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Inclusion for Peace Activity (Ipa) INCLUSION FOR PEACE ACTIVITY (IPA) Fifth Quarterly Status Report October 1- December 31, 2017 AWARD: AID-514-A-17-00001 Fifth Quarterly Status Report October 1– December 31, 2017 AWARD: AID-514-A-17-00001 SUBMITTED TO: Cristina Barrera U.S. Agency for International Development Carrera 45 No 24 – 27 Post 2 Bogotá, DC – Colombia Email: [email protected] SUBMITTED BY: Hugo Tovar Chief of Party IOM Mission in Colombia Carrera 14 No- 93 B – 46 Bogotá, DC – Colombia Phone: 639 77 77 Date prepared: January 31, 2018 Prepared for the United States Agency for International Development, USAID Cooperative Agreement No. AID-514-A-17-00001, INCLUSION FOR PEACE ACTIVITY (IPA) Implemented by: International Organization for Migration P.O. Box 253200 Bogotá, Colombia 2 INCLUSION FOR PEACE ACTIVITY - Quarterly Report #3 (Q4 FY 2017) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 5 Summary of Key Quarterly Results................................................................................................................ 5 Differentiated Approach ................................................................................................................................... 6 Inclusion for Peace Activity (IPA) Regions ................................................................................................... 7 2. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Activity Description ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Context ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 IPA’s Contribution to Peace Building ......................................................................................................... 10 3. ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ....................................................................................... 12 Principal Progress by Result Area ................................................................................................................ 12 Result Area 1: Enhanced GOC capacity to respond to ethnic communities affected by conflict and greater engagement of these communities in peace-building ....................................................... 12 Result Area 2: Reduced vulnerability to income poverty through economic opportunities ........ 16 Result Area 3: Increased awareness and respect for ethnic diversity ................................................ 18 Result Area 4: Provide humanitarian assistance to Afro-Colombian and indigenous people ....... 20 Grants Fund ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 4. ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 22 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning ........................................................................................................... 22 Sustainability ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 5. FINANCIAL REPORT ................................................................................................................................ 24 6. COMMUNICATIONS AND DISSEMINATION ................................................................................. 25 7. CONCLUSION: PRIORITIES AND NEXT STEPS ............................................................................. 25 Challenges and Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................. 25 Priorities ............................................................................................................................................................ 26 ANNEXES .............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Annex 1: Activity performance indicator progress ................................................................................. 28 Annex 2: IPA Geographic Regions .............................................................................................................. 32 Annex 3: Grants Fund Approved APS Proposals ..................................................................................... 33 Annex 4: IPA Success Story .......................................................................................................................... 35 Annex 5: 2017 IPA Newsletter .................................................................................................................... 36 Annex 6: Project Rolling List ........................................................................................................................ 40 3 INCLUSION FOR PEACE ACTIVITY - Quarterly Report #3 (Q4 FY 2017) LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ACIP USAID Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program Afrodes Asociación de Afrodescendientes Desplazados APS Annual Program Statement CNC Centro Nacional de Consultoría CONPA Consejo Nacional de Paz Afrocolombiano CONPES Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social CPEM Consejería Presidencial para la Equidad de la Mujer CSJ Consejo Superior de la Judicatura CSO Civil society organization DAFP Departamento Administrativo de la Función Pública DANE Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística DNP Departamento Nacional de Planeación FPIC Free and Prior Informed Consultation GBV Gender-based violence GOC Government of Colombia ICAE Ethnic Affairs Capacity Index ICBF Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar ICFES Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior ICOE Ethnic Organization Capacity Index IOM International Organization for Migration IPA Inclusion for Peace Activity LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and Intersexual MEN Ministerio de Educación MinAmbiente Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible MinCultura Ministerio de Cultura MINTIC Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones MOI Ministerio del Interior OACP Oficina del Alto Comisionado para la Paz OAS Organization of American States OCAT Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool ODR Observatorio de Discriminación Racial ONIC Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia PDET Planes de Desarrollo con Enfoque Territorial PTP Programa de Transformación Productiva PS Prosperidad Social RPR Recruitment Prevention and Reintegration SIMAT Sistema de Matriculación UCA Unidad Comunitaria de Atención ICBF UNGRD Unidad Nacional para la Gestión de Riesgos de Desastres USAID United States Agency for International Development 4 INCLUSION FOR PEACE ACTIVITY - Quarterly Report #3 (Q4 FY 2017) 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Executing Organization: International Organization for Migration (IOM Mission in Colombia) Activity Duration: November 2016 – November 2020 Key Activity Partner(s): MOI, MEN, DANE, MinCultura, Prosperidad Social Reporting Period: October 1 – December 31, 2017 Total confirmed funds: Total cash disbursements: USD 50,000,000 USD 6,091,347 Summary of Key Quarterly Results During this period, substantive progress was made in each of Inclusion for Peace Activity’s (IPA) four intermediate results (IRs), including: Result Area1: Community and Institutional Strengthening IPA applied the ICAE to 19 municipal governments and 7 departmental governments, the results of which will provide IPA information to develop improvement plans for government entities to improve their capacities to respond effectively to the differentiated needs of the ethnic communities they serve. The city government of Medellín adopted a new public policy regarding promoting the rights and culture of its Afro-Colombian population. In order to improve the quality of education for black and indigenous students, 107 teachers, and 95 school directors and subject area coordinators from Tumaco, Quibdó, and Buenaventura received training to improve their teaching and curriculum. Additionally, the Special Fund for Education opened its call for applications for the second cohort of recipients. Finally, OIM and the Ministry of Education signed an agreement to implement the second phase of the program “Manos a la Escuela”, which involves a comprehensive infrastructure and social development strategy for 140 rural educational institutions in territories that have been seriously impacted by the conflict. IPA Result Area 2: Economic Opportunities The first cohort of 1,124 participants in Empleo para la Prosperidad graduated from their training courses in Medellín, Barranquilla, Buenaventura, and Cartagena, and are now prepared to enter the formal economy. Similarly, 2,738 participants in the Mi Negocio initiative completed their business development training and 2,708 completed business plans. In the initiative to develop strategies to address trauma as well as business management and marketing, the first cohort of 22 Tumaco women completed both areas of training as well as their business plans, and will receive seed capital during 2018. Additionally, OIM and Prosperidad Social signed a cooperation agreement to implement
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