The deliveries were made by the Unit for the Victims to the families in the Corralito, La Haya and San Jose del Peñon villages.

Broilers, laying hens and supplies for the construction of sheds were delivered to 210 families in San Juan Nepomuceno municipality as part of the actions planned in the return and relocation plan.

The Unit for the Victims’ Bolívar and San Andres’ Territorial Director, Miledy Galeano Paz, was in the area on a follow-up visit to the projects.

“We took a tour with the mayor's office support. In the village of La Haya, we delivered 800 chickens with supplies to guarantee the projects’ sustainability of the project,” said the Territorial Director.

The delivered units benefited 50 families from Corralito, 80 from San Jose del Peñon and 80 from La Haya, who will have the support and technical assistance of the Mayor's Office through the Municipal Agricultural Technical Assistance Unit (UMATA in its Spanish acronym).

In total, 1,250 laying hens were delivered to Corralito, 800 for La Haya and 2,400 broilers for San Jose del Peñon, along with agricultural supplies.

“It is gratifying to deliver these projects because we are supporting food security. We will be doing follow-up, so they strengthen this activity, and it helps them improve their economy,” said Juan Carlos Barreto, UMATA’s Deputy Director.

The beneficiaries speak

The returned victims from La Haya village see this productive units’ delivery as a way of guaranteeing their livelihood and improving their daily food.

“We are satisfied with this help. In this region, eggs are worth 600 pesos each, and if we already have it, it is enough to buy something else. We are more than grateful; anything that comes for our benefit is welcome,” said Reinaldo Serrano, a farmer from the area.

In the same train of thought, Mr. Mariano Narvaez said: “Here, one struggles with food. Now with these chickens, we are going to take care of them, so they give us production."

This new project complements the agricultural activities that this district’s families are engaged in.

“We were very happy when this project happened. It is something that improves our lives, our home and we can produce other things that could help us meet our needs," said Ineth Mercado.

(Fin/PDC/COG/RAM)