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PROGRAM OF ALLIANCES FOR RECONCILIATION (PAR) QUARTERLY REPORT January – March 2021 (Quarter Two/FY 2021) AGREEMENT NUMBER: AID-514-A-16-00009 Cover Photo: Quibdó (Chocó) DISCLAIMER: This report is made possible by the generous support of the U.S. Government and the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of ACDI/VOCA and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. PAR Quarterly Report January-March 2021 CONTENTS SECTION I: BACKGROUND 1 SECTION II: SUMMARY 2 SECTION III: PROGRESS BY PARTNER 2 FUNDACIÓN ANDI 2 CORPORACIÓN RECONCILIACIÓN COLOMBIA 3 PROYECTOS SEMANA 4 SECTION IV: PROGRESS BY REGION 5 NATIONAL 5 CARIBBEAN (SANTA MARTA, CIÉNAGA, CARTAGENA, BARRANQUILLA) 12 ANTIOQUIA (MEDELLÍN, TURBO, APARTADÓ) 17 PACIFIC (QUIBDÓ, BOJAYÁ, BUENAVENTURA, CALI) 20 CENTRAL (BOGOTÁ) 22 ORINOQUIA (VISTA HERMOSA, PUERTO RICO, MESETAS) 23 AMAZON (FLORENCIA, SAN VICENTE DEL CAGUÁN, CARTAGENA DEL CHAIRÁ) 26 BORDER MUNICIPALITIES (ARAUCA, NORTE DE SANTANDER, LA GUAJIRA) 28 SECTION V: MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) 34 SECTION VI: LOOKING AHEAD 35 SECTION VII: FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1 ANNEX 1: PAR IN NUMBERS 2 ANNEX 2: SUCCESS STORY 7 ANNEX 3: COVID-19 RESPONSE 9 2 PAR Quarterly Report January-March 2021 ANDI Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia APLAMEDA Asociacion de Plataneros de Medio Atrato ART Agencia de Renovación del Territorio CAE Specialized Attention Centers CAFEMASU Asociacion de Cafeteros de la Macarena y Sumapaz C-AME Complexity-Aware Monitoring and Evaluation CEV Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence, and Non- Repetition (Truth Commission) COMFAMA Caja de Compensación Familiar de Antioquia COMFIAR Caja de Compensación Familiar de Arauca COP Chief of Party CORDEPAZ Corporacion Desarrollo para la Paz de Piedemonte Oriental CRC Corporación Reconciliación Colombia CSO Civil Society Organization DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DNP National Planning Department FAVLA Fundación ACDI/VOCA FENALCO Federación Nacional de Comerciantes FNC Federación Nacional de Cafeteros GBV Gender-based Violence GOC Government of Colombia GSI Gender and Social Inclusion ICBF Colombian Institute of Family Welfare ICOL Local Organizations Strengthening Index ICOR Organizational Capacity Index ICT Information, Communication and Technology LEAP Learning, Evaluation, Analysis Platform LGBTIQ+ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Plus LIMPAL Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom LISA Laboratorio de Innovación Social Adaptativo M&E Monitoring and Evaluation PAR Program of Alliances for Reconciliation PDET Programa de Desarrollo con Enfoque Territorial PUJ Pontificia Universidad Javeriana UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNINORTE Universidad del Norte USAID United States Agency for International Development 3 PAR Quarterly Report January-March 2021 SECTION I: BACKGROUND Through Cooperative Agreement No. AID-514-A-16-00009, dated May 27, 2016, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded ACDI/VOCA the Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR or the Program) for a five-year period through November 31st, 2021. The objective of the five-year, $74.9-million Program is to promote awareness and mobilization initiatives that boost economic and social opportunities through transformative alliances. To this end, PAR has formed high-impact alliances with major actors in the private and public sectors, media, academia, and civil society. PAR supports these partners to conceptualize and implement initiatives that contribute to changing perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors, helping Colombians to come to terms with the past, engage in constructive dialogue, and transform old narratives forged by conflict. PAR works with the understanding that Colombians must be informed and educated about the conflict (information), recognize that they are part of the solution (awareness), and be willing to participate in that process (action/change). PAR consists of three main components that aim to: 1) support truth-telling and memory initiatives that enable Colombians to confront and accept the past; 2) promote greater awareness of reconciliation efforts as a way of spurring mobilization and action; and 3) leverage strategic public and private alliances that foster socioeconomic opportunities in target municipalities. Additionally, PAR plays a key role towards facilitating solutions to the Venezuelan migration phenomenon and works alongside the Government of Colombia (GOC), local governments, public- private alliances, and international cooperation organizations, among others, to address topics such as social and economic integration, and promote objective information and positive messages that mitigate outbreaks of xenophobia. On April 28, 2020, PAR signed a cost extension for US$15-million, extending the program to November 2021 and expanding strategies for combating xenophobia, social and economic integration of migrants, and supporting the Programa de Desarrollo con Enfoque Territorial (Territorial Development Programs, PDET) in PAR municipalities, as well as deepening communications strategies, expanding the scope of DecidoSer to include families and migrants, and emphasizing a more comprehensive intervention in PAR municipalities. This quarterly report is a summary of activities and progress made from January through March 2021. 1 PAR Quarterly Report January-March 2021 SECTION II: SUMMARY The most noteworthy developments and accomplishments, resulting from PAR’s direct technical assistance and support during the reporting period include the following: RESULTS WITH PAR PARTNERS ❖ 1,420 people visited CRC’s social coexistence campaign called Traffic for a Difference. ❖ 40 private sector representatives took part in roundtables aimed at engaging businesses in the PDET strategy. ❖ 1,500 households participated in Semana’s Migración Venezuela’s nationwide survey about quality of life and integration of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. ❖ 753 people viewed Semana Rural’s Facebook Live event discussing the effect of COVID-19 on rural jobs. RESULTS IN NATIONAL RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES ❖ 951,000 users were reached by the anti-xenophobia campaign #ColombiaSinFronteras, which resulted in 2 million total impressions. ❖ 311,357 people tuned into the Laboratorio de Innovación Social Adaptativo (Adaptive Social Innovation Laboratory, LISA) live broadcast launch event. ❖ More than 94,991 people visited the Somos PARte de la Solución campaign website. ❖ 3,580 people viewed CEV’s virtual launch and panel discussion of its Escuche mi Verdad documentary. ❖ 2,400 users accessed information and resources related to migration through the Estoy en la Frontera online platform and social media channels. RESULTS IN LOCAL RECONCILIATION INITIATIVES ❖ 420 young Colombians and Venezuelan migrants in Barranquilla and Cartagena are bolstering socioeconomic inclusion through technical and complementary training, psychosocial support, and job placements. ❖ Women seamstresses in Quibdó produced 500 items of clothing and 2,000 face masks and launched a catalog featuring 76 unique garments. ❖ Cacao producers in San Vicente del Caguán increased yields by 500 percent, from 200 to 1,000 kilograms through new production techniques. ❖ 40 community leaders in La Guajira strengthened leadership skills through a peer-to-peer support network and designed action plans for engaging with and supporting migrants. SECTION III: PROGRESS BY PARTNER FUNDACIÓN ANDI During the period, PAR and Fundación ANDI continued the inclusive value chains strategy which benefits approximately 8,256 producers and their families by strengthening links between small-holder 2 PAR Quarterly Report January-March 2021 producers and end-buyers. In Bojayá, the project team confirmed a manufacturer to process plantains from Asociación de Plataneros del Medio Atrato (Aplameda) into plantain chips to sell to the national restaurant chain Frisby. Also in Bojayá, Fundación ANDI held a workshop with turmeric seller Curcumetto, to identify marketing and production bottlenecks and streamline processes relating to packaging, registrations, commercial partnerships, and communications. In Chaparral, Fundación ANDI and Fundación Nutresa distributed 4,000 cacao seedlings to project participants and provided mentoring on strategic planning. Fundación ANDI provided administrative training to two clothing manufacturing projects in Cartagena, after which one of the companies noted a 43 percent increase in productive capacity, a 44 percent decrease in production costs, and a 26 percent decrease in multidimensional poverty index among participants with 33 percent saving or re-investing part of their income. As part of the inclusive purchasing strategy, ANDI supports companies to adjust their procurement policies so they can include families and small entrepreneurs as suppliers. National coffee chain Juan Valdez, through its annual special edition women coffee growers blend, aims to increase coffee purchases from women growers, strengthen their technical skills, and increase the visibility of their work. This year’s edition is accompanied by branded articles—such as cupholders, aprons, cloth bags, among others—produced by 13 women-led companies. Plastics producer Esenttia annually buys new uniforms for its staff and in collaboration with Fundación ANDI, is developing a product map so the clothing can be donated to garment companies associated with Fundación ANDI. Also

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