Values
The collective values of the community are based on the values and principles of SCIDECO, the legal entity presenting the community of La Florida, dedicated to the improvement of campesino lives in the area of Colomba Costa Cuca.
Respect: respect towards the dignity of individuals and decisions they make through competent organs. Not making unfounded assignations, nor denigrating individuals with rumors or taunt. Recognizing and respecting the authority of organizations and their processes, enhancing the active participation of women, boys and girls.
Respect and responsibility towards the environment and nature.
Transparency: transparency in the procedures of all organizational levels; the plans, budget estimates and results, performance and execution of projects. Carrying out a system of monitoring and evaluation, and a reliable system of accounting, and internal and external auditory.
Living together: living in peace with one’s surroundings in order to create opportunities for development.
Trust: trust based on the certainty that the rights and obligations of each member of SCIDECO will benefit them in short, medium and long term, and that the collective decisions will be respected.
Responsibility: fulfilling with one’s obligations and commitments as a member of the organization, father, mother, son and daughter.
Equality: providing equal opportunities for all, regardless of ethnic background, gender or age.
Honesty: acting with sincerity, truth, accuracy, austerity and conscience in all one’s deeds as a member or leader.
Discipline: fulfilling punctually with the obligations, commitments, deeds and actions, which one has been entrusted with.
Efficiency: performing one’s tasks in the minimal time and cost.
Effectiveness: performing one’s tasks in the anticipated time and cost.
Solidarity: becoming one single entity and identity as a community, with sacrifice and good will, not only trying to understand the other person’s point of view, but putting one’s self in his place. Also supporting other groups in their struggle for the land, reminding one’s self of our situation as poor farmers and workers, thus strengthening the campesino movement.
Participation: allowing difference of opinion and constructive criticism.
Freedom: freedom of an individual to decide for himself whether or not to be a part of collective decisions.
Spiritual values: cultivating and respecting values such as love and Faith in God.
Patience: all activities, plans and results have their time, there is no need to feel in despair. However, one must monitor and evaluate one’s actions continuously.
Valuing the Human Life and the Struggle for the Land: recognizing that we as farmers and workers have needs as human beings, for which we fight in order to develop and move forward.
