Posts Tagged "colombia"

OFP & KAIROS grieve and denounce the assassination of one of their leaders and colleagues

July 2, 2024

On June 27, KAIROS learned from the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), our partner in Colombia, that their colleague, leader and community organizer, Yoli Maria Toloza Cardoza in Puerto Wilches, was assassinated in her home. They wrote: “On June 27 at…

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A reclamation of space – how the women of Barrancabermeja, Colombia took back their territory during the OFP’s Humanitarian Mission

March 14, 2024

Spanish/Español Early in the morning on March 9, women from various municipalities around Barrancabermeja, Colombia mobilized to participate and support their sisters from a neighbourhood called Comuna 7 in a march that left Camilo Torres Park at 7 am. Near…

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International Women’s Day in Colombia

March 5, 2024

Seguir en español. There are several reasons to visit our partners, but this March, I will join the Organizacion Femenina Popular (OFP) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia for a common cause – the struggle for equality, women’s rights, and an end to…

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Interview with Kelly Campo on La Comunera

December 11, 2023

Post filed in: Gender Justice/Women of Courage, WPS

Colombia’s kairos moment

November 30, 2023

We are in Colombia during a kairos moment. We are here, specifically, to witness firsthand the work of the Organización Femenina Popular (OFP), a KAIROS Women of Courage: Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Program partner. The OFP is a long-standing…

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My eye-opening visit with the OFP in Colombia

November 27, 2023

I write from the heart of Barrancabermeja Colombia, on a trip that has been an eye-opener for me. I am KAIROS’ Finance Coordinator, and a delegate with KAIROS’ Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) program, visiting the Organization Femenina Popular (OFP),…

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