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{{short description|Colombian charity in aid of poor children}}
'''Pies Descalzos Foundation''' (''Bare Feet Foundation'') is a [[Colombia|colombian]] charity founded by pop artist [[Shakira]] in [[2001]] with special schools for poor kids in Quibdó (a city on the Pacific coast of Colombia) and [[Barranquilla]].
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| native_name = Fundación Pies Descalzos
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| image = Barefoot Foundation logo.png
| founded_date = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| founders = [[Shakira]]
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| origins = [[Colombia]]
| language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
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| board_of_directors = {{ubl|[[Alejandro Santo Domingo]]|Bruce Mac Master|Enrique Narciso|Antonio Celia|[[María Emma Mejía Vélez]]}}
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| focus = [[Education]]
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| affiliations = {{flatlist|
* [[University of La Sabana]]
* [[Save the Children]]
* [[Telefónica]]
* [[la Caixa]]
* [[Pontifical Xavierian University]]
* [[ETH Zurich]]
}}
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| website = {{URL|fundacionpiesdescalzos.com}}
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'''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."
Their programs and services offer genuine solutions to improve the children’s quality of life. They recognize and respect their basic rights and treat them as worthy individuals.


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 ==
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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.


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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.


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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.
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[[Shakira]] and the ''Pies Descalzos Foundation'' proved that it is possible to help change people’s lives, and in 2004 the work of the Foundation turned to Shakira’s hometown of Barranquilla. We 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 provide services for 990 children.


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== Funding ==
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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.
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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>
According to official statistics, 57000 children were reportedly displaced in 2004. The ''Pies Descalzos Foundation'' schools are able to help 4.6% of these children. This number can grow with your help. Your contribution helps to build respectable communities that provide sustainable jobs and give people the chance for a better future.


== References ==
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The year 2004 was significant for the ''Pies Descalzos Foundation''. They reached many of the goals they had set for the Foundation; they faced challenges head-on, and worked with many children whose lives were disrupted because of the violence and [[Colombian Armed Conflict (1960s - present)|conflict]]. Many children were happy because they had access to an education and to better nutrition, but most importantly, the foundation gave them hope.
{{Reflist}}


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== External links ==
In 2004, the foundation initiated a school cafeteria that was managed totally by the neighborhood moms.
* {{Official website|https://barefootfoundation.org/}}


{{Shakira}}
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==Funding==


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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.


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== External links==

[http://fundacionpiesdescalzos.com/english/ Pies Descalsos Foundation] Official site

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

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

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

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

  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)
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