Technical assistance for social inclusion of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia and Peru

This project aims to support the governments of Colombia and Peru to implement policy and programmatic responses that encourage the social inclusion integration and respect for human rights of Venezuelan refugees and migrants. This maximizes the benefits for both host communities and the Venezuelan refugee and migrant population in both countries. The World Bank provides hands-on technical assistance and policy dialogue support to national and local authorities in Peru and Colombia on policy priorities. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance to Gerencia de Fronteras in Colombia the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other key line ministries such as health education and social protection on policy matters; (2) improving and mapping delivery mechanisms and processes of key services; (3) providing technical assistance to government stakeholders to increase and secure service delivery and social protection services for all Venezuelan refugees and migrants; (4) implementing gender-sensitive behavioural change interventions with frontline and service delivery workers to reduce discrimination and improve delivery systems; (5) developing gender-sensitive community-level interventions to promote integration and inclusion of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in host communities; and (6) developing strategic communications and anti-xenophobia and anti-discrimination strategies.

The expected outcomes for the project include: (1) strengthened institutional and legal framework to respond to the Venezuelan refugee and migrant crisis in Colombia and Peru; (2) improved institutional coordination and service delivery for Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Colombia and Peru; and (3) increased social cohesion and integration of Venezuelan refugees and migrants with host communities in Colombia and Peru.