Pedagogías para la vida, la alegría y la re-existencia: pedagogías de mujeresnegras que curan y vinculan

Abstract

In this paper, midwifery is addressed as an educational experience developed by black women from Colombian Pacific region, as part of their strategies of resistance, insurgency and re-existence. Several pedagogical implications of midwifery on black communities are described, highlighting the spiritual leadership of midwives in her communities. Also, the paper questions the power of white international health institutions, who try to unknown the value of this ancestral practices –which constitute a threat to their power of knitting community ties–, and try to replace them with their more healthy practices.