Colombia: Strengthening local capacities for peace-building in the Department of Nariño
JOINT PROGRAMME QUICK FACTS
Total Budget $7,000,000
Delivery Rate
Main Achievements
- Leadership of indigenous and Afro-Colombian women was strengthened through the course "Gender Equality for Local and Regional Development."
- Consolidation of a departmental strategy for the protection of the rights of children, adolescents, and youth in contexts of conflict and associated violence.
- Development of exercises for the recovery of traditional production practices and native seeds.
The Programme aims to consolidate local and regional capacities, assets and efforts for building peace and promoting development by: strengthening democratic institutions, fostering civic participation, and promoting coexistence and sustainable socio-economic development, while at the same time incorporating ethnic, cultural and gender perspectives as a condition for progress towards achieving MDGs.
It will be implemented in the municipalities of the Pacific Coast and the Andean border of the Department of Nariño, a region where the prevalence of violence, poverty and unmet needs, and the concentration of illicit crops is higher than the national average. The intention is to implement an innovative model for peace-building through an area-based approach and an explicit gender focus that can be replicated in other regions of the country through strategic initiatives for crisis and conflict prevention and management, strengthening the rule of law, restoring livelihoods and promoting socio-economic development.