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First Step Big Step. International Nonprofit Organization.

New York, New York, United States • 1 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

We contribute to the Early Childhood Development of Colombian children living in vulnerable conditions.Company OverviewFirst Step Big Step - FSBS (Formerly To Love is To Give) was founded in Florida in 2008 as a nonprofit (501-c-3) organization. In 2010 TLTG started El Caracoli, in Yumbo Valle del Cauca a region of Cali, Colombia, with an alliance between Smurfit Carton de Colombia Foundation and El Jardin Crios. El Caracoli is now a highly successful early childhood development center.The Board of Directors of FSBS is comprised principally of Colombians residing in the United States and American citizens interested in Colombia, including business people, educators and people with experience in third-sector organizations.DescriptionFSBS leads the plan to invest in comprehensive early childhood development through public-private cooperation that inspires and engages support for Colombia's children and families. We are building alliances among the business sector, individuals, not for profit organizations, and government entities in order to establish sustainable child development centers that enrich development and learning for children from zero to five years of age.General InformationFSBS understands that successful childhood development is a comprehensive approach which includes nutrition, health, sanitation, and juridical protection. Today El Caracoli serves 270 children from the Yumbo Valle del Cauca region of Cali, Colombia, and our goal is to reach 320 by 2014. The facility is comprised of 7 buildings, 2,000 M2. The construction planned for the remainder of 2013 is fully funded.El Caracoli offers children up to 5 years of age, a program that teaches the social educational tools needed to become proactive members of the community in accordance with policy guidelines and Government policy, which combines the efforts of various sectors, thus ensuring the fulfillment of their basic needs, protection, upbringing, and development.