The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a Cooperative Agreement from qualified U.

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and Non-U.

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organizations to fund an Activity entitled Inclusion for Peace.

Through this activity, USAID’s Office

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of Vulnerable Populations (OVP) seeks to support the efforts of an organization to foster social and economic inclusion of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities that have been severely affected by conflict, with a special emphasis within that community on people with disabilities, LGBTI population, and women victims of gender-based violence by:
1) Enhancing government capacity to respond to ethnic communities affected by conflict and increasing the communities’ engagement in peacebuilding efforts; 2) Reducing vulnerability to income poverty by increasing access to economic opportunities; and 3) Increasing awareness and respect for ethnic diversity.