Poderosas Bootcamp
2023-2024
The Poderosas Bootcamp is a project focused on climate action and gender equity, with the goal of closing the gap in access to knowledge in STEM areas for 25 young women leaders in El Atlántico. Its purpose is to strengthen the skills and leadership of these women in the context of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss in the department of Atlántico. Through collective actions, we seek to amplify their voices and contributions and increase their participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
IREX CC: Women, Security and Peace
2023-2024
Objectives:
- Identify climate-related risks and vulnerabilities that impact peace and security from the perspective of women in Huila and Norte de Santander.
- Assess the level of resilience and adaptability to climate change risks, peace and security of women in Huila and Norte de Santander.
- Formulate recommendations for the participation and incidence of women in climate change policies and in peace and security policies at all levels (local, national and international).
Guardianas de Nuestra Tierra
2022-2024
“The school as a scenario for incubation of innovative initiatives on climate change and justice”.
This project seeks to increase access to capacity building for change and climate justice in young women from educational institutions in contexts of socioeconomic vulnerability in the municipality of Barranquilla, in the department of Atlántico. At the same time strengthening their leadership skills, communication skills, and reflection for personal growth. This project is carried out thanks to an online fundraising campaign, which was supported by private donors.
Women for Climate Justice
2021 - 2022
This project provided 16 young women leaders in Colombia with the necessary tools to advance and support their different advocacy strategies for gender and climate justice in local and national government and cross-sectoral spheres.
The Women for Climate Justice Summit took place in the city of Bogota D.C. in February 2022 and also featured virtual sessions via streaming. Women from departments such as Atlántico, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Cauca, La Guajira, Caldas, Guainía, Antioquia, Chocó, Huila, Cundinamarca, among others, participated. The main goal of the meeting was to influence and advocate for the mainstreaming of gender issues in public policies on climate change, in addition to the construction of a route for the consolidation of the Women’s Network for Climate Justice.
Violet Camp
2020
An initiative of gathering and collective construction among feminist groups, movements and organizations. A virtual space to promote the meeting of young women with different social leaderships from Colombia and Venezuela based on a feminist perspective.
Workshop on Prevention of Violence Against Women
2021
As part of the 16 days of actions against gender violence, the Governor’s Office of Nariño, the Ministry of the Interior, the Maritime General Directorate and the YoGobierno collective joined forces to organize the workshop on prevention of violence against women called #UNETE a la acción por la igualdad (join the action for equality), which prompted us to raise awareness about this broad issue and get involved in the global movement that plans thousands of activities in cities and towns around the world to overcome gender violence.
BUILDING THE PRESENT
WHAT WE WANT
For more than 10 years, we have dedicated ourselves to building and working hand in hand with the communities for the protection of our ecosystems.
