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Over a decade ago combats between armed groups made access impossible to the region of Urrao, Antioquia, located on the border with Choco. Today its residents and former Farc combatants who are advancing in their…

The Government of Colombia, the UN and FARC presented the objectives and components of a jointly designed comprehensive reintegration initiative to be implemented in 15 Territorial Areas for Training Reintegration (TATR) in…

Twelve artists, nine of them Colombian, lived for ten days with former FARC-EP combatants in the TART of Pondores, La Guajira. Their work is exhibited at Espacio El Dorado gallery in Bogotá. “This was a life experience that…

In the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration of Carrizal, in the municipality of Remedios, Antioquia, community and former Farc-ep combatants paint about peace and protection of the environment. Photo gallery…

Five former FARC-EP guerrillas and three members from the Miravalle community in San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia were trained as rafting guides and are now running a productive project in the Pato River. In the Miravalle…

- Midwives have helped in the delivery of dozens of boys and girls in the Mande forest, located in the municipality of Urrao, Antioquia where a group of former FARC-EP combatants is moving forward with reintegration. - Years…

They develop productive projects in municipalities such as Ovejas, Chalán, Los Palmitos, Morroa, Sincelejo and Colosó. One of the projects, in which they work hand in hand with the community, is supported by the Verification…

The Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR) of Brisas, a local community in the municipality of Carmen del Darién, Chocó received the visit of the United Nation’s Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund and its…

In San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá was inaugurated the Community Tourism and Adventure project of the Territorial Area for Training and Reintegration (TATR), where approximately 100 former FARC-EP combatants are reintegrating…

It's a scorching sun and almost no wind in here. The grass and mountains are very dry due to the heat and lack of water. Climbing up a steep path you see a rustic wooden classroom, and, in the background, several shelters…

Between Risaralda and Chocó, the reintegration brings new hope for ex-combatants and the community of Santa Cecilia, where women train to defend the Peace Agreement. The life of Maricela Flórez took an unexpected turn. At 40…

When Duberney arrives to the river, he cannot hide his happiness. With a smile on his face, he gets ready to another exciting working day. Some years ago, he used to manage the explosives of the former FARC Teofilo Forero…