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October 24, 2019

New approach to reincorporation in the Rural Alternative School (ERA) of El Tarra

This is a key region for peacebuilding efforts, strongly affected by the armed conflict before and after the 2016 Peace Agreement, with a long presence of crops for illicit use, a strategic location on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, and very rich in natural resources.

October 24, 2019

Using Technology to Improve Coffee Production in the ERA of Tuluá

In the Rural Alternative School (ERA) of Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, an association of farmers who were victims of the armed conflict (ASOPROVENUS) and a cooperative of ex-combatants (COOLMUNES) have been collaborating on agricultural projects since July 2018.

October 08, 2019

From Miranda To Cali: Improving Nutrition And Food Security With Beans

As part of a strategy to find new markets for the food produced in the Alternative Rural Schools (ERA), members of the ERA in Miranda began to participate

October 07, 2019

Sales and Marketing Workshop for ERA Participants

August 16, 2019

New ERA Will Support Artisanal Fishing on the Pacific Coast

A new Alternative Rural School (ERA) begins activities in the Mayorquín River basin, El Cacao village, in the municipality of Buenaventura. This region of the Colombian Pacific Coast, strongly affected by the armed conflict, provides most of the fish consumed in the country.

August 16, 2019

ERAs Test New Construction Technologies

July 19, 2019

New Rural Alternative School in Anorí, Antioquia

The new Alternative Rural School in Anorí, Antioquia, will support the productive beekeeping project developed by 28 members of the cooperative of ex-combatants COOMULDESNA and 2 farmers from the nearby community.

June 18, 2019

Beginning of Activities in the Alternative Rural School of Puerto Guzmán, Putumayo.

The ERA will offer training and tools for the preparation of fish feed with local raw materials, will support the construction of a biofactory and will provide training to produce organic fertilizers, and will accompany the recovery of cocoa and citrus crops that are already in the zone.

June 18, 2019

ERAs Produce Their Own Fish Feed

October 13, 2020

The University of Notre Dame partners with PASO Colombia

They will be leading a research team to conduct an evaluation of the new Rural Alternative Schools (ERA) that will be opening in Puerto Guzmán and its impact on ex-combatants and members of the surrounding communities that are in the process of substituting illegal crops. They will establish a basel...

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