Hope is also something we build

We turn solidarity into opportunities that last

Alianzas de Esperanza brings together dioceses, partners, foundations, companies and professionals to rebuild places of gathering and set up productive workshops that generate training, work and sustainability in Colombia.

See the projects → See impact and traceability

5 dioceses · Cartago · Pereira · Armenia · Quibdó · Istmina–Tadó 3 regions · Coffee Region · Northern Valle · Chocó 1 initial pilot · Carpintería San José, Cartago

Dioceses that transformStronger communities

Workshops that build a futureTraining, work, dignity

Territories that flourishSustainable development in Colombia

Foundation Alianzas de Esperanza The entity accountable for the project to partners and donors.
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Program Talleres de San José The productive units that train, employ and produce.
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First pilot Carpintería San José Cartago, Valle del Cauca. The first unit to be set up.

Why it exists

The earthquake changed the territory. Recovery has to build a future.

After the emergency a longer stage begins: recovering spaces, work, skills and community life.

10 August 2026 Magnitude 7.4 earthquake

The Colombian Bishops’ Conference reported damage to churches, parish houses, convents, chapels and other church buildings across several jurisdictions, including Pereira, Cartago and Armenia.

The clock tower in Quimbaya engulfed in dust during the earthquake

Emergency relief gets delivered. Recovery has to be built.

See the territory record

The organisation and its projects

Alianzas de Esperanza coordinates. Talleres de San José produces.

The foundation structures the partnerships, the management and the transparency. The programme is where that becomes training, work and production for the communities.

About us

Mission, vision, purpose, principles and the team accountable for the project.

Our alliance

The organisations joining in: dioceses, foundations, companies, academia and volunteers.

Memory and transformation

The documentary record of the territory after the earthquake, municipality by municipality.

Talleres de San José

The programme: productive areas, the Cartago pilot, and who it produces for.

Transparency and impact

Traceability of every contribution, pilot indicators and the Esperanza 360 platform.

How to help

Six ways to take part, from donating machinery to opening a door.

Equipment

What each productive line needs to run, with detailed lists.

Let’s talk about how you can help

Tell us where you are writing from and how you would like to take part. From there we will share the pilot brief, identify the specific need where your contribution can have the greatest impact, and set up a call so we can move forward together.

contacto@alianzasdeesperanza.org
+1 786 378 3382

If you represent a public agency, a company or a SENA regional office, please say so in the form: those conversations are handled directly by the partnerships team.