Monthly Highlights_June 2016_Final

MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
FOR MIGRATION
June 2016
Victims Institutional Strengthening Program (VISP)
Provides accompaniment and technical support for the
Government of Colombia’s (GoC) policies, systems, and institutions
at the national, departmental, and municipal levels, to strengthen
capacities and build necessary competencies for the timely and
effective execution and implementation of the Victims Law.
Monthly Highlights
This report provides monthly institutional and Victims Law
achievements supported by VISP at the national and local levels.
The interactive game Paz a la Voz developed by Medea Interactiva in alliance with VISP, the
Victims Unit, and the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (vice
minister presents the game above), was launched in Bogotá on June 21.
What was done this month?
visp by the numbers
GUARANTEEING CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PARTICIPATION
INTERACTIVE GAME PAZ A LA VOZ LAUNCHED
The interactive communication technology tool “Paz a la Voz” (“Peace on the Voice,” and a play on
the Spanish phrases, spread your voice and lift your voice) created as part of the “Participathon”
hackathon for children and adolescents was designed, developed by Medea Interactiva, and
transferred to the Victims Unit’s Childhood and Youth Group.
The game uses simple language to teach child and adolescent victims about their rights under the
Victims Law and ways that they can participate in society.
In June, the multimedia application was officially launched, and thanks to an alliance with the
Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MinTIC), the application will be installed
on 160,000 tablets and 20,000 laptops that will be given to children and adolescents in schools
around Colombia (in the framework of MinTIC’s Computers to Educate program).
Paz a la Voz is available here: http://bit.ly/28MFyi0 and on Google Play.
number of PROJECTS BY STATUS
250
199
200
181
165
150
90
100
80
65
50
4
2
1
0
Apr/2016
May/2016
In formulation
Jun/2016
Finalized
Ongoing
promoting job market inclusion for victims
route for victims supported with public service for employment
VISP is supporting the Public Employment Service (PSE) strategy to improve employability and job
market inclusion for vulnerable populations, providing differential attention to conflict victims to
promote their employment.
To launch the strategy, transfer sessions were carried out to train Regional Employment Centers that
work with the PSE in the departments of Cundinamarca, Meta, Atlántico, Valle del Cauca, Antioquia,
Santander, and Tolima.
These sessions provided training on the Victims Law, victims’ employment, the psychosocial
approach and self-care, addressing existing gaps for employment, entrepreneurial management, and
the PSE’s role in the post-conflict and peacebuilding.
Nearly 200 people who work with Regional Employment Centers attended the sessions and 46
strategy “promoters,” all of whom are conflict victims, were incorporated and will work in
employment centers to directly implement the Employability Strategy for Victims.
number of projects
by intermediate result
70
60
60
59
52
50
40
30
20
21
28
18
14
10
0
IR1
IR2
Finalized
IR3
12
IR4
Ongoing
promoting local historical memory
Regional memory network consolidated with the national center for historical memory
Support for the Colombian Network of Memory Places wrapped up this month. VISP designed the network’s website http://redmemoriacolombia.org/
and supported exchanges between the Museum of Caquetá and communities from Bojayá (in which 20 representatives from the Artesanías Guayacán,
Comité Dos de Mayo, and the Hermanas Agustinas participated). VISP also supported the strategy to characterize memory places.
This process significantly increased the network’s positioning on the public agenda, and on June 2 the first public audience was held between the
network, academia, institutions, and memory experts before Colombia’s Congress, called “The State’s Responsibility to Memory & the People’s Right.”
Government partners
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Governor’s and
Mayor’s Offices
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INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION
FOR MIGRATION
guaranteeing victims’ place in regional development tools
visp support ensures regional development plans inclusion of policies for victims
VISP worked with mayors’ and governors‘ offices in 32 municipalities to include specific actions and funds for victims’ attention and comprehensive
reparation. Components for victims were ultimately included in 100% of the 41 plans supported, averaging 2.3% of the plans’ overall budgets. A total
of USD 4.4 billion was earmarked for victims between 2016 and 2020. Certain municipalities stand out, including Ciénaga, Magdalena and Ovejas, Sucre,
which earmarked 27% and 23% of their total budget for victims’ attention and reparation, respectively.
VISP also provided technical assistance to include tailored policies for gender and ethnicity. With the program’s support, specific policies for gender
(including LGBTI populations) and Afro-Colombian and indigenous were included in development plans in 10 departments. USD 20 million was
earmarked for ethnicity and over USD 16 million for gender (including USD 4 million for LGBTI).
These plans are roadmaps that will foster the implementation of inclusive policies for conflict victims, providing tailored support for women, LGBT
people, and ethnic groups.
VISP also supported municipal and departmental victims participation roundtables to create proposals for regional development plans, validate plans,
and design inputs to create PAT, thereby ensuring civil society participation.
Victims Participation Roundtables were supported in Caquetá, Cartagena del Chairá, Córdoba, Florencia, La Montañita, Magdalena, Medellín, Montelíbano,
Montería, Ovejas, San Onofre, and Tierralta. About 200 victims directly participated in local planning processes with VISP support.
inclusion for victims with disabilities
visp supports accessible materials
Victims with disabilities are less likely to access vital services and programs because of stigma, discrimination, and inaccessibility. VISP addressed this
by working with government institutions to create and distribute materials for people with visual and auditory limitations.
With the Ministry of Health (MOH), VISP produced three instructive booklets with spoken screen readers and three videos with sign language to promote
the reporting of disabilities and communicate available health services.
Working hand-in-hand with people with disabilities, VISP ensured the materials include their perspectives and meet their needs. For example, when
screen readers come across images they are often tripped up and literally read the word “image,” confusing listeners. To address this, VISP included
indications describing each image for greater comprehension.
HIGHLIGHTED REGIONAL ADVANCES
HIGHLIGHTED
la guajira
-Guiding workshops on
developing local action plans with
staff from mayors’ and governors’
offices in Riohacha
-Support to develop the regional
transitional justice committee in San Juan
del Cesar with the Victims Unit
-Technical assistance session
with municipalities in Magdalena to
design their local action plans
-Support for the first departmental
transitional justice committee, which
adopted the department’s local action
plan to protect victims
Córdoba
2
Advances
INSTITUCIONAL
CAPACITIES
INDIVIDUAL
capabilities
The Ministry of Health presented
and handed over the
comprehensive health attention
route for landmine victims
designed with VISP support
magdalena
-Workshop to transfer the
Gender Backpack for women and
LGBTI victims with public servants in
Montería
-Transfer of the Ethnic Backpack with
public servants in the department
-Socialization of the “La Danza de la
Liberacion" documentary in
Montería
INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL
Workshop to adjust the
comprehensive health and
functional rehabilitation route
for landmine victims
Gender Backpack on women’s and
LGBTI rights transferred to 18
public servants from 7 GOC
institutions
3 day course on gender justice with
50 public servants responsible for
providing attention to female
victims, with support from the NGO
Vital Voices, Fundación Avon for
Women, and the State Department
Focus groups with victims at the
regional level to survey
perceptions on truth in the
context of Truth and Justice Law
free version testimonies and
reparation
DISCOVER VISP ADVANCES ONLINE:
UN radio show: “Five years into the Victims Law’s implementation,”
http://bit.ly/2a5dJkb
Video: Paz a la Voz
http://bit.ly/2a980YI
Article: Semana - “Peace is built at the regional level”
http://bit.ly/29gVWWX
VISP targeted department
VISP targeted municipality
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Feedback: Camilo Leguízamo, Victims Institutional Strengthening Program Coordinator • email: [email protected]