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This network of women is leading the fight for water rights, climate justice and peace in Colombia

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Asociacion Red Departamental de Jóvenes del Cauca - REDEJOCA

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Did you know that this year we were celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, in 1995, world leaders made a promise at the Fourth World Conference on Women: equal rights, opportunities, power, and safety for women and girls everywhere.
Now 30 years later and for International Women's Day, we celebrate the leadership of women implementing this promise in their daily work. In Colombia's northern region of Cauca. Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí is the President of the Cauca Department Youth Network, REDEJOCA, she empowers women and youth to protect and restore one of the country's most biodiverse regions' rivers, which are suffering from pollution and conflict-driven degradation. She understands that protecting the environment is a central element for peace and gender equality in communities where women are suffering the most from the water crisis and is working on this issue with REDEJOCA. Often, women and girls have to walk long distances in unsafe conditions to collect clean water for their families. “One of the biggest challenges we face is the lack of institutional support for women-led community initiatives,” says Aguilar Carabalí. “Another major challenge is the impact of extractive economic activities, such as illegal mining and monocultures, which not only destroy our ecosystems but also generate serious risks to the health and well-being of our communities, especially for women and girls.” Despite the challenges of institutional neglect, illegal mining, and threats against environmental defenders, Aguilar Carabalí keeps fighting and she is part of the UN Women’s "Women Changing Their World" program that strengthens the voices of women leaders in local environmental governance in Colombia. She dreams of "a Cauca where rivers are once again the heart of community life, and women and youth are the protagonists of a sustainable future," and for this and her work she deserves Climate Love. 💚
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/interview/2025/01/for-all-women-and-girls-sandra-patricia-aguilar-carabali-believes-that-womens-leadership-is-key-to-protecting-colombias-environment-and-peace

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