Lecciones Aprendidas y Aportes del Laboratorio de Paz del Magdalena Medio desde la Perspectiva de los Actores, Territorio y sus Imaginarios Colectivos que Contribuyen a la Construcción de una Cultura de Paz para Colombia

Abstract

Since its initial conception ““The peace laboratories" born in Colombia as a big project or program that not only had different goals and purposes but quite ambitious; they were located in the area or territory where high scourge of gun violence was evident and institutional weaknesses, such as high vulnerability of human rights. By the way, more than two decades ago, exactly in 1995, different social initiatives were developed in the region of Magdalena Medio, in which, it was built the capacity of the Consortium and Citizen's Network to implement a participatory planning mode to an operational mode characterized by acting as a catalyst among beneficiaries and stakeholders, promoting the establishment of effective partnerships with other organizations, and dealing effectively with the diverse interests of key stakeholders, take account the region and the theme of peace and conflict. Some of these initiatives were: “Peace communicates”, “The association of workers and Carare farmers” (ATCC), “Justapaz or Citizen Mandate for Peace, Life and liberated”; they were the begining for implementing development projects based on local initiatives such as “The peace laboratories”. This document will develop different shades about “peace laboratory of Magdalena Medio, in order to see that both managed to impact its own purposes and today after a successful start and development to know if this initiative is or not a real alternative to continue building a culture of peace for the country; it should be noted that is going to be respected above all its history, scopes and actors in the process, but it will be analyzed and valued the richness.