Cultivadoras de paz: Experiencia territorial de construcción de tejido social en Cajibío-Cauca

Abstract

The history of women organizing in the municipality of Cajibío includes twelve years of experience across the Pubenza plain in the Cauca department of Colombia. At this current juncture in the political negotiation process with the FARC guerrillas, possibilities have arisen for victims and for society in general to increase participation in governance through public activism as a mechanism for territorial governability. The Women for Life Movement has advocated for peace and social justice within the framework of the Colombian social movement. The purpose of this article is to explain and increase awareness of its objectives and actions. This essay contributes a perspective about movements toward peace told from a grassroots point of view.