Nashira: A Song of Peace An Empowerment Project

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Nashira which means ‘Love Song’ in the ancient local language is an urban ecovillage near the Colombian city of Cali. It is run by low-income women heads of households. This is a widespread social problem in the outskirts of cities in Colombia, where the casualty of decades of civil conflict has left many women to manage and sustain the household.

Nashira: A Song of Peace An Empowerment Project is Dr. Cassandra L. Sligh-Conway’s first-hand account of this village provides a first-hand account of her global research and service project with this village.

Nashira: A Song of Peace An Empowerment Project:

• examines how women are able to sustain themselves financially at ecovillages across the world.
• integrates photos that demonstrate the women’s lives at Nashira.
• explains how Nashira has a way of healing the people who enter the gates and when you leave it, you know that it was a reason for your being there.
• is perfect for faculty teaching a module or a special topic seminar to undergraduates and graduates on the impact of global research.
• integrates chapters that can move and shape a student’s research thesis and/or dissertation project.