 Magdalena Medio, the most heavily militarized area of Colombia, is known as a region of death. But for many it has become a region of hope, due to a Development and Peace Programme run by Jesuit priests. An offshoot of the programme, supported by UNFPA, is improving reproductive health and addressing violence against women using a rights-based approach. Through an intensive process of community dialogue that explores the connection between the rights related to ones own body and other civil and political rights, the project is fostering personal and cultural transformation in a region where fear, conflict and machismo prevail. |
