Posts Tagged ‘Program for strengthening – Colombia’
The strength of civil society through 32 examples of solidarity
In our new publication, “Tejido vivo,” we tell the stories of 32 organizations from different parts of Colombia that have created ways to defend democracy, their rights, and resist discrimination, war, and violence.
Read MoreSentiido: good journalism at the service of diversity
This organization, which began as a degree project and is now a benchmark in the field, has been using creativity and the tools of good journalism for 12 years in an effort to reduce prejudice against LGBTIQ people.
Read MoreBaudó AP: a river of stories
In the face of misinformation and the hegemonic power of the media, a public agency has emerged that puts community journalism at the center of the stories.
Read MoreFarmers’ markets: from the countryside to the city without intermediaries
We took a tour of the Fontibón farmers’ market and got to know Agrocomunal. Among the stalls selling fruit, vegetables, snacks, and traditional foods, we heard the stories of at least 350 producers who, thanks to this organization, can sell their harvest directly to consumers in the capital.
Read MoreCorporación Vínculos, two decades committed to alleviating the emotional suffering caused by war
Since 2003, Corporación Vínculos has created strategies for care, listening, and rights training to accompany victims of armed conflict and thus contribute to alleviating the pain caused by war.
Read MoreThe sound of the ‘other’ voices of the Caribbean
The team at Vokaribe, a community radio station located in the Popular Library of the La Paz neighborhood, in the heart of the southwestern part of Barranquilla, is committed to making “that plural and diverse universe” heard through a sound project that amplifies the “other voices.”
Read MoreKankuama women, living fabric, and ancestral justice
In the heart of the world, the Sierra Nevada de Gonawindúa (Santa Marta), Kankuama women strengthen their own justice system through Community Committees, with the aim of guaranteeing access to justice for women and their families in order to achieve harmony and balance in their communities and territories.
Read MoreMontes de María, a treasure trove of stories
In this subregion of the Caribbean, a rural communications group accompanies marches, protests, and complaints from their communities with cameras and microphones. They also dedicate themselves to telling the everyday stories of peasant, indigenous, and Afro-descendant resistance, those that are lived on the land and in the home.
Read MoreBuenaventura: to dream is to resist
Buenaventura seems like a violent place, a city caught between war and despair, a port without a community. It is, however, the epicenter of multiple struggles and resistance movements, home to communities that face poverty and their past on a daily basis. The Pastoral Social, a branch of the Catholic Church, is committed to building a society that dares to dream of a different Buenaventura.
Read MoreProvidencia: small island, big Caribbean
For decades, the Old Providence Civic Oversight Committee has worked to protect the Raizal people of the islands of Providencia and Santa Catalina from dispossession. Through their work, they seek to preserve the Creole language and traditional cultural practices, the core of the islanders’ connection to their territory.
Read MoreThe Kankuamo people as guardians of the Sierra Nevada
The Kankuamo people of the Sierra Nevada de Gonawindúa are guardians of ancient knowledge, preserving the balance and way of life that is kept high in the mountains. To fulfill their life mission, the Kankuamos have resisted colonization and conflict, reborn in their own government as envisioned by the mamos and sagas. “Our ancestors taught us to care for and live in brotherhood and community,” is the lesson left by Governor Jaime Luis Arias.
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