Social impact & partnerships professional
Kamila Buitrago
Peacebuilding. Partnerships. People.
I coordinate community programs, support research and partnerships, and make information accessible across Spanish, English and Turkish.
Based in Regina, Canada · Working across cultures
2,950+Meetings supported by Waha’s Spanish-language app
50 countriesWhere those Spanish-language meetings took place
3 languagesSpanish, English & Turkish
Waha’s reach reflects a collaborative effort; my contribution was Spanish translation and localization.
Selected work
People at the center.
Purpose in the work.
Community programs, practical tools and cross-cultural collaboration.
Community-led peacebuilding01
A psychosocial-support toolkit for community leaders.
IELCO · Colombia · 2024–2025
Led the creation of a psychosocial support protocol that equips community and church leaders to support people affected by Colombia’s armed conflict.
Role, approach & result +
- My role
- Peacebuilding Psychosocial Support Advisor, working with IELCO in partnership with Felm.
- The approach
- Developed the protocol alongside community-focused work: workshops on psychosocial support, human rights, mental health and prevention of gender-based violence, with conflict-affected communities and peace-agreement signatories.
- The result
- A formalized training tool to help leaders provide community-based support, building on IELCO’s existing psychosocial work.
The protocol is organizational material; a work sample can be discussed with permission.
Localization & collaboration02
Spanish localization for a global Bible-study app.
Waha · Remote · 2023–2025
Translated and localized Waha’s Bible-study and discipleship app into Spanish, adapting curriculum and interface text for Spanish-speaking communities.
Role, approach & result +
- My role
- Official Translator and Localization Partner.
- The approach
- Translated, edited and reviewed content with attention to cultural context and consistency. Used Crowdin for localization tasks and collaborated on an AI-assisted workflow for article translation.
- The result
- Waha’s Spanish-language app supported over 2,950 meetings in 50 countries, with my contribution in translation and localization. The collaborative article-translation workflow reduced translation costs by more than an order of magnitude.
App localization and article-translation automation were distinct, collaborative contributions; these are not claims of sole ownership.
Research & conflict resolution03
Research on land dispossession in Las Tulapas.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana · 2026
Researched sociocultural trauma in Las Tulapas, Colombia, examining the effects of land dispossession and possible paths toward comprehensive reparation.
Role, approach & result +
- My role
- Political Science graduate; undergraduate thesis researcher.
- The approach
- Studied the relationship between armed conflict, land dispossession and sociocultural trauma, considering the roles of affected communities, public and private actors, and their allies.
- The result
- A completed undergraduate thesis exploring the causes of harm and proposals for restoration, alongside a Political Science degree earned with academic-excellence honors.
A research summary or thesis can be requested directly; no confidential research material is published here.
Advocacy & international representation04
Civil-society representation at CSW69.
Lutheran World Federation / IELCO · 2025
Represented the Lutheran World Federation and IELCO at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York.
Role, approach & result +
- My role
- Civil-society delegate and panelist, representing the Lutheran World Federation and IELCO.
- The approach
- Contributed to conversations on women’s rights and equality from a faith-based, community-centered perspective. Also represented IELCO at the Branches of Peace initiative in Washington, D.C.
- The result
- Participation in international advocacy spaces, connecting Colombian community experience with broader peacebuilding and equality discussions.
Her reflections on CSW69 are available on LinkedIn.
Read my CSW69 reflection ↗Looking for a work sample? Get in touch. I’m happy to discuss what can be shared while respecting communities’ and partners’ confidentiality.
September 2026–present
CanadaCo-Founder
SpanAI Solutions
Co-founder of SpanAI Solutions, bringing a cross-cultural background in partnerships, research and community work to a new technology venture.
February–August 2026
Bogotá, ColombiaClient Service Team Associate (Intern)
Dialectica
Worked on the B2B Surveys team, recruiting and qualifying industry experts for consulting clients. Managed concurrent, deadline-driven research projects and negotiated participation in English.
Recognized as best intern of the surveys product.
Official Translator & Localization Partner
Waha
Spanish localization, translation and editing for Waha’s Bible-study app; collaborator on an AI-assisted article-translation workflow.
Peacebuilding Psychosocial Support Advisor
IELCO / Felm
Psychosocial support protocols, community workshops, human-rights education and international civil-society representation.
2022–2023
Bogotá, ColombiaVolunteer, Dialogues & Mobilization Project
Justapaz
Supported youth civic participation and human-rights education in Usme; helped with interviews and logistics for a memory-building project on the 2021 Bogotá protests. Helped organize educational events, regional dialogues, conferences and national meetings.
Cross-Cultural Worker
YWAM
Led humanitarian-aid projects for Syrian refugees and marginalized communities, managed donations, founded Birlikte Kültür Evi and directed Mersin Peace Camp. Provided Turkish–English–Spanish interpretation.
About me
Different contexts.
The same commitment.
I’m a Colombian political scientist, now based in Canada. My work has taken me from refugee communities in Türkiye to peacebuilding initiatives in Colombia and client research in the private sector.
I’m drawn to work that connects careful listening with practical action: helping communities build their own capacity, making information accessible across languages and bringing the right people into a conversation.
Today, I’m also a co-founder of SpanAI Solutions. Across these different settings, my starting point is the same: understand the people, understand the context, and build something useful together.
Working languages
- Spanish · Native
- English · Fluent (C2)
- Turkish · Fluent (C1)
Education & training
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Political Science · Academic-excellence honors
Peace Research & Conflict Resolution · September 2026
Ikumeni
Certificate of Participation · Peacebuilding
Laboratory of Ecumenical and Interreligious Best Practices · 2024
Politécnico Mayor
Certificate Program · Psychosocial Support & Integrated Health for Victims
PAPSIVI · April 2024