Educación: medio reparador de víctimas y victimarios del conflicto armado colombiano

Abstract

This article studies education as a bridge between victims and perpetrators of the Colombian armed conflict for reparation and reconciliation processes. The textual material and its analysis rely on the author’s ten years’ experience in reconciliation, comprising four parts: first, the context in which education took place is characterized. The second part discusses four relevant elements of the reparation and reconciliation processes between victims and perpetrators: therapeutic reconciliation meetings, school inclusion, coexistence as a reconciling factor, and psychosocial support. Then, it is revealed how these elements allowed for actual reparation and reconciliation between both population groups. Finally, the article justifies and underscores the preponderant role of education in transforming the psychosocially vulnerable population.