International Development Grant
Supporting Children's Rights in Peace Agreement Implementation in Colombia
Project Number: CA-3-P006062001
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $440,789.00
Start Date: December 03, 2018
End Date: December 31, 2019
Duration: 1.1 years
Project Description
This project aims to increase the capacities and reach of local coordination teams in Colombia to monitor and report on the status of children from a gender and ethnicity perspective in the context of declining security trends present in conflict-affected regions. This project also works to increase the capacities of the Colombian Transitional Justice mechanism on applying a gender and child focus in analysing and processing cases involving children in transitional justice and historical memory processes thus fostering a survivor-based approach that aims to promote effectiveness.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) new and adjusted tools are used by the Special Jurisdiction of Peace and the Commission for the Clarification of Truth to implement a comprehensive child and gender approach in legal and truth-seeking processes and decisions; and (2) improved coordination between civil society and local authorities to identify and mobilize protection response of children and adolescents most at risk in the face of gender threats in the departments of Arauca Nariño Antioquia Chocó y Córdoba.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved at the end of the project (December 2019) include: (1) included a child and gender focus in policies tools and guidelines of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the Commission for the Clarification of Truth (CEV); (2) increased the number of dialogues and public events organized by the CEV that contained a gendered focus on the rights of children to truth and reconciliation; (3) implemented a secure online open source global information management system that facilitates the gathering storage management and analysis of data on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict; (4) improved monitoring and reporting capacities at local level in local coordination teams in 5 prioritized departments (Arauca Norte Santander Chocó Putumayo and La Guajira); and (5) established communication channels with new local women-organizations and civil society organizations to improve the reporting on grave violations against children. Also increased the number of cases reported to the Country Taskforce on Monitoring and Reporting.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs