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Fundación ACDI/VOCA Latin America Marks Third Anniversary
Fundación ACDI/VOCA LA (FAVLA), a nonprofit affiliate of ACDI/VOCA registered in Bogotá, Colombia, celebrates three years in operation. Since its …
Colombia Youth Resilience Activity Celebrates Youth Day
In Colombia, young people who may be disengaged child soldiers, former youth offenders, migrants, survivors of violence, or those living …
Colombia-Based INclusiónES Initiative Makes Inclusion a Workplace Priority
Building on the success of the DecidoSer social change program, ACDI/VOCA and its affiliate organization Fundación ACDI/VOCA Latin America (FAVLA), …
130 Young Colombian Leaders Build Skills through Accelerator Program
In recognition of the United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day on April 21, we’re celebrating youth in Colombia who …
World Water Day & the Paradox of La Guajira, Colombia
When it comes to water, La Guajira is a paradox. As Colombia’s largest and northernmost department, it boasts 1,642 kilometers …
Looking Back: Emergency Response in Arauca (ERA) Program Supports Vulnerable Groups
Recent figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees show that there are nearly 5.4 million Venezuelan migrants, refugees, …
USAID Provides $50 Million to Support Colombian Youth
In December 2020, USAID/Colombia awarded a cooperative agreement to ACDI/VOCA for the prime role of implementing the five-year Youth Resilience …
45 Podcasts: Migrants and Returnees Reinvent Themselves in Arauca
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia did not stop the momentum of Venezuelan migrants and Colombian returnees from …
Podcasts and PPE: Adapting to COVID-19 in Colombia
Below are updates from our programs in Colombia as they adapt to the unfolding COVID-19 situation. Podcasts Keep Border Town …
Colombia PAR Receives Extension to Continue Reconciliation Efforts
ACDI/VOCA received a cost extension to continue our work in Colombia under the USAID-funded Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR) …
Mural in Colombian Housing Project Drives Tourism
Along Colombia’s Caribbean coast, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the highest coastal mountain range in the world and …
In Colombia, Project-Supported Robotics School Launches Women & Girls in Science, All the Way to NASA
Women and girls from Colombia’s Pacific Region are showing the world a different side of the once-marginalized area. Two young …
