Colombian Institute of Family Welfare

Colombian Institute of Family Welfare
Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar
FormationDecember 30, 1968; 55 years ago (1968-12-30)
TypeGovernment agency[1]
Location
Area served
Colombia
Key people
Astrid Cáceres, General Director[2]
Employees8,856 staff, 6,148 servers[3]
Websitewww.icbf.gov.co

The Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (Spanish: Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar; ICBF) is a Colombian government agency, in charge of preventing and protecting children and adolescents in vulnerable conditions. It was established in 1968, by President Carlos Lleras Restrepo, at the initiative of his wife, the First Lady, Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras, through the "Cecilia" law.[4][5]

The ICBF currently has 33 regional headquarters and 215 zonal centers.

References

  1. ^ "El Sector de la Inclusión Social". prosperidadsocial.gov.co. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Cárdenas, María Camila (March 21, 2023). "Astrid Cáceres se posesiona como directora del ICBF". radionacional.co. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Atención: 6.148 cargos en el ICBF estarían listos para ser repartidos; escandalosa denuncia en la entidad". semana.com. January 4, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ley 75 de 1968 "Por la cual se dictan normas sobre filiación y se crea el Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar"". funcionpublica.gov.co. December 30, 1968. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ley Cecilia de 1968". funlibre.org. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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