The land named after Columbus is located north of South America and its geography as well as its flora and fauna is among the most varied in this continent. Its people form a variety of ethnic blends uncommon in some other parts of the continent and it includes a few dozen Indian groups. Because of the violence that Colombia portrays it is the forgotten part of Latin America, it is looked upon as a country to get through quickly rather than a place to explore or visit.

As we unravel some of the facts about this country and its people, we will realize that like the rest of human beings in t

Education in Colombia is influenced by the socioeconomic status of an individual. Although government agencies for the past years have improved the population’s level of education, there are some rural parts in Colombia where children do not have the chance of acquiring Education past primary school. In terms of average education, the heads of poor households have a fourth grade education, the probability of having an education increases with household size in poverty-stricken homes. According to Alfredo Sarmiento Gomez in his essay “ Equity and Education in Colombia” the constant efforts to improve the coverage provided by public primary schools produced remarkable results. The fact that 90 percent of the children in the appropriate age-groups in urban areas and nearly 70 percent of children in rural areas attended primary school indicated that further expansion would require carefully developed regional strategies.

Alma Guillermoprieto in her book Looking for history: Dispatches from Latin America explains that Colombia is a parliamentary republic. The president is elected by direct vote for a four year term and cannot be re-elected. If no candidate obtains an absolute majority (half of all votes) in the first round, a second and deciding round between the two leading contenders is held three weeks later. The president is the head of state, of the government and of the armed forces, as well as the supreme administrative authority

Dydynski reports that “The great majority of Colombians are Roman Catholics” .

According to the Colombian government in an interview with Amnesty international they said quote “ Women are local leaders, they stimulate the activities of the suburb, convene group meetings, carry out fund raising activities, approach the governmental authorities in order to call for solutions to their problems of a general nature and are elected to community organizations. However, very few women are elected to higher-ranking and representative posts”. Unfortunately Colombian officials are not protecting these women who are trying to be leaders, trying to speak out, trying to give their collaboration towards the country, it seems that the Colombian government is intimidated by the insurgency groups and does not know how to control it.

On their book Colombia: Fragmented Land, divided society; Palacios and Safford say that:

“ There has been a growing number of female social movements in recent years which testify to the will of Colombian women to not simply survive the social, economic and humanitarian crisis affecting their country, but to take an active part in finding solutions which have women in mind. Tired of the social and labor discrimination which is a legacy of Colombia’s centuries-old patriarchal society, and the hardships imposed on them by poverty and war, women are starting to organize and take their future into their own hands. They realize that achieving sustainable peace and social justice for the entire population has to be an all-inclusive process, and while many women have been prepared to sacrifice their lives to the armed struggle fighting alongside the men in the country’s guerrilla movements, networks of civilian women’s organizations have also taken some important initiatives to ensure that they too can actively participate in the struggle for a better Colombia”

Despite all the violent events occurring in Colombia, many women have come far in courage by not letting themselves be intimidated by the war or by guerrilla rebels and have truly come forward into being indispensable members of society. Many of these women struggle hard and to get educated, be professionals and really make a difference. Although government authorities have clearly failed protecting these women’s rights and sometimes their lives; there are many Colombian women who are so strong in character and passionate about their beliefs that they would contri

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