Recon: Social entrepeneurship for sustainable development and peace building Recon: Social entrepeneurship for sustainable development and peace building Fundacion RECON har ansökt om finansiering på 7 500 000 SEK hos Sveriges ambassad i Colombia för att genomföra projektet “Project for the consolidation of the system of social entrepreneurship in Colombia as a tool for sustainable development and peace building” i Colombia under perioden 2020-2023.

Insatsen syftar till att konsolidera RECON som den ledande organisationen för socialt entreprenörskap i landet, i syfte att identifiera, inspirera, sammankoppla och stärka entreprenörskap och initiativ för social innovation som genererar ekonomiska och sociala förändringar och miljömässig hållbarhet i utsatta samhällen genom att 1) konsolidera RECON:s tekniska och institutionella kapacitet, 2) främja åtgärder som bidrar till identifiering och främjande av entreprenörskap och 3) utveckla organisatoriska strategier som stärker sociala entreprenörskap som bidrar till konsolidering av hållbarhet och som har territoriell effekt.

Insatsens totala budget är 7 500 000 SEK. The purpose of the project support to Recon is to identify, inspire, connect, and strengthen entrepreneurships and social innovation initiatives which generate sustainable socio-economic transformations in conflict-affected communities by:
1) Consolidating RECON’s technical and institutional capacities.
2) Encouraging actions that contribute to the identification of entrepreneurships.
3) Developing organisational strategies that strengthen social entrepreneurships that contribute to the consolidation of sustainability and have territorial impact. Fundacion RECON (RECON) is a is Colombian NGO that works with vulnerable communities in Colombia searching, supporting and strengthening social entrepreneurships that may generate sustainable economic alternatives to poor populations affected by conflict.
The general objective of this contribution is directed to consolidate RECON as the leading organization of social entrepreneurship in Colombia, with the purpose of identifying, inspiring, connecting and strengthening entrepreneurship initiatives and social innovation projects that generate economic and social transformations and environmental sustainability, in vulnerable communities.

This general objective is expected to be achieved by three specific objectives:

1. To consolidate the technical and institutional capacity of RECON, to benefit and facilitate the participation of civil society in construction processes of peace and territorial development through social entrepreneurship initiatives.

2. To promote actions that contribute to strengthening the identification processes and promotion of entrepreneurship and social innovation projects aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

3. To develop organizational strategies to strengthen projects of social entrepreneurship, in order to contribute to the consolidation of sustainability and territorial impact.

By the end of this intervention (which is initially planned for four years), RECON is expected to be the leading organisation in the country that groups and strengthens small civil society organisations and supports and accompanies social entrepreneurship projects conceived by vulnerable populations affected by conflict (women, ex-combatants, LGTBI, poor, indigenous and afro-Colombians, among others) with the purpose of generating sustainable economic income and thus contributing to peace-building in the targeted territories.