01 · Arts and culture
Painting
«Every brushstroke is a way of saying who I am.»
Line, color and expression: painting to know yourself, heal and create.
Welcome to
«Today we plant the roots of those who will change the world tomorrow.»
Who we are
Every child and young person deserves to discover who they are.
Arts, education, well-being and community for children and young people in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero.
Fundación Alas de Colores was born in Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero. After hurricanes Otis, in October 2023, and John, in September 2024, many children and young people lost not only their homes or schools, but also their safe places to play, learn and be together. We exist to change that reality, one life at a time.
- 2 hurricanes that changed Acapulco: Otis (2023) and John (2024)
- 4–17 years old: the ages the workshops are designed for
- 5 pillars: arts and culture, education, well-being and health, childhood and dignified spaces, and citizenship
- 7 free workshops
Sources: the foundation's institutional document (2026) and the foundation itself (list of workshops).
Alas · Wings
The lift every childhood needs to take flight. Wings are not the destination, they are the means: programs, spaces, teachers, materials and care.
De colores · Of colors
Every child and young person is a color of their own, with their own story, talents and way of seeing the world. And art runs through everything we do.
Our mission
To promote the integral human development of children and young people in vulnerable situations in the municipality of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, through free programs in arts, culture, education, emotional well-being, recreation and civic learning that strengthen their self-esteem, broaden their life opportunities and accompany them as they grow into fulfilled, confident, empathetic people committed to the common good.
Our approach fits in three words
See
Each child and young person as a whole, valuable person, not as a problem to be solved.
Accompany
From where they are, with respect and without judgment.
Lift
With tools, experiences and relationships that expand what they believe is possible.
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What we do
Workshops that awaken wings.
Free, for children and young people aged 4 to 17. They are part of our five pillars: arts and culture, education, well-being and health, childhood and dignified spaces, and citizenship.
- Free
- Ages 4 to 17
- Five pillars
02 · Arts and culture
Theater
«On stage, shyness turns into courage.»
Voice, body and stage play to build confidence, empathy and teamwork.
03 · Citizenship and leadership
Public speaking
«A voice that is heard changes its community.»
Speaking up, making a case and listening, so their voice counts in their community.
04 · Well-being and health
Nutrition
«Growing strong starts on the plate.»
Eating well and caring for the body: food and habits to grow up healthy.
05 · Education
Computing
«The future can be programmed too.»
Code, create and explore: technology as a tool to imagine their future.
06 · Education
Chemistry
«Curiosity is the first experiment.»
Mix, measure and be amazed: science learned with your hands.
07 · Education
Biology
«Knowing life is learning to care for it.»
Plants, animals and ecosystems: knowing life in order to care for it.
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The alados
Wings are people too.
Wings are also people. Those who share their time and what they know (volunteers, artists, facilitators and professionals) we call alados, the winged ones.
Our home base is Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero.
TodayAcapulco de Juárez, our home base.
1of 85 · municipalities in color
An illustrative simulation of how the foundation could grow. Today we are only in Acapulco de Juárez.
The centers we dream of
Safe spaces to learn, create, play and take care of themselves.
Project visualization · AI-generated image, no people
Geometry: INE, Base Geográfica Digital, Dec 2025 · simplified · approximate location
Map of Guerrero. Today the foundation is in Acapulco de Juárez, its home base. The 2028–2031 plan adds Chilpancingo, Iguala, Zihuatanejo and La Montaña. The dream is for color to reach all 85 municipalities.
Where we are going
We want to go further.
This is a plan
Estimated dates from the foundation's plan. Illustrative AI-generated images, no people.
Today
Our home base
In Acapulco de Juárez, where our free workshops in arts, education, well-being and citizenship are born.
2026–2028
Consolidate and restore
Consolidate the five pillars at our home base and restore the first community spaces.
Along the way
Partnerships
Join forces with other organizations to bring food and education to more children and young people.
2028–2031
More municipalities
Take the model to Chilpancingo, Iguala, Zihuatanejo and the Montaña region.
Vision
Educational, cultural and health centers
When conditions allow, build safe spaces to learn, create, play and take care of themselves.
Your wing is needed.
This flight needs more wings. Choose how to join and write to us: let’s talk.
Become an alado
Share your time and what you know. Teaching, caring or creating are wings too.
I want to be an aladoBecome a partner
Schools, organizations and companies: let’s pool spaces, materials and networks.
I want to partnerSupport
Materials, spaces or resources for the workshops. Write to us and we’ll tell you how.
I want to support
Write to us
fundacionalasdecoloresac@This website does not accept online payments.
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Transparency
Being clearly accountable is one of our values. This is what we can say with certainty today.
- Legal status
- Civil association in the process of incorporation.
- Home base
- Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico.
- Donations
- This website does not accept donations or online payments.
- Figures
- We only publish verifiable figures, with their source. We have not published results yet: we will once they exist.
- Protecting children
- To protect their identity, children's faces are replaced by Caritas de Alas. We do not publish where or when they meet.
- Artificial intelligence
- We use it for landscapes, workshop scenes without people, visualizations of the centers we dream of, the tour voice and the music, and we say so. Never to create, animate or alter a child. The logo is animated with code, using its own pieces.
- Your data
- This website has no forms or third-party analytics, and it does not ask for your personal data.