Title:
Building Peace with Colombian Indigenous Communities
Agreement Number:
7415858 P008139001
Agreement Value:
$2,575,275.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 7, 2020 - Aug 31, 2025
Description:
The project aims to promote the protection, safety, empowerment and dignity of vulnerable Indigenous communities, especially women, in 9 municipalities of the Departments of Nariño and Antioquia in Colombia. These municipalities have been the most affected by the armed conflict, and present high rates of poverty, presence of illicit economies and institutional weakness. The project supports the priorities outlined in the sections of the Colombian Peace Agreement that grant official status to Indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities.
Project activities include: (1) providing training and working group sessions to improve Indigenous community protection mechanisms, which include the active participation of Indigenous women; (2) providing training and working group sessions to increase knowledge on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) within communities, and work to prevent and respond to SGBV; (3) organizing activities to strengthen the knowledge of state institutions, particularly the Ombudsman Office, on Indigenous rights, with a focus on the rights of Indigenous women, including survivors of the conflict, and disabled people; (4) supporting local and national advocacy for gender-responsive protection mechanisms, in line with the Colombian government’s commitments in the Ethnic Chapter; and (5) strengthening the capacity of Indigenous women to participate in decision-making spaces.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased access to protection mechanisms for the Indigenous communities of Antioquia and Nariño, with a particular focus on women and girls; (2) improved responses to the protection needs of the Indigenous groups in Antioquia and Nariño, particularly those of women and girls, by Indigenous protection mechanisms and State institutions; (3) increased capacities of Indigenous women and girls to claim their rights and engage in the reduction of SGBV; and (4) increased capacities for gender-inclusive dialogue between Colombian protection stakeholders, ethnic authorities and civil society at national, departmental and municipal levels.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H2X 3V4
Reference Number:
064-2019-2020-Q4-00054
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
889147401
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The value of the agreement is changed to $2,575,275 CAD, The end date is changed to 2025-08-31.
Amendment Date
Mar 6, 2023
Recipient's Legal Name:
Humanity & Inclusion Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Laurier--Sainte-Marie
Federal Riding Number:
24039
Program:
Peace and Stabilization Operations
Program Purpose:
The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s toolbox to prevent and respond to conflicts and crises abroad. It supports rapid, effective, whole-of-government coordinated responses to a wide range of challenges and serves as a valuable instrument for supporting stability in conflict-affected regions. PSOPs provides visible and concrete assistance in response to conflicts and crises abroad through targeted programming, the deployment of Canadian police officers (in partnership with Public Safety Canada and the RCMP) and civilian personnel, and direct support to the UN and multilateral peace operations, conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts.