With support from the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund for Sustaining Peace in Colombia, CREER has worked alongside the Departmental Associations of Peasant, Afro-descendant, and Indigenous Women of Cesar (ADMUCIC) and Magdalena (ADMUCIMAG) to strengthen their capacities as civil society organizations and to support their participation in the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Non-Repetition (SIVJRNR).
This joint effort was carried out over the course of one year, from March 2021 to March 2022, around two main objectives:
The knowledge and capacities gained by ADMUCIC and ADMUCIMAG through this project, along with the recovery of their historical memory, have helped consolidate them as collective political actors with territorial leadership. It has also encouraged their continued interest in strengthening their capabilities to become key contributors to development, equality, and justice in their territories.
Despite this internal strengthening and their enhanced capacity for agency, one challenge remains: the lack of interest from public and private actors in working collaboratively with rural women, and the widespread lack of awareness regarding the history of ANMUCIC in these two departments.
Since peacebuilding and the creation of non-violent environments—as guarantees of non-repetition—require collective and coordinated efforts across all sectors, we have launched a strategy to reposition ANMUCIC in Cesar and Magdalena. This strategy aims to:
Ensure recognition of their history and existence, while encouraging reflection on the impacts of the armed conflict on peasant, Afro-descendant, and Indigenous women.
Enable the associations to access greater resources and opportunities through strategic partnerships that improve the living conditions and guarantee the rights of rural women, with an ethnic and gender-based approach.
We believe the support of all social sectors is of great value to these associations. That is why, as part of this strategy, we invite you to watch the documentary:
“Tracing the Footsteps of ANMUCIC: The Rebirth of Women in Cesar and Magdalena”—a short film that tells the story of the association, its social and productive capacities, and its significance and impact in both departments.
We invite you to share this video with others who, like you, play a vital role in strengthening ADMUCIC and ADMUCIMAG.
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