About Us
Fundación Planeta Amor is a non-profit organization founded in 1994. We provide high-quality, comprehensive care to children and adolescents living with HIV or affected by their mother’s positive diagnosis, who come from low-income families.
Our goal is to improve the living conditions of children, adolescents, and youth affected by this virus. Likewise, we provide counseling and follow-up support to their mothers to reduce the rejection, discrimination, and stigma that this population still faces today. This ensures they can successfully integrate as valued members of their family and society.
We design and implement support programs for people living with the diagnosis or at risk of contracting the virus. We also educate and inform the general community, helping to prevent an increase in cases among Colombian youth.
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Our Story
Thanks to the dedication of a group of individuals, we were founded in Bogotá in 1994 under the name Fundación Dar Amor (Fundamor – Bogotá). Our initial purpose was to shelter and ensure a dignified end of life for ten babies born with HIV who were orphaned or abandoned and came from low-income families.
Between 1995 and 1998, the introduction of antiretroviral medications allowed us to shift our focus toward improving the quality of life for the children in our care, as well as ensuring the effective exercise of their rights to life and health. A major milestone during these years was the inclusion of these medications in Colombia’s Mandatory Health Plan (POS – Plan Obligatorio de Salud).
Since then, we have focused our efforts on influencing public policy to secure antiretroviral medications and specialized laboratory tests through state-provided healthcare. Additionally, we work closely with those living with the diagnosis to ensure proper treatment adherence.
Between 1999 and 2001, we expanded our prevention efforts, working to dispel the myths and taboos surrounding the virus in the general population. We also fought against ignorance, fear, stigma, and discrimination, thereby championing the right to education.
Between 2002 and 2005, we built our own headquarters in the municipality of Subachoque. We expanded our awareness and prevention efforts within this community, advocating for and demanding the right of every child to live integrated into society.
From 2006 to 2014, through various programs developed at the Foundation, we focused on improving areas such as coverage, inclusion, education, and life planning. Through our “Return Home” (Retorno a Casa) program, we educatedfamilies and reinforced the child’s right to live with their extended family.
Today, we continue to evolve while staying true to our mission. Our current focus is on maternal and childprevention. Thanks to antiretroviral treatment, mothers are no longer dying. We continue working to strengthen family responsibility, provide support throughout this process, and promote stronger emotional bonds, ensuring that thispopulation can live in society as individuals with full rights.
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Subachoque
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Normandia
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Mission
To improve the living conditions of children and youth living with or affected by HIV/AIDS and to promote prevention across Colombia.
Vision
To strive for a future where children born with HIV or affected by it—from low-income families in Bogotá and surrounding municipalities—receive comprehensive care at Planeta Amor, and can live and grow within their family unit, physically and emotionally stable.
We will achieve this through the donations of individual donors, national and international institutions, and the private sector, alongside the invaluable support of our staff and volunteers.
We seek efficiency in our administrative and financial processes without losing sight of our social impact, sustainability, and the emotional and social well-being of the population we serve.
