The Light and Life Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity, provides financial support for over 1,500 special needs and impoverished children who live in and around the neighborhood of Hogares Luz y Vida in Bogotá, Colombia.   The monetary aid funds medical, educational, staffing and facility needs for the orphanage children and programs. 100% OF ALL FINANCIAL DONATIONS go directly to the orphanage to meet the specific needs of the children as prioritized by its founder and director, Sister Valeriana Garcia Martin.

The Light & Life Foundation, based in Fairfield, CT, relies on giving hearts and generous contributions through various fundraising campaigns during the year and this website.  No amount is too small.     

Our international Board of Directors and Advisors travel to Bogota frequently along with a network of guests, medical specialists, and gifts in kind donations specific to requested needs. If you’d like to join us on a future trip. Please connect now. 

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

- Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 Recent Achievements

  • Funded the construction of a sports center for use by the Luz y Vida children living and working at the orphanage farm - providing fitness and recreational and motor skill development.

  • Financed the installation of a Champions Club Sensory Stimulation center for children with Autism and other physical, cognitive, and psychological needs.

  • Provided a toddler’s activity center for use in the physical and occupational therapy center.

  • Furnished Hogares Luz y Vida's Respiratory Center with all the consumables and capital renovations needed to serve the respiratory therapy needs of the children at the orphanage and comply with Colombian health protocols and regulations.

  • Purchased over 450 multipurpose tables for the school of Hogares Luz y Vida. 

  • Bought new desks for every child attending the Hans Hoffman School, the primarily elementary school serving the orphanage and local community. 

  • Purchased a commercial sewing machine which enabled production of custom posture supports for the children in wheelchairs and feeder seats.

  • Funded and facilitated the installation of and training for a Tobii EyeMobile device which allows the physically disabled to communicate through hands-free computer navigation and eye movement.

  • Purchased 9 new adjustable computer tables for wheelchair-bound children.

  • Provided every child living in the orphanage, farm, and attending the school with one new pair of shoes. 

Where Help Is Needed Now

  • 42 Beds for the Chronic Care Medical Unit

  • Room furnishings for 42 rooms in the Chronic Care Unit;

  • Full inventory of medical equipment for the Chronic Care Medical Unit;

  • Staffing for Chronic Care Medical Unit – full scope of personnel.

100% OF ALL FINANCIAL DONATIONS go directly to the orphanage to meet the specific needs of the children as prioritized by its founder and director, Sister Valeriana Garcia Martin.