Svenska Kyrkan EU-Colombia 2020-2021 Svenska Kyrkan EU-Colombia 2020-2021 Svenska Kyrkan (The Church of Sweden) has applied to Sida for funding of 830 667 SEK to carry out the EU-project "Enhancing the resilience of Chocó's ethnic communities to inherent risks in the region" during 2020-2021. 

The project aims to enhance:

1. "The resilience of communities when facing risks related to armed conflict and natural hazards"

2. "The protection conditions and psychosocial wellbeing of ethnic communities impacted by the armed conflict and violence in Choco"

The expected results are: 

Result 1: The prioritised ethnic communities strengthen their organisational and community capacities, collective self-protection mechanisms and ability to engage in humanitarian dialogue.

Result 2: Strategies for the rapid and diversified production of foods, through the strengthening of agricultural livelihoods, with an agro-climatic risk management approach.

Result 3: Indigenous and afro-descendant communities increase their DRR capacities in contexts that experience the “double effect” (armed conflict and natural hazards) with mechanisms and tools that are culturally appropriate accordance to community members’ experiences and perceptions.

Result 4: Crises Modifiers: Communities with sudden emergencies receive humanitarian response in WASH according to their needs.

The project will be conducted within the Chocó region in Clombia, and Svenska Kyrkan will collaborate with two civil society organisations: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and The National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia (ONIC). Svenska Kyrkan is lead applicant to Sida and has the overall responsibility for the coordination and implementation of the project. 

The contribution has the EU Commission reference number: ECHO/WWD/BUD/2020/01000. The contribution's total budget is 777 778 EUR, which corresponds to approximately 8 306 665 SEK. The requested support from Sida is 830 667 SEK, which corresponds to 10% of the total budget. Svenska Kyrkan har ansökt om finansiering av egeninsats om 830 667 SEK för EU-projektet "Enhancing the resilience of Chocó's ethnic communities to inherent risks in the region" under 2020-2021. 

Insatsen syftar till att: 

1. "The resilience of communities when facing risks related to armed conflict and natural hazards is enhanced."

2. "The protection conditions and psychosocial wellbeing of ethnic communities impacted by the armed conflict and violence in Choco is enhanced."

Projektet kommer att genomföras på regional nivå i Chocó, Colombia och Svenska Kyrkan kommer att arbeta i samverkan med två civilsamhällesorganisationer: Lutheran World Federation (LWF) och The National Indigenous Organisation of Colombia (ONIC). Svenska Kyrkan är huvudsökande organisation och har det övergripande ansvaret för projektets implementering och koordinering. 

Den aktuella insatsen har EU-kommissionens referensnummer ECHO/WWD/BUD/2020/01000. Insatsen har en total budget på 777 778 EUR, vilket motsvarar cirka 8 306 665 SEK. Av detta har Svenska Kyrkan beviljats 700 000 EUR från EU-kommissionen och ansöker om 830 667 SEK (cirka 10%) från Sida. Insatsens övergripande mål: "The resilience of communities when facing risks related to armed conflict and natural hazards in enhanced"

Insatsens specifika mål: "The protection conditions and psychosocial wellbeing of ethnic communities impacted by the armed conflict and violence in Choco is enhanced"