH Zurich]]
}}
| revenue =
| revenue_year =
| expenses =
| expenses_year =
| website = {{URL|fundacionpiesdescalzos.com}}
}}


'''Barefoot Foundation''' ({{langx|es|Fundación Pies Descalzos}}) is a Colombian charity founded by pop artist [[Shakira]] in 1997,<ref>[http://www.fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/en/who-we-are/history.html History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511023552/http://www.fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/en/who-we-are/history.html |date=May 11, 2012 }}. fundacionpiesdescalzos.com</ref> with the aim of helping poor and impoverished children. The Barefoot Foundation [[mission statement]] is "The Barefoot Foundation works to ensure that every Colombian child can exercise their right to a quality education. Our model targets displaced and vulnerable communities by addressing their unique needs."
The foundations main focus is on aid through education, and the organisation has five schools across Colombia that provide education and meals for 4000 children<ref>[http://www.fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/pages/about/about_main_en.php]</ref>.


The foundation's main focus is on aid through education, and the organization has five schools across Colombia that provide education and meals for 4,000 children.<ref>[http://www.fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/en/projects/the-schools.html The schools] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511023727/http://www.fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/en/projects/the-schools.html |date=May 11, 2012 }}. fundacionpiesdescalzos.com</ref> Shakira was honored with the Hero Award at the [[2014 Radio Disney Music Awards]] for her work with the foundation.<ref>Serafín Hildago [https://archive.today/20140731122109/http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Entertainment/750ebsjkv/Shakira-Hero-Award-Winner-at-Radio-Disney-Music.htm Shakira: Hero Award Winner at Radio Disney Music Awards 2014], 27 April, 2014</ref>


== 2004 efforts ==
== 2004 efforts ==
⚫
In 2004 the work of the Foundation turned to Shakira's hometown of [[Barranquilla]]. The Foundation built two new schools, Escuela Las Americas and Escuela Siete de Abril. The schools brought change to two neighborhoods that had been devastated by displacement, homelessness and poverty. The two Barefoot schools provided services for 990 children.


⚫
That same year, Barefoot initiated work in [[Soacha]], [[Cundinamarca Department|Cundinamarca]], a suburb on the outskirts of [[Bogotá]]. According to the Colombian Social Welfare Network, [[Soacha]] has one of the highest rates of incoming victims of displacement. Their work began at the Gabriel Garcia Marquez and El Minuto schools in the ''Altos de Cazuca'' neighborhoods, providing opportunities for another 980 children.
⚫
In 2004 the work of the Foundation turned to Shakira’s hometown of [[Barranquilla]]. The Foundation built two new schools, Escuela Las Americas and Escuela Siete de Abril. The schools brought change to two neighborhoods that had been devastated by displacement, homelessness and poverty. The two Pies Descalzos schools provided services for 990 children.


⚫
The year 2004 was significant for the Barefoot Foundation. They reached many of their goals, working with children whose lives were disrupted because of the [[Colombian conflict]]. Many children were given access to an education, better nutrition, and a new sense of hope. The foundation also initiated a school cafeteria that was managed totally by the neighborhood moms.
⚫
That same year, 'Pies Descalzos' initiated work in [[Soacha]], [[Cundinamarca]], a suburb on the outskirts of [[Bogotá]]. According to the Colombian Social Welfare Network, [[Soacha]] has one of the highest rates of incoming victims of displacement. Their work began at the ''[[Gabriel Garcia Marquez]]'' and ''El Minuto '' schools in the ''Altos de Cazuca'' neighborhoods, providing opportunities for another 980 children.


== Funding ==
According to official statistics,{{Fact|date=August 2007}} 57000 children were reportedly displaced in 2004. The ''Pies Descalzos Foundation'' schools are able to help 4.6% of these children. Contributions help to build respectable communities that provide sustainable jobs and give people the chance for a better future.
⚫
Support for the foundation comes from contributions by Shakira and donations from national and international companies who care about social responsibility. They also work with multilateral corporations who endorse special projects and have formed alliances with government agencies. During February 2008, Shakira auctioned some of her tour clothes and guitars on [[eBay]] to support her foundation.


In February 2011, the [[FC Barcelona]] Foundation and Barefoot reached an agreement for children's education through sport.<ref>Serafín Hildago [http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20110301/54120744361/noticia/el-barsa-llega-a-un-acuerdo-solidario-con-shakira.html El Barça llega a un acuerdo solidario con Shakira] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303233344/http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20110301/54120744361/noticia/el-barsa-llega-a-un-acuerdo-solidario-con-shakira.html |date=2011-03-03 }}, March 2, 2011, elmundodeportivo.es {{in lang|es}}</ref>
⚫
The year 2004 was significant for the ''Pies Descalzos Foundation''. They reached many of the goals they had set for the Foundation, working with children whose lives were disrupted because of the [[Colombian Armed Conflict (1960s - present)|Colombian Armed Conflict]]. Many children were given access to an education, better nutrition, and a new sense of hope. The foundation also initiated a school cafeteria that was managed totally by the neighborhood moms.


==Funding==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}


⚫
== External links ==
⚫
Support for the Foundation comes from contributions by [[Shakira]] and donations from national and international companies who care about social responsibility. They also work with multilateral corporations who endorse special projects and have formed alliances with government agencies. During February, 2008, Shakira auctioned some of her tour clothes and guitars on [[eBay]] to support her foundation.
* {{Official website|https://barefootfoundation.org/}}


⚫
{{Shakira}}
⚫
== External links==

*[http://fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/ Pies Descalzos Foundation] Official site
*[http://shakiraisabel.com/html/pies.html Unofficial Photos] (Spanish)
*[http://www.blogcritics.org/archives/2009/03/13/064809.php Interview with Camilo Guerrero González, Fundación Pies Descalzos ] School Meals and the Barefoot Foundation

==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Barranquilla]]
[[Category:Barranquilla]]
[[Category:Shakira|Shakira]]
[[Category:Shakira|Shakira]]
[[Category:Educational charities]]
[[Category:Educational charities]]
[[Category:Homelessness charities]]
[[Category:Child-related organisations in Colombia]]
[[Category:Charities based in Colombia]]
[[Category:Children's rights organizations]]
[[Category:Children's rights organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1997]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1997]]

⚫
{{Shakira}}
{{charity-stub}}

Latest revision as of 03:00, 28 October 2024

Barefoot Foundation
Fundación Pies Descalzos
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
FoundersShakira
FocusEducation
OriginsColombia
Official language
Spanish
Affiliations
Websitefundacionpiesdescalzos.com

Barefoot Foundation (Spanish: Fundación Pies Descalzos) is a Colombian charity founded by pop artist Shakira in 1997,[1] with the aim of helping poor and impoverished children. The Barefoot Foundation mission statement is "The Barefoot Foundation works to ensure that every Colombian child can exercise their right to a quality education. Our model targets displaced and vulnerable communities by addressing their unique needs."

The foundation's main focus is on aid through education, and the organization has five schools across Colombia that provide education and meals for 4,000 children.[2] Shakira was honored with the Hero Award at the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards for her work with the foundation.[3]

2004 efforts

[edit]

In 2004 the work of the Foundation turned to Shakira's hometown of Barranquilla. The Foundation built two new schools, Escuela Las Americas and Escuela Siete de Abril. The schools brought change to two neighborhoods that had been devastated by displacement, homelessness and poverty. The two Barefoot schools provided services for 990 children.

That same year, Barefoot initiated work in Soacha, Cundinamarca, a suburb on the outskirts of Bogotá. According to the Colombian Social Welfare Network, Soacha has one of the highest rates of incoming victims of displacement. Their work began at the Gabriel Garcia Marquez and El Minuto schools in the Altos de Cazuca neighborhoods, providing opportunities for another 980 children.

The year 2004 was significant for the Barefoot Foundation. They reached many of their goals, working with children whose lives were disrupted because of the Colombian conflict. Many children were given access to an education, better nutrition, and a new sense of hope. The foundation also initiated a school cafeteria that was managed totally by the neighborhood moms.

Funding

[edit]

Support for the foundation comes from contributions by Shakira and donations from national and international companies who care about social responsibility. They also work with multilateral corporations who endorse special projects and have formed alliances with government agencies. During February 2008, Shakira auctioned some of her tour clothes and guitars on eBay to support her foundation.

In February 2011, the FC Barcelona Foundation and Barefoot reached an agreement for children's education through sport.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ History Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. fundacionpiesdescalzos.com
  2. ^ The schools Archived May 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. fundacionpiesdescalzos.com
  3. ^ Serafín Hildago Shakira: Hero Award Winner at Radio Disney Music Awards 2014, 27 April, 2014
  4. ^ Serafín Hildago El Barça llega a un acuerdo solidario con Shakira Archived 2011-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, March 2, 2011, elmundodeportivo.es (in Spanish)
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Barefoot_Foundation&oldid=1253828060"