500 Volunteers Join Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR) in Rural Peace-building Project
Cañon de las Hermosas is a small, rural town tucked in the Andes, rich with wildlife and located several hours …
Private Sector Employees Volunteer to Restore Community with Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR)
The Bahía Solano neighborhood of Quibdó, Colombia, the capital city of the Chocó department, is located just across the Atrato …
Making Movies Helps Children Find Peace in Colombia
Children in Cartagena, Colombia, are using short videos to raise awareness of obstacles to peace in their neighborhoods. Through an …
Cycling for Peace Mobilizes 2,000 Youth in Colombia
Since the late 1980s, Colombia’s Urabá region has been the site of territorial disputes between different armed groups, including guerillas, …
Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation Supports Roundtable
Participants gather for the first Macrorrueda held November 30-December 1 in Cali. Photo credit: Corporación Reconciliación Colombia Our USAID-funded Program …
Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation Continues Launch in Conflict-Affected Region
Fundación Mambe Director Jesús García speaks at the inauguration of the photography exhibition, “Women, Conflict, and Land.” On November 17 …
Colombia Program of Alliances for Reconciliation Officially Launches in Bogotá
ACDI/VOCA’s newest project in Colombia, the Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR), officially launched last week in Bogotá. The four-year …
ACDI/VOCA Supports Coffee Farmers on International Coffee Day (and Every Day)
As the second most demanded commodity in the world after oil, coffee is a big deal and an essential part …
Colombia ACIP Trains Indigenous Community in GIS Technology
Wiwa Community Uses Google Earth to Establish Demo Plots and Protect Ancestral Land Our USAID-funded Afro-Colombian and Indigenous …
Colombia: Program of Alliances for Reconciliation
Strengthening Communities’ Capacity to Mitigate Conflict and Advance Reconciliation Background Narrative With a final peace deal between the government and …
Coffee Builds Community in Colombia
Coffee runs in Solon Arias’s veins. Born into a Kankuamo indigenous family in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, his earliest …
