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A comic strip produced with the purpose of raising awareness of forced labor situations in the mining sector in Peru.

What Does Somos Tesoro Leave Us? : Before Somos Tesoro arrived, we had a very different life, says Mercedes Cárdenas, a woman leader of the Guantó village, in Gámeza, Boyacá. “We each lived on her side. Today we are a group, we are five women, and we created our community garden, which has given us a lot for sustenance”. Now, in the process of closing the project in Boyacá, Mercedes feels confident in the future of her group and her garden: "Somos Tesoro leaves us with the strengthening of the family to build our future." 

Guide for Mining Free of Child Labor: This guide, which contains everything that a Colombian artisanal and small-scale miner or miner should know about child labor, has been written by the sociologist Ander Arcos Alonso, from ARM, in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry Labor , Action Fund and the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF).

An article announcing the release, after four years of work by the Somos Tesoro project and Fondo Acción (with the support of the Ministry of Labor, the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) and the International Labor Organization), of the Comprehensive Territorial Management Route for the Prevention and Reduction of Mining Child Labor.  This was one of the most important results of the Somos Tesoro project in its public policy component.

An article about three former child laborers living in the municipality of El Bagre, in the department of Antioquia, focusing on the challenges they face working in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector.

An article about the participation of the Somos Tesoro project in the commemoration of the International Day against Child Labor, organized by the Colombian Network against Child Labor, led by the Ministry of Labor and the Global Compact.

An article about beneficiary households that the Somos Tesoro project has trained in family economics and savings models.

An article announcing the release of the Practical Guide for the formalization of small-scale mining in Colombia, published within the framework of the Somos Tesoro project (in conjunction with the Alliance for Responsible Mining).

An article about the First Agricultural Fair of Remedios, in which women-led community groups linked to Somos Tesoro sold produce harvested from their community gardens.

An article about the second Peasant, Cultural and Mining Fair, organized by the Somos Tesoro project.