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Runners and supporters after the 2019 ASICS 10K London Run which raised £1500 for Children of Colombia

Congratulations to the Children of Colombia Team in the ASICS London 10k!

Liam Thomas (left) and Richard Cossell (3rd from right) enjoy a well earned rest with friends and family in St James’s Park after running the ASICS London 10K to raise money for Children of Colombia on Sunday 21 July.
Liam finished in a very good time of 51 minutes and Richard was very close behind over the finish line in 58 minutes. Children of Colombia Secretary Gwyneth Simmons also ran and came in at a more sedate 1hr 10mins and joined the group in the park for a delicious pic-nic provided by Natalia.
A great day out running past some of London’s top landmarks – the Embankment, the London Eye, Westminster, Pall Mall and Trafalgar Square – and a great result for the children in Colombia as the team raised almost £1500. A huge THANK YOU to the runners and everyone who supported them.
There’s still time to make a donation – either through Just Giving (click the button at the top of any page on our website or type in any of the runners’ names to get to their pages) or direct to Children of Colombia on our How You Can Help page.
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ASICS London 10K 2019 - three runners sponsored Children of Colombia

Fenix Helps Talented Student to Success

Fenix Director Timothy Ross writes from Bogota, Colombia of the extraordinary achievement of one of the foundation’s students:
“Last year Oriana’s father became seriously ill and unemployed, the family income plummeted and her parents had to give up their home and move in with relatives.  Fundación Social Fénix supported Oriana with Saturday tuition and the fees for a scholarship preparation course and the public exam, helping her to gain a place for a degree in Community Education and Human Rights. Her first semester´s marks have just arrived with an extremely high average of over 86%. We are very proud of her.”
Congratulations Oriana from all at Children of Colombia. Our team is running in the ASICS London 10K this Sunday to help give young people like Oriana from very poor and disadvantaged backgrounds a chance to make a better future for themselves.
Please support us and follow our progress on our Just Giving pages:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gwyneth-simmons
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/liam-thomas17
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Royal Academy of Engineering staff held a plant sale to raise funds for Children of Colombia charity

Engineering Success for Wellbeing Plant Sale!

Thank you to all at the Royal Academy of Engineering who supported the Plant Sale to raise funds for Children of Colombia and especially Wellbeing Ambassador Katie Draper.
Katie writes:
“Well done for everyone who came along to the Wellbeing Plant Sale. Not only do we now have loads of little green friends around the office but we raised an incredible £84 (with more to come!) for Children of Colombia.”
A great effort and there will be more smiling faces in Colombia when our charities receive the next remittance of funds. Fundacion Natutama will be the first to support the green fingered team.  Natutama is dedicated to educating local communities in the Colombian Amazon about protecting the wonderful, delicate eco-sytems of their environment, home to unique flora and fauna such as the manatee and pink dolphin and the giant ceiba tree.
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Engineering Plant Sale for Children of Colombia

A huge thank you to the well being team and its colleagues at the Royal Academy of Engineering, London, who organised a plant sale on 27 June and raised almost £90 for Children of Colombia. This is a great boost to funds and a fun way to share gardening expertise and raise awareness of the charity.
The London based Royal Academy of Engineering was founded in 1976 and is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The organisation focuses on making the UK the leading nation for engineering innovation, addressing the engineering skills and diversity challenge and positioning engineering at the heart of society. is the UK’s national academy of engineering.
Children of Colombia Trustee Antonia Bonilla was appointed Corporate Partnerships Manager at the Royal Academy of Engineering earlier this year.
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Prue Leith at The Oxford Festival of the Arts

Chef, author, business woman and broadcaster Prue Leith is appearing at The Oxford Festival of the Arts this week.
Widely known as a presenter and judge on the popular C4 series The Great British Bake Off, Prue has given several talks in aid of Children of Colombia. This Thursday she will be talking about her life and musical influences including a selection of pieces from classical to jazz to be played by The Orchestra of St John’s under the direction of John Lubbock.
The talk and concert is on
Thursday 4 July 2019 at
8pm in Magdalen College School Dining Hall.
Prue has visited Colombia with her PA – our Chairman Francisca Sankson.
For more information visit the festival website below:
https://www.artsfestivaloxford.org/whats-on/speakers-and-discussions-1/prue-leith
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