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Country: Colombia
Account No: 72612
The Wájaro Foundation is a legal Colombian NGO. It is managed by a diverse Board of Directors who receives input from individuals and organizations with both local and international experience. Wájaro comes as a result of years of engagement with base communities – Indigenous, campesino, and urban – from across the Americas.
At the heart of Wájaro’s vision is a commitment to raising up the Indigenous Church, equipping and accompanying its leaders to spread the gospel and be agents of transformation in their communities through sustainable development.
The way that Wájaro goes about this work is very important to us. We believe that it is not our job, nor is it good for communities, if we act as the sole protagonists, pushing our ideas and generating action from the outside only. Rather, we seek to work with local leaders who have God-given vision, where community processes are already underway, helping communities further organize and develop their own projects. From this position, Wájaro fosters collaboration, builds connections, and works for transformation, committed to an asset-based community development approach.
Our mission is to empower locally-driven, collective processes that respond to basic human needs, that defend and care for the environment, that seek peace, justice and reconciliation through self-sacrifice and service, and that strengthen, equip and unify the Church in Indigenous and other marginalized communities in Colombia.
We strengthen and support the Indigenous church through a variety of community lead projects such as: Adult literacy education in Spanish and Native languages, Education and Theological Training, Women and Youth Development, Cooperative/Association Development, Community Organizing, Sustainable Agriculture, Economic Development and Income Generation, Casa Wájaro (generous hospitality), Peace and Reconciliation Initiatives, Cultural Preservation and Humanitarian Aid.
Wájaro, a word from the Eduria, means, “Let’s go together.” Join us.
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