Colombian Institute of Family Welfare explained

Colombian Institute of Family Welfare
Native Name:	Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar
Type:	Government agency^[1]
Location:	Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Key People:	Astrid Cáceres, General Director^[2]
Area Served:	Colombia
Num Employees:	8,856 staff, 6,148 servers^[3]

The Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (Spanish; Castilian: 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.

External links

• Colombian Institute of Family Welfare website

Notes and References

1. Web site: El Sector de la Inclusión Social. September 2, 2023. September 2, 2023. prosperidadsocial.gov.co.
2. News: Astrid Cáceres se posesiona como directora del ICBF. March 25, 2023. March 21, 2023. Cárdenas. María Camila. radionacional.co.
3. Web site: Atención: 6.148 cargos en el ICBF estarían listos para ser repartidos; escandalosa denuncia en la entidad. October 23, 2023. January 4, 2023. semana.com.
4. Web site: Ley 75 de 1968 "Por la cual se dictan normas sobre filiación y se crea el Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar". August 10, 2023. December 30, 1968. funcionpublica.gov.co.
5. Web site: Ley Cecilia de 1968. March 5, 2019. March 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301184729/http://www.funlibre.org/documentos/manualderechometro.html. dead. funlibre.org.