Two projects, Peace Laboratories (2002-2012) and Nuevos Territorios de Paz (2012-2017) were models of transferring methodology and strengthening local capacity-building in order to create territorial sustainable development for peace.
This broad experience is capitalized by the European 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 Fund 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 six Strategic Pillars of the European Trust Fund for Peace in Colombia represent the strategic plan for generating results. More than 20 projects, despite their distinct focuses, share common objectives and come together in order to accomplish the Strategic Pillars.
The objective of these pillars is to facilitate the analysis of the results obtained by the EUTF and the specific contributions each project is providing to peacebuilding and to the promotion of equity, social transformation and peaceful coexistence in Colombia.
The final evaluation will determinate how the Fund has facilitated and supported the rural and territorial development processes in peacebuilding, democracy strengthening and reincorporation.
Reconciliation
and conflict
de-escalation
Social and economic
reincorporation of
former combatants
Social inclusion:
youth, women and
ethnic groups
Sustainable
and inclusive
productivity
Institutionalization
and state
legitimacy
European
Union value
added
Geographic scope of the Fund
The Fund works in 11 departments of Colombia (Chocó, Meta, Valle del Cauca, Caquetá, Putumayo, Nariño, Guaviare, La Guajira, Cesar y Antioquia), 51 municipalities, 26 Espacios Territoriales de Capacitación y Transición (ETCRs) and Nuevos Puntos de Reincorporación.
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