Colombian Women Ex-Combatants Create Ixora Fashion Brand Amid Security Challenges
Katerine Avella is a former combatant in Colombiaâs decades-long civil war, a peace signatory and a community leader. After the guns fell silent, she created the fashion brand Ixora but, with violence returning to the region, Ms. Avella is now focusing on trying to keep the project afloat in the face of new challenges. Avella set herself to work at a small sewing workshop in Catatumbo, Colombia, one of the dividends of the 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian Government and FARC rebels, designed to help reintegrate former combatants, and heal the wounds of the conflict. Like many former fighters,... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 12 Apr 2026 13:00 LONDON
