Seeds of praxis: human rights education with community health leaders in mixed migrant-host communities

Amid persistent challenges to the rights realisation of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia, recent years have seen the growth of intersectoral initiatives, including human rights education (HRE) programmes for social leaders from diverse national backgrounds. This article analyses one such intervention: a non-formal workshop series for community health workers. Drawing on qualitative analysis of pedagogical materials grounded in emancipatory education, participant artefacts, field observations and survey data, the study investigates whether these HRE trainings could empower social leaders through knowledge-building, empathy and action-oriented leadership rooted in legal literacy, therefore generating indirect effects within their multinational communities. Findings show that these contributions were instrumental in sowing the seeds of praxis, reflecting a dialogical and solidarity-oriented approach that yielded tangible outcomes. At the same time, they reveal a constrained progression from individual legal or practical support to collective advocacy, and the need for sustained engagement with participatory mechanisms.