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The Dream of Creating a Better Country
Mayerly Sánchez
ColombiaGALLERYCONVERSATION
We strive to make all children and youth aware of the social responsibility of creating peace in our country.
The world is spinning, searching for answers. They are destroying my dreams with war and lies. But I said no. I said no to the destruction because Christ took me and showed me the way, and he made me a champion. I live in a country that is going through a difficult period, and it has wounded us to the core. Little by little, our armed conflict is destroying the essence of our beautiful Colombia.
In 1996 a group of representatives of children and youth from several child-welfare organizations in Colombia met and decided to collaborate in our work with children and youth. Though we were based in different parts of the country, each group was doing incredible work, and we were all striving to help end the Colombian conflict and promote the well-being of children.
We decided to do something on a national scale because our country needed to know what we were working toward. We also decided that the participants themselves should be children. One of the child activists suggested that we stage a vote.
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