IPSL Colombia: Post-Conflict Studies and Afro-Caribbean Culture
- Colombia
About Program
Learn and serve in the beautiful and bio-diverse coffee growing region of Chinchiná. Include Medellin and Cartagena for short excursions. Be prepared for a lush experience! This UNESCO Heritage city is nestled in an high Andean valley and is surrounded by coffee fincas.
Include exciting and relevant courses that give a true picture of Colombia like Spanish language & culture, Community Organizing, Social Activism and Service-Learning, Service Learning Reflections and Practicum as well as elective courses centered on Race and Racism, Development in Post-Conflict Societies, Afro-Caribbean Studies, Historical Perspectives on Modern Colombia and Conflict, Peace and Reconciliation.
There are substantial opportunities for volunteer service in schools and clinics focusing on displaced persons, the peace process in post-conflict areas, animal welfare, home building and education to name a few.
Students live in an NGO communal home. Meals are provided and prepared for you.
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Program Highlights
- Experience Chinchiná in the heart of the coffee growing region of Colombia
- Include excursions to Medellín and Cartagena
- Learn and serve in the beautiful and bio-diverse coffee growing region of Chinchiná
- Volunteer Service that addresses REAL human needs! Support human rights defenders & social leaders. Examine existing public policies, laws relating to human rights. Work with organizations that address Animal Welfare; Education; Displaced Persons; etc.
- IPSL, the founder of Service-Learning, is a global education institute within the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM.edu). They invest over 83% of their revenues directly back into the communities where they serve.
Questions & Answers
Location
Colombia has become the hip travel destination in South America and boasts a growing tourism sector. Colombians are fun, friendly, and proud of their beautiful country. Colombia boasts truly stunning landscapes including lush jungle, arid desert, Caribbean coastline, and the Andes mountains, including the world famous Colombian coffee zone. Along with both modern and cosmopolitan cities like Medellin and historical centers like Cartagena, there is just so much to enjoy and explore in Colombia!
Response from IPSL Global Institute at NUNM
Dear Sarah...we are so glad that you enjoyed your IPSL Faculty-Led experience! We try to put as much into a short-program as we can and we're happy that you found your time in Cartagena so rewarding (& not absolutely exhausting!). We thank you for your kind words and being a part of the IPSL experience!