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Minga House Foundation

Chinchina, Caldas, Colombia

EducationChildren & YouthHealthHousing & Homelessness
NGOInternational reach
Profile last updated: July 23, 2026

About

Minga House Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Chinchina, Colombia working on education, children & youth, health +5 more.

Minga House Foundation is a Colombia-based non-profit organisation in Chinchina, Caldas, in the country's coffee region. It has run service-learning experiences, primarily for university students from the United States, since 2014. Its wider work includes bilingual education and worldschooling programmes, a school known as Colegio Menfis, volunteer placements in health, education and social work, and community projects such as housing, park beautification and playground restoration. It also runs a shelter for homeless elderly people, a free medical clinic, a youth home for girls, a childcare centre, and animal rescue and veterinary care. It has been a recognised study site of Westminster University in Utah since 2022, where US veterans may be able to use education benefits, subject to individual VA eligibility.

Location

Chinchina, Colombia

Organisation type

NGO

Languages

ENES

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationChildren & YouthHealthHousing & HomelessnessElderly careAnimal welfareSport for developmentCommunity development

Works for

ChildrenYouthElderly peopleHomeless peopleVeteransStudentsPatients

How they work

Direct servicesVolunteer programmesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Sports Without Borders

Sport for development · Colombia

Brings together young athletes and underprivileged children to build teamwork and promote education, health and wellness.

Worldschooling Colombia

Education · Colombia

Lets families' children attend a rural Colombian school part-time or full-time, with Spanish immersion and activities.

Semilleros

Education · Colombia

Cross-age bilingual projects that develop children's planning and project-execution skills.

Countries of operation

Colombia

Funding & support

Ways to support

Volunteer

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Westminster University

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