• We work to improve the quality of life of the prison and post-prison population of Colombia
  • We generate second chances for people who mostly haven't had the first
  • In colombia there are 118,000 inmates, human beings who deserve a second chance
  • We promote the financial inclusion and productivity of colombia's prison and post-prison population
  • We believe in the healing, transforming and reconciling power of theatre, music and art
  • We work to improve the quality of life of the prison and post-prison population of Colombia
  • We generate second chances for people who mostly haven't had the first
  • In colombia there are 118,000 inmates, human beings who deserve a second chance
  • We promote the financial inclusion and productivity of colombia's prison and post-prison population
  • We believe in the healing, transforming and reconciling power of theatre, music and art

THE FIRST ONLINE STORE
WITH PRODUCTS MADE
BY PEOPLE WHO RECOVERED THEIR FREEDOM

SEGUNDAS OPORTUNIDADES
HISTORIAS DE LIBERTAD

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HISTORIAS PRIVADAS
DE LA LIBERTAD

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Our Work

Crecimiento Interno

Personal growth

An awakening of consciousness that leads to self-realization. It is an inner and deep process that promotes reconciliation with oneself, one's environment and finally with society. It contributes with support for rehabilitation from addictions to the prison population.

  • Psychosocial support
  • Scholarships
  • Spiritual retreats
  • Yoga
  • Motivational Workshops
  • Coaching
  • Meditation
  • Neurolinguistic Programming
  • Holistic therapy
  • Mental Health Care
  • Legal Brigades
  • TEDx at "El Buen Pastor" Prison
  • Conflict resolution and leadership
Arte Interno

Art

Resocialization through art and culture, generating innovating spaces of reconciliation between the prison population and the civil population, through art and culture.

  • Theatre
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Oral expression
  • Plastic arts
  • Literature
  • Photography
Trabajo Interno

Work and education

Permanent workshops in life project, entrepreneurship and finance education. Training and orientation according to the needs of the labor market, scholarships, assistance and work opportunities.

  • Creation of a company
  • Finance Education
  • Production projects
  • Inclusive Business
  • External Restaurant
  • Internal Agency
  • Dressmaking workshop
  • Brand "Libres" Made in the prisons of Colombia
  • Food Truck "Go Lupe"
  • Restaurant "Intern"
Diplomas
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Peacekeepers
  • Sports development
  • Fashion and beauty business management
  • Technology Workshop
  • Internal Link
  • Financial education workshops
  • Cybersecurity

Second Chances Home

Productivity and human development space for people who have regained their freedom, inmates, young people from the adolescent penal system and their families.

  • Productivity
  • Training and productive workshops for labor reintegration.
  • Technical and technological training
  • Gastronomy
  • Confection
  • Cosmetics and aesthetics
  • Employability
  • Training for work
  • Oral expression
  • Image Consulting
  • Production Workshops
  • Scholarships
  • Accompaniment to undertakings
  • Financial Services
  • Financial Education
  • Sales training
  • Yoga
  • Psychosocial support

Highlights 2022

  • Empleo inclusivo para la resocialización efectiva

    La Fundación Acción Interna – FAI se ha constituido como facilitador de empleo, y en alianza con la Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico de Bogotá implementa un programa de pago por resultados para gestionar empleos inclusivos a población pospenada, jóvenes egresados del Sistema de Responsabilidad Penal para Adolescentes (SRPA) y sus familiares. Este proyecto hace parte de la ruta de resocialización que ha desarrollado la FAI para beneficiar a las personas que salen de la cárcel y buscan oportunidades de desarrollo económico como parte de su proceso de reintegración a la sociedad.

  • El cuidado de la salud mental

    Promovemos la reconciliación consigo mismo y con la sociedad a través de acciones de acompañamiento psicosocial, actividades de bienestar mental y físico. De esta forma brindamos herramientas de autogestión ante situaciones de afectación emocional, comportamental y cognitiva.

  • Fortalecimiento de capacidades para la empleabilidad

    Durante el primer semestre del 2023 se realizaron procesos de formación con el fin de fortalecer las habilidades blandas y técnicas que favorecen los procesos de empleabilidad y emprendimiento de personas privadas de la libertad, en libertad condicional, en detención domiciliaria, pospenadas, Jóvenes del sistema de Responsabilidad Penal Adolescente y Familiares.

  • Inclusión laboral

    Para favorecer la inclusión laboral de las personas pospenadas y familiares de personas privadas de la libertad y de pospenadas que acompañamos, y con eso aportar al Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible ODS 8: Trabajo decente y crecimiento económico.

  • Asesoría jurídica

    140 personas recibieron asesoría jurídica por parte de la Fundación Acción Interna en temas como subrogación penal, derecho penitenciario, ocultamiento de antecedentes, solicitud para domiciliaria y libertad condicional.

  • Creer y crear segundas oportunidades a través de proyectos sociales

    En alianza con Con Cora Foundation contribuimos al cierre de brechas de desigualdades, generando segundas oportunidades a mujeres privadas de la libertad, pospenadas y mujeres familiares de personas privadas de la libertad. Eta es una estrategia de desarrollo incluyente en la que 73 mujeres han recibido acompañamiento psicosocial, formación para el trabajo con énfasis en gastronomía o confección, y gestión para procesos de intermediación laboral.

  • Eventos Segundas Oportunidades

    Música que genera conexión, alegría y esperanza a las mujeres privadas de la libertad en la Cárcel El Buen Pastor, en Bogotá. Más de 600 internas disfrutaron las canciones del artista Yeison Jiménez. Además, se entregaron 2.000 hamburguesas a toda la población privada de la libertad y dragoneantes del INPEC.

  • Donaciones en elementos y servicios

    En el primer semestre de 2023 entregamos donaciones en elementos y servicios a la población carcelaria, pospenada y familiares por un valor superior a 500 millones de pesos. Además, en temas educativos ofrecimos servicios pro bono, cursos de gastronomía, confección, empoderamiento económico, atención al cliente, inglés, liderazgo, marketing y story telling.

Donaciones Fundación Acción Interna

Donations

Help us to continue improving the quality of life of the prison population, post-prisoners and those in vulnerable conditions.

With your contribution we will ensure that thousands of inmates achieve true re-socialization with productive programs and opportunities for social and financial inclusion.

SOCIAL UNDERTAKINGS

Interno Restaurant

"INTERNO" began as the first restaurant in the world open to the public in a women's prison, today from Casa Segundas Oportunidades it has become a unique model of social reintegration and without a doubt an example of resocialization that bets on the generation of spaces innovators of reconciliation between the prison population and the civilian population, where they work for the improvement of the prison and social sector in Colombia.

Booking

RESERVACIONES:
+57 (310) 2 600 134
www.restauranteinterno.com
Bogotá - Colombia

Agencia Interna

It is the first advertising agency in the world that was created inside a prison, and in turn operates with people who have already regained their freedom.

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Estudio Segundas Oportunidades

Segundas Oportunidades Studio

Store located in Nuestro Bogotá shopping center attended by people who have already regained their freedom.

Services: tattoos, hairdressing and products made in Colombian prisons.

Clothing manufacturing

Development of our exclusive designs for corporate clients.

Orders

La Cocina de las Segundas Oportunidades

Our kitchen is located in the Plaza de la Concordia, highlighting our Colombian flavors and the best taste of freedom.

Address: Calle 12 # 1-40

Food Truck

Gastronomic entrepreneurship. Available for events in and around the city to offer the Second Chance menu.


Awards

Premios Latinoamérica Verde

Latinoamérica Verde 2021 awards

The Accion Interna Foundation from the Internal Restaurant project obtained 1st place, among 500 organizations, in the Green Latin America Awards 2021 in the HUMAN DEVELOPMENT category — EQUALITY SUBCATEGORY.

Recognition of the good practices of the SDGs of the Global Compact. 2020

Sustainable Development Goals and their associated targets. Recognition granted in the non-business category for the practice of Second Chances and its contribution to SDG 10 "Reduction of Inequalities"

Premios el Dorado 2019

El Dorado Publicidad 2019

Two recognitions granted by the category of Innovation for the construction of Peace with Interna Agency and Interno Restaurant

La Barra awards 2019

Acknowledgments to the Accion Interna Foundation and the Interno Restaurant.

The World's Greatest places 2018

The Interno Restaurant was recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 best places in the world to visit.

Premio Portafolio 2017

Portafolio Awards 2017

Portfolio Award in the Contribution to the Community category.

Team of Volunteers

Be part of the great team of volunteers of the Internal Action Foundation and help us to create Second Opportunities.

Videos

Since 2012 this Foundation works to improve the quality of life of inmates and those who are to be set free in Colombia.
We have worked with over 30.000 inmates in 27 penitentiary facilities around the country.


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