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We believe in community development centered on the principles of partnership, justice, and equity.
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Our development work is based on a belief in people’s capacity to be creative constructors and transformers of their reality.
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Our institutional policy incorporates the defense of women´s rights and strives for the transformation of power relations between men and women.
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We consider generational renewal of vital importance, and for that reason we place special importance on child and youth development.
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Our work is guided by our experience in Cabañas and in particular Santa Marta, regarding participatory community development and the defense of our fundamental rights as human beings.
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We have reason to hope because ADES is testament to service that comes from a liberation ethic in search of social justice.
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We believe popular organizing is the means in which to attain comprehensive development of men and women
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We are committed to popular education as an essential approach that transforms the human being in a personal and collective way, in order to build a democratic society.
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We protect and defend natural resources, because we know that it is the only way to guarantee life in a comprehensive sense.
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Our spirit of loyalty is elevated by the exemplary conviction of men and women who have given their lives fighting for a more just and democratic society