CRC: Integration of migrants and host communities in Cali

Colombia continues to be the country with the largest number of Venezuelan migrants in Latin America. It has become a destination and a transit route to other countries in the region; in both cases with high protection risks for women, youth, boys and girls. While many migrants are still in a transit, the number of people settling in the country is growing.

Cali –a city near the Pacific coast and the border with Ecuador– hosts displaced victims of the armed conflict, settled in the same areas where the migrant and returnee population is arriving. There are limited actions that facilitates integration processes, in a context of protection risks especially for women, youngsters and children due to to illegal economies and armed actors.

Directly: 3,493 people from Venezuela (migrants and returnees) (70%) and host communities (30%) in Cali, Valle del Cauca.

Indirectly: 10,479 indirect beneficiaries (beneficiary families, communities, schools, and community action boards).  

Outcome 1. Migrants and host communities reduce their protection risks and access information services, psychosocial care and are referred to institutional care routes.

Outcome 2. Migrants and host communities have equitable access to income generation opportunities (productive units and cash transfers) that promote their stabilization processes.

Outcome 3. Integration processes between migrants and host communities strengthened, through building a culture of peace and coexistence.

Resultados previstos:  

Protection:
-Creation and implementation of the Care and Orientation Center (COA).
-70% of people accessing the CAO increases skills to manage their migration processes in Colombia.
-70% of people accessing the CAO reports improvements in their feelings of well-being and levels of information.
-70% of people accessing individual or group psychosocial care, shows improvement.

Income generation and stabilization:
-50 productive units/projects are launched/strengthened. 60% lead by women.
-70% of women earn enough incomes to reach the survival threshold.
-50 people receive conditional cash transfers.
-70% of beneficiary households obtain sufficient income to reach the survival threshold.

Integration:
-70% of migrants and prioritized vulnerable host communities develop skills for the transformation of conflicts and the construction of a culture of peace and coexistence.
-70% of the migrant population and prioritized vulnerable host communities show a better family and community relationship through the project.
-60% of community integration activities proposed by women and youth are prioritized.