The European Union (EU) was set up after the Second World War. For more than twenty years the EU has supported Colombia in its aim to peacebuilding.
Two special programs: Peace Laboratories (2002-2012) and New Peace Territories (2012-2017), show how methodological transfers and capacity building activities could contribute to conflict-affected territories’ peaceful and sustainable development.
This broad experience is capitalized by the European Trust Fund for Peace in Colombia as an effective mechanism to respond to the government of Colombia’s request for assistance and channel the resources in a structured and efficient way. Furthermore, the Fund demonstrates the solidarity and political support of the EU for this important peace process and also promotes the general interests of the European Union as a whole. The EUTF is made up of 20 countries and all of them work towards the same goal: to promote the generation of scale economies and accomplishing this to reach the utmost impact with efficiency and visibility of the European Union on the territory.
The EU has extensive experience in rural development, land restitution and local productive development, and the Fund´s objective is to support Colombia on comprehensive rural development in the territories most affected by the conflict, enhance economic and productive activities, strengthen state presence, rebuild the social fabric of communities and support the social and economic reincorporation of ex-combatants.
Strategic Pillars
The European Fund for Peace’s strategy in Colombia comprises six pillars. More than 26 projects, regardless of their particular approaches, share common objectives andcontribute to generating impact in terms of social transformation.
These six pillars help analyze the Fund’s impacts and each project’s specific contribution to peace implementation and the construction of equity, equality, transformation, and coexistence in Colombia.






Geographic scope of the Fund
Go to Geographic scope of the FundThe European Trust Fund works throughout the Colombian territory. It prioritizes the areas most affected by the armed conflict, based on specific needs of, and paying special attention to, vulnerable, rural municipalities that require priority measures. Currently, the EUTF works in 16 departments and 96 municipalities. The EUTF geographic scope includes 26 Territorial Spaces for Training and Reincorporation (ETCR).
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