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Fundescodes

Fundación Espacios de Convivencia y Desarrollo Social

Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Human rightsPeace & ConflictDemocracy & Civil societyChildren & Youth
Community organisationLocal reach
Profile last updated: August 3, 2026

About

Fundescodes is a community organisation based in Buenaventura, Colombia working on human rights, peace & conflict, democracy & civil society +5 more.

Fundescodes is a community-based social organisation in Buenaventura, Colombia. It works to build spaces for coexistence and social development, focusing on respect for human and collective rights, the defence of ancestral territories, and peace. Its work includes human rights training, political advocacy, accompaniment of victims of the armed conflict, peacebuilding, popular communication, and memory initiatives such as commemorations and the Jardín de la memoria. It operates in the Pacific region, particularly comunas 3, 4 and 5 of Buenaventura, with an ethnic and cultural focus on Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities.

Location

Buenaventura, Colombia

Organisation type

Community organisation

Legal name

Fundación Espacios de Convivencia y Desarrollo Social

Focus areas

human rightspeacebuildingvictims of armed conflictAfro-Colombian communitiesmemorypopular communicationBuenaventura

Languages

ESEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Human rightsPeace & ConflictDemocracy & Civil societyChildren & YouthGender equalityMental healthCommunity developmentArts & Culture

Works for

Victims of violenceCommunitiesChildrenYouthWomen & Girls

How they work

Awareness & educationAdvocacy & campaigningCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Escuela de Comunicación Popular UBUNTU

Children & Youth · Colombia

Youth-led popular communication school that runs the campaign 'Desarma tus manos y pintalas' against the recruitment of children and adolescents into armed groups.

Biblioteca Comunitaria San Pedro Apóstol

Education · Colombia

Community library in Buenaventura comunas 3, 4 and 5 that also serves as a protective space for teachers.

Diplomado en atención psicosocial con perspectiva étnica a víctimas del conflicto

Mental health · Colombia

Training programme in ethnically informed psychosocial care for victims of the armed conflict.

Jardín de la memoria

Peace & Conflict · Colombia

Memory initiative that commemorates victims of the armed conflict in Buenaventura.

Countries of operation

Colombia

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Coordinación Regional del Pacífico de Colombia

Partnerships

ACNUR

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