During patrol for the Colombian military, James took a step which would alter his life

Arcesio sat wringing his hands while alternating between strained smiles and somber looks as I

WATCH:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScgcuG_kMo Jairo is Survivor Corps’ Strategic Director for Colombia. He’s the only staff member

Juan Pablo Salazar is the young and energetic President of Fundación ArcÁngeles, a partner organization

A week full of interviews and packing in the last of the Bogotá sites has

Marina was half an hour away from being forcefully recruited to the FARC (Revolutionary Armed

When Ana Carolina* began participating in San Francisco’s reconciliation forums, space where participants can speak

Don Diego feels remorse for his time as a paramilitary. He was in the autodefensas

WATCH: Reconciliation Project Fair–July 22, 2009, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia This Reconciliation Project Fair

…which included a $34 fee and running all over town getting receipts from banks, photos,

“I learned how to transform my pain.” It has not been easy for Martha Gil

…and so much to do.  After my interviews in San Francisco this week and from

I’m here in a small town only reachable by gravel roads after winding and winding around

Watch Alirio’s Story of Survival here

When I asked the proprietor of my hotel in Santa Fe de Antioquia if he

Rosalba Belebilla lost each of her 5 children one by one sixteen years ago.  She’s

CIREC is one of the leading organizations working with Colombians with disabilities in the country

Maximus Miami Quad Rugby This promo video for quad rugby in Miami has everything…laughs…action…MY voice! 

The term “displaced” has always seemed very callous to me…as if a group of people

I was fortunate enough to watch Colombia’s only Quad Rugby team practice yesterday.  I also

From left to right: Survivor Corps country director Jairo Arboleda, Fundación Arcángeles architect, and Fundación

On Friday Jairo, my friend Juliette, and I made a trip to Fundación Arcángeles.  The

Fundación Arcángeles was created in early 2005 in Colombia as a model of social responsibility

…and a friend has come to visit.  Juliette and I interned together at Amnesty International. 

“What was positive from the experience of the encounter between victims, ex-combatants, and people from

Survivor Corps in Colombia really exists through partnerships with local organizations.  Three of the organizations

After a long weekend due to Sacred Heart day (observed ten weeks and a day

Arrival in Bogota Two flights and 4 “This American Life‘s” later (I really need to

Watch a short video on what Lindsey expects to get out of her Fellowship in