María Cira, a displaced Wayúu Venezuelan woman

María Cira, is a Venezuelan Wayúu woman who fled the humanitarian emergency in her country, where food and medicine where scarce.

María Cira at the Americares Colombia clinic in Maicao, La Guajira.

Colombia Patient Highlight: Skarlett

Meet Skarlett, a Venezuelan trans woman who migrated due to the complex socioeconomic situation in her country. She has been residing in Colombia for the last three years and is a patient of Americares in the city of Santa Marta, where she receives help and has access to general medicine, mental health and medicine supply at no cost.

Colombia Patient Highlight: Skarlett

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The Kamëntsas and Ingas highly value Mother Earth as the source of life and sustenance. They have a deep connection with the land, which enables them to preserve their cultural heritage and achieve sustainability. Through collective work, they support each other and ensure the continuation of their traditions. Land ownership is crucial for their agricultural practices, vital for their survival.

 Through the IRACA® program, these communities receive support for food security projects and promoting productive practices, empowering indigenous and Afro-Colombian households, and ethnic groups in their own development.

The Colombian Government has played a key role in executing projects in various areas such as social health, education, housing, sanitation, food security, income generation, environmental quality, industrial safety, and institutional support for associations, complementing the efforts of these communities.

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 the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) have achieved significant and positive outcomes through collaboration with these populations.