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Christian Aid, Oxfam GB, Save the Children UK, CAFOD, SCIAF, TROCAIRE


Working for Peace and Human Rights in Colombia
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Cafod (Catholic Agency for Overseas Development)
Cafod’s programme in Colombia supports a range of Catholic projects working in the area of human rights, community development, and peace and reconciliation. These projects are located in Bogotá and in the southern part of the country, Valle del Cauca and Caquetá. Cafod is part of the network of Caritas agencies, catholic relief organisations across the world.
http://www.cafod.org.uk

Christian Aid UK/ Ireland
Christian Aid works with 14 partner which support marginalised, indigenous and Afro-Colombian people, strengthening the lobbying skills of local organisations. These projects are located around Bogotá, Quibdó, Barrancabermeja, the Catatumbo region, and Medellín. Christian Aid has an office in Colombia.
http://www.christian-aid.org

Oxfam GB
Oxfam GB has been working in Colombia for more than 20 years, and has 3 programme offices in-country. The
programme focuses on: food security and the development of access to markets for small producers, protection of vulnerable communities, and support to the participation of social organisations and movements in public policy. Projects range from humanitarian assistance to the displaced, to campaigning at a regional and global level on trade justice. Oxfam GB is part of the Oxfam International network.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk

Save the Children UK
Save the Children UK works with partner organisations across Colombia to stop violence against children through campaigns, education and training, protection, and support for ex-child soldiers. The programme works to reduce harmful child labour, promote sexual health and HIV/AIDS prevention, and access to quality, relevant education. The programme also incorporates research into the impact of economic policies and water privatisation on children.
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/

SCIAF (Scottish International Aid Fund)
SCIAF is part of the network of Caritas agencies, catholic relief organisations across the world.
http://www.sciaf.org.uk

Trócaire
The official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Trócaire’s programme in Colombia incorporates three key strands: human rights, building democracy, and promoting sustainable rural development. They support several organisations of the Catholic Church in Caquetá. Trócaire is part of the network of Caritas agencies, catholic relief organisations across the world.
http://www.trocaire.org

Observers:

Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s (AI) Colombia research team has been particularly concerned with ensuring that all armed actors adhere to international human rights and humanitarian law, and has campaigned hard against impunity and in favour of a legal framework for demobilising armed actors that respects the rights of victims to truth, justice and reparation.
http://web.amnesty.org

Peace Brigades International (PBI) - Colombia project.
PBI maintains international accompaniment teams in areas of conflict at the request of local organisations. The teams protect the political space of human rights defenders who suffer repression due to their non-violent work for human rights. The Colombia project of PBI operates four sub-teams in Barrancabermeja, Bogotá, Urabá, and Medellín.
http://www.peacebrigades.org



Agencias Británicas e Irlandesas trabajando en Colombia

British and Irish Agencies working in Colombia