A rural community center for peace in Colombia

¡Rural Community Center for Peace in Colombia!

Thanks to all of you, the community of Vallecito will soon have its own multicultural center!!!

Less than 40 years of SERVIVIENDA Foundation has been contributing to the construction of suitable habitat in the country, the International Forum "Rethinking suitable habitat in areas of peace" was held. Space that allowed the knowledge and experience to the dialogues of knowledge, ideas and proposals between national and international search for answers to the needs of the people in the new stage of development and coexistence actors.

 The event was attended by several leaders of the three regional SERVIVIENDA where the Foundation has been conducting its interventions and impacts. The forum was held under the participatory construction in different workshops, where he was representing the village of Vallecito in San Pablo, Bolívar, Alfredo Aguilar and Agustin Diaz two tireless leaders who have worked closely SERVIVIENDA in active participation in collective actions have strengthened the reconstruction of the social fabric.

PARTICIPATION IN THE FORUM 2 SERVIVIENDA

RETHINKING THE RIGHT HABITAT IN TERRITORIES OF PEACE

These two great leaders made their statements in one of the workshops in the morning the day corresponding to the theme "The territorial dimension of Post Conflict in Colombia. Discussions on the Territorial Planning Transitional". Where they could present their experiences, expectations and concerns that are occurring in the territory, against the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC; as well as thanking the SERVIVIENDA Foundation for interventions around the Habitat, which have led to the actions undertaken since 2012 they have improved quantitatively and qualitatively the lives of all the inhabitants of the village center cottage road to peace - Pilot Vallecito, San Pablo, Bolívar.

Some words of Alfredo Aguilar was aimed at his experiences as a leader, and the position has been tending him and the community to the problems afflicting the community in which express, "We are a forgotten by the central government and regional authorities government in the area where we are, but we know that we can only change things that affect us if we are united. Because if we organize ourselves we can generate greater positive impact in our community "(Alfredo Aguilar, 2015)

In the name of Alfredo Aguilar, Agustin Diaz, The SERVIVIENDA Foundation and all people who participated in the International Forum "Rethinking suitable habitat in areas of peace," we thank our donors for allowing us not only to build the Community Multicultural Center but also spread intervention model "rural population centers to peace" for their replication in other vulnerable for post-conflict territories in Colombia.

        THANK YOU! 

Links:

• http://www.fundacionservivienda.com/

• Informe Espanol Noviembre (PDF)
  
• Report (PDF)
  

¡Rural Community Center for Peace in Colombia!

Thanks to all of you, the community of Vallecito will soon have its own multicultural center!!!

The inhabitants of the village of Vallecito in San Pablo, Bolívar have suffered for many years the pain that comes with war and have ended immersed in a conflict that has only left violence and suffering in their territory and community. However, despite the feeling of sadness, there are always people who struggle and believe their territory and living conditions of its inhabitants can improve.

This is the story of two fighters, who have given everything for their community and their love,  that has led them to become spouses through the years. During the past four years, they have encouraged the community’s active participation in collective actions and workshops that have strengthened social reconstruction in Vallecito.           

These two great leaders are Rubiela Machuca (37 years old) and Argemiro Sepúlveda (38 years old). Like all Vallecito’s inhabitants, they have been abused in different times and ways by illegal armed groups, which has not allowed them to develop their life project as individuals and as part of a community. However, they managed to get the courage to fight, not only for their family but also for the people living in the territory.

Their leadership has allowed the development of the pilot project “Rural quality of life for peace construction” in Vallecito, San Pablo, Bolívar since 2012 , being the ones who have taken the lead in training processes and community participation in the various activities led by the Foundation SERVIVIENDA.

In this fourth stage of intervention, Servivienda is working on achieving the resources to build the Multicultural Center that will be crucial for the inhabitants: "It seems very nice a place where we can perform many activities and generating an integration not only with the residents of Vallecito but also with other people from the region" (Argemiro, 2015).

"When the Multicultural Center exists, it will be a great joy for the entire community of Vallecito, since the village has been known because of everything that has been achieved with the SERVIVIENDA Foundation. This has caused that many inhabitants of other villages want to come and see what has been done during the last four years" (Rubiela, 2015)

Thanks to your help, we will soon build the Multicultural Center as a space for coexistence, cultural expression and recovery of the historical memory of a community violated by conflict and natural disasters.

On behalf of Rubiela and Argemiro, tireless leaders of Vallecito, we thank our donors for allowing us not only to build the Community Multicultural Center but also spread the intervention model "Rural quality of life for peace construction" for its replication in other vulnerable areas facing post -conflict in Colombia.

        THANK

Links:

• http://www.fundacionservivienda.com/

• Informe Espanol (PDF)
  
• Report (PDF)