Corporacion Dunna
(Bogota, Colombia)
Natalia Quiñones
Co-Founder and Research Director, DunnaApproach to Work
Natalia Quiñones works at the intersection of storytelling, the body, and collective healing. Growing from the realities of Colombia’s long history of conflict, her work is grounded in the belief that communities carry both deep wounds and deep wisdom. She cares about creating spaces where people can safely reconnect with their stories, their bodies, and one another.
As a co-founder of Dunna, Natalia supports individuals and communities to process trauma and imagine futures shaped by dignity and peace. She blends careful thinking with creative and embodied practices, trusting that healing is not only something we think through, but something we feel and live. Storytelling, movement, and presence are central to how she works.
Natalia approaches her work with humility and curiosity, listening closely to what people need in the moment. She believes that when stories are shared and held with care, they become powerful tools for resilience, understanding, and collective transformation.
Natalia brings the understanding that the stories most difficult to tell are often the ones the system most needs to hear—and that embodied practice is what allows those stories to emerge. She holds the shift from using storytelling as a tool to allowing stories to do their own work: not stories for change, but stories as change. And she brings hard-won experience in helping funders see what they didn't know they were looking for.
Maria Adelaida Lopez
Co-Founder and Director, DunnaApproach to Work
Maria Adelaida Lopez is guided by a deep belief in the power of culture, creativity, and the body to support healing and social change. Her work grows from long-standing relationships with communities in Colombia and beyond, where she has supported people to explore meaning, connection, and resilience in the face of hardship.
As a co-founder of Dunna, Maria helps create spaces where individuals and groups can slow down, listen inwardly, and reconnect with their own wisdom. She brings together storytelling, movement, and reflective practice to support collective healing and shared understanding. Her approach is gentle, attentive, and rooted in care for the whole person.
Maria also draws on years of experience working with cultural and social initiatives, alongside her long-term practice as a yoga teacher. At the heart of her work is a commitment to presence, trust, and the belief that lasting change begins when people feel safe enough to be fully themselves.
Maria brings the ability to find images and metaphors for what's difficult to articulate—the creative work of making an embodied methodology visible to those who haven't experienced it. She also brings the long-term yoga practice that grounds Dunna's approach to presence and the body.