Reconstruction of the social fabric as a catalyst element
This project has helped to rebuild the social fabric, allowing neighbors and members of the villages to get to know each other and work together through training (Agroforestry Field Schools) and the implementation of productive group activities such as beekeeping, community conservation areas and demonstrations plots in the villages, allowing the recovery of values such as trust, credibility, friendship and the definition of rules of the game and co-responsibilities. One of the most important elements of the project is to achieve the union between the people of the villages and the institutions and organizations dedicated to promoting sustainable development.
- Mutual cooperation
- As local as possible: Project staff come from the region and are farmers themselves. Selecting staff as locally as possible has ensured that challenges are addressed appropriately and in a timely manner and has increased confidence in the project process and outcomes.
- Willingness to be flexible to the community's needs: Each farm cohort (vereda) has unique challenges and needs, and adapting to them with flexibility has ensured that the veredas can strengthen and enhance their opportunities based on their interests.
- Connection to the territory: The project has strengthened the opportunities for families to return and stay longer on the farms to carry out planned activities, especially women and children who were displaced to the urban center during the years of violence.