Friends of Colombian Orphans

I’ve had to put brakes on myself. After running the numbers, we’ve realized that we don’t have the cash to run classes mornings and afternoons.

Instead, we want to raise a few more thousand to put in a few more machines so that our knitting teacher can teach more girls at one time.

If you know anyone who is looking for a good project to fund, please contact me. Thanks so much.

We have come so far! The auction raised $3000 and a grant of $4000 has given us some breathing room for a while.
But of course then I thought, why not buy an additional machine and have classes mornings and afternoons. Semillas has agreed to allow girls to attend knitting classes in the morning, so in effect, with three machines and double the instructional time, we can offer classes to a lot more girls!
We are also buying the instructor a sewing machine so that she can teach finishing of garments.
Yes, the money is leaching out of the account, and I am a little nervous about where more money will come from. But we have to grow little by little. We are learning as we go.

Thanks to my wonderful donors, the ebay auction raised over $3000. That is enough to keep us going for another 6 months. Thank you to all who donated and purchased wonderful knitted items and Colombian items.

In addition, I am excited to tell you all that we received our NIT from Colombia (now we are officially a non-profit in Colombia) AND our certification from ICBF, designating us as providers of humanitarian services. This means that we can offer our knitting classes in any ICBF facility and be welcomed with open arms!

It’s better than Christmas around here: the Gladney Foundation’s grant of $4000 came through once we became ICBF certified. So….we have $7000 to begin the new year and grow our project. THANK YOU!!