Good Municipal Governance for Peace - Paz Comunal

The project Good Municipal Governance for Peace – Paz Comunal (Buena gobernanza municipal para la paz en Colombia) aims to support 14 Colombian municipalities in implementing the Peace Agreement. Its main objective is to foster transparent and inclusive cooperation between state and non-state actors. 

It focuses on three fields of action: (1) Transparency and accountability, by strengthening capacities for transparent, citizen-understandable governance; (2) Political participation of women and youth, improving conditions for their active involvement at the municipal level; and (3) Creation of an Innovation Laboratory to promote innovative ideas enhancing participation, transparency, and peace building. Dorsch Impact is responsible for the third field of action, implemented in three municipalities of Caquetá (Valparaíso, San José del Fragua, Morelia) and eleven in Catatumbo (Ábrego, Ocaña, La Playa de Belén, El Carmen, Convención, Teorama, El Tarra, San Calixto, Tibú, Hacarí, Sardinata).

Disciplines

  • Governance, Peace and Social Cohesion

Companies

Dorsch Impact GmbH

Client

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Duration

From 2020 to 2022

Location

Colombia

Project Activities

  • 5 intra-departmental and 5 inter-departmental exchange events on transparent and inclusive cooperation in Caquetá and Norte de Santander.
  • Promotion of participation, transparency and peacebuilding, including digital tools, through 20 innovative methods.
  • Technical assistance, focusing on co-creative, innovative methods (e.g. simulations, role-playing) to foster youth participation in transparency and peace processes.
  • Supporting networking and mutual learning between local actors (organisations, groups, municipalities) to apply innovative approaches.
  • Development and facilitation of innovative tools and events, and knowledge management of good practices.
  • Increased participation of youth and women, and administrative transparency via creative, digital methodologies, with strong youth mobilisation.

Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

We are committed to making a positive impact and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This project contributes to the following SDGs:

Gender equality

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