En 1987 Antonio Obeso de Mendiola y su esposa, Luz Mej\u00eda de Obeso, constituyeron la Fundaci\u00f3n Obeso Mej\u00eda, con el fin de contribuir a la soluci\u00f3n de los problemas sociales y econ\u00f3micos que estaba afrontando la ciudad y, de esta manera, ayudar al mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de las personas.<\/p>\n
Hicieron parte del primer Consejo Administrativo de la Fundaci\u00f3n, Henry Jensen y el entonces Arzobispo de la Arquidi\u00f3cesis de Cali, Monse\u00f1or Pedro Rubiano S\u00e1enz, quienes aprobaron los estatutos y eligieron como directora ejecutiva a Luc\u00eda V\u00e9lez de Mendiola. En su primera reuni\u00f3n, el Consejo autoriz\u00f3 a Antonio Obeso de Mendiola para que adelantara el tr\u00e1mite ante la Gobernaci\u00f3n con el fin de obtener la personer\u00eda jur\u00eddica, que fue otorgada desde el 28 de diciembre de 1987.<\/p>\n
La Fundaci\u00f3n abri\u00f3 sus oficinas en Cali en la Avenida Colombia. Hoy opera en la Casa TorreLaVega, conocida, actualmente, como la Casa Obeso Mej\u00eda, que fue la residencia de los esposos Obeso Mej\u00eda hasta su muerte. Como uno de los primeros programas apoyados por la Fundaci\u00f3n se encuentra Casita de Bel\u00e9n, fundada como un albergue para ni\u00f1os y ni\u00f1as hu\u00e9rfanos, que hoy es una instituci\u00f3n sin \u00e1nimo de lucro de protecci\u00f3n, que atiende ni\u00f1os de 0 a 8 a\u00f1os de edad, vinculada al Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar, ICBF.<\/p>\n
Durante los 35 a\u00f1os de la Fundaci\u00f3n Obeso Mej\u00eda, las vidas de Antonio Obeso de Mendiola y la de su se\u00f1ora Luz Mej\u00eda de Obeso estuvieron estrechamente con el logro de los objetivos filantr\u00f3picos que se propusieron, especialmente, con la protecci\u00f3n de la infancia desamparada.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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