We're FEM (Fundación por la Educación Multidimensional). We are a vetted, Colombian non-profit organization operating from Cartagena. We work with and empower communities to dream a better future and undertake sustainable development projects. That way, new win-win scenarios can be negotiated with the stakeholders that surround them, to break the historical inequality and exclusion that has stunted our growth as a nation.
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"Don't ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn't." (Michelle Obama)

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Our current funding priority: Pechiches de Papel

Children's books for self recognition and identification.
​(Inspired by the Danger of a Single Story, by Chimamanda Adichie)

If you are outside of Colombia, please donate to this wonderful innovation project through our vetted account in Global Giving (safe credit card payments worldwide):(

Or If you are Colombian, you can donate directly to our local savings bank account. Please visit THIS PAGE for instructions.

Donaciones en Colombia

How Can
You Help

Buy our products

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Become A Volunteer or Intern

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Donate or fundraise for us

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Our Mission

Empowering indigenous and afro communities and connecting them with experts

About Us

Our Work

Preserving culture, protecting local vernacular traditions and improving quality of life.

What We Do

Get Involved

Become an intern with us. We have plenty of abroad opportunities. 

Volunteer

Donate

Donate Today & support our crowdfunding campaigns or become a recurring donor.

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We're becoming self sustainable

Many charities and organizations rely only on national and international funding to survive. We believe our mission is crucial so we are becoming self-sustainable through  social entrepreneurship. Thus, we have our own business ventures :

Volunteer Hostel

Our very own hostel reduces our office costs to ZERO!  

Insider Tours

Insightful experiences for tourists that show the authentic side of the Cartagena region

Cafe Stepping Stone 

Don't miss our social impact cafe in Getsemani and help us train vulnerable youth for improved employability

See Our Businesses

Our Projects

Governance

Legal tools for improving access to basic human rights and ethnic land rights

​Heritage

Promoting culture and traditional ethnic practices to new generations

Habitat

Designing sustainable solutions  and local based resilience for climate change

Community Banks

Building stronger groups that trust each other and can drive future projects

Our Projects

Take An Internship with FEM in Colombia

Change your life by interning, as part of your education, at a non-profit organization operating out of Cartagena, Colombia, where you work with and empower communities.

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Our Partnerships

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