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 …
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 …
Colombia ACIP Participants Showcase Traditional Songs at International Theater Festival
In March, Afro-Colombian singers from the northwestern Chocó region captivated audiences with their alabaos, or sacred burial songs, at the Ibero-American …
Colombia ACIP Partners with Indigenous Community to Preserve Language
In commemoration of UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day on February 21, we recognize the Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP), our …
World Bank Hosts Discussion on Gender Equity in Coffee Value Chain
Kimberly Easson, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Gender Program Advisor of the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), presented at a …
Colombia ACIP Lauded for Efforts to Foster Diversity
Last fall, ACDI/VOCA’s Internal Diversity Task Force reached out to field staff to learn how their projects ensure staff diversity. …
ACIP Support Attracts Colombian Clothier to Invest in Quibdó
In partnership with the magazine Semana, the USAID-funded Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program (ACIP) supported the Quibdó Festival Detonante, a three-day …
