CERF-funded Project

Colombia

Comprehensive humanitarian response to the emergency caused by the displacement and confinement in Catatumbo, with an emphasis on protection, mental health, education, health and nutrition, and WASH (CERF-COL-25-RR-CEF-34830)

Project overview

The main objective of UNICEF is to provide rapid humanitarian assistance to children and families affected by the displacement and confinement crisis in targeted communities through cross-sectoral strategies that integrate child protection, MHPSS, education, water, sanitation, hygiene, and health and nutrition sectors to address immediate needs. The project aims to improve educational process through the habilitation of existing educational spaces, the adaptation of temporary learning spaces at the community, enhance access to comprehensive nutrition services for the treatment of malnutrition and infectious and parasitic diseases that contribute to nutritional deterioration, strengthen the capacities to protect the targeted people against the risks of recruitment, use, sexual violence and accidents caused by explosive devices and provide humanitarian response in WASH sector in targeted communities. The intervention provides humanitarian assistance to 30,143 people (7,701 women, 5,414 men and 17,028 children) including 250 persons with disabilities.

Sector Amount in US$
Protection US$364,108
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene US$351,104
Education US$299,088
Nutrition US$286,085