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  • A streetside restaurant in the old city of Lahore, Pakistan.
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  • Lutfa Ali and her father Moshaid work in the kitchen of the small restaurant they run in Budapest, Hungary. Refugees from Bangladesh, they came to Hungary in 2013, were granted refugee status, and opened the restaurant in 2014.<br />
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As Hungary dealt with a massive flow of new refugees in 2015, the country wrestled with its responsibility to the newcomers. Yet old-timers like the Ali family report they have felt welcomed during the years they have lived in Hungary.
    hungary_2015_jeffrey_budapest_family...JPG
  • Begum Ali carries dirty dishes while her husband Moshaid washes up in the small restaurant they run in Budapest, Hungary. Refugees from Bangladesh, they came to Hungary in 2013, were granted refugee status, and opened the restaurant in 2014.<br />
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As Hungary dealt with a massive flow of new refugees in 2015, the country wrestled with its responsibility to the newcomers. Yet old-timers like the Ali family report they have felt welcomed during the years they have lived in Hungary.
    hungary_2015_jeffrey_budapest_family...JPG
  • Begum Ali carries dirty dishes while her daughter Lutfa prepares food in the small restaurant they run in Budapest, Hungary. Refugees from Bangladesh, they came to Hungary in 2013, were granted refugee status, and opened the restaurant in 2014.<br />
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As Hungary dealt with a massive flow of new refugees in 2015, the country wrestled with its responsibility to the newcomers. Yet old-timers like the Ali family report they have felt welcomed during the years they have lived in Hungary.
    hungary_2015_jeffrey_budapest_family...JPG
  • Moshaid Ali and his daughter Lutfa work in the kitchen of the small restaurant they run in Budapest, Hungary. Refugees from Bangladesh, they came to Hungary in 2013, were granted refugee status, and opened the restaurant in 2014.<br />
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As Hungary dealt with a massive flow of new refugees in 2015, the country wrestled with its responsibility to the newcomers. Yet old-timers like the Ali family report they have felt welcomed during the years they have lived in Hungary.
    hungary_2015_jeffrey_budapest_family...JPG
  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Community members chat by the comminuty's small restaurant. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181116_AH2_529...jpg
  • An barbeque restaurant is part of the urban landscape in East St. Louis, Illinois.
    usa-2004-jeffrey-east-st-louis-71.jpg
  • A mother helps her small son eat breakfast at a restaurant along the roadside in the Cambodian village of Talom.
    cambodia-2009-jeffrey-rural-179.jpg
  • Women--and a small boy--eat a morning meal at a restaurant along the roadside in the Cambodian village of Talom.
    cambodia-2009-jeffrey-rural-177.jpg
  • Women--and a small boy--eat a morning meal at a restaurant along the roadside in the Cambodian village of Talom.
    cambodia-2009-jeffrey-rural-180.jpg
  • A mother helps her small son eat breakfast at a restaurant along the roadside in the Cambodian village of Talom.
    cambodia-2009-jeffrey-rural-178.jpg
  • Penny Gushiken (left) takes a photo of her cultural orientation class for newly arrived refugees in a restaurant in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The class was engaged in a scavenger hunt of sorts, tasked with finding people engaged in specific activities such as listening to music, talking on the phone, and taking out trash. In this case, the class was supposed to find someone eating. When they spotted these two women through the windows of a restaurant, the class went inside and Gushiken took a photo of the group posing with them. The class is sponsored by Church World Service. <br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-lancaster-...JPG
  • Senait Araya (right), a refugee from Eritrea, makes smoothies in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where she was resettled with assistance from Church World Service. Beside her is Sabah Mohamed, a refugee from Somalia, who also works in the restaurant.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-590.JPG
  • Samantha Graham, a waitress at work in the Peking Restaurant in Unalaska, Alaska.
    usa-2005-jeffrey-alaska-022.jpg
  • Uma runs a restaurant in the village of Vangaivasal in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. The small business has proved to be very popular among the people of the area.
    india-2010-jeffrey-women-115.jpg
  • Workers prepare food at a restaurant in Mosul, Iraq. The city was devastated during the 2017 Battle of Mosul, which led to the defeat of the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. In the wake of the fighting, the city's economy has slowly come back to life.
    iraq-2018-jeffrey-mosul-451.jpg
  • Uma runs a restaurant in the village of Vangaivasal in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. The small business has proved to be very popular among the people of the area.
    india-2010-jeffrey-women-118.jpg
  • Uma runs a restaurant in the village of Vangaivasal in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. The small business has proved to be very popular among the people of the area.
    india-2010-jeffrey-women-117.jpg
  • Uma runs a restaurant in the village of Vangaivasal in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. The small business has proved to be very popular among the people of the area.
    india-2010-jeffrey-women-116.jpg
  • Uma runs a restaurant in the village of Vangaivasal in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. The small business has proved to be very popular among the people of the area.
    india-2010-jeffrey-women-114.jpg
  • In the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian city of Banda Aceh, Mak Josh started a noodle restaurant in 2007 with assistance from YTBI and the ACT Alliance.
    indonesia-2007-jeffrey-life-12.jpg
  • Valencia Hollis works preparing food in a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia. Hollis successfully participated in a course on financial literacy conducted by Wesley Community Centers.
    usa-2015-jeffrey-savannah-25.jpg
  • Senait Araya (left), a refugee from Eritrea, and Sabah Mohamed, a refugee from Somalia, work in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where they were resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-612.JPG
  • Senait Araya, a refugee from Eritrea, works in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where she was resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-609.JPG
  • Sabah Mohamed (left), a refugee from Somalia, and Senait Araya, a refugee from Eritrea, work in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where they were resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-597.JPG
  • Sabah Mohamed (left), a refugee from Somalia, and Senait Araya, a refugee from Eritrea, work in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where they were resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-594.JPG
  • Washikala Lupembe, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, works in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where he and his family were resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-580.JPG
  • Mehari Bahta, a recently arrived refugee, works as a dishwasher in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where he was resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-569.JPG
  • Dora Guzman Gonzalez is an activist with the Grassroots Women's Organization (Organizacion Feminina Popular) in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. Here she works in the restaurant she owns.
    colombia-2016-jeffrey-01.JPG
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she poses in front of her small food shop.   Malalo is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, and has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she poses in front of her small food shop.   Malalo is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, and has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she prepares an ice cream cone for a customer.  Malalo is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, and has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo (inside the building) is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she serves food to customers.  Malalo is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, and has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food. Here she poses in the window of her small food shop. Malalo is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, and has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she prepares hamburgers on a grill in her small food shop.  Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she prepares hamburgers on a grill with assistance from one of her three daughters.  Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her small restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she prepares hamburgers on a grill in her small food shop.  Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she prepares hamburgers on a grill with assistance from a friend of one of her three daughters.  Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her small restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her small restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Widows from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war work in a cooperative restaurant in the northern town of Kilinochchi. The government-sponsored business provides widows with steady income and an opportunity to interact with other women who have experienced similar challenges.
    sri-lanka-2018-1023-17.jpg
  • Widows from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war work in a cooperative restaurant in the northern town of Kilinochchi. The government-sponsored business provides widows with steady income and an opportunity to interact with other women who have experienced similar challenges.
    sri-lanka-2018-1023-09.jpg
  • Valencia Hollis works preparing food in a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia. Hollis successfully participated in a course on financial literacy conducted by Wesley Community Centers.
    usa-2015-jeffrey-savannah-24.jpg
  • Valencia Hollis works preparing food in a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia. Hollis successfully participated in a course on financial literacy conducted by Wesley Community Centers.
    usa-2015-jeffrey-savannah-02.jpg
  • Valencia Hollis works preparing food in a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia. Hollis successfully participated in a course on financial literacy conducted by Wesley Community Centers.
    usa-2015-jeffrey-savannah-01.jpg
  • Hasan Abdulgader bakes bread in a restaurant in Harrisonburg, Virginia. A Kurdish refugee from Iraq, he was resettled in Harrisonburg by Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-harrisonbu...JPG
  • Hasan Abdulgader bakes bread in a restaurant in Harrisonburg, Virginia. A Kurdish refugee from Iraq, he was resettled in Harrisonburg by Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-harrisonbu...JPG
  • Senait Araya (left), a refugee from Eritrea, and Sabah Mohamed, a refugee from Somalia, work in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where they were resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-600.JPG
  • Senait Araya, a refugee from Eritrea, works in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where she was resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-587.JPG
  • Sabah Mohamed, a refugee from Somalia, works in a restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, where she was resettled with assistance from Church World Service.<br />
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Photo by Paul Jeffrey for Church World Service.
    usa-2017-jeffrey-refugees-durham-566.JPG
  • Maria Theresa Malalo (inside the window) is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she serves food to customers.  Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Here she serves a customer.  Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food. Here she serves a customer.  Malalo is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, and has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food. Here she talks with a customer through the window of her small food shop. Malalo is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for unpaid back salary, and has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her little restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Maria Theresa Malalo is a survivor of human trafficking in Germany, where she worked as a domestic worker in the house of an Israeli diplomat. Now back home in Batangas, in the Philippines, she earns a living preparing and selling food, like siomai--Chinese dumplings that are very popular in the Philippines. Malalo, who is pursuing a case against her former employer in Germany for back salary, has been assisted by the Batis Center for Women, which helped her establish her small restaurant.
    philippines-2012-jeffrey-trafficking...jpg
  • Eun Young, a restaurant manager, speaks with a group of church leaders on a tour of the Gangbuk neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea, on December 8, 2017. The Presbyterian-affiliated Hanshin University has supported an innovative sustainable development program in the poor area of South Korea's capital. <br />
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The church leaders were in South Korea to participate in a World Council of Churches-sponsored consultation on ecumenical diakonia.
    south-korea-2017-jeffrey-wcc-meeting...JPG
  • A woman prepares food in a street restaurant in Seoul, South Korea.
    south-korea-2017-jeffrey-wcc-meeting...JPG
  • Widows from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war work in a cooperative restaurant in the northern town of Kilinochchi. The government-sponsored business provides widows with steady income and an opportunity to interact with other women who have experienced similar challenges.
    sri-lanka-2018-1023-22.jpg
  • Widows from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war work in a cooperative restaurant in the northern town of Kilinochchi. The government-sponsored business provides widows with steady income and an opportunity to interact with other women who have experienced similar challenges.
    sri-lanka-2018-1023-30.jpg
  • Widows from Sri Lanka's bloody civil war work in a cooperative restaurant in the northern town of Kilinochchi. The government-sponsored business provides widows with steady income and an opportunity to interact with other women who have experienced similar challenges.
    sri-lanka-2018-1023-03.jpg
  • A food vender in Vrindavan, India.
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  • 6 December 2017, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Zainab from Côte d'Ivoire takes orders as a food truck named "Bon Appetit" parked near the Global Village provides food to participants in ICASA 2017. The 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2017 gathers thousands of researchers, medical professionals, academics, activists and faith-based organizations from all over the world, all looking to overcome the HIV epidemic and eliminate AIDS as a public health threat.
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  • 26 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia.
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  • 6 December 2017, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Zainab (left) from Côte d'Ivoire takes orders, as a food truck, named "Bon Appetit" parked near the Global Village provides food to participants in ICASA 2017. The 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2017 gathers thousands of researchers, medical professionals, academics, activists and faith-based organizations from all over the world, all looking to overcome the HIV epidemic and eliminate AIDS as a public health threat.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20171206_AHP_318...jpg
  • 13 June 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia: Sunlight over piano and chest of drawers in house in the Tbilisi Old Town.
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  • Seon Ah poses in a tea shop where she works in the Gangbuk neighborhood of Seoul, South Korea, on December 8, 2017. The tea shop is a community-initiated gathering place, part of a sustainable development in the poor area of South Korea's capital. The initiative receives support from Presbyterian-affiliated Hanshin University.<br />
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Ah met with church leaders who visited her shop while touring the neighborhood. They were in South Korea to participate in a World Council of Churches-sponsored consultation on ecumenical diakonia.
    south-korea-2017-jeffrey-wcc-meeting...JPG
  • 6 December 2017, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire: Zainab (left) from Côte d'Ivoire takes orders, as a food truck, named "Bon Appetit" parked near the Global Village provides food to participants in ICASA 2017. The 19th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2017 gathers thousands of researchers, medical professionals, academics, activists and faith-based organizations from all over the world, all looking to overcome the HIV epidemic and eliminate AIDS as a public health threat.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20171206_AHP_318...jpg
  • Singha Naubon, a native of Thailand and a survivor of human trafficking, works today in a Thai restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii.
    usa-2012-jeffrey-hawaii-trafficking-...jpg
  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream is that my children will have a better future than the one we are living, that they will continue to study, not become a man without letters, like me,” says Edilberto Reyes. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181116_AH2_557...jpg
  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 22-year-old Rober Hernández Hernández lived 8 years as a FARC combatant, starting at the age of 12. He was imprisoned, but released as a result of the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20181116_AH2_567...jpg
  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Woman leader Aida, who was part of the first group of ex-combatant families to settle in San José de León, tends to the community's poultry, caring for the chickens and hens, and collecting the eggs they provide. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Luz Alcira is part of both the gender and the health committees of the community in San José de León. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 22-year-old Rober Hernández Hernández lived 8 years as a FARC combatant, starting at the age of 12. He was imprisoned, but released as a result of the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “People in this community have worked hard together, and we see the progress that we have made. My dream is to see this work continue, so we can move forward even if we see lack of fulfilment from the government on the peace treaty,” says Giovanni Duarte Duarte. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: "My dream is to continue with education, and to bring more children into education," says Carlos Alberto, father of two children, aged 19 and 7. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 48-year-old Ivan walks on crutches as he is missing a leg. He lived 31 years as a FARC guerilla combatant, before settling in San José de León after the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 48-year-old Ivan walks on crutches as he is missing a leg. He lived 31 years as a FARC guerilla combatant, before settling in San José de León after the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 14-month-old girl Charli Stephany and her mother walk through the village in San José de León. Born in late October 2017, the girl is just over a year old and her mother went through pregnancy at a time when the plastic that today makes the foundation of fish farming tanks, served as roofs over community members’ heads. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: "I have worked the fields with my machete all my life" says Jorge, one of the community members in San José de León. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Community member Manuel (right) enjoys a brief break in building a tank to keep rain water from sinking too quickly into the ground. Instead, the tank will hold the water and help feed the community's many ponds of farmed fish. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Laundry hangs to dry. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Sociologist Ana Eloísa Gómez leads a workshop on forgiveness and reconciliation. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Woman leader Aida, who was part of the first group of ex-combatant families to settle in San José de León, tends to the community's poultry, caring for the chickens and hens, and collecting the eggs they provide. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Community members gather for a joint meal at midday. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Rosa prepares a meal of sarapa - rice and chicken wrapped in a Cachibou leaf - for 80 community members in San José de León. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Rosa (right) and Mayerlis (left) prepare a meal of sarapa - rice and chicken wrapped in a Cachibou leaf - for 80 community members in San José de León. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • Singha Naubon, a native of Thailand and a survivor of human trafficking, works today in a Thai restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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  • Singha Naubon, a native of Thailand and a survivor of human trafficking, works today in a Thai restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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  • Singha Naubon, a native of Thailand and a survivor of human trafficking, works today in a Thai restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 22-year-old Rober Hernández Hernández lived 8 years as a FARC combatant, starting at the age of 12. He was imprisoned, but released as a result of the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream, it is to see this country in peace,” says Joverman Sánchez Arroyave, formerly known by the name of war Rubén Cano, as commander in the FARC guerrilla (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). “I dream that what was agreed in Havana, witnessed by the international community, is fulfilled. That is the whole essence, to achieve the political transformation that is needed in our country, including peace.” Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 14-month-old Charli Stephany climbs on a fence in the community of San José de León. Born in late October 2017, the girl is just over a year old and her mother went through pregnancy at a time when the plastic that today makes the foundation of fish farming tanks, served as roofs over community members’ heads. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: 48-year-old Ivan walks on crutches as he is missing a leg. He lived 31 years as a FARC guerilla combatant, before settling in San José de León after the 2016 peace treaty in Colombia. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • Traditional North Korean food is served in a restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: Rain falls heavy over the village. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: As the sun is soon to set, a man sits to rest on the balcony of his house in San José de León. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream, it is to see this country in peace,” says Joverman Sánchez Arroyave, formerly known by the name of war Rubén Cano, as commander in the FARC guerrilla (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). “I dream that what was agreed in Havana, witnessed by the international community, is fulfilled. That is the whole essence, to achieve the political transformation that is needed in our country, including peace.” Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “My dream is that my children will have a better future than the one we are living, that they will continue to study, not become a man without letters, like me,” says Edilberto Reyes. Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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  • 16 November 2018, San José de León, Mutatá, Antioquia, Colombia: “I dream of seeing a Colombia truly in peace, a peace that includes social justice, and including a developed countryside, in education, in health, and in all aspects that affect the country,” says Luz Ledis López.  Following the 2016 peace treaty between FARC and the Colombian government, a group of ex-combatant families have purchased and now cultivate 36 hectares of land in the territory of San José de León, municipality of Mutatá in Antioquia, Colombia. A group of 27 families first purchased the lot of land in San José de León, moving in from nearby Córdoba to settle alongside the 50-or-so families of farmers already living in the area. Today, 50 ex-combatant families live in the emerging community, which hosts a small restaurant, various committees for community organization and development, and which cultivates the land through agriculture, poultry and fish farming. Though the community has come a long way, many challenges remain on the way towards peace and reconciliation. The two-year-old community, which does not yet have a name of its own, is located in the territory of San José de León in Urabá, northwest Colombia, a strategically important corridor for trade into Central America, with resulting drug trafficking and arms trade still keeping armed groups active in the area. Many ex-combatants face trauma and insecurity, and a lack of fulfilment by the Colombian government in transition of land ownership to FARC members makes the situation delicate. Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (‘From War to Peace’), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, offering support both to ex-combatants and to the communities they now live alongside, as they reintegrate into society. Supporting a total of more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization, or relapse into violent conflict.
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