Forced displacement in Colombia is a complex and deep problem in our reality, which involves different stakeholders and has serious implications for both communities and individuals. That’s why I decided to approach this issue as a case study, specifically investigating the educational and cultural characteristics as dimensions that prove the impact of this phenomenon in displaced families. Norte de Santander has been configured as stage receiver of displaced people, however at the beginning of the investigation there are few studies about it and so frequently people talk about it not knowing the reality of these families. In this paper we address the educational and cultural characteristics and lifestyle of the displaced population of Pastora and Belen neighborhoods of the city Cucuta, Colombia. The object of study focuses on how the forced displacement affects families and children. The study calls for a contextualization of the phenomenon, a theoretical foundation from an anthropological perspective and a direct approach to the population studied: parents, children, those who play the leading role in the displacements.