Gold can be more than a raw material. It can help improve lives in very practical ways. That is exactly what Corazones de Oro, a local project in Pacarní, Colombia, shows. By purchasing Fairmined Credits, you help create more support, more inclusion, and more opportunity for children and young people with diverse abilities.
Key insights
- Corazones de Oro is an inclusion project in Pacarní, Tesalia, Colombia. It was launched by the Agro Minera del Municipio de Íquira cooperative and is designed for children and young people with diverse abilities.
- The project offers educational, psychosocial, artistic, and recreational activities tailored to the needs of the children and young people involved.
- Many families in the area have very limited access to specialised support. Corazones de Oro helps fill a gap that had been left open for a long time.
- 1 Fairmined Credit represents 1 gram of gold responsibly mined by Iquira. The physical gold is sold locally into the conventional market, while the credit creates additional social impact at origin.
- One credit costs USD 5. Of that amount, USD 4 goes directly to Corazones de Oro, USD 0.70 goes to the Alliance for Responsible Mining, and USD 0.30 covers Fairever’s administrative costs.
A project created by the community, for the community
Corazones de Oro grew out of a real local need. The cooperative from Iquira wanted to support children and young people with diverse abilities in Pacarní and the surrounding area. The goal is to promote inclusion, participation, and personal development — not in abstract terms, but through practical activities on the ground. These include educational support, psychosocial care, creative activities, and recreational spaces adapted to the needs of the participants.
What makes the project especially powerful is that it comes from within the community itself. It is not an external programme imposed from outside, but an initiative with local roots, local ownership, and local relevance. That is what makes Corazones de Oro both credible and meaningful.
Why Corazones de Oro matters so much
Basic support is often missing in the area. According to the project description, there are very few specialised services in the region for children and young people with special needs. Many remain overlooked or have only limited access to support, care, and inclusive spaces. Families often carry this responsibility largely on their own.
Daily life can also be difficult for these families. Many have limited resources. Some children face exclusion or bullying at school. At the same time, long-term support structures are often weak or absent. Corazones de Oro addresses exactly this gap by creating a safe and supportive space for development, participation, and belonging.
The impact is already visible
Corazones de Oro is already showing what is possible. Families report progress in fine and gross motor skills as well as in verbal and non-verbal communication. At the same time, children are experiencing more social participation, more connection, and more recognition.
The wider community is also getting involved. Materials, snacks, and spaces for activities have been provided. The municipality of Tesalia supports the project with a space for educational activities and occasionally with recreation and sports sessions.
That matters because it shows how visible local impact can create broader support. Step by step, a community initiative can grow into a stronger support system.
The vision goes further
Corazones de Oro is not only about the present. The cooperative wants to establish the project as a long-term foundation in order to support more children, young people, and families. Its wider vision also includes qualified specialists, a community dining initiative for older people and low-income residents, a jewellery workshop for skills training, and a tailoring project that could create new opportunities for single mothers.
These plans show that this is about more than a few activities. It is about inclusion, dignity, participation, and long-term development for a whole community.
How Fairmined Credits support the project
Fairmined Credits make additional impact possible. One credit represents 1 gram of gold responsibly mined by Iquira. The physical gold is sold locally into the conventional market. The credit creates additional financial value that can be used to support social impact at origin.
For Corazones de Oro, that means:
- 1 Fairmined Credit = USD 5
- USD 4.00 goes directly to Corazones de Oro
- USD 0.70 goes to the Alliance for Responsible Mining
- USD 0.30 covers Fairever’s administrative costs
This model is intentionally transparent. Anyone purchasing a Fairmined Credit should be able to clearly understand where the money goes and what impact it supports.
Why your purchase makes a difference
When you purchase Fairmined Credits, you support not only responsible mining but also concrete local impact. Corazones de Oro is a project with a clear purpose, strong local roots, and a directly visible benefit for children, young people, and families in Pacarní.
For us, that is the key point: responsibility should not stop at the mine. When responsibly mined gold is linked with social development, real change can happen at origin.
Every credit purchased helps this project continue. Every credit helps create more space for learning, more support for families, and more opportunity for children and young people who might otherwise be left behind.
What to take away
Corazones de Oro is a concrete inclusion project with real local impact. It supports children and young people with diverse abilities through educational, recreational, and psychosocial activities.
Fairmined Credits create additional social impact. One credit represents responsibly mined gold from Iquira and at the same time helps fund Corazones de Oro directly.
Transparency matters. Out of the USD 5 per credit, USD 4 goes directly to the project.
Purchasing Fairmined Credits supports real change. Not someday, but now.
Buy Fairmined Credits to support Corazones de Oro
If you would like to support Corazones de Oro, you can do so directly through Fairmined Credits. This is how responsibly mined gold can be linked to concrete social impact in Pacarní.
