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Colombian Girls: Defeat Poverty Through Education

A groundbreaking documentary about changing the lives of young girls in Colombia through education

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Colombian Girls: Defeat Poverty Through Education

Colombian Girls: Defeat Poverty Through Education

Colombian Girls: Defeat Poverty Through Education

Colombian Girls: Defeat Poverty Through Education

Colombian Girls: Defeat Poverty Through Education

A groundbreaking documentary about changing the lives of young girls in Colombia through education

A groundbreaking documentary about changing the lives of young girls in Colombia through education

A groundbreaking documentary about changing the lives of young girls in Colombia through education

A groundbreaking documentary about changing the lives of young girls in Colombia through education

Lorena Cervera
Lorena Cervera
Lorena Cervera
Lorena Cervera
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Hola!

My name is Lorena Cervera and I am the director of this documentary.

Recently I spent three months in Colombia, filming the daily life of 74 girls who attend a school funded by the Santa Maria Foundation near Bogota. These young girls come from very underprivileged backgrounds but they have dreams and ambitions. They are the reason why we believe so strongly in this film, and want to share their strengths and courage with you.


Colombian Girls is a short documentary about the personal experiences and ambitions of some of these girls whose life has changed thanks to the school.


HOW CAN YOU HELP?

We need to raise £2,800 for:

-  Editing, postproduction, and distribution of the short documentary.

-  Returning to Colombia in 2016 in order to follow up on the story of these girls.

As with any creative project, we need financial resources to complete the process. Our goal is to raise £2,800. That money will go directly to covering costs such as writing, editing & post-production, music, copies and distribution for the short documentary; and transportation, camera equipment, and shooting expenses for the feature-length documentary.

If you are able to give, please accept my deepest thanks in advance for your contribution & support. If you are unable to give financially, do not worry, SHARING this with your FRIENDS makes all the difference!



SOME FIGURES

In Colombia

Colombia has a population of 45.5 million inhabitants

45% of the population lives in poverty

16% of the population lives in extreme poverty

685,700 (17.2%) children do not attend school

Almost 20% of girls do not attend school

61% of orphan children have no access to any form of healthcare

The unemployment rate among women (13%) is higher than men (8.3%)

32% of children in Colombia live with only their mother

1 out of 5 women aged between 15 and 19 years have had an unplanned pregnancy

Discrimination, poverty and inequality puts girls and women at a disadvantage both socially and economically. In doing so it makes them vulnerable to physical abuse and violence and results in poor education, poor health, high unemployment and a bleak future.



ABOUT THE GIRLS

The girls who attend Santa Maria Foundation’s school come from very underprivileged backgrounds. In some cases, they have lost their parents during the war that has taken place in Colombia over the last 60 years; in others, their families are unable to take care of them; many of them come from single parent families from stratum one – the social class with the lowest income level.

One of them, Kelly was abandoned by her mother who left to join the guerrillas. Today Kelly has found happiness and hope at the Foundation, where she enjoys playing cello and holds the chance of achieving her aspirations. She lives in a “hogar” or orphanage with most of the schoolmates and enjoys sharing time with them as an extended surrogate family.



ABOUT THE SCHOOL & FOUNDATION

The Santa Maria Foundation (SMF) is a registered UK-based charity. It was founded in 2008 and has continuously supported orphaned, abandoned, and vulnerable girls in Colombia. The girls are all between 3 and 16 years old, and the aim of the school is to help these children develop into young women, with the confidence to go forward in life, and with the capacity to achieve their potential. SMF is funded through donations, all of which are directly invested in paying for teachers, therapists, administrative staff, education supplies, transportation, and food for the girls.

SMF was founded by Lady Yomara Rodriguez, a Colombian national based in the UK with long experience in charitable work, and Peter R. Mowland, a British businessman. At a young age, Peter lost both his parents, and spent his childhood in an orphanage. Today, he provides not only a substantial part of his income to the foundation, but also offers his life experience to encourage children.

Educating girls can break cycles of poverty in just one generation, yet millions of girls from similar backgrounds are unable to attend school.


ABOUT THE TEAM

Filmmaker – Lorena Cervera

I am a passionate documentary filmmaker & researcher interested in politics, arts, environment, and women & human rights.

Cinema has always been an important part of my life. I was born in Valencia (Spain) in 1985, into a family that managed a former cinema, where I spent the major part of my childhood. Owing to the fact that I was more interested in reality than in fiction, I therefore studied Journalism at the University of Valencia.

Since finishing my Masters in Television and Documentary Film at Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona), I have been working on feature films and documentaries for different production companies, and as a video journalist for different media organizations. In 2013, I moved to London, where I presently work as an independent documentary filmmaker and as a video producer for the University of Essex, teaching filmmaking, filming & editing theatre plays, short films, and documentaries.


Producer – Lady Yomara Rodriguez

Having studied in England (Cambridge – London), Colombia (Bogota) and Spain (Barcelona ), I obtained my honours degree in International Business Studies.

Ever mindful of my first love, to follow in my parents’ footsteps in supporting the underprivileged, in 2008 I teamed up with Peter R. Mowland, Beatriz Franco, and Dina as a trustee and director of the Santa Maria Foundation. This work has allowed me to focus on improving the lives of abandoned and orphaned young girls my native Colombia.


Project Developer – Julie Wong

I am a freelance finance and business consultant. I have chosen to give my time to supporting this project and the Santa Maria Foundation because I love not only what they do, but also how they do it. I have spent two months travelling around Colombia and have seen for myself the need for the work that Santa Maria Foundation does. Not only does the end result have a hugely advantageous impact on these girls’ lives, but the whole journey throughout is a fundamentally positive experience for them too. I hope this documentary will share with a wider audience the passion that everyone who is involved with SMF has, and the significance of what they do.


Impact Strategist – Kimpal Patel

My work as a Brand Manager has given me the opportunity to travel, study and work abroad. My passion for positively effecting change took me to The Santa Maria Foundation.

We want to produce this documentary film in order to show how giving can create a vision for the future. This documentary will show the strength and support we can create for the girls of Colombia and hopefully present a model for similar projects worldwide.

Educating children creates healthy, productive, and prosperous societies. If this is the kind of future we want tomorrow, we must invest in it today to make sure it comes about.


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