We believe that there is a lot we can do from Canada and this is a way to start building that relationship between both countries and how we can support each other.
Current issues in the Colombian communities involve the lack of education in terms of accessibility and resources. Indigenous and unprotected communities need to do a lot of effort to get to a bigger community where they can access education, having to leave their own family and land to be educated, which causes mental and physical problems in their behaviour as they need to be away from their families and be resilient at a new place only to have access to education.
On the other hand, schools do not have enough connectivity and educational tools up to the standard of quality education.
Colombian History and Conflict:
The Colombian conflict (Spanish: Conflicto armado interno de Colombia) began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups, crime syndicates, and far-left guerrilla groups such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Popular Liberation Army (EPL), fighting each other to increase their influence in Colombian territory. As of April 2022, the Single Registry of Victims reported 9,263,826 victims of the Colombian conflict, with 2,048,563 of them being children.
At The Winged Foundation we support Quality Education as well as good health and well-being to avoid desertion at schools and subsequently No Poverty as with them we believe we can create a sense of purpose in children and youth that can break those poverty cycles and support back their community, once educated and with a life purpose.
