Fundación Barco

Fundación Barco

Bogotá, Bogotá D.C., Colombia

EducationCommunity developmentEnvironment & Climate
Operating foundationInternational reach
Profile last updated: July 23, 2026

About

Fundación Barco is a foundation based in Bogotá, Colombia working on education, community development, environment & climate.

Fundación Barco is a non-profit foundation based in Colombia that works to build more equitable and socially just communities across Latin America. It runs its own programmes in education, school retention, risk education and research, and manages social investment funds in partnership with companies, organisations, governments and families. Its services include community engagement, prior consultation processes with communities, project structuring and evaluation, and corporate volunteering programmes. It has offices in Bogotá, Cali and Medellín.

Location

Bogotá, Colombia

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Focus areas

social investmenteducationequitycommunity developmentschool retentionrisk educationresearchLatin America

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationCommunity developmentEnvironment & Climate

Works for

ChildrenStudentsFamiliesCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesCapacity buildingVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Escala

Education

Supports children moving from basic to secondary education so they can complete their studies and keep attending school.

Pasos Seguros

Community development

Explosive-artefact risk education delivered through experiential workshops in territories at risk.

Foro de Educación

Education

Forum for public discussion of education challenges in Colombia, centred on the views of students.

Premio Antonio Restrepo Barco

Science & Research

Annual award for research on family in Colombia, to support the production and dissemination of academic knowledge.

Countries of operation

Colombia

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnership

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