LATIN AMERICA COLOMBIA

COALICO and its members are now better able to monitor and analyse the negative effects of armed conflict on children, as well as state actions to address the recruitment of children, thanks to the development of materials on the subject. With these improved capabilities, the organisation is also more adequately equipped to carry out advocacy work and, among other things, prepare an alternative report on children's rights in Colombia, which will be presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Gender equality is now a priority consideration in the partners' services and procedures, a shift supported by a newly developed gender equality policy at COALICO, the addition of gender-specific information in GENFAMI's tools and interventions, and training at OPAN.

GENFAMI improved its project management capabilities by developing tools for each project phase, including data collection and analysis, planning, monitoring and results assessments.

The partners and other child protection actors in the country are now in a better position to develop mutual connections and collaborate thanks to a mapping of the various actors working to prevent child marriage.

Participants in the International Organization for Migration (IOM) course on the care and support of victims of sexual violence by health professionals, of which GENFAMI designed some modules, March 2022

OUR PARTNERS: THE PASTORAL OFFICE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (OPAN), THE COALITION AGAINST THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ARMED CONFLICT IN COLOMBIA (COALICO) AND THE FOUNDATION FOR THE INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT OF GENDER AND FAMILY (GENFAMI).

Six volunteers were deployed, specialising in organisational management, legal consulting and regional coordination.

The Paniamor Foundation and its initiatives now enjoy better visibility with key population segments due to the development of an institutional communications strategy and improved online presence.

Paniamor now has the skills and knowledge required to develop large-scale communications campaigns, design effective messages for awareness-building and advocacy, share the results of its initiatives and communicate in the media. These improvements stem from new communications tools and training.

Costa Rica's institutions and civil society increased their collaboration and jointly organised a training workshop on how to use strategic communications to create a social impact and promote child rights. The workshop was attended by 7 ministries, 13 state institutions, 6 civil society organisations and 5 public schools from across the country.