https://doi.org/10.25058/20112742.n37.14
Yuri Alicia Chávez Plazas
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Colombia
yachavez@unicolmayor.edu.co
Judith Elena Camacho Kurmen
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Colombia
jelenacamacho@unicolmayor.edu.co
María Lucero Ramírez Mahecha
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Colombia
mluceroramirez@unicolmayor.edu.co
Abstract:
The investigative experience herein reported was developed in the municipality of Viotá, (Cundinamarca, Colombia) among peasant women belonging to community organization Seeds of Peace and Hope for Women Victims of Armed Conflict (Asociación Semillas de Esperanza y Paz de Mujeres Víctimas del Conflicto Armado —Asepamuvic) in the village Altos de Ceylan. This investigation aimed to acknowledge, re-signify, and leverage local wisdoms in environmentally-friendly, agronomic production practices, as well as social organization aspects. Work was carried out in three stages: a productive project, teamwork, and instruction on biodiversity—how to know, conserve, restore, and use aromatic herbs. This was done through a dialogue of wisdom to further ongoing reflection and discussion with female participants, aiming to rescue their traditional cultural wisdom through daily practice. Thus, organized growing processes were strengthened. The results show the complexities when developing community sustainability-oriented projects in culturally diverse settings permeated by historical processes that have brought about structural inequalities in the countryside.
Keywords: dialogue of wisdoms, rural women, productive project, empowerment, crops.
