Fundación Aprender a Quererte
Strengthening literacy and math in Colombia to expand social mobility through evidence-based education.
Fundación Aprender a Quererte partners with schools and teachers to strengthen early literacy and numeracy through evidence-based strategies that improve classroom practice and student outcomes. In 2025, the foundation reached more than 30,000 students across 150 schools and trained over 900 teachers, helping children master foundational reading and math skills at the right stage in their academic journey.
THE CHALLENGE
In Colombia, thousands of children fall behind in reading and math during their early school years, gaps that often become permanent. Without strong foundational skills, students face reduced academic performance, limited economic mobility, and fewer life opportunities. Improving access to school is not enough. Quality instruction, especially in early literacy and numeracy, is essential.
THE SOLUTION
Fundación Aprender a Quererte catalyzes systemic improvements in education by:
- Supporting evidence-based teaching strategies
- Strengthening teacher capacity
- Promoting mastery of foundational skills at the right time
- Working directly with schools to improve classroom practice
The foundation operates as a catalytic philanthropic platform, mobilizing resources, partnerships, and expertise to ensure children learn to read and master basic math in the early grades.
CORE AREAS OF WORK
- Teacher Training
- Foundational Learning
- School Partnerships
- Impact Measurement
WHY THIS WORK MATTERS
Early learning determines long-term opportunity. When children learn to read fluently and master basic math on time, their academic trajectory changes, and so does their future. Fundación Aprender a Quererte focuses on strengthening teaching at scale, equipping educators with practical, research-backed tools that translate into measurable classroom results.
YOUR IMPACT
By donating through The Resource Foundation, you support evidence-based strategies that strengthen teaching, improve early literacy and numeracy, and expand social mobility for children in Colombia. All contributions are tax-deductible in the U.S.
Fundraisers
Official fundraiser
Rebuilding Schools After the Earthquake in Colombia
On August 10, 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake centered in Chocó damaged more than 2,500 schools across Chocó, the Coffee Region, Valle del Cauca, and Antioquia. In some cities, like Pereira, only 1 in 10 schools can reopen right away; the rest need repairs before students can return. We already know what happens when a school stays closed for too long. During the pandemic, millions of children across Colombia and Latin America lost months of learning, and the ones with the fewest resources to keep studying from home fell furthest behind. That lesson taught us something clear: sending children to study alone from home while a school is rebuilt isn't the answer. They need to get back into a classroom, with a teacher, as soon as possible. That's why Fundación Aprender a Quererte (FAAQ) is raising funds to support two things at once: rebuilding the school infrastructure damaged by the earthquake, and setting up provisional classrooms so students can keep attending class in person while permanent construction is completed. Since 2022, FAAQ has worked with more than 50,000 students across 15+ departments in Colombia, many of them in the areas hit hardest by the earthquake. We know what it takes to get a school running again, and we know that every week without in-person classes counts. Help us make sure no child is left without a school to return to.
- Raised
- $0
- Goal
- $25,000,000
Donors
Jessica Daly