ANNUAL REPORT

2014www.genesis-foundation.org

Genesis Foundation is a non-profit organization with over 14 years experience that seeks to create a more inclusive society for Colombian children by improving the quality of their education. We enhance programs that provide children in vulnerable life situations with better opportunities to develop and succeed.

GENESIS STRATEGY

LOW-INCOMEURBAN &RURAL

SCHOOLS

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION- Mis Primeros Pasos- Mis Primeros Pasos para la Excelencia

SCHOOL STRENGTHENING FOR K12- Learning to Learn- Palabrario & Numerario- Juventud Rural- Jóvenes + Emprendedores

- Huellas- Comunidades que Educan

IMPROVE TEACHING SKILLS

IMPROVE LEARNINGPROCESSES FOR STUDENTS

39,174

US$ 1,326,874US$12,384,509

children and

We work in 123 educationalinstitutions across 11 departmentsin Colombia.

In 2014, Genesis invested

in projects out of the overallinvestment of

1,419 teachers havebenefitted

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1. Amazonas - Juventud Rural

2. Guajira - Juventud Rural - Jóvenes + Emprendedores

3. Tolima - Juventud Rural

4. Valle del Cauca - Palabrario & Numerario

5. Cauca - Palabrario & Numerario

6. Antioquia - Palabrario & Numerario

7. Bolívar - Palabrario & Numerario

8. Atlántico - Jóvenes + Emprendedores - Huellas

9. Magdalena - Mis Primeros Pasos - Mis Primeros Pasos para la Excelencia

10. Nariño - Mis Primeros Pasos

11. Boyacá - Mis Primeros Pasos

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IMPACT & RESULTS

Since we started in 2001, Genesis has invested

in projects.

of our projects have been alignedto national public policy.

Is an early childhood care and educationprogram that promotes the rights of childrenin their early years through a comprehensivemodel that fosters local development inmarginalized urban and rual areas in Colombia.

US$ 15,761,921

89% 98%received financial or logiscticsupport from the local governments33%

Is a program which looks to promote basicliteracy and mathematical thinking skills inpre-school and elementary school studentsthrough the transformation of teaching practices.

P&N designed and evaluation system toallow demonstration on appropriate results with

quality information.

Parents of P&N students have beenactively involved in the educational

process of their children.

Teachers have created spaces for reading andwriting outside the classroom in which

successful experiences are systematizedand shared with the educational community.

increase in nutritional supportto children working hand in

hand with families on their dietary habits wasregistered in Magdalena and Nariño.

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The program started to be implemented inBoyacá with 620 children in two early

education centers.

First Learning Steps was showcased at 2international forums. Genesis Foundation

was invited to the World InnovationSummit for Education (WISE) in Qatar in

recognition of its experiences in early childhood.

Together with other partners, we are workingtowards creating and piloting a transition

route program for children going from earlyeducation into formal primary education.

of the workforce from theEarly education center have been

certified either as experts or technicians of theDe Cero a Siempre strategy.

80% of the children in Cauca improvedtheir reading fluency.

95% of the teachers of P&N inMedellín have transformed

their teaching practices in math.

80% of the schools have incorporatedthe program into their curriculum

100% of the teachers weretrained with a view to

strengthening their classroom practices andimproving their students’ competencies.

90%

90%

of the educational environmentsin Magdalena and Nariño have

improved their teaching and learningmaterials.

90% of families in Magdalenaand 83% in Nariño are

participating in the networking andfamily program components.

Palabrario&

Numerario

Our programs First Learning Steps, JuventudRural and Jóvenes + Emprendedores wereimplemented in 4 new regions.

Genesis participated in 15 forums and eventsover the course of 2014.

Genesis accomplished 11 new alliances in 2014.

STAFFCristina Gutiérrez de PiñeresExecutive DirectorClaudia GiardinellaDevelopment & Fundraising DirectorCamila DíazProject ManagerNatalia Henao TamayoProject ManagerKarin KramerProject Manager

Patricia TrujilloAdministrative Manager - ColombiaJennifer GerbauxAdministrative Manager - U.S.A

SUPPORTERSLoeb Block & PartnersPrieto & Carrizosa AbogadosMG Clean & GreenDattis ConsultoresAndrés CortésJuan Pablo CuervoJosé Vicente Vargas

Is a comprehensive program pertinentfor youngsters living in rural areas of thecountry which is based on a pedagogicalapproach that seeks to develop in studentssignificant learning, research, reflection, criticalthinking, participation and peaceful coexistence.

The program has been under review in order tocreate new alliances with a view tostrengthening its pedagogical elementand becoming more sustainable.

Is a program that aims to strenghthen labourcompetencies programs at public schools,encourage a business culture amongst studentsfrom 9th and 10th grades, and support theimplementation of entrepreneurship initiativesby students.

70% of the pedagogical projects arealigned to productive chainsof the region.

92%of the endeavours inBarranquilla are active with

24 youngsters participating who were supportedwith a US$29,000 investment.

100% of the teachers weretrained in teachingentrepreneurship.

100% of the schools have includedelements with regards to

fostering work competencies andentrepreneurship in their curriculums.

Schools have hosted business, gastronomy,culture, sport fairs where the students

showcased their products andstrengthened their entrepreneurial initiatives.

New alliances were created in Guajira andin Barranquilla for the expansion of

the project.

75% of the participants from theeducational community have

appropriated a entrepreneurship culture.

80%of the curriculums wereredesigned according to the

specific context needs.

An Impact Evaluation System wasdesigned with the support of an

external entity.

One of the Productive PedagogicalProjects won the Samsung Solutions for theFuture competition. They went to Sao Pauloto represent Colombia and they one a Samsung

classroom and 5 million Colombian pesos fortheir project.

Juventud Rural,Educación y

Desarrollo Rural

Jóvenes+ Emprendedores

Aprende aAprender

OUR BOARD AND STAFFJaime Bermúdez Merizalde > PresidentSusan Mayer > TreasureHerbert Selzer > SecretaryCarolina Esquenazi ShaioJuan Carlos García CañizaresAndrea Lawson GertsacovCristina Gutiérrez de PiñeresJorge Di TerlizziMargarita Rehbein

EMERITUSEdmundo Esquenazi (RIP)Jimmy MayerAntonio Puerto

UNITED STATES AND COLOMBIA

DONOR´S LIST 2014

FUNDRAISINGRESULTS

SUMA CUM LAUDE (+US$100K)Genesis EndowmentFundación BancolombiaHippocampus FoundationInstituto Colombiano de Bienestar FamiliarJim & Marylin SimonsJ.C. Kellogg FoundationPrince Resources LLC

MAGNA CUM LAUDE (+US$50K-US$99K)Embajada de JapónFundación Minuto de DiosPassion Growers

VALEDICTORIAN (+US$25K-US$49K)DrummondFundación CelsiaFundación CerrejónFundación ColombinaSource of Hope FoundationSociedad Portuaria de BuenaventuraTamarin Foundation

CUM LAUDE (+US$10K-US$24K)Daniel RoitmanDream Blue FoundationMongibello

DEANS LIST (+US$1K-US$9K)Alberto BernalAntonio UcrosAzurritaBNI FoundationCapital Managers GroupGreenlight CapitalIQ OutsourcingJaime RobledoJuan CandelaJulián IragorriMinipakMelanie GeigelOmar & Sarah MallickPetroworksSegovia FamilySusie Mayer

HONOR ROLL (+US$100-US$999)Anabella VegasAdam FoldesAdriana RinkelAndres ZarrateCatalina RoaCristina Gutiérrez de PiñeresConsuelo ScarpettaDavid EdelsohnDavid SocholFernando AparicioFlory ShaioGabriela VilaróGilbert ToddHACEBJenny WongJuan Carlos GarcíaMaria Celia GuzmanMaryam DahaMichael HirschoornMoslehi BehzadNouri Pourfathi

Osmond EricPia OnnettiScott KleinSheila LookwoodWillian McAlleer

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE(US$1-US$99)Anabella MurilloAlejandro MartinezAlessio DiraniCarolina BarvoCarolina EsquenaziClaudia GiardinellaFederico PardoGabriela AldemanJose Antonio TorbayJose Vicente VargasKatalina BernalMark LieberwitzMaria Jose BorreroNicolas Santos

Santiago Pardo FajardoSantiago RodriguesSebastiano GiardinellaTurayhi RamiYeison Peña

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

SOURCES

Financial Highlights United States

ADMINISTRATIVE US$

$ 3,849,496 $ 636,641 $ 4,486,137

$ 2,235,357 $ 311,799 $ 2,547,156

TOTAL US$PROGRAMS US$

EXPENSES

SOURCES

Financial Highlights Colombia

ADMINISTRATIVE US$

$ 697,968 $ 38,239 $ 736,207

$ 758,394 $ 7,656 $ 766,051

TOTAL US$PROGRAMA US$

EXPENSES

• 134 potential donors were approached in 2014, with 52 donating to the foundation.

• 71% of the donations were private funds from Colombian entities.

• The majority of our collaborators continue, after an initial donation, to support Genesis for over a year.

• 60% of the potential donors approached in the United States contributed to the foundation.

• The percentage of contacts who eventually donated to Genesis in 2014 increased to 39%, up from 14% in 2012.

• The colombian government invested a total of US$ 2,909,584 in our early education program, as it is part of the national early childhood education strategy De Cero a Siempre