Nobody transforms alone

Fundación Cooperamos Todos is a social, solidarity-based, inclusive and interdisciplinary organisation born in Dosquebradas (Risaralda) to support people, families and communities in vulnerable situations or hit by disasters, emergencies and crises, anywhere in Colombia.

Constituted: Minutes No. 1 · 8 Oct 2026
Base: Dosquebradas, Risaralda
Current work: Quibdó, Chocó
Scope: All of Colombia

We believe everyone can contribute: professionals, technicians, students, tradespeople and citizens from every field bring their knowledge, their experience and their will to serve.

Mission

To promote, manage and carry out cooperation, humanitarian aid, psychosocial support, community education and social support for people, families and communities in vulnerable situations or affected by disasters and crises in Colombia, prioritising children and adolescents, single mothers heading households, rural communities, older people and people with disabilities. We do it with an interdisciplinary team of professionals, volunteers and allies, and with transparent handling of every donation.

Vision

By 2031 Fundación Cooperamos Todos will be recognised in Colombia as a reliable and transparent social organisation, a reference for community-led emergency response and for rebuilding the social fabric of vulnerable communities, especially in Colombia’s Pacific region and Coffee Region, thanks to an active network of volunteers, professionals, donors and national and international allies working together to transform lives.

What we set out to do

Overall objective

To improve living conditions and the protection of rights for people, families and communities in vulnerable situations or affected by emergencies, through cooperation, humanitarian aid, psychosocial support and community participation.

Deliver humanitarian aid (food, hygiene kits, clothing, household goods and essentials) to families affected by disasters and emergencies.
Provide psychosocial support, psychological first aid and emotional support to people and communities in crisis.
Run educational and community activities on health promotion, self-care, risk management, coexistence, leadership, entrepreneurship and rights.
Protect and promote the rights of children and adolescents, women heading households, rural communities and older people.
Support community recovery, the rebuilding of the social fabric and better housing conditions.
Mobilise, organise and coordinate citizen, technical and professional volunteers, under Colombian Law 720 of 2001.
Connect national and international donors, sponsors, allies and cooperation partners, and design and run social projects.
Report publicly and regularly on the use of resources and the results achieved.

How we live it

Eight principles that are not decoration: they decide how every bit of aid is delivered.

Solidarity: We respond to others as if they were our own, above all in an emergency.
Cooperation: We bring people, knowledge and institutions together; nobody transforms alone.
Inclusion and equity: Everyone has a place and everyone can contribute.
Human dignity: Every form of aid is given with respect, never humiliating or conditional.
Transparency: Every donation is recorded, certified and reported.
Interdisciplinarity: Professionals and tradespeople from every field work side by side.
Community participation: Communities decide and act with us; they do not only receive.
Differential approach: We meet the specific needs of each group and territory, and the best interests of children and adolescents.

Who we support

People, families and communities in vulnerable situations or affected by disasters, emergencies or crises. With priority for:

Children and adolescents
Single mothers heading households
Rural and farming communities
Older people
People with disabilities
Afro-descendant and Indigenous peoples
Victims of the armed conflict
Migrant families

Six lines of work

An emergency is where we come in. What follows is staying with families until they are back on their feet.

Humanitarian aid and emergencies
Fast response for families hit by fires, floods, earthquakes and other emergencies.
Psychosocial support
Psychological first aid, group sessions and emotional support for families, children and adolescents.
Community education
Workshops on self-care, risk management, coexistence, leadership, entrepreneurship and rights.
Children, women and families
Protecting the rights of children and adolescents and supporting single mothers who head their households.
Community recovery
Household assessments, aid pathways and rebuilding the social fabric.
Volunteering
Professionals, students and citizens who give their time and knowledge.

Board of directors

The people who answer legally for the foundation and for every peso it receives.

Diana Marcela Cuesta PalaciosPresident, Executive Director and Legal Representative
Keidy Julieth Palomeque PalaciosVice President and Alternate Legal Representative
Julio César Rodríguez SantosSecretary
Freimar David Serna PalaciosTreasurer