Brazil: Security with Citizenship: preventing violence and strengthening citizenship with a focus on children, adolescents and youths in vulnerable conditions in Brazilian communities
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $6,000,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
- Establishment of three local governance committees.
- Seminar given on citizen security and coexistence.
The programme goal is preventing violence and promoting citizenship in Brazil, following the Citizens’ Security concept (Segurança Cidadã –CS Approach). This approach has being implemented in various countries in Latin America and emphasizes the importance of adopting a multidisciplinary strategy to prevent violence, considering its multi-causal characteristic. The multi-sector actions shall be adapted to local level needs.
This Programme strengthens the joint work of UN agencies, Government and NGOs, developing expertise in joint programme management and optimizing the implementation of integrated activities in this field, with focus on violence prevention. The programme will be implemented in 3 communities, selected by levels of urban violence and sustainability potential. Local plans will be collaboratively constructed with local actors and new methodologies will be designed, tested and disseminated at the national level, contributing to national public policies design and implementation.