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An article from UN Women Colombia.
The Chicó Gallery at the Alliance Française in Bogotá will host the photographic exhibition ‘Equal Women: Transforming Territories,’ a collective exhibition that highlights the inspiring work, leadership, and achievements of ten women’s, feminist, and mixed-gender organizations that promote women’s rights in different regions of Colombia.
Photo: UN Women/Esteban Servín
The exhibition, which opened on Thursday, February 19, is the culmination of a year of training in photography, visual communication, and digital media developed with the partner organizations of the Igualitarias initiative, supported by UN Women and funded by the French Embassy. Through 50 photographic works and audiovisual pieces, the exhibition presents a narrative constructed from the organizations’ own perspective, avoiding external approaches and providing an authentic and collective visual voice.
Egalitarias is more than a name: it is a way of being in the world. It is the daily practice of organized women who sustain community life, defend their territory, promote leadership, and transform realities marked by profound inequalities. The exhibition pays tribute to these processes and highlights achievements such as organizational strengthening, the consolidation of leadership, the promotion of advocacy agendas, and the increased autonomy of the participating organizations.
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Maria Inés Salamanca Vidak, UN Women Country Representative in Colombia, stated that “this exhibition is an expression of the power of women’s leadership in the territories of Colombia. Through their own images, women not only narrate their realities: they transform them. These photographs are a testament to the collective and sustained work carried out by women’s organizations throughout the country in defense of human rights.”
Likewise, the French Ambassador to Colombia, Sylvain Itté, expressed, “The results of the ‘Equalities’ program confirm the importance of investing in local feminist organizations, which are at the heart of the most lasting social changes. We also celebrate the continuation of our partnership with UN Women, a key partner in this program, both in planning and implementation, and in constant communication with all stakeholders. The exhibition we are inaugurating today is a great tribute to this work.”
The curatorial approach combines photographs printed on paper and fabric, audiovisual projections, and QR codes that allow the public to access video testimonials from the organizations, creating a sensitive, immersive, and deeply rooted experience.
The exhibition, open to the public from February 20 to March 14, 2026, at the Alliance Française in Bogotá (Chicó branch), can be visited Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The organizations behind the works are: Corporación Colectiva Justicia Mujer; Red de Mujeres Unidas del Norte de Antioquia; Fundación Luciérnagas; Asociación No Hay Límites; Fundación Empoderarte Latinoamérica; Corporación El Cuarto Mosquetero; Corporación Yo Puedo; Fundación Concern Universal; Asociación Campesina Red Agroecológica del Tolima (REATOL); and Corporación SOS Ambiental.
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