Colombia: Afro-Colombian And Indigenous Program (ACIP) - Call For Applications

Colombia: Afro-Colombian And Indigenous Program (ACIP) - Call For Applications   Description   The purpose of this five-year $61 million program is to improve the socio-economic status of Afro-Colombians and indigenous persons in target areas of Colombia. Afro-Colombians constitute approximately 10.62 percent of Colombia’s population of 45 million, and the Colombian government legally recognizes 82 indigenous communities who constitute 3.4 percent of the population. Both populations are among...

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