Peace and Development Project (1st Phase APL)

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The Peace and Development APL Project for Colombia aims to assist vulnerable, low-income and displaced populations in rural and urban communities in the conflict-affected region in order to reduce the risk of their exposure to conflict and mitigate the negative impact of possible derived effects. The project assumes that building assets is a measure that contributes to mitigate the risk of displacement, and that restoring a basic safety net to displaced families is a first step in their social and economic stabilization. However, the project does not address directly the problem of conflict and violence but supports people to reduce and mitigate the risk of conflict and violence. There are four project components. Component A develops social, economic and environmental assets in priority areas, primarily 1. Promoting the production of basic staple food crops for self-consumption, to benefit around 40,000 low- income families; 2. Generating employment opportunities through farm and non-farm productive services and small business activities to benefit around 10,000 low-income families; 3. Enhancing the social network in priority areas to benefit around 9,000 low-income families to (a) facilitate the access of vulnerable and low-income populations to basic social services; (b) promote job opportunities for youth; (c) improve housing and sanitary conditions for low-income families; (d) promote a culture of peaceful co-existence among populations of priority areas in the context of regional development and the sense of belonging; and 4. Developing social and economic activities to protect the environment. Component B supports displaced families in the process of return and relocation: 1. Promoting the production of basic staple food crops for self-consumption, to benefit around 8,000 displaced families; 2. Facilitating the access to public health and education services to displaced populations; 3. Developing social and economic opportunities for about 17,000 families as they begin to stabilize; and 4. Providing basic sanitation to ensure that around 6,000 displaced/returning households have at least a minimum acceptable access to safe water, sanitation and basic housing conditions. Component C strengthens institutions and governance at the local level. Component D funds project management, and monitoring and evaluation.