Join our team in Supporting Great Work by Great People!
Your generous contributions to Minga House Foundation is a tax-deductible charitable contribution in the U.S. through our partner,
Give To Colombia — a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Miami with more than 20 years of experience.
Give To Colombia — a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Miami with more than 20 years of experience.
Donations greater than $1,000.00 should not be made online.
Please get in touch with Glen Galindo directly for specific instructions on donations exceeding $1,000.00.
Please get in touch with Glen Galindo directly for specific instructions on donations exceeding $1,000.00.
TOTAL RAISED as of Dic 1st - $17,146.00 USD raised out of $50,000.00 USD (34% of Goal)
To donate, reach out to WhatsApp +57 323 505 5710
or email to [email protected]
Featured Project 2025 - Chinchina Bilingue - Future Bilingual Leaders!
Minga House Foundation is developing an English-speaking community in the Andean coffee region to increase opportunities and potential for motivated youth through quality bilingual education at Colegio Menfis, a nonprofit institution founded in 1999 serving 200 students from K5 to 10. We will provide (20) merit-based scholarships for the 2026 academic year to the top public school low-income students in grades 6th-9th who have demonstrated persistence and perseverance as successful students, overcoming the hardships they have faced in their young lives. They will be selected amongst their peers based on their academic performance, leadership, community service, and their demonstrated interest and ability to learn English. Please help us do more good. We promise, these young leaders will make you very proud.
Minga House Foundation began sponsoring Colegio Menfis in October 2022. The foundation selected Colegio Menfis as the spearhead of our Chinchiná bilingual program. Since then, Minga House Foundation has invested over $300,000 in infrastructure, increased teacher salaries, furniture, equipment, and scholarships. Our objective is to bring quality bilingual education to our rural community, where it would not usually be possible. We are succeeding! Help us pick up more momentum by inviting (20) more deserving students currently enrolled in overcrowded, underfunded public schools without a solid bilingual program.
Your donations are now charitable contributions and hence will be deductible expenses in your tax filings in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
Minga House Foundation began sponsoring Colegio Menfis in October 2022. The foundation selected Colegio Menfis as the spearhead of our Chinchiná bilingual program. Since then, Minga House Foundation has invested over $300,000 in infrastructure, increased teacher salaries, furniture, equipment, and scholarships. Our objective is to bring quality bilingual education to our rural community, where it would not usually be possible. We are succeeding! Help us pick up more momentum by inviting (20) more deserving students currently enrolled in overcrowded, underfunded public schools without a solid bilingual program.
Your donations are now charitable contributions and hence will be deductible expenses in your tax filings in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
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How can you help?
You may make a charitable contribution of any amount to cover the following annual expenses for one or more students, or you may participate as a padrino (sponsor) for one child for $ 2,500, which covers all the following costs for one year at Colegio Menfis @ Chinchiná.
To donate, reach out to WhatsApp +57 323 505 5710
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Message to my friends who have participated as volunteers and witnessed Minga House Foundation grow & serve since 2014.
- Glen Galindo - President & Founder of Minga House Foundation |
PRE-SELECTED STUDENTS SELECTED FOR SPONSORSHIPS
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To donate, reach out to WhatsApp +57 323 505 5710
or email to [email protected]
OUR VISIONARY FOUNDER PADRINOS
These genereous visionaries have sponsored a student covering all 2026 school year expenses allowing the student to focus on their performance.
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Michael Asterita - $2,500.00 Donation
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Program Details
Project Overview: Minga House Foundation seeks to raise $50,000 to provide 20 merit-based scholarships for low-income children currently attending crowded, underfunded public schools in the rural coffee-growing region of Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia. These scholarships will give low-income students access to a high-quality, bilingual education at Colegio Menfis, the first and only bilingual school in the area.
In a region where overcrowded classrooms, limited English instruction, and scarce resources hinder opportunities, this initiative will break the cycle of poverty and empower marginalized youth with the language, skills, and confidence to thrive in an interconnected world.
The Problem
For motivated students in Chinchiná, the opportunity to become bilingual and pursue higher education is almost nonexistent without outside support.
The Solution: Merit-Based Scholarships to cover 100% of school baseline costs, ensuring students can fully participate in all aspects of school life. Each scholarship ($2,500 per year) includes:
Beyond Scholarships: Building a Bilingual Culture. The program extends outside the classroom to create a community-wide movement for bilingualism through:
Beneficiaries
Minga House has already invested in excess of $300,000 since October 2022 in sponsoring Colegio Menfis, paying previous debt as a private institution, converting it into a nonprofit bilingual school, increasing teachers' salaries, upgrading infrastructure, providing student scholarships, and purchasing furniture and equipment. The first graduating class is scheduled for 2027.
Impact
With your support, we can turn the resilience of Colombia’s rural youth into a pathway of hope and opportunity. Together, we can fund 20 scholarships, create a model for rural bilingual education, and empower students to lead Colombia’s future.
Investment needed: $50,000
Impact: 20 lives transformed, one community uplifted, a nation inspired.
In a region where overcrowded classrooms, limited English instruction, and scarce resources hinder opportunities, this initiative will break the cycle of poverty and empower marginalized youth with the language, skills, and confidence to thrive in an interconnected world.
The Problem
- Only 3% of Colombians are bilingual, ranking the country 8th in South America.
- Just 39% of high school graduates enroll in university, with rural rates even lower.
- Public schools in rural areas typically have an average of 40–45 students per class, with only 1–2 hours of English instruction per week.
- Students in rural Colombia consistently score lower in language and math compared to their urban peers.
For motivated students in Chinchiná, the opportunity to become bilingual and pursue higher education is almost nonexistent without outside support.
The Solution: Merit-Based Scholarships to cover 100% of school baseline costs, ensuring students can fully participate in all aspects of school life. Each scholarship ($2,500 per year) includes:
- Tuition, books, and uniform
- Healthy lunch & snacks
- Extracurriculars: soccer, swimming, chess, judo
- English immersion camps during school breaks
- Leadership & career workshops
- Bi-annual school excursions and research projects
Beyond Scholarships: Building a Bilingual Culture. The program extends outside the classroom to create a community-wide movement for bilingualism through:
- English Songs Festival
- Debate & Conversation Clubs
- Spelling Bee & Chess Club
- International Exchange & Young Ambassador Programs
- Career Planning Workshops
- Bilingual Tour Guide Challenge
- Worldschooling Ambassador Program
Beneficiaries
- 20 students (grades 6–11) from Chinchiná and surrounding rural villages (ages 12–17). Students are selected based on merit, leadership, community service, and English fluency progression.
- A community of 3,500 students (grades 6-10) will compete for the 20 scholarships, motivating all students to strive for their goals.
- Chinchina will not only see 20 students reach their full potential through quality bilingual education, but will also see the overall student population strive and improve, given a realistic and tangible reward for their efforts. This campaign will foster a culture of attainment and rewards based on persistence and perseverance.
- Colegio Menfis – implementing school
- Minga House Foundation – project lead
- Parents’ Association, Local Government (Alcaldía de Chinchina), Chamber of Commerce, and Community Neighborhood Committees – supporting partners
Minga House has already invested in excess of $300,000 since October 2022 in sponsoring Colegio Menfis, paying previous debt as a private institution, converting it into a nonprofit bilingual school, increasing teachers' salaries, upgrading infrastructure, providing student scholarships, and purchasing furniture and equipment. The first graduating class is scheduled for 2027.
Impact
- Short-Term (12 months - 2026): 20 students enrolled with full support, improved English skills, and measurable academic growth.
- Long-Term (2–5 years): 100% of participants complete at least 1 CEFR level annually; graduates access higher education and employment opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach.
- Community Impact: A local culture of academic excellence and bilingualism, positioning Chinchiná as a model for rural education transformation in Colombia.
- Proven commitment: $300,000 invested by Minga House to date.
- Clear ROI: $2,500 = 1 student transformed, family uplifted, community inspired.
- Sustainable: Families co-invest, community institutions are engaged, and annual fundraising ensures long-term continuity.
- Engaging for donors: Sponsors are invited to visit, volunteer, mentor, and witness impact firsthand.
With your support, we can turn the resilience of Colombia’s rural youth into a pathway of hope and opportunity. Together, we can fund 20 scholarships, create a model for rural bilingual education, and empower students to lead Colombia’s future.
Investment needed: $50,000
Impact: 20 lives transformed, one community uplifted, a nation inspired.
STUDENT APPLICATION
2025 Campaign Video Archives
To my friends, since 2013, when the Minga House Foundation was launched, over 2,000 of you have experienced a service or excursion with Minga House Foundation, either as volunteers in Chinchina or as teachers throughout Colombia. THANK YOU for letting our team be part of your journey. You have been part of this project, this process; you have left your mark! Here is my message to you. Watch my campaign INTRO VIDEO
Oct 8 - School Tour
Oct 15 - Meet the Leadership
Oct 22 - Meet Our Teachers
Oct 29 - Meet Nominated Students
Nov 5 - Meet the Community
Nov 12 - Meet a Donor
Nov 19 - Meet the Mayor
Nov 26 - Meet the Governor
Dec 3 - Meet Parents
Dec 10 - Meet more Nominated Students
Dec 17 - Meet more NOminated Students
Dec 24 - Thank you
Dec 31 - Goals Achieved
OPTIONAL FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PROJECTS FOR COLEGIO MENFIS
You may additionally choose to donate funding towards any of these special projects.
Donations greater than $1,000.00 should not be done online. Please contact Glen Galindo directly for specific instructions for donations +$1,000.00.
Painting the School$10,000.00
Our desperarately needs a make-over! This is an urgent matter for the comfort and sense of positivity of our community.
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School Healthy Restaurant$5,000.00
Our school restaurant staff is doing a great job! We need to invest in the upkeep of the kitchen and be provided with better equipment and upgrades.
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AI Technology Lab$25,000.00
We want to leap forward into the future in partnership with 2-hour learning Alpha Schools. The first phase is purchasing Chromebooks.
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STEM Program$8,000.00
We wish to to fund a teacher position with sufficient experience to lead the collaboration of math & science into an integrated corriculum.
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Athletics Program$3,000.00
We believe all of our 200 students should belong to a team in order to further form and foster a team atmosphere. We have futbol, swimming, judo, basketball, and chess.
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University Scholarship$20,000.00
We aim to provide scholarships to our first graduating class at the Universidad Catolica de Manizales in 2027, and we hope to support several students with their housing and transportation costs.
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Amazon Wishlist - School Supplies for Colegio Menfis
IMAGES OF SUCCESS
What other projects does Minga House Foundation support in Chinchina, Caldas, Colombia?
Since 2013, Minga House Foundation has supported other smaller nonprofits and community-based projects. Some of these projects have blossomed to become nonprofits themselves and served many in our local & regional community. Minga House Foundation aims to recognize good people doing good things in our community by providing funding, volunteers, and capacity building. To participate in any of the following projects, not only with a charitable contribution, but perhaps in an active role, reach out to Glen Galindo at WhatsApp +57 323 505 5710 or [email protected]
Donations greater than $1,000.00 should not be done online. Please contact Glen Galindo directly for specific instructions for donations +$1,000.00.
Nursing Assistant Certified Training -Scholarships |
Housing & medical care for the elderly homeless |
Fundacion Omaira is a amazing organization that allows volunteers to enlist in a rigorous training program of 1800 hours where the participants attend classes and care for elderly in order to earn a nursing certification with emphasis on caring for the elderly. This training and certifciation is free to the participants who would otherwise not be able to afford attending a private technical school. The financial value of of this 18-month process and final examinations is $3000 USD. The value to the individual is pricess as they are given an opportunity to earn a career. Minga House Foundation has had the privilage of assisting the first three cohorts since 2022 and recently one of our volunteer nurse from the USA paid for the Fundacion Omara's final certification licensing fees with the State of Caldas to official become an LPN certified school. 100% of your donations will go Fundacon Omaria in support of the nursing program.
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Help Fundacion Omaria house and care for homeless elderly who have no one to help them to have a difinified sunset to their lives.
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Colegio Menfis Scholarships for at-risk orphan teen girls |
Sponsorships for community athletics programs for at-risk youth |
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One of our partner nonprofit organization, Mundos Hermanos, has a government contract for the care and education of 100 teenager girls who are under legal custody of the government while their complicated lives are straightened out. We would like you scholarship some of these girls who to attend Colegio Menfis in order to provide them with quality bilingual education and with that opportunity we also provide them access to meeting amazing international volunteers who can tough their lives and inspire them to look beyond their troubles and dare to dream.
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Colombian children love futbol! Perhaps greater than Catholocism, futbol dominates the Colombian culture. Utilizing sports to develop youth into forged leaders of the community is very important. Help us pay for club team fees so all kids have afterschool programs that they belong to.
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Travel with a purpose!
Remember, besides making a financial charitable contribution to your favorite Minga projects, you can also donate your valuable, limited resource: your time! Our projects welcome your expertise and time. Visit us in Chinchina, the heart of the Coffee Region, in our beautiful Colombia. Come spend some valuable time making a difference. You will be incredibly welcome and appreciated!
Visit Minga House Foundation as a volunteer! We have many programs in health, education, social work, athletics, and animal wellbeing. Come, join us in traveling with a purpose!