The “PEP Effect” in Colombia: Disarming the Heart

The “PEP Effect” in Colombia: Disarming the Heart

Marian Masoliver is a filmmaker who, along with Simon Edwards, is currently in Colombia to document the effect that the Peace Education Program (PEP) is having on ex-combatants, victims, and other groups impacted by the five-decade civil war that is ending there. In this blog, she reports on her experience traveling to the village of Santa Lucia to meet with members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest rebel group.