Areas of Focus

In its mission to contribute to a more inclusive and peaceful Colombian society, the Alvaralice Foundation is committed to supporting high-impact educational programs. It is proud to support the Our Lady of the Assumption Institute (INSA), a private school in Cali, Colombia that provides at-risk boys and girls with an outstanding education that will enable them to build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.

INSA is a private school founded in 1992 by a Catholic religious community of men known as the Congregation of St. Basil or Basilian Fathers based in Toronto, Canada. It is located in Aguablanca, a major sector of Cali known for some of the highest crime rates in the city.

INSA is a college-preparatory day school for children in Kindergarten through Grade 12 and currently serves 700 students belonging to the city’s lowest socioeconomic strata. It has become one of the most outstanding schools in the greater Valle del Cauca State region, as demonstrated by the following facts:

• 90% of graduating students enroll into colleges and universities.
• In 2010 and 2014, INSA’s graduating class outranked all other high schools in the Valle de Cauca region on the ICFES standardized test, the Colombian equivalent of the SAT.
• In 2013, INSA received the EdukaTIC Scratch Colombia Prize, awarded by the Gabriel Piedrahita Foundation, to the most creative educational classroom ICT strategies used by teachers of elementary and middle schools that incorporate the Scratch educational software into their curriculum.
• Because of the school’s excellent language program, which offers English, Latin, French, Italian, and Mandarin, a number of INSA students were chosen to serve as guides during World Youth Day in Rome in the year 2000, and in Toronto in 2013.

Sponsorship Program

The Alvaralice Foundation is partnering with INSA on a Sponsorship Program that will enable the current Kindergarten class students to attend and remain in the school.

INSA underwrites at least 50% of the cost of each student’s tuition, and the student’s family must provide the remaining balance of USD $420 per year, which in most cases is a very difficult goal for the social economic strata of the student body. INSA established this policy to avoid a sense of “paternalism” and to reinforce the value of the education provided. This sponsorship program was established to help those Kindergarten students whose families can’t afford the tuition’s balance.

You can sponsor a child of your choice and help transform his or her life with a modest donation made monthly, quarterly, or annually.

• Your donation will go in its entirety towards the students’ tuition, which includes book rental, school materials and lunch
• Monthly donations can be as little as $15 USD
• A Monthly donation of $35 USD would cover a child’s entire annual tuition shortfall.

Are you ready to help transform the lives of these children?

If your answer is YES, then you can proceed to sponsor one of INSA’s promising Pre-Kindergarten boys or girls whose face’s you can see at the bottom of this page!

In exchange for your donation you will receive:

• A tax deduction
• Periodic progress reports on your sponsored child
• INSA’s bi-monthly newsletter
• Furthermore, you will be encouraged, but not obliged, to build a friendship with your sponsored child. They are eager to hear from you and about your life, and are happy to share about theirs. Letters and drawings from your child will enable you to be aware of their daily joys and struggles as they grow and prosper.

More information

https://insa-cali.education/
Phone: +57 (2) 6629977
Email: insa.csb@gmail.com