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Delegation to Colombia & Guatemala 2016

Meet Rosa Emilia Salamanca, Colombia

Rosa Emilia Salamanca is the director of the Corporación de Investigación y Acción Social y Económia (CIASE), a Colombian peace building organization with a special focus on women’s rights and strengthening public policy. Rosa is a life-long peace activist who has dedicated herself to strengthening  ...read more

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Meet the Alliance to End Silence and Impunity, Guatemala

In 2009 three women’s rights organizations in Guatemala—Mujeres Transformando el Mundo (MTM), Unión Nacional de Mujeres Guatemaltecas (UNAMG) and Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial (ECAP)—came together to form the Alliance to End Silence and Impunity. The Alliance works to support  ...read more

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Colombia DDR process critical for FARC’s women

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are negotiating terms of a peace agreement to put an end to 50 years of civil war in Colombia, one of the longest civil wars in history. As part of the post-conflict Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR)  ...read more

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Women’s peace organizations in Colombia

The women’s movement in Colombia has steadfastly called for peace throughout more than five decades of civil war. Together, these groups form a strong, collective voice for women. Meet three women’s organizations working for peace in Colombia: Casa de la Mujer Since 1982 Casa de la Mujer has  ...read more

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Women’s role in the Colombian Peace Process

The women’s movement in Colombia has engaged in advocacy at the local, regional, national and international level to demand their inclusion in the peace process. Their efforts have brought women’s issues and gender perspectives to the negotiating table.  In 2013, women organized the National  ...read more

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Join us online as Laureate Jody Williams travels to Colombia & Guatemala!

Join us online from April 27 – May 7 as Nobel laureate Jody Williams travels to Colombia and Guatemala! After years of negotiations the government of Colombia and rebel group FARC are on the cusp of reaching a peace agreement. Laureate Jody Williams will travel to Colombia to stand in solidarity  ...read more

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