Colombia's Displaced People

These photos were taken in July 2000 of ACT-related work 
with Colombia's two million internally displaced persons. 

Clicking on a photo will call up a large image suitable for reproduction.
These photos may be used at no cost, provided they are accompanied 
by the credit line "Paul Jeffrey/ACT". 

Photos of ACT-sponsored reconstruction work following Colombia's
1999 earthquake are also available online.

Neiva - displaced community - face 6.jpg (155474 bytes)

A child, whose family was internally displaced in Colombia,  today lives in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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A woman internally displaced by violence in Colombia. She lives in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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A man, whose family was internally displaced in Colombia,  today lives in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Cazuca - children 6.jpg (412982 bytes)

A child who was internally displaced by violence in Colombia. She lives in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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A displaced woman learns new job skills at a center for displaced families in Santa Fe de Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The center is run by the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT), and provides services and education to families internally displaced by Colombia's violence.

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A woman's drawing of herself is part of a program to build the self-esteem of persons displaced by Colombia's violence. She drew the picture at a Bogotá center for displaced run by the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT). The organization provides emergency services and education to displaced families.

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A displaced woman learns new job skills at a center for displaced families in Santa Fe de Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The center is run by the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT), and provides services and education to families internally displaced by Colombia's violence.

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A child displaced by Colombia's violence receives dental care at a center for displaced families in Santa Fe de Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. The center is run by the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT), and provides services and education to families displaced by Colombia's violence.

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A man who with his family was displaced by Colombia's violence meets with Janet Neira, a social worker for the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT). Neira works at a Bogotá center that provides emergency services and education to families displaced by Colombia's violence.

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Leaders of a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the southern Colombian province of Huila, discussing daily problems. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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People cook one meal a day communally in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the southern Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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Children whose families were internally displaced in Colombia playing in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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Young men playing soccer in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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Children in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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A child, whose family was internally displaced in Colombia,  takes a bath in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Neiva - displaced community - woman working 2.jpg (292538 bytes)

A woman, whose family was internally displaced in Colombia, earns money weaving at her home in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Neiva - displaced community - woman working.jpg (366730 bytes)

A woman, whose family was internally displaced in Colombia, earns money weaving at her home in a settlement of displaced families outside Neiva, in the Colombian province of Huila. The settlement receives support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Cazuca - panorama 2.jpg (529856 bytes)

Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, receives daily a steady flow of families displaced from their homes in Colombia's countryside. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Cazuca - street scene.jpg (303718 bytes)

Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, receives daily a steady flow of families displaced from their homes in Colombia's countryside. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Cazuca - street scene 3.jpg (399148 bytes)

Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, receives daily a steady flow of families displaced from their homes in Colombia's countryside. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Cazuca - street scene 2.jpg (564910 bytes)

Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, receives daily a steady flow of families displaced from their homes in Colombia's countryside. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Cazuca - children.jpg (189094 bytes)

A child who was internally displaced by violence in Colombia. He lives in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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A child who was internally displaced by violence in Colombia. He lives in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

 Cazuca - children 2.jpg (240326 bytes)

A child who was internally displaced by violence in Colombia. She lives in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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A child who was internally displaced by violence in Colombia. She lives in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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Antony Sanchez, director of the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, talks with displaced women in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Foundation, which is a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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Women displaced by Colombia's violence washing their families' clothes in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

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A woman who was internally displaced by violence in Colombia in front of her home in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).

Cazuca - working.jpg (365835 bytes)

A man internally displaced by violence in Colombia works building his home in Cazuca, a burgeoning poor neighborhood south of Santa Fe de Bogotá, the country's capital. Displaced families in Cazuca receive support and organizational assistance from the Mennonite Development Foundation of Colombia, a member of Action by Churches Together (ACT).