For our third edition of SIPA Summer Series, I’ll introduce you to Julia Fiske Anderson, MIA ’15. Julia spent her summer trekking around Colombia with the Center on International Conflict Resolution and UNDP-Columbia. Her team focused on the effect of oil exploration and extraction in campesino and Afro-Colombian communities in Antioquia and Chocó.
Hometown: Seaside, Florida
Before SIPA: Mass Atrocity and Human Trafficking Prevention Foundation
Goals: Work in Washington, D.C. on security and human rights in low-intensity conflicts
Summer Experience: ICR Practicum, Center on International Conflict Resolution & UNDP-Columbia, Medellin & Villavicencio, Colombia
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- Small-scale miners often work with dangerous chemicals like mercury to separate flecks of gold from surrounding rock.
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- The department of Chocó, situated along the Pacific coast, is home to the majority of the country’s Afro- Colombian population. Many Afro-Colombians work as artisanal and small-scale miners, panning for gold in rivers or operating mini dredging boats.
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- What would a trip to Colombia be without a little sightseeing? We made sure to fit in a trip to Bogotá’s historic neighborhood, La Candelaria. The team (from left): Julia Anderson, Jonathan Rosario (MIA/EPD/ICR), Taylor Fulton (MIA/HR/ICR), Haruna Minoura (MPA/EPD/Management), and Tsechu Dolma (MPA/EPD/ Management).
Read more about Julia’s summer here.
