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QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER PEOPLE
Health Coordinator FAVAC- PhD. Claudia Torres with Minciencia.
Foundation for Older Adults · Bucaramanga · since 1984.
Where no one
Where no one
grows old only.
For more than 42 years, the Fundación Albeiro Vargas & Ángeles Custodios has dignifiedly accompanied the Elderly in vulnerable situations in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. We do not tell a story of lack — we tell a story of presence.
«A country without children is a country without a future; a country without the elderly is a country without history.»— Albeiro Vargas Romero
The story behind
A seven-year-old boy decided not to look the other way.
Albeiro Vargas was seven years old when he began bringing coffee to the abandoned elderly people in his neighborhood in Bucaramanga. What started as a game became, decade after decade, a foundation that today is a benchmark for human care in Colombia.
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Impact
More than forty-one years is not just a number. It represents thousands of nights with companionship.
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The faces that give meaning to this place.
Voices
What those who accompany us say.
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"I didn't come to the foundation to do charity. I came to learn from people who have lived more than I have."— Laura M., Volunteer since 2022
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"Old age is not a disease. What is a disease —and a serious one— is loneliness."— Albeiro Vargas, Founder
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"Every time I come here, I wonder why I didn't come earlier. The Elderly have taught me more about life than any book."— Carlos R., University volunteer
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What is happening in the foundation.
INAUGURATION AND 41st ANNIVERSARY
Inauguration of the fourth floor that provided comfort, quality of life, and dignity to the Elderly in vulnerable conditions in the north of Bucaramanga
HUMANITUDE
Training led by Capucine Jacquier, from France.
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Companies and organizations that accompany us.
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There are many ways to be involved.
Support is not only financial. It is support with time, with voice, with presence. Choose how you want to accompany us.
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Donate
A one-time or monthly contribution supports the food, health, and shelter of the Elderly.
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Be a volunteer
An afternoon a week in companionship, workshops, outings, or support in the kitchen. Whatever you can give.
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Sponsor
Connect with the story of a specific Elderly Person or Guardian Angel and receive monthly reports on their well-being.
Learn about the life stories
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Dreams
Discover the projects we want to build together. Forty-one years have taught us that shared dreams become possible.
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— We count on you —