Recovered communities and culture-Discovery Channel
In June 2009, due to clashes between illegal armed groups, residents of the KM 28, Chilvicito, and Pindales villages along the Pasto-Tumaco Road were forced to flee to urban centres without the necessary tools to survive in unfamiliar environments.
Over the years, these communities faced numerous hardships. However, a group of women leaders initiated various initiatives and returned to their lands, reconstructing their cultures and lives in the countryside. They focused on creating food accessibility and self-consumption, exploring different alternatives for promoting productivity and consolidating leadership.
Social Prosperity, in partnership with the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), has supported thousands of people in Colombia through numerous projects, including "FEST" (Families in their land). This initiative contributes to the socioeconomic stabilization of displaced households, reinforcing human and social capital, ensuring food security, improving habitability, and fostering the generation and consolidation of productive projects.
Within the KM 28, Chilvicito, and Pindales villages, the community constructed three huts with vegetable gardens and recycling centres and engaged in educational and community work activities.
The Colombian Government has designed, developed, and executed hundreds of projects to complement and enhance the processes led by these communities. These projects encompass social health programs, education, housing, basic sanitation, food security, income generation, environmental quality, industrial safety, and institutional support for public, private, and grassroots organizations.
The success of these interventions is attributed to their rigorous implementation, ongoing support, respectful relationships with different sectors, and the establishment of alliances. Over more than ten years, organizations like Social Prosperity and PADF have achieved significant and positive outcomes through collaboration with these populations.
