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Our Purpose
We shape the present to transform the future:
The SIDOC Foundation is the Social Responsibility commitment of the business group Inversiones de Occidente, a company with 100% capital from Valle del Cauca, which since 1986 was created to contribute to the social development of southwestern Colombia.
Sidoc Foundation directs and operates social projects in the region with communities and territories in situations of exclusion and vulnerability, committing itself to integral development, generation of opportunities, prevention and intervention of violence, peace building and reconstruction of the social fabric.

Who are we?
The SIDOC Foundation is the Social Responsibility commitment of the business group Inversiones de Occidente, a company with 100% capital from Valle del Cauca, which since 1986 was created to contribute to the social development of southwestern Colombia.
Sidoc Foundation directs and operates social projects in the region with communities and territories in situations of exclusion and vulnerability, committing itself to integral development, generation of opportunities, prevention and intervention of violence, peace building and reconstruction of the social fabric.
To promote territorial development and contribute to the construction of a peaceful region with opportunities, it is not enough for companies to carry out sustainability exercises with the actors in their value chains, or to provide resources through philanthropic actions; it is necessary to go further and establish a commitment to the implementation of major commitments that contribute to solving the most pressing problems of our society with sustainable and high-impact interventions.
Convinced of this and of the fact that violence is one of the most complex problems facing the southwest of Colombia, Grupo Empresarial de Occidente decided to create the Sidoc Foundation in 2005, with the aim of establishing a differential and addressing in an innovative way issues such as peace building, prevention and intervention of violence.


Siderúrgica del Occidente: Sidoc has been watching since 1987 to build country being part of the foundations of the dreams of Colombians, producing high quality structural steel, committed to excellence in service and the welfare of its workers and the community.
Ingenio de Occidente: Agroindustrial company dedicated to grow, process and market high quality products derived from sugar cane in a responsible manner, being a company that has become a source of employment for hundreds of inhabitants of the municipalities of northern Cauca, helping in the development and progress of the region.


Cementos San Marcos: A construction company whose purpose is to be the most competitive cement producer in the region. To achieve its goal, it has an exceptional human team and the latest technology to produce high quality cement. Building tomorrow is its nature.
Target
Peace is built on a daily basis, in the way we approach our lives, in our daily interactions with others and in the way we build community. From Sidoc Foundation we are committed to generate opportunities for individuals and communities by offering tools for personal and collective growth, with a human rights approach, to transform the territories into TERRITORIES OF PEACE.
Axes of Intervention in the Territories
- Prevention of Violence and Education for Citizenship
- Peace Building and Intervention in Violence
For the Sidoc Foundation, peace building in the territories is mediated by the generation of opportunities for the most vulnerable populations and the creation of optimal conditions for the well-being and development of individuals and their communities.
Mission
We work for the prevention and intervention of violence through education for citizenship, generation of opportunities, promotion of human rights and peace building in the territories of southwestern Colombia.
Vision
Principles and values of the Foundation:
The recognition of differences is materialized in the possibility of participating in the planning, implementation and follow-up processes of the various population groups with whom development actions are carried out in the territories.
The recognition and acceptance of ethnic, political, economic, sexual orientation and religious differences is fundamental to the work we carry out, since the construction of positive and lasting PEACE implies recognizing and vindicating differences, it is also necessary to transcend them for the common good.