The Group's Differential Approach and Gender of the Unit in Santander accompanied 18 women victims with dialogue initiatives on the defense and protection of their rights. The activities will continue to be carried out in other municipalities of the department.

The Victims Unit in Santander, through the establishment of public-private alliances and within the framework of the Colombia Transforma project, accompanied 18 women victims of conflict in Piedecuesta, organized in the Fuconmoda & Style Association for empowerment on issues such as Normative Framework on the Defense and Protection of Women's Rights, the role of women in the human rights approach and dialogue of knowledge and reflections on economic empowerment.

The activity was carried out by the Unit's Differential and Gender Focus Group, which facilitated the participants' interest in appropriating elements for the human and organizational strengthening of their associates.

These activities will be carried out in other municipalities of the department to strengthen the inclusion of women victims in projects that generate personal and economic development. "This is the sample of the commitment of the Victims Unit to work not only for economic reparation, but also for the personnel of the victim population of the department", said Gonzalo García, territorial director of the Unit in Santander.

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