FICONPAZ
Fundación Instituto para la Construcción de la Paz FICONPAZ
Bogotá, Colombia
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FICONPAZ is a non-governmental organisation based in Bogotá, Colombia working on peace & conflict, children & youth, refugees & migration +3 more.
FICONPAZ is a non-profit foundation linked to the Archdiocese of Bogotá that works to build peace and reconciliation in Colombia. It accompanies communities, youth groups and church structures in conflict-affected areas, using its own methodologies in training, support and capacity building in three lines: citizenship for peace, social dialogue and reconciliation, and economies for peace. Its main programmes are the Sembradores de Paz children's movement, the JAFET youth movement, the Escuela de Mediación para el Diálogo Social and the Paz a lo Bien forums. The foundation also works with migrant and refugee children and families, mainly from Venezuela, and has supported similar processes in Haiti, Mexico, Honduras and Ecuador. It is run under the direction of Monseñor Héctor Fabio Henao Gaviria.
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Movimiento de Niños y Niñas Sembradores de Paz
Children & Youth · Colombia, Haiti, Mexico, Honduras, Ecuador
Works with children and their families through trained adult facilitators (Animadores) to build a culture of peace, solidarity and children's rights, and to prevent recruitment into armed groups.
JAFET (Movimiento de Jóvenes Animadores con una Fe Transformadora)
Peace & Conflict · Colombia
Supports youth groups in Bogotá, Medellín and other areas to prevent urban violence, promote reconciliation and lead local peace initiatives.
Escuela de Mediación para el Diálogo Social
Peace & Conflict · Colombia
Modular training programme that equips young people with mediation and social dialogue skills for preventing and managing conflict.
Paz a lo Bien
Peace & Conflict · Colombia
Forums and initiatives that give young people a platform to lead peacebuilding, reconciliation and public policy dialogue in Bogotá and Medellín.
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Cáritas Colombiana, UNICEF, ADVENIAT, Cordaid, Caritas Internationalis, Cáritas Española, Cáritas Alemania, Cáritas Noruega, Die Sternsinger Kindermissionswerk, GIZ, Unión Europea, Embajada de Suiza, Embajada de Noruega, Embajada Británica en Colombia, Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos
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