Madre Inc.

Published purpose

This project aims to contribute to the implementation of the Ethnic Chapter of the Colombian Peace Agreement through a feminist lens. The project also works to address the increase in post- Peace Agreement violence, particularly sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against Afro-Colombian women and girls in Barbacoas, Buenaventura, the Caribe, Norte de Cauca, and Tumaco regions. Project activities include: (1) conducting awareness raising activities on SGBV committed against Afro-Colombian women and girls; (2) increasing knowledge on services for survivors of SGBV, including domestic violence, through the publication and distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and response materials; (3) conducting workshops to improve responses to SGBV by authorities and civil society operating in the focus regions of the project; (4) preparing and submitting to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace of an emblematic case on SGBV committed against Afro-Colombian women and girls; (5) holding community hearings on SGBV that promote healing and reconciliation; and (6) advocating for the continued implementation of the Ethnic Chapter through an Afro-Colombian feminist lens.