Delzur: Weaving a Tapestry of Cultural Reverence and Ecological Harmony

Since 2015, Emilia Torres and her team at the Hilo Sagrado Foundation have demonstrated ingenuity and resilience in their mission to improve the quality of life for Indigenous women in rural Colombia. Hilo Sagrado, or “Sacred Thread,” works with Wayuu communities in La Guajira peninsula – a desert region in northeastern Colombia – to provide Wayuu women with the tools to gain economic independence and escape poverty.