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Survivor Corps Colombia
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Survivor Corps Colombia works to raise awareness among service organizations, government agencies and employers about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the importance of equal access to employment for conflict survivors and people with disabilities.
Colombia's 40-year internal conflict between paramilitaries, guerilla groups and the Colombian army has created a nation of victims. Colombia is the world's leading producer of cocaine, and narco-terrorists make up an additional faction in the country. Families and communities are divided by loyalties to different groups, fueling a cycle of isolation and violence. Each year, 200,000 or more people are forced out of their homes by the fighting – nearly four million and counting. Colombia also has the largest number of new landmine victims in the world.
In response to this tremendous need, Survivor Corps has partnered with the Centro Integral de Rehabilitación de Colombia (CIREC) to expand CIREC's Semillas de Esperanza (Seeds of Hope) Program. Seeds of Hope promotes lasting change by establishing associations for landmine survivors and persons with disabilities throughout Colombia. Association members are trained to develop community programs for local leadership, rehabilitation, social integration and economic opportunity.
In partnership with CIREC and other local organizations, Survivor Corps is launching three new programs in Colombia for former combatants from illegal armed groups, former police and military members, civilian conflict victims, their families and communities, and local governments.
The Peer Support program
- Connects survivors to each other to share practical and emotional support.
Reconciliation program
- Uses sports competitions to increase survivors' participation in their communities and creates opportunities for former opponents to interact in positive ways.
Employment program
- Helps conflict survivors and their families achieve economic stability and participation in society through work.
Survivor Corps Columbia works closely with the Centro Integral de Rehabilitación de Colombia (CIREC) and other local organizations in their mission to assist and empower survivors in Colobmia.
Contact Information:
Paola Barragán
Survivor Corps Colombia
Carrera 12 • No. 90-19
Bogotá, Colombia
Tel: 57.1.651.2997
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