Compaz Foundation

Founded by @JuanManSantos. Peace-building, sustainable development and environment protection 🕊 Spanish: @Fcompaz

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

Hermides Linares, firmante de paz, siente mucha responsabilidad y emoción al llevar las banderas de paz a Italia. #RemandoPorLaPaz #RemarePerLaPace

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

José David Gamboa, capitán del equipo y miembro de la comunidad local del Pato, nunca pensó que representaría a Colombia en el exterior. #RemandoPorLaPaz #RemarePerLaPace

[Juan Manuel Santos @JuanManSantos]

Looking forward to this discussion on the nexus between peace and nature conservation, tomorrow in Washington DC. More info at: https://t.co/LrJZM40ReW

[Keough School of Global Affairs @KeoughGlobalND]

Our speakers include @JuanManSantos of @CompazFound, Josefina Echavarría Alvarez of @KrocInstitute, @EIPKeating of @Eurpeace, @danielaraik of @ConservationOrg, @StateCSO's Anne A. Witkowsky, and @HumanityUnited's @Melanie4Peace.

[Keough School of Global Affairs @KeoughGlobalND]

This discussion is presented in partnership with @KrocInstitute, @HumanityUnited, @ConservationOrg @StateCSO.

[Keough School of Global Affairs @KeoughGlobalND]

How can we combine efforts to protect nature & build peace? Join us Nov. 1 for insights from Former Colombian President & Nobel Laureate Juan Manuel Santos & other distinguished guests. Participants will discuss lessons from the Colombian peace agreement: https://t.co/XMTI9ku2o5

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

featuring reflections from Jesús Abad Colorado and María Belén Sáez de Ibarra, on the human toll of the armed conflict, the deep scars that violence leaves on the environment, the resilience of victims, and the voices for peace. 🕊️

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | On October 13, USIP, the Washington Office on Latin America, Colombia’s National University and the Atlantic Council hosted the launch of “The Witness,” 👇https://t.co/ZaFF2Tan0X

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

Congratulations to our director @PaulaGaviriaB for this important appointment! It is a well-deserved recognition of her work. 🕊️

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

At #HRC51, the Human Rights Council has appointed Ms. Paula Gaviria of #Colombia as the new Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons.

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | A women-led community organization in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Caribbean, is working to restore some of the most important marine ecosystems in the world. 🪸https://t.co/OsT84xK3Gr

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | “The peace agreement allowed scientists to access the remote area long controlled by the guerrillas.” 🦕🕊️ https://t.co/jvmRtrmlIn

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | The “Agua Bonita” guerrilla demobilisation camp is located on a small plateau on the edge of the Amazon basin. Slowly but surely, Agua Bonita is becoming ‘a place to have a dignified life’. 🕊

https://t.co/mCO0frbqBm

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said: “The resolution will help reduce environmental injustices, close protection gaps and empower people.” 🌎
https://t.co/qVgJjPrn3P

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | The Truth Commission @ComisionVerdadC, a commission that emerged from the peace agreement, presented its final report the past month. The investigation process and the report’s conclusions are essential for building peace in Colombia 🇨🇴
https://t.co/bAK8wEV6it

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | Thanks to the UN Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund, 50 women, all heads of households and coffee producers in El Tambo, have been empowered to start their business and get direct access to promote their coffee internationally ☕️
https://t.co/fWcjM5Ch3L

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

Colombia is the country with the greatest diversity of birds in the🌎 and many communities have seized this as an opportunity to promote ecotourism. Now, they've created sensory birding experiences to allow people with visual disabilities to enjoy wildlife
https://t.co/ApbD15CXOB

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | It’s hard to think of a country that contains more diversity of landscapes than 🇨🇴. Communities have found in ecotourism a new way of living. Through their initiatives, they promote the protection of cultural and natural heritage.
https://t.co/2gaFqKCCBP

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

Here is our #ColombiaPazitiva post of the week. This is the story of a community of former FARC combatants from Tierra Grata in the Serranía del Perijá, who have worked for the past five years to build a new life for themselves and their families ❤

https://t.co/sASyuhUrIx

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | In the pacific region of Colombia 🇨🇴, over 100 women have actively worked to keep the ecosystem of their region alive. They have been gathering piangua sustainably for generations and have restored 18 hectares of mangroves.
https://t.co/a3wwupefRl

[Compaz Foundation @CompazFound]

#ColombiaPazitiva | Thousands of former FARC-EP combatants have started successful productive projects as part of their reincorporation process, creating opportunities for their territories and building lasting peace 🕊

https://t.co/F3yfSU7ccj