Tierra Programme
“Planting roots, harvesting the future”
School and family gardens for food sovereignty — 560 children learn to grow food in 14 school gardens across rural Pijao.
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We cultivate hope and transform communities
Education, food security and community science in the mountains of Pijao, Quindío — where the páramo gives birth to water.
Our impact
- 615
- active beneficiaries
- 7
- years of continuous work since 2019
- 560
- children in 14 school gardens
- 318
- children in the science laboratory
- 18
- university scholarships awarded
- ~30
- university students per semester at the Pijao Node
Figures as of May 2026. They grow every year.
Six programmes, one mission
We work with one single community: Pijao, Quindío, in the Coffee Cultural Landscape. Integral support for many generations of the same community, building the future from the ground up.
Bonplandia Laboratory
“Exploring, discovering and transforming through science”
A free science and botany laboratory in the heart of Pijao, where 318 children from 14 rural campuses do real science alongside biologists from the University of Quindío.
Learn about this programmePijao Node Programme
“Connecting learning that transforms lives”
A university house in Armenia where rural young people from Pijao can study without housing or basic needs becoming a barrier. A bridge between Pijao and the world.
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“Connecting dreams with opportunities”
The extracurricular arm of the Pijao Node — tutoring, access to academic resources and learning in nature, including environmental education trips to the páramo.
Learn about this programmeClassrooms for Peace
“Learning classrooms as pillars of hope and peace”
Infrastructure and equipment for Pijao's rural schools — roofs, furniture and energy where they are needed, so every classroom can be a pillar of hope and peace.
Learn about this programmeYoga Programme
“The body as the first territory of peace”
Yoga, breathing and mindfulness sessions in Pijao's schools — between 80 and 180 children and young people per semester learn to inhabit calm.
Learn about this programmeOther lines of work
- Elderly Support — Solidarity Network. Home visits and food baskets bought directly from local farmers. No one should grow old feeling forgotten.
- University scholarships. 18 scholarships awarded (17 undergraduate and 1 postgraduate) to rural young people from Pijao.
- BonplandIA. The laboratory's knowledge strand: 956 botanical records authored by the children themselves, a 2026 Premios Verdes finalist.
Voices from the community
“I wanted to sow dignity. Today I lovingly look after the Bonplandia Laboratory; I like to say I am its guardian. What many call 'weeds' are actually treasures.”
“Thank you for dreaming our dreams. Today we sow hope, cultivate dignity and harvest a fairer, more sustainable future.”
“My story is not just about me — it is about all of us who come from underserved communities and dare to dream.”
“Loneliness is often the mother of their suffering. They need someone to listen to them, even if only for a moment.”
Bonplandia was selected among the 500 Best environmental projects in Ibero-America at the 2026 Premios Verdes.
See the project at Premios Verdes →Our partners
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Parent foundation and our donor (United Kingdom) -
Academic and research partner -
Partner school — 12 rural campuses -
Partner school — 2 campuses -
Home of the Bonplandia Laboratory -
Sister company — the original bridge
Would you like to sow with us?
Your knowledge, your time or supplies that support our gardens become real opportunities for the rural communities of Pijao.