Hugger

Fundación Hugger Island is the organization behind Abrazadores and La Isla de los Abrazadores, an educational project that uses a heart-centered character and storytelling to help people explore emotions. In its imagined island setting, the Abrazadores encounter situations that invite reflection on sadness, anger, and fear, and on how thoughts can change the way a situation is perceived. The project presents emotional learning through experiences, games, stories, language, and affection, in an environment described as free of judgment.

Its educational approach draws on neuroscience, biomimicry, and storytelling. Tools, “emotional libraries,” workshops, and virtual learning settings are used to encourage conversation, discovery, and reflection. The organization also offers educational strategies for parents and teachers, experiences for individuals, and services for companies. Its social-enterprise model combines transmedia narrative with social design, and donations support its work. Through its online store, visitors can explore Abrazadores products, while the website also shares articles, activities, and stories intended to help people develop emotional intelligence.