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37-411: Batuta was created in 1991 by the national government of president César Gaviria as a special project of the first lady Ana Milena Muñoz Gómez with assistance of José Antonio Abreu . The majority (70%) of funding comes from the government with the additional funding from private companies. The principal sponsor is Fundacion Bolivar Davivienda. It was the first such programme outside Venezuela. Batuta

74-551: A joint concert with the band Morat and in 2021 will be playing Das Rheingold with the National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia again under Andrés Orozco-Estrada. The Colombian Youth Philharmonic is an associated member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras . One of Batuta's key programmes is Music for Reconciliation, which is aimed at victims of the armed conflict and

111-447: A professional undergraduate career program offered by a university; these programs last up to five years (or less for technical, technological and intermediate professional education, and post-graduate studies), even as much to six to seven years for some careers, such as medicine. In Colombia, there is not an institution such as college; students go directly into a career program at a university or any other educational institution to obtain

148-463: A professional, technical or technological title. Once graduated from the university, people are granted a (professional, technical or technological) diploma and licensed (if required) to practice the career they have chosen. For some professional career programs, students are required to take the Saber-Pro test, in their final year of undergraduate academic education. Public spending on education as

185-554: A proportion of gross domestic product in 2012 was 4.4%. This represented 15.8% of total government expenditure. In 2012, the primary and secondary gross enrolment ratios stood at 106.9% and 92.8% respectively. School-life expectancy was 13.2 years. A total of 93.6% of the population aged 15 and older were recorded as literate, including 98.2% of those aged 15–24. The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and

222-756: A survey, about 90% of the population adheres to Christianity , the majority of which (70.9%) are Roman Catholic , while a significant minority (16.7%) adhere to Protestantism (primarily Evangelicalism ) . Some 4.7% of the population is atheist or agnostic , while 3.5% claim to believe in God but do not follow a specific religion. 1.8% of Colombians adhere to Jehovah's Witnesses and Adventism and less than 1% adhere to other religions, such as Islam , Judaism , Buddhism , Mormonism , Hinduism , Hare Krishna movement , Rastafari movement , Eastern Orthodox Church , and spiritual studies. The remaining people either did not respond or replied that they did not know. In addition to

259-634: Is a Colombian architect and economist who served as First Lady of Colombia between 1990 and 1994. She is married to former president César Gaviria . Ana Milena Muñoz Gómez was born on 27 January 1956 in Pereira , Risaralda , to Jorge Muñoz Mejía and Lida Gómez Vernaza, the third of six children. She attended the Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones in Pereira and is an alumna of the University of

296-492: Is entirely financed by the government. According to research carried out by the Regional Center for Coffee and Business Studies in 2008, children who participated in this programme felt that it taught them values of coexistence, produced happiness and expand their support and social networks. The programme has contributed to repairing the social fabric in families and communities. In 2017 Fundación Nacional Batuta received

333-421: Is followed by Middle vocational education ( Educación media vocacional ) that comprises the tenth and eleventh grades. It may have different vocational training modalities or specialties (academic, technical, business, and so on.) according to the curriculum adopted by each school. After the successful completion of all the basic and middle education years, a high-school diploma is awarded. The high-school graduate

370-604: Is known as a bachiller , because secondary basic school and middle education are traditionally considered together as a unit called bachillerato (sixth to eleventh grade). Students in their final year of middle education take the ICFES test (now renamed Saber 11) in order to gain access to higher education ( Educación superior ). This higher education includes undergraduate professional studies, technical, technological and intermediate professional education, and post-graduate studies. Bachilleres (high-school graduates) may enter into

407-507: Is seen as a strong tool for social development and healing. It involves the families just as much as the players" while assistant conductor of the Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, Carlos Andres Botero Botero, said that "Batuta is seen as more about the journey towards performances than performance itself, living up to its slogan “Transforming lives through music”". In 2015 it was said that 65% of Batuta participants had been victims of

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444-596: The Orff approach using instruments such as percussion and recorders. Children can start in Batuta bébé at 2–6 years old, followed by playing Orff instruments from 6–14 years old; from 11 years children can learn orchestral instruments and play in orchestras. Batuta's model focusses on Colombian folk music written for Orff instruments, specifically to build national and community pride. Students play instruments and music styles associated with specific ethnic groups or regions, such as

481-888: The Second World War and the Cold War . Estimates of the Mestizo or Mixed population in Colombia vary, as Colombia's national census does not distinguish between White and Mestizo Colombians. According to the 2018 census, the White and Mestizo population combined make up approximately 90% of the Colombian population, while an estimated 40% of Colombians are Mestizo or mixed race. A study by Rojas et al reported an average of 47% Amerindian, 42% European, and 11% African for Mestizo Colombians. Originally, Colombia's territory

518-613: The Western Asian countries of Lebanon , Jordan , Syria and Palestine , It is estimated that Arab Colombians represent 3.2 million people. Many moved to Colombia to escape the repression of the Turkish Ottoman Empire and/or financial hardships. When they were first processed in Colombia's ports, they were classified as "Turks". It is estimated that Colombia has a Lebanese population of 700,000 direct descendants and 1,500,000 who have partial ancestry. Meanwhile,

555-568: The 1880s-to 1910s, which brought many immigrants from France , Portugal , Belgium , Astro-Hungary , Denmark , Croatia , and Switzerland ; and the 1920s-1960s, the last great wave of European immigration to Colombia, which brought many British (including Irish ) immigrants, as well as other European groups such as the Dutch , Polish , Russian , Scandinavian , and other Eastern European immigrants who primarily settled in Colombia's great urban centers. These immigrants came to Colombia attracted by

592-632: The 2018 census, they are 5.34% of country population, while genetic studies have obtained between 6.6% 9.2 and 11% of African DNA in the Colombian population. Also the % and numbers of Afro Colombians can vary depending on the region, being the majority population in the Pacific Region , frequently found in the Caribbean Region but a minority in the Andean Region , Orinoquia Region and Amazon Region . Colombia has

629-783: The Andes , where she obtained a degree in economics . She also holds a master's degree in Latin American history from Georgetown University , and in 2010 she returned to her alma mater to study architecture. Since February 26th, 2019 she is the Ambassador of Colombia to Egypt and non resident Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Oman. She married César Gaviria Trujillo on 28 June 1978 and they have two children, Simón and María Paz. She has 3 grand daughters Sofia, Filipa, and Victoria. Colombians Colombians ( Spanish : Colombianos ) are people identified with

666-745: The Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina . Many Arab-Colombians adapted their names and surnames to the Spanish language to assimilate more quickly in their communities. Some Colombian surnames of Arab origin include: Guerra (originally Harb), Domínguez (Ñeca), Durán (Doura), Lara (Larach), Cristo (Salibe), among other surnames. There are about 8,000 Colombians of Jewish origin who practice Judaism , most of them live in Bogotá . Colombia's Jewish community includes Sephardi Jews from countries such as Syria and Turkey also immigrated to

703-627: The Colombian Caribbean Coast) and other Caribbean cities have the largest population of Lebanese, German, British, French, Italian, Irish and Romani descendants. There are also important communities of American and Chinese descendants in the Andean Region and Caribbean Coast especially in Medellin , Bogota , Cali , Barranquilla and Cartagena . Most immigrants are Venezuelans, they are evenly distributed throughout

740-450: The Colombian population is made up of descendents of native americans, mixed with in part with europeans, especially Iberians . Following the initial period of Spanish conquest and immigration, different waves of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly six centuries and continue today. Elements of Native American and more recent immigrant customs, languages and religions have combined to form

777-580: The Fair Saturday award for "its great commitment to the generation of spaces of reconciliation and coexistence through the use of culture and education as tools for social development, for transforming the lives of thousands of children and teenagers with music education, and for promoting the music itself as a bastion of reconciliation and construction of an inspiring future in Colombia". Ana Milena Mu%C3%B1oz G%C3%B3mez Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria (born Ana Milena Muñoz Gómez January 27, 1956)

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814-811: The Ottoman Empire came in the late 19th and 20th centuries. In 1928, several Japanese families settled in Valle del Cauca where they came as farmers to grow crops. Between 1970 and 1980, it was estimated that there were more than 6,000 Chinese immigrants in Colombia . In 2014, it was estimated that there were 25,000 Chinese living in Colombia. Their current communities are found in Bogotá , Barranquilla , Cali , Cartagena , Medellín , Santa Marta , Manizales , Cucutá and Pereira . There are additional Asian populations that immigrated to Colombia in smaller numbers, such as Iranians , Indians , Koreans , Filipinos and Pakistanis . Many Colombians have origins in

851-724: The Palestinian population is estimated between 100,000 and 120,000. Most Syrian-Lebanese immigrants established themselves in the Caribbean Region of Colombia in the towns of Santa Marta , Santa Cruz de Lorica , Fundación , Aracataca , Ayapel , Calamar , Ciénaga , Cereté , Montería and Barranquilla near the basin of the Magdalena River , in La Guajira Department , notably in Maicao and in

888-440: The armed conflict. In 2018 there were about 47,000 students taking part in Batuta in 112 municipalities in all of Colombia's 32 departments and by 2020 over 500,000 children and young people had taken part in Batuta's musical programmes since its launch in 1991. After Venezuela, it is the largest such programme in the world. It focusses particularly on younger children in non-orchestral settings, who learn music through singing and

925-454: The chonto wood marimba and vallenato music, and there are student exchanges between different parts of the country. Batuta has created youth orchestras for children aged 13–18 in Bogota, Cali and Medellin. Many students have graduated from Batuta to play professionally in major orchestras in Colombia and worldwide. The Colombian Youth Philharmonic ( Spanish : Filarmónica Joven de Colombia )

962-570: The country and run their independent religious organizations. The Confederación de Comunidades Judías de Colombia coordinates Jews and institutions that practice the religion. Consequently, there were other immigrants from the Western Asia , including a number of Armenian , Turkish , Georgian and Cypriot immigrants who arrived in the country during the early 20th century. Also known as "Afro", or "Afro-colombianos" (in Spanish). According to

999-482: The country of Colombia . This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Colombian . Colombia is considered to be one of the most multiethnic societies in the world, home to people of various ethnic, religious and national origins. Many Colombians have varying degrees of European , Indigenous , African , Arab ancestry. The majority of

1036-712: The country's growing population and business opportunities. In addition to these waves of immigration, a great number of Jews fled to Colombia during and after the Second World War, seeking to escape violence in Europe. Immigrants mostly to the Caribbean and Andean regions. There are smaller numbers of Dutch , Swiss , Austrians , Danish , Norwegian , Portuguese , Belgian , Russian , Polish , Hungarian , Bulgarian , Lithuanian , Ukrainian , Czech , Greek and Croatian communities that immigrated during

1073-734: The country. There are 101 languages listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database, of which 80 are spoken today as living languages. There are currently more than 850,000 speakers of native languages. The educational experience of many Colombian children begins with attendance at a preschool academy until age five ( Educación preescolar ). Basic education ( Educación básica ) is compulsory by law. It has two stages: Primary basic education ( Educación básica primaria ) which goes from first to fifth grade – children from six to ten years old, and Secondary basic education ( Educación básica secundaria ), which goes from sixth to ninth grade. Basic education

1110-469: The culture of Colombia and thus a modern Colombian identity. Ethnic groups of Colombia according to Latinobarómetro 2023 Most part of Colombia's population descends from European immigration in the mid 16th to late 20th centuries. The greatest waves of European immigration to Colombia can generally be divided into three time periods: the 1820s-1850's, which brought hundreds of immigrants mainly from Spain , Italy , Germany (including Ashkenazi Jewish );

1147-593: The fourth-largest African diaspora on the planet after the Brazil , USA and Haiti . Genetic ancestry of Colombians according to a study published on the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Because of its strategic location Colombia has received several immigration waves during its history. Most of these immigrants have settled in the Caribbean Coast; Barranquilla (the largest city in

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1184-844: The largest indigenous groups are the Wayuu , the Zenú , the Pastos , the Embera and the Páez . The departments ( departamentos) with the biggest indigenous population are Cauca , La Guajira , Nariño , Cordoba and Sucre . Colombia's Asian community is generally made up of people of West Asian descent, particularly the Lebanese , Syrian , and Palestinian , though there are also smaller communities of East Asian , South Asian and Southeast Asian ancestry. West Asians, particularly Levantine immigrants from

1221-555: The most vulnerable areas and it is especially focussed on communities that have been victims of the Colombian conflict including people forcibly displaced by the violence. This meant, for example, that the programme had to include psychotherapy and counselling for children with trauma. Former Batuta director Juan Antonio Cuellar said that "Social action is the mission; music is the tool." Helena Barreto Reyes, executive director of Filarmónica Joven de Colombia, said that "With Batuta, music

1258-588: The population in Colombia. More than fifty different indigenous ethnic groups inhabit Colombia. Most of them speak languages belonging to the Chibchan and Cariban language families. Historically there are 567 reserves ( resguardos ) established for Native American peoples and they are inhabited by more than 800,000 people. The 1991 constitution established that their native languages are official in their territories, and most of them have bilingual education systems teaching both native languages and Spanish. Some of

1295-723: Was established in 2009 for young people aged 16 to 24, through cooperation with Batuta and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas and also with support from the Fundación Bolivar Davivienda. 80% of the orchestra's musicians come from Batuta. The orchestra toured Europe in 2017, making its debut at Young Euro Classic and again in 2019, under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada ; they have also played in Miami, Houston and São Paulo. In December 2020 they performed

1332-671: Was inhabited entirely by Amerindian groups. Colombia's indigenous cultures evolved from three main groups—the Quimbayas , who inhabited the western slopes of the Cordillera Central ; the Chibchas ; and the Kalina (Caribs). The Muisca culture, a subset of the larger Chibcha ethnic group and famous for their use of gold, were responsible for the legend of El Dorado . Today Native American people comprise roughly around 10% of

1369-468: Was modelled on Venezuela's El Sistema, aiming to offer a musical education to all, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds who would not otherwise have the opportunity to do so. Key differences with El Sistema include the use of private as well as public finance, greater use of traditional Colombian musical instruments instead of prioritising orchestral instruments, and a greater focus on social issues and reconciliation. Its objective has been to reach

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