Colombia
Contacts
Patricia Henao Saavedra
country director
phenao@pactworld.org
Diana Muratova
senior program officer
dmuratova@pactworld.org
Pact's new documentary film reveals progress in the fight against child labor in Democratic Republic of the Congo
June 12, 2018
On June 12, World Day Against Child Labor, Pact, an international development organization, debuted its first short documentary film revealing on-the-ground evidence of progress in the fight against...
To stem child labor in mining, a village in Colombia turns to systemic solutions – and fish
June 6, 2018
In the backyard of her aquamarine-colored house, Lizeth Mendoza carefully unwraps fish for the day's lunch. She cleans them and takes them to the kitchen. When her children get home to study, she’ll...
Photo story: Colombia's Urban Hearts Dancers
August 11, 2016
A group of spirited teens is helping Pact stop child labor in Colombia's mining communities.
Addressing child labor demands an integrated approach
June 10, 2016
This post orginally appears on the Crowd360 website and is cross-posted with permission.
In factories, fields, and mines around the world, 85 million children toil in hazardous conditions that...
Helping vulnerable people exercise their voice, access their rights
December 10, 2015
"Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always." That’s the theme for this year’s Human Rights Day.
At Pact, we believe all individuals are entitled to fair treatment under the law and protection from harm. That’...
Faces and voices of Colombia’s artisanal miners
August 4, 2015
They are men and women. They are old and young.
One crushed stones to feed her family. One grew up watching miners sift for bits of gold almost too small to see, and now she advocates on behalf of...
Hanging by a thread: Fighting child labor in Colombia
October 29, 2014
More than 5,000 children work in mining in Colombia. With our local partners, Pact is combating child labor in mining.
