FUNAMU Foundation

Who arewe?

Non-profit organization of black communities, created in 2007 in the department of Caquetá.

Culture, human rights and territory

FUNAMU cultural work — Identity that enduresSince 2007 in Caquetá

01 / Our origin

A grassroots organization with a collective purpose.

Culture and human rights are the two pillars that guide every FUNAMU process.

We are a non-profit organization of black communities, created in 2007 (19 years ago) in the department of Caquetá, with recognition from the Ministry of the Interior as a grassroots organization of NARP communities. We work from two strategic lines: Culture and Human Rights and 15 lines of action called legacies, in which our programs are framed.

What Motivated the Creation of this Organization?

This organization was born in the department of Caquetá, as an initiative of a young Afro-descendant woman, after being a victim of forced displacement in 1997. The motivation is the need to help people who suffer the scourge of different violence, discrimination and racism, and to generate opportunities for the historically impoverished Afro-descendant population. For the organization, the family is a priority, with an emphasis on affirmative actions aimed at improving the quality of life and building life projects worthy of youth and women from the recognition, conservation and dissemination of the identity of black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquero communities.

What guides us

One organization, three commitments.

Objective

Improve the quality of life of NARP communities and eliminate social inequalities resulting from discrimination, intolerance and racism. To preserve the cultural traditions and celebrations taught to us by our grandparents, who arrived from Barbacoas, Nariño, and bequeathed to us the manifestations of the Afro diaspora. The war expelled us from our territory, and with it family ties and great cultural wealth were broken. Today, from the City, we fight so that what our grandparents bequeathed to us: their songs, music, gastronomy, ancestral traditional medicine, and even their aesthetics in braids and hairstyles, endures.

Mission

Work in synergy in the preservation and dissemination of the identity of black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquero communities for the protection, guarantee and full exercise of their Rights and contribute to improving the quality of life of people in vulnerable conditions in the national territory.

Vision

By the year 2030, the FUNAMU Foundation will be an international benchmark in the development of its '15 legacies' or lines of action: Leadership, literature, ethnic aesthetics, gastronomy, ancestral traditional medicine, human rights, spaces for participation and transformation, dance, music and singing, food security, oral tradition, historical memory, Viche and ancestral drinks, income generation and socio-organizational strengthening, in coordination with the sustainable development goals.

02 / Territory

Caquetá is our starting point.

Our work connects urban neighborhoods and rural communities.

Although we carry out activities in the different municipalities of Caquetá, our actions are developed mainly in Florencia Caquetá. Although the population is dispersed, the families that link the foundation are located mainly in the neighborhoods and veredas: Floresta, Ciudadela, Malvinas, bocana, Nueva Colombia, Torasso, Troncal del Hacha, Nápoles, Americas, Libertad, Raicero, Victoria, Adela corrales, Atalaya, La Y, Rodrigo Turbay, Sinaí, Timmy, ventilador, Centenario, Eden, Esperanza, Ricaurte and the rural area: Vereda la granja, Villa Colombia and Villa Susana.

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03 / Experience

Knowledge built alongside the community.

We have 19 years of experience in the implementation of projects focused on: the preservation and cultural dissemination of black communities, income generation, food and nutritional security, the strengthening of socio-organizational processes, peace building, the promotion and protection of the rights of children, adolescents and young people, the guarantee of Women's Rights and population in Vulnerable conditions.

04 / Our way of working

Values put into action.

15 fundamental pillars that guide our daily actions and our vision for the future.

Love for what we do

Purpose with which we do all processes.

Teamwork

We prioritize the inclusion of women, young professionals, ethnic knowledgeable people. We are an intergenerational team.

Resilience

We are a grassroots organization born in the context of the armed conflict and which transcends to a growth platform.

Respect for the territory and the environment

The territory is life, our actions seek to care for and preserve this planet as life itself.

Sense of belonging

Funamu is a platform from which each individual can be free from their individuality with a feeling of identity.

Opportunity

We are generators of opportunities.

Suitability

We prepare ourselves and assume commitments according to our capabilities and potential.

Quality

In all the processes we undertake.

Social and economic development

We seek to contribute to the social and economic development of our region based on needs and opportunities.

Great Solutions

We start from the premise that better is always possible and propose solutions to the challenges of the 21st century.

Freedom to form an opinion

We are diverse and inclusive so we consider difference of opinions as a richness.

Adaptability

Preserving our essence we adapt to changes.

Care for the being

We prioritize integrity and care for the being of our collaborators and beneficiaries.

Permanent training and qualification

Keys for overcoming and adaptability processes.

Democratization of information

We seek to make information and opportunities accessible to the entire population.

Identity, dignity and opportunity for our communities.