Colombia
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Patricia Henao Saavedra
country director
phenao@pactworld.org
Diana Muratova
program manager
dmuratova@pactworld.org
Raising the voices of indigenous organizations across the Amazon region
August 5, 2020
“Indigenous women need autonomy, a voice and a light.”
This is how Telma Taurepang describes the challenges that her community has long faced. She serves as coordinator for União das Mulheres...
During Covid-19, Pact and partners continue the fight against child mining in Colombia
June 10, 2020
At home, Alejandro, a 15-year-old boy in rural Colombia, has access to only one smart phone: his father’s. After Covid-19 began, Alejandro’s school closed and teachers began holding classes online...
Pact, U.S. Department of Labor announce new project in Colombian sugar and cut flower sectors
February 13, 2020
The only way that the surprise of flowers and candy on Valentine’s Day gets any sweeter is when they feel as good to give as they do to get.
In a new $5 million, four-year project funded by the U.S....
Strong alliances, strengthened communities: A well-built international partnership makes a difference for miners
November 22, 2019
There was a time when Benjamín, an artisanal miner from Boyacá, Colombia, worried each day as he left for work that he might never see his family again. As a miner, he told us, your work is so...
The Pilares project
October 10, 2019
In Colombia's Bajo Cauca and South Bolivar regions, where gold mining is a critical livelihood, Pact leads the Pilares project in partnership with the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) to improve...
Somos Tesoro in Colombia: We are Treasure
June 12, 2019
In Colombia, Pact's Somos Tesoro project is working to end child labor in gold and coal mining and improve health and safety conditions. Somos Tesoro means "We are Treasure." Because children are...
Photo story: Somos campo, mineral y pilares
March 13, 2019
Miners and small producers mark the launch of the South Bolivar Pilares network as part of the Pilares project. This story is in Spanish.
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...
