Minga House Foundation
Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia
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Founded in 2014, Minga House Foundation is a foundation based in Chinchiná, Colombia working on education, children & youth, community development +5 more.
Minga House Foundation is a Colombia-based non-profit organisation founded in 2014 by Glen Galindo. Based in Chinchiná, Caldas, in Colombia's coffee region, it runs service-learning, volunteer and community programmes, mainly for university students from the United States. Its work includes U.S. veterans education, bilingual and worldschooling programmes, sports-based social programmes, community health and volunteering, and shelter and support services for elderly people, homeless people, girls and children. The foundation offers volunteer placements in health, education and social work, and community projects such as housing, public park repairs and community gardening.
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U.S. Veterans Education Program
Education · Colombia
Service-learning and study programmes for U.S. veterans, offered as a study site recognised by Westminster University in Utah. Eligibility for GI Bill or VR&E benefits is determined by the VA.
Sports Without Borders
Sport for development · Colombia
Programme that brings together young athletes and underprivileged children to promote teamwork and social change in education, health and wellness.
Worldschooling Colombia
Education · Colombia
Immersive bilingual schooling experience in which children take part in a rural Colombian school on a part-time or full-time basis.
Community Health
Health · Colombia
Pre-health and clinical volunteering in which students assist supervised local professionals with vitals, patient intake and medication distribution.
Elderly Shelter and Nursing School
Elderly care · Colombia
Shelter for homeless elderly people alongside a free medical clinic and nursing school.
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Westminster University
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