Colombia
Following the 5.5 earthquake of May 2008 which killed 14 people, ACT delivered food, clothes, plastic sheets, hygiene kits and water containers to 100 families of the urban area of Quetame and the rural settlements of Granadillos, Las Mercedes and Tibrolete Alto. Lack of resources for small farmers and increased soil instability in a region prone to earthquake, floods and landslides, makes life precarious for many rural dwellers. On the outskirts of Bogota, ACT members and partners ensure slum children go to school and get nutritious food. Elsewhere ACT members are helping some of the three million indigenous people forced off their lands to cope.
Latest from Colombia
Colombia: doctors dispatched to forgotten villages
Feb 03, 2012
ACT health brigades reach remote communities – some of which haven't seen a doctor in 15 years
Food, seeds and hope – ACT Colombia flood response
Jan 06, 2012
This story on The Lutheran World Federation's blog discusses ACT's efforts to assist flood victims
Colombia: heavy rain adds another layer of misery
May 27, 2011
Colombians caught up in decades of conflict are now enduring months of endless rain and landslides