Acción Interna Foundation
A non-profit organization founded in 2012 by Johana Bahamón with the goal of dignifying and improving the quality of life for the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated population of Colombia, helping them transform their lives, reclaim them, and reconcile with civil society.
This purpose has been achieved through the development of actions aligned with the intervention model and the themes of each of its lines of action (awareness, internal growth, training, and productivity), which are carried out thanks to strategic alliances between the Foundation and the public, private, and international cooperation sectors.
Awards
2021 LATIN AMERICA GREEN AWARDS
The Acción Interna Foundation’s Restaurante Interno project won 1st place among 500 organizations in the 2021 Latin America Green Awards in the HUMAN DEVELOPMENT — EQUALITY SUBCATEGORY.
RECOGNITION FOR GOOD PRACTICES OF THE SDGS FROM THE GLOBAL COMPACT. 2020
Sustainable Development Goals and their associated targets. Recognition granted in the non-business category for the Second Chances practice and its contribution to SDG 10 “Reduced Inequalities.”
EL DORADO ADVERTISING 2019
Two awards given in the Innovation for Peacebuilding category for the Agencia Interna and Restaurante Interno.
2019 LA BARRA AWARDS
Recognition for the Acción Interna Foundation and Restaurante Interno.
THE WORLD’S GREATEST PLACES 2018
Restaurante Interno was recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 best places in the world to visit.
2017 PORTAFOLIO AWARDS
Portafolio Award in the Contribution to the Community category.
Mission
To improve the quality of life of the incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and vulnerable populations in Colombia, creating opportunities for reconciliation and resocialization through the development of their skills and the generation of socially and economically sustainable productive projects.
Vision
To achieve the de-stigmatization of the incarcerated population and reconciliation with the civilian population through our intervention model, which can be replicated nationally and internationally.
The ACCIÓN INTERNA FOUNDATION will be a self-sufficient organization, positioned and recognized nationally and internationally within the public and private sectors as a promoter of projects that contribute to peacebuilding and the reconstruction of the social fabric in Colombia.
Objective
To generate opportunities for incarcerated individuals, the formerly incarcerated, and their families through our intervention model.
