It all starts with a word. Then comes a sentence. And, almost before we know it, a whole new world opens up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learning to read and write isn\u2019t just a stage of childhood: it\u2019s the moment when a child begins to understand their surroundings, to put their dreams into words, and to discover that they have a place in the world. But when that process doesn\u2019t happen in time, opportunities begin to slip away, often without us even noticing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is why, at Fraternidad Medell\u00edn, we have been committed to early literacy for more than three years, recognizing it as an urgent and necessary step toward improving the quality of learning and reducing educational disparities in Antioquia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En alianza con diversas organizaciones, hemos trabajado de la mano de docentes, directivos, estudiantes y familias en procesos de alfabetizaci\u00f3n y remediaci\u00f3n en distintas regiones del departamento: en el Oriente, a trav\u00e9s de la Alianza ATAL\u00a0(Aprendamos Todos a Leer); en el Suroeste, en el marco de la Alianza ERA\u00a0(Educaci\u00f3n Rural para Antioquia)\u00a0;\u00a0y en Urab\u00e1, con ATAL Necocl\u00ed junto a la Fundaci\u00f3n\u00a0Luker\u00a0y la Fundaci\u00f3n Grupo Social.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But beyond the direct impact on communities, at Fraternidad Medell\u00edn we have embraced these processes as a true learning laboratory\u2014a space to understand what works, what can be improved, and how to develop solutions that can be scaled up and turned into public policies capable of transforming realities on a larger scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, that goal is beginning to take shape.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In early 2025, a historic step was taken with the signing of the Alliance for Early Literacy for Children in Antioquia, a collective commitment by public and private stakeholders to address one of the most pressing challenges in education: the learning gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in 2026, this commitment was reinforced with the launch of the Alfa Strategy by the Departmental Education Secretariat, an initiative aimed at improving children\u2019s reading and writing skills by strengthening the capabilities of teachers in public schools in non-certified municipalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Fraternidad Medell\u00edn, we have decided to join this effort, convinced that expanding our reach also means multiplying our impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hoy sumamos esfuerzos con la Gobernaci\u00f3n de Antioquia y el Centro de Ciencia y Tecnolog\u00eda de Antioquia (CTA), en una alianza que permitir\u00e1 implementar esta\u00a0estrategia en subregiones clave como el Oriente, el Magdalena Medio y el Suroeste Urbano. Una apuesta conjunta que combina recursos, conocimiento y experiencia para llegar a m\u00e1s escuelas y m\u00e1s estudiantes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the same time, we continue to strengthen local initiatives through the ERA Alliance in rural southwestern Colombia and the ATAL Necocl\u00ed program in Urab\u00e1, reaffirming our commitment to the communities that have been part of this journey from the very beginning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because we know that when a child learns to read early on, it doesn\u2019t just improve their academic performance. It changes their relationship with the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alfa es, en esencia, una apuesta por el futuro.\u00a0Una invitaci\u00f3n a garantizar que cada ni\u00f1o y cada ni\u00f1a tenga la oportunidad de comprender, de imaginar, de expresarse\u2026 y de construir su propia historia.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En Fraternidad Medell\u00edn seguiremos trabajando para que esa primera palabra se convierta en muchas m\u00e1s.\u00a0Y para que, a trav\u00e9s de la educaci\u00f3n, sigamos abriendo caminos hacia una Antioquia m\u00e1s equitativa.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Todo\u00a0comienza con una palabra.\u00a0Luego viene una frase.\u00a0Y, casi sin darnos cuenta, se abre un mundo.\u00a0 Aprender a leer y escribir no es solo una etapa de la infancia: es el momento en el que un ni\u00f1o empieza a entender su entorno, a nombrar sus sue\u00f1os y a descubrir que tiene un lugar en el mundo. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9207,"template":"","tipo-de-contenido":[33],"categoria":[18],"class_list":["post-9205","eventos","type-eventos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipo-de-contenido-eventos-noticias","categoria-noticia"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 15:53:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"categoria","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/9205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/eventos"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/9205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9206,"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eventos\/9205\/revisions\/9206"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tipo-de-contenido","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipo-de-contenido?post=9205"},{"taxonomy":"categoria","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fraternidadmedellin.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria?post=9205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}