With great illusion and enthusiasm, the children of the Cuna de Amor Foundation, in the Alfonso Bonilla Aragón neighborhood, received the gifts brought to them by the Secretary of Social Welfare of Cali, María Fernanda Penilla Quintero. The gifts were collected by the team of officials and collaborators of the agency.
There are 25 girls and boys between the ages of two and eleven, who benefit from the services provided in that place. Among them is nine-year-old Isabella Tenorio Klinger, who thanked the gifts received during a morning full of love and joy. “I am very grateful to the Secretariat, the Cuna de Amor Foundation and the teacher; I really liked being here, I felt happy, thank you for the gifts you have given me this year,” said the girl.
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Glenda Michelle García is 28 years old, she is a single mother and has to go out to work to earn a daily living; For this reason, this place is a great support for her, where her nine-year-old daughter and her five-year-old daughter receive constant attention and care. “Grateful to the Foundation, because sometimes I have to go to work and I have no one to leave the children with and they come and stay here.”
Since the pandemic began, the entity has been constantly providing emotional and educational support to girls and boys in the sector; In this way, their parents also benefit, since they can go to work with more peace of mind, knowing that their children are in good hands.
“We realized that the children had a lot of difficulty with their learning; what we did was communicate with many moms, families and friends and we told them about the idea we had of providing them with educational and emotional support,” said Maryori Segura, temporary manager of the Foundation.
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Taking into account the community work they carry out in this place, the Social Welfare Secretariat decided to support this activity and will continue to collaborate in different parts of the city with the delivery of gifts collected by the group of its officials.
Isabella Tenorio Klinger – Child beneficiary.
Maryori Segura – Temporary manager of the foundation.
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Publication date 01/27/2023
Last modification 01/27/2023
