We were born in these mountains
We know the villages, the families, the roads. Since 2016, Fundación Humanitos has worked alongside communities, volunteers, and allies from around the world to build real opportunities in Norte de Santander, Colombia.
Mission
For children in rural Colombia to have better opportunities, through education, culture, wellbeing, and technology — in partnership with communities, volunteers, and allies from around the world.
Vision
To be the leading organization in Norte de Santander — recognized for transforming lives in real, measurable ways, with a model other regions can replicate, through the cooperation of those who choose to believe and create.
How do we work?
Our main allies are rural teachers, who let us support children from the classroom — alongside volunteers and Humanitos experts around the world who donate their time, knowledge, and experience.
We're funded by the support of our volunteers and donors, and by the Creer y Crear project.
Who do we work alongside?
School-age children in rural communities of Norte de Santander, and the families and schools that walk with them — regardless of their background or socioeconomic situation.
Who leads us
Mónica Pimiento, (Center) director of the Foundation, leads our education and culture, technology, and intercultural connection projects.
Yaneth Pimiento, (Left) a physician specialized in alternative and complementary medicine, leads our rural health and wellbeing projects.
Yovana Eugenio, (Right) a rural woman and early childhood education professional, is our right hand as administrative assistant.
Alongside this team are dozens of volunteers — teachers, accountants, lawyers, engineers, doctors, and other Humanitos professionals — who make the Foundation's work possible.
Where we work
Rural Cácota
At 2,465 meters above sea level, Cácota lives off potatoes, peas, curuba, and peaches — and is part of the Santurbán páramo, the water source that supplies the Santander region. Here we support CER La Fenicia, at its La Laguna, La Upá, and El Hato campuses, with additional support to Colegio Ortún Velazco.
Rural Pamplona
At 2,200 meters above sea level, Pamplona is a historic educational hub of eastern Colombia. Here we support CER Chíchira, at its Negavita, Fontibón, El Ají, and Tencalá campuses.
10 years of history at Humanitos
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2016
Fundación Humanitos is founded in Norte de Santander, and from the very first moment heads out into the territory: talks on culture, technology, and education reach Pamplona, Chinácota, and Cácota.
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2017
The first Navidad Humanitos arrives, with donations sent as far as Arauca and La Guajira. In the territory, we continue with talks in Chinácota and Pamplona, and bring together students from different schools for a cultural activity.
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2018
We keep covering the territory with visits to schools in Bochalema, Chinácota, and Pamplona. We open the doors to language learning with English for All and German for All, and close the year with another Navidad Humanitos.
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2019
Navidad Humanitos reaches Mutiscua this year, at CER Sucre, CER Antala, CER La Laguna, and CER San José del Pino. We welcome volunteer Lena from Germany and run a German course with Engineering students from the University of Pamplona. In Cácota, we add a short Logic and Math course and a screening of "Conexión."
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2020
We take our visits to rural schools in Silos and Toledo, and launch a technology research project with the University of Stuttgart. The year closes, once again, with Navidad Humanitos.
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2021
Mónica Pimiento, our director, joins as a volunteer sent by GIZ/CIM (the German government's development agency) to carry out a rural health technology project. We deliver donations to improve infrastructure at CER Chíchira, Negavita campus, and welcome volunteer Félix from Germany. We hold our first Jornada de Bienestar as part of Navidad Humanitos.
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2022
We create Tecnohumanitos with the University of Pamplona and take part in its Feria Técnica. We bring Navidad Humanitos to Cácota and Negavita, along with a Jornada de Bienestar, and Creer y Crear, our project supporting local entrepreneurs, is born.
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2023
We advance the Tecnohumanitos project with the University of Pamplona and support infrastructure improvements at CER La Fenicia, La Laguna campus. We hold our first eye health day in Cácota with our allies from Linda Visión Pamplona. We welcome a visit from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana students to our rural communities as part of a technology research project, and close the year with Navidad Humanitos and another Jornada de Bienestar.
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2024
We improve infrastructure at CER Chíchira, Negavita campus, and support the first Comunalito Camp in Cácota. We add support for Fundación Long in mitigating forest fires in the Fontibón rural area of Pamplona. University of Pamplona students develop innovative games for our rural schools.
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2025
We support the development of an education project on the páramo, which leads to the first Humanitos-branded páramo project: "Guardianes del Páramo y las semillas" (Guardians of the Páramo and the Seeds). We deliver sports equipment to each of the 9 CER La Fenicia campuses in Cácota. We bring donations and wellbeing to rural and urban schools in Cácota and Pamplona through Jornada Humanitos.
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2026
Ten years of believing and creating. We start the year with our Jornada Humanitos in Cácota and Pamplona. We begin training our teachers in technology, with a focus on artificial intelligence; we're invited to train ISER students in artificial intelligence for rural Colombia, and we sign an agreement with Pontificia Universidad Javeriana to develop technology designed for rural Colombia. We continue developing the Guardianes del Páramo y las semillas project.
