SHOTLIST BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA (APRIL 10, 2025) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL) 1. TIGHT SHOT OF ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA STANDING ON BOAT, SPEAKING AND POINTING AREA 2. POV SHOT OF MANGROVES ALONG COAST AS BOAT SAILS (2 SHOTS) 3. “PIANGUERAS WOMEN” SITTING ON BOAT AS IT SAILS 4. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: "Well, my grandmother taught me, practically. I was very young, I was seven years old and she would take me to harvest piangua, and well, I would go to see what it was, and I ended up staying as a piangua harvester. Although I studied, I know many things, I know about clothing, lingerie, I took a corsetry course, many things, but since I can't find a job like that, I dedicated myself to my piangua." 5. ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA STANDING ON BOAT PADDLING 6. POV SHOT OF MANGROVES 7. PIANGUERAS WOMEN WALKING ON MUD, CARRYING PLASTIC BUCKETS 8. PIANGUERAS WOMAN WALKING AMONG MANGROVES 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: "It's through this means of support that we survive, because let's say one knocks on many doors, sometimes one submits resumes for other types of jobs, but no, one doesn't find work. So we have to dedicate ourselves again to the piangua." 10. CLOSE-UP OF WOMAN COLLECTING MOLLUSK STUCK INDER ROOTS OS MANGROVE IN MUD 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: “It has helped me and my companions a lot, because that's why I have my five children and thanks to God, with the piangua they have progressed." 12. WOMAN COLLECTING MOLLUSK 13. CLOSE-UP OF MUDDY MOLLUSK ON WOMAN’S PALM 14. THREE PIANGUERAS WOMEN COLLECTING MOLLUSK IN MUD 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: "It's something ancestral, it's a traditional dish and it's very delicious. So one worries, that's why we take the small ones, so they can grow, because if we take the tiny ones, they tend to disappear and that's what we don't want, for them to disappear." 16. ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA STANDING NEXT TO MANGROVES, HOLDING BMETAL BUCKET ONTAINING BURNING WOOD 17. CLOSE-UP OF ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA’S HAND DIGGING MUD 18. ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA COLLECTING MOLLUSK BURIED UNDER MANGROVES 19. CLOSE-UP OF MOLLUSKS IN BUCKET 20. WIDE SHOT OF WOMAN STANDING BEHIND MANGROVES, SEARCHING FOR MOLLUSK 21. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: "Well, what I like most is because one gets distracted, one meets people, let's say, and all of us who travel in the boat are cheerful, we tell jokes, as you could see today, that's how we are all the time and outdoors, no pollution, that's why we like going to the sea." 22. ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA STANDING ON BOAT, AND PADDLING 23. CLOSE-UP OF MOLLUSKS IN BUSKET 24. WOMAN SEARCHING FOR MOLLUSK IN MUD 25. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: "We decided to create a women's association and we are just 32 women and one man, we are 33 people in the association." 26. WOMEN COLLECTING MOLLUSKS IN MUD 27. TIGHT SHOT OF WATER, MANGROVES AND MANGROVE ROOTS 28. WIDE SHOT OF WOMAN COLLECTING MOLLUSK BURIED UNDER MUD 29. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: "That united they could hear us, while separately nobody listened to us, because united we made strength. Recently we are starting, well, the benefit we have had is that they have donated eight canoes to us, the ICTJ and the European Union, but as we were saying on the day of the meeting, we need the motors, which are also eight motors that we need, but thank God we have the boats, to avoid paying rent." 30. ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SITTING ON BOAT AS IT SAILS 31. WOMEN AND MAN ON BOAT 32. WIDE SHOT OF MAN ON BOAT PADDLING 33. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MEMBER OF APOJAPA, ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SAYING: "There are other mothers who do take their children, but we don't, our group doesn't take them, but other mothers do take them so they can learn, so they can see how one struggles in the root zone." 34. WOMAN TRYING TO PULL MOLLUSK UNDER TRUNK OF MANGROVE 35. CLOSE-UP OF MOLLUSKS IN BASKET 36. WOMAN COLLECTING MOLLUSK 37. ORFILIA RENTERÍA GAMBOA SITTING ON BOAT AS IT SAILSBUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA - APRIL 10: In the lush mangroves of Bahía Málaga, along Colombia’s Pacific coast, a group of women known as “piangueras” continue a centuries-old tradition of harvesting piangua, a small mollusk vital to the region’s cuisine and economy. For generations, these women—many of them single mothers—have relied on the sustainable collection of piangua as both a livelihood and a means of preserving their cultural heritage. Now, organized under the Asociación de Mujeres Piangueras, Pescadoras y Acuicultoras Artesanales de Buenaventura (Apojapa), they are gaining recognition for their dual role as environmental stewards and economic pillars of their communities. Orfilia Rentería Gamboa, a member of Apojapa, learned the trade from her grandmother at just seven years old. Now a mother of five, she reflects on the challenges and pride of her work. "Although I studied, I know many things, I know about clothing, lingerie, I took a corsetry course, many things, but since I can't find a job like that, I dedicated myself to my piangua," Rentería told Anadolu on April 10. "It's something ancestral, it's a traditional dish and it's very delicious. So one worries, that's why we take the small ones, so they can grow, because if we take the tiny ones, they tend to disappear and that's what we don't want, for them to disappear." Previously working in isolation, the women formed Apojapa in 2023 to amplify their voices. Today, the association comprises 32 women and one man, united in advocating for better resources and market access. Recent support from the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and the European Union has provided eight canoes, 30 harvesting kits, and five processing kits to improve efficiency and reduce costs. However, the group still needs motors for their boats to fully maximize their efforts. Rentería said they are stronger together, adding that no one listened to them before. The piangueras follow strict sustainability practices, avoiding undersized mollusks to ensure future harvests. Some also repurpose shells into handicrafts, creating additional income streams while minimizing waste. Their work highlights the delicate balance between economic survival and environmental protection in a region often overlooked by policymakers. As climate change and overharvesting threaten coastal ecosystems, their traditional knowledge offers a model for sustainable resource management. "All of us who travel in the boat are cheerful,” Rentería shared. “We tell jokes, as you could see today, that's how we are all the time and outdoors, no pollution, that's why we like going to the sea." Reporting by Jorge Eliecer Bastidas Barreto Writing by Sibel Uygun