Colombian Horizons Corporation
It is a non-profit organization, founded in 2002 by the German citizen Dorothea Wolf-Nurnberg. It was created with the purpose of raising awareness of the cultural values and specific needs of ethnic minorities, in order to support programs aimed at improving educational conditions. It seeks to contribute to a change in societal mentality by opening avenues that allow us to connect through recognizing others, as well as putting into practice popular values and knowledge through autonomous teamwork, education, research, and the arts, since the value of the knowledge held by communities is immeasurable. This allows us to: look at Colombia with optimism!
The Corporación Horizontes Colombianos actively participates in indigenous movements at regional, national, and international levels, with a focus on those aimed at defending their territories as sources of life.
‘My vision, from the moment I arrived in Colombia, was always to create something meaningful in the education sector. As I observed the lack of equal opportunities for all people to access knowledge, I promoted the development of people’s abilities, seeking better utilization of the immense biological, ecological, and cultural wealth that Colombia possesses.’
— Dorothea Wolf Nurnberg
Reconocimientos
Portfolio Award 2009
The Colombian Horizons Corporation was selected among the five finalists in the “Community Contribution” category at the 2009 Portafolio Awards.
Ministry of Culture Call
In 2010, the Colombian Horizons Corporation was selected as the winner of a call for proposals from the Ministry of Culture in the category “Incentives for regional film and audiovisual work.” On April 15, 2010, a group of workshop leaders traveled with equipment to the community of Nazareth, in order to socialize the film training project.
The Origin of the Tikuna People
On September 17, the jury of the Big Apple Latin American Film Awards awarded the trophy in the Best First Film category to the feature film “The Origin of the Tikuna People.”
