Colombia with South America Mission - July 2024

You and your family have an opportunity to remind the people of Colombia, they are seen and loved by taking part in a Vision Trip with Movement this August.

This trip is for you if:

• You love interacting with young people and building intentional relationships.
• You enjoy rolling up your sleeves and helping out with cleaning or building projects
• You enjoy South American culture, speak Spanish, or would like to learn
• You want to grow and learn

About Colombia and the ministry: 

Decades of armed conflict and political unrest have left Latin America’s social fabric in shreds. At-risk youth are falling through those cracks, especially those who grow up orphaned in institutions and exit state care at age 18.

Viva Youth is a Colombian faith-based NGO that has spent 15 years learning how to weave a thicker social fabric that can protect and develop the enormous potential of this youth whom they call Primos & Primas. 

With everybody’s help, we effectively prevent and combat sex trafficking, incarceration, job exploitation, armed conflict recruitment, early pregnancy, abortion, loneliness, and despair.

About this Vision Trip:

• In Colombia, only 10% of children under state care are adopted by a family. The rest grow up in institutions.
• Youth who exit state care at age 18 have great potential but face immense vulnerabilities.
• Movement volunteers will help Viva Youth host a three-day-long Festival to raise awareness about Primos & Primas (youth who exit state care in Colombia).
• Volunteers will spend the first two days helping prepare food and setting up the space for vendors. During the Festival, volunteers will engage with Primos & Primas in activities such as sports and games, parenthood classes, life skills training, resume preparation, an audiovisual record of the activities, etc.
• Volunteers will also help usher in special Festival guests from churches, government and civic organizations, and employers, who will attend conferences and workshops led by Primos & Primas and Viva Youth staff.
• To learn more about the organization visit https://vivayouth.org

Skills that come in handy: 

• All things hospitality: Food prep, entertaining guests, taking contact info, photo booth, sports and games.
• Media: produce beautiful audiovisuals of the event to be used in following months and for future festivals.
• Carpentry, painting, sense of esthetics: to arrange the space for vendors and guests.

Trip led by Sam Chazanow, CMB |  National Condominium Director

*Movement employees will receive a $500 mission grant. The grant is not available for family members. 
**Family members must be 10 years of age and older.