Casa Mucura (COL-134)
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Brief description and main aims
Casa Mucura is a foundation created to support and accompany the local community of Nuquí
(Colombian pacific coast) in the strengthening of capacities that lead to the self-management of
their own projects. They co-create with a responsible community approach that starts from a
close understanding of the territory and works through participatory methodologies and
permaculture principles that include the vision of the community and lead to social,
environmental, and economic sustainability.
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Cultural Exposure
Coquí, which is part of the tourist municipality of Nuquí, is located in a very rich and fertile area
where its inhabitants can live from what they fish in the sea and rivers, as well as from what
they plant and collect in the lush jungle that grows behind them. It has a border. The work they
do is promote productive initiatives that the local community wants to develop.
They also work with international cooperation, which promotes the local work of the people from Coquí. They want to have volunteers because they believe it is an enriching opportunity to continue with the exchange of culture and knowledge.
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Main Activities
1. Centro de saberes Coquí: Place where they research,
observe, and create biannual exhibitions and products for
each of the trades drawn by the community. It has five
exhibition halls: Medicinal Plants, Handicrafts, Agriculture
and Gastronomy, Musical Expression and Artisanal Fishing.
2. Costurero del Golfo: During COVID-19, 5 women start
sewing in their living room to create reusable and
washable mask covers to help their community to protect
themselves and reduce the biomedical waste that ends up
on their beaches.
3. La casa de todos, Arusí: This is the house created for
volunteers and the community, it is some sort of communal
place.
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Volunteer tasks
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Volunteer requirements / Skills
There are no specifications on the volunteer’s profile. The important thing is that the volunteer has a
good attitude, has disposition, and is proactive. It is vital for the volunteer to be open-minded and to
be very respectful of other cultures and ancestral knowledge.
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LocationCoqui, Choco |
Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)Proyect |
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