These children receive a school lunch each day, sponsored by the ASVIDAS project. This may be the only meal they eat in a day. Town of Zambrano, Montes de Maria, department of Bolivar.
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The town of Zambrano was controlled by illegal paramilitary forces until 1993. There is now a \"peasant soldier program\" in Zambrano.
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Montes de Maria is the most heavily mined region of Colombia. Many people have lost limbs, lives, and fields of crops to landmines.
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Diane, a pastor from the United Church of Christ, teaches a song to the children.
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The population of Zambrano is 11,000. Three thousand people have left the community in the past 5 years due to violence, illegal armed actors, murders, and threats.
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ASVIDAS is a network of churches that promotes grass roots, community based development projects including soup kitchens for children, youth bakeries, women\'s artesan workshops and businesses, and job skills training for displaced people.
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The Magdalena River, the largest in Colombia, runs through Zambrano. Several years ago, this river was a dumping ground for bodies killed by the illegal armed actors.
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Children eating a well balanced school lunch thanks to the Church\"Sanctuary of Peace\" ASVIDAS program.
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Palm roofed shack on the coast, in Zambrano.
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