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Let's build a library in Altos de Oriente!

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During my stay in Medellí­n I have gotten to know the harsh reality of the community of Altos de Oriente, a village of more than 25.000 displaced people that arrived there after being forced to leave their homes by guerrilla and paramilitaries. Apart from complete deficiency in the provision of public services, one detects high illiteracy and low schooling rates, problems of intrafamilial violence, a lack of access to health, insalubrious water and a precarious condition of roads. I was shocked to see that already the kids show scary marks from the polluted water and while living in pure poverty, in terms of social, cultural or sports events there is hardly any distraction from reality for young people in Altos de Oriente. More so drug abuse or joining a criminal gang are tempting alternatives (- you might even ask, alternative to what?).


Therefore, the next project of the corporation Cephas could mean a beautiful transformation and enrichment to the community: they want to finish their plan of building a library and providing a space for self-study and entertainment to the community members. Stuck in a little room there are already a couple of donated books, but since all members are working with their own hands and means, there is vital need of financial support for the construction.


In this sense, I would like to invite you to contribute with a small donation. In case of reaching the set goal within the next 14 days, I will make sure to hand over the money to my friend Damaris, head of the corporation Cephas. With her, I can assure you, your donations will be in the right hands! Pictures and updates will follow so you can see the changes you drove. What might financially mean little to you (the value of having a night out, going to the movies, buying a new book, visiting the museum,...?) will have a big impact on the lives of others. Others, that are humans like you and do deserve to be seen.

Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/prelude_of_transformation and see parts of my friends' documentary in process (they cut a 10min pilot with English subtitles to show for this fundraiser: https://youtu.be/p9QQcAAtyMQ

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Hannah Jasmin
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