Weaving a Fabric of Unity: Conversations on Education and Development - Softcover

Arbab, Haleh; Correa, Gustavo; Wilson, Bradley

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798990777705

Publisher: Center for Research in Educ Development, 2025

Synopsis

Weaving a Fabric of Unity shares the story of FUNDAEC (the Foundation for the Application and Teaching of Science), a non-governmental organization found in Cali, Colombia in 1974, and highlights five decades of stories, learning, and insight from key individuals central to shaping its evolution. The book outlines FUNDAEC’s unique conceptual and methodological approach, which is focused on the releasing of human potentialities and the integration of theory and practice so that a population may carry out action and research related to its social, economic, and cultural life. Weaving a Fabric of Unity brings the reader on the journey of how the organization created one of Latin America’s most innovative curricula in rural development. It shares how FUNDAEC’s focus on raising up individuals and communities dedicated to the promotion of community wellbeing supported its efforts to organically scale over the last few decades. The program now reaches hundreds of thousands of students across Colombia, and is being adopted in over a dozen countries to support diverse populations working towards the collective realization of a dignified future.

About this title

About the Author

Haleh Arbab is currently the founding director of the Center for Research in Education for Development (CRED), where her work focuses on fostering community-based approaches to research and education internationally.

Gustavo Correa was one of the founders of FUNDAEC in 1974 and served as its director from 1988 to 2005.

Bradley Wilson is associate professor of geography and executive director of the West Virginia University Center for Resilient Communities. For the past five years, Wilson has collaborated with FUNDAEC on projects focused on its educational programs and building the capacity of its research teams working on food sovereignty in Norte del Cauca. 

From the Back Cover

The history and lessons from FUNDAEC (Foundation for the Application and Teaching of Science), a Colombia-based NGO that created one of Latin America’s most innovative curricula in rural development. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Center for Research in Educ Development
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798990777705
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190