Generating opportunities for indigenous community

The Amazon region in Colombia is one of the regions of greatest poverty and vulnerability where the largest number of indigenous peoples of our country are grouped, contributing to their training process in higher education will contribute to improving conditions and closing gaps in education, enabling the conservation of these cultures in the territories, particularly in the university centers of Mitú and Inírida more than 80% is indigenous population, in these university centers the following communities and indigenous peoples have been identified within the classrooms:

1. Campus Inirida:

• Indigenous peoples  (language): 12

• Indigenous Communities (Territory): 19

• Indigenous Students: 60

• % Indigenous Students: 47%

2.  Campus Mitu: 

• Indigenous peoples  (language): 57

• Indigenous Communities (Territory): 16

• Indigenous Students: 144

• % Indigenous Students: 53%

UNIMINUTO Mitú since 2016 we have accompanied 159 indigenous youths belonging to the communities Desano, Wanano, Barasana, Bocas del Querari, Cachivera, Piracemo, Piracuara, among others, in their technical and professional training process. Of these young people, all have managed to complete their processes and graduate from UNIMINUTO Rectoría Oriente.

Currently, we have 57 indigenous youth from the indigenous communities of Monfort Papuri, Piraparaná, Murutinga and Puerto Asis; and 16 indigenous youth from indigenous populations such as Piratapuyo, Macuna, Tucano, Guanano, Desanoo and Cubeo.