Even today, Lucy Martínez is surprised that she was given the opportunity to join the Association for Humanitarian Action to Promote Social Harmony and Peace in the Nordeste Antioqueño (Cahucopana). Continue reading Lucy, a brave peasant woman
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“I am also called Magdalena”
An account of the first meeting of women from the Campesino Reserve Zone (ZRC) in the Cimitarra River Valley
The dignity of campesina women
It is around eight in the evening when you start to feel hungry. You wander into the kitchen, open the fridge and take out a tomato, you wash it and cut it in half and… you notice that one part of it is a bit soft, so you squeeze it a little and the juice squirts out and hits you in the eye –the tomato’s revenge. Continue reading The dignity of campesina women
Kites in the sky
“Granny can fly”, calls little Valentina as she chases her kite, which has a picture of a young woman on it, of her grandmother Nydia Erika Bautista. Continue reading Kites in the sky
The Women of Cacarica
They are beautiful women with strong character. They have big smiles that are constantly portrayed across their faces. Continue reading The Women of Cacarica