Development Cooperation Handbook/Stories/Community at Work

thumb|upright|Colombia thumb|upright|MDG5: Improve maternal health /Stories 27px Youtube ⇒ playlist File:Script.png ⇒ Colombia 2 – Production 17px ⇒ MDG 5: Improve maternal health Community at Work Barrio Jan Pablo II, Ciudad Bolivar, Bogota', Colombia , May 2011 Project managed by the Social Integration Secretariat of the Alcaldia of Bogotá thumb|upright| 13px ⇒ Jan Pablo II - playlist One sixth of Colombia's population lives in Bogotá, a metropolis of around 8 million people that continues to grow with the continuous and increasing influx of individuals and families escaping poverty and violence of the rural areas. But what migrants from rural areas find in big cities like Bogota is often more poverty and more violence. The Government of Bogotá is implementing a comprehensive programme of food security called “Bogotá without hunger”. This policy is centred around community canteens located in areas where most of the poor, vulnerable and marginalised population lives. Marisol Grenette, an active leader of Juan Pablo II, is an example of a single mother who moved out of poverty. She came to the city with dreams of a better life. At the beginning, things went very wrong and she found herself unemployed, single and with a small daughter to look after. She didn't lose courage and steadfastness and held on. She formed a group of other young mothers and they lived together, taking care of each other, organising a common kitchen and opening a nursery for their children and those of others. Then, came the support of the local government. And their small community became the locality community centre. They now also manage a library, a mess, a health centre, an education programme and an economic self-empowerment scheme. Video Clips 27px On YouTube ⇒ Jan Pablo II - playlist thumb|centre|upright=2|17px Community at Work - Jan Pablo II - playlist Testimonials Mercedes Del Carmen Ríos: Jefe Secretaría Distrital De Integración Social Katty Doria: Operadora Plan de Seguridad Alimentaria Marisol Grandett: Lider Comunitaria Juan Pablo II e Coordinadora De Comedores Francy Grandett: Lider comunitaria thumb|left|Mercedes Del Carmen Ríos - Cuál es la participación thumb|Mercedes Del Carmen Ríos - ¿Cuál es la inversión social thumb|centre|Mercedes Del Carmen Ríos - Los derechos de los ciudadanos son el deber del Estado See also 17px ⇒ Community at Work - playlist 17px ⇒ The participatory approach 17px ⇒ Local Authorities and Civil Society 17px ⇒ Definitions of Subsidiarity 14px ⇒ Ciudad Bolívar (Bogotá) 14px ⇒ Se vuelve a abrir la subestación de Meissen para fortalecer la seguridad en Ciudad Bolívar 14px ⇒ Localidad de Ciudad Bolivar || Secretaría Distrital de Gobierno 14px ⇒ Proceso de Consulta Política Pública de Cooperación 2011-2023 - Bogotá Distrito Capital 14px ⇒ Secretaría General de la Alcaldía Mayor de Bogotá D.C ⇒ Plan de Desarrollo local, Económico social y de Obras públicas- 2009-2012 Related stories: 19px ⇒ Los derechos de la hospitalidad para las personas sin hogar - Bogotà (1) - 17px ⇒ playlist 19px ⇒ Villas Del Sol - Barrio Rafael Uribe Uribe (2) - 17px ⇒ playlist 19px ⇒ Muisca Indigenous Heritage - (8) - 17px ⇒ playlist 19px ⇒ Desplazados - Santander (8) - 17px ⇒ playlist /Stories /Projects in Colombia /MDG5