The Catatumbo Farmers Association

The Catatumbo Farmers Association (AsCamCat), was founded in 2005 by the people living in the rural areas of Convención, Teorama, El Tarra and El Carmen. These municipalities form the Catatumbo region, in the Colombian department North of Santander.

AsCamCat came to fruition as a proposal to work on the reconstruction of Catatumbo's social fabric to allow dignified living conditions and development for the people of Catatoumberos. They have coalesced around the protecting and cultivating the territory; respect for indigenous communities, the elderly, children and women; the non-fumigation of illicit crops and the eradication of the socioeconomic factors that gave rise to the cultivation of coca; defense of natural resources and care of the environment; the rescue of our cultural traditions; participation in decision-making involving the field; and respect for life and in general for the fundamental rights of the inhabitants of Catatumbo.

Helping the People of Catatumbo

We want to design an interactive campaign that advocates and increases the visibility the reconciliation through agricultural projects of former combatants of the (a)ETCR Negro Eliecer Gaitan in the Caño Indio village, in the Municipality of Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia.