VIDEOS
A Mental Health Story
Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer
When emotional distress becomes invisible, the consequences ripple quietly through families, communities, and an entire country.
In 2023, mental health remained a significant concern in Colombia. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, cases of mental illness continued to rise among both adults and minors nationwide.
In this context, the work of health specialists at Americares Colombia was especially valuable, providing care, monitoring, and support to those in urgent need.
Health Across Borders
Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer
Access to healthcare for migrant families in Colombia becomes a matter of survival at the border.
Americares mobile clinics in Ipiales, Colombia, expanded access to quality healthcare for migrant families fleeing the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. This initiative exemplifies Americares’ commitment to supporting the health of families everywhere.
By investing in their well-being, Americares helps build stronger, healthier communities and contributes to a better future worldwide.
Vichada: Bringing Health to Remote Communities
Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer
In Colombia’s most remote regions, access to healthcare depends on reaching communities where roads end and rivers begin.
Americares Colombia’s mobile clinics delivers essential medical care to Indigenous communities in remote areas of the department of Vichada, reaching them by land and river. By working closely with these communities, Americares ensures they receive the care they need while bridging gaps in healthcare access.
Committed to making a lasting impact, Americares remains dedicated to providing essential care and improving the health and well-being of these communities.
Breaking Frontiers From Ciudad Bolívar
Investigative Journalist | Director | Producer
In Ciudad Bolívar, community health knowledge becomes a tool for care, dignity, and collective resilience across migrant and host communities.
Americares Colombia implements a community-based program in which Community Health Workers equip members of host communities, including Venezuelan and Colombian migrants, with essential health knowledge and skills. This initiative aims to promote health and self-care within community settings.
Upon completing the educational cycle, participants receive a diploma as symbolic recognition of their commitment during the workshops. They then become knowledge multipliers, sharing what they’ve learned within their families, neighbors and broader communities.
These workshops are designed by be engaging and interactive, fostering trust, building lasting support networks, and helping to reduce stigmas over time.
Job Satisfaction in the Field
La satisfacción del trabajo en el campo.
Senior Audiovisual Journalist | Investigative Journalist
Cocorná: Rebuilding After Displacement Through Agro-Industrial Innovation and Community Resilience.
From forced displacement to collective rebuilding, Cocorná reveals how land, cooperation, and innovation can turn return into resilience.
In 2007, the residents of Cocorná were forcibly displaced due to armed conflict. In response, FEST (Families on Their Land) emerged as a government initiative to holistically support victims of displacement who chose to return voluntarily and rebuild their lives.
A decade later, Antioqueños returned with renewed determination, launching community projects and forming associations that transitioned from artisanal production to agro-industrial ventures. Once left uninhabited by violence, Cocorná is now home to residents committed to reclaiming their lands, culture, and livelihoods. Through cooperative efforts, they created a model for direct sales to consumers, scaling their operations to embrace sustainability and market growth.
FEST has played a central role in the socioeconomic stabilization of displaced households, promoting food security, improving living conditions, and fostering human and social capital.
In 2016, Social Prosperity and the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) implemented complementary projects to strengthen these community-led initiatives. Their support spanned health, education, housing, sanitation, and food security, contributing to sustainable outcomes through strategic alliances and long-term engagement.
These efforts were part of a larger portfolio of development storytelling initiatives that reached over five million viewers across North and Latin America through institutional platforms, including distribution on Discovery Channel’s Hecho en Colombia. The visibility of Cocorná’s recovery has helped amplify the voices of communities reclaiming their futures after displacement.