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The organization’s Intergenerational Project in Colombia in 20 resulted in dialogues in 15 regions most affected by violence. By inspiring a new generation of peacemakers that learn from the past and are excited about the future, GPPAC quells violence in Colombia. GPPAC recognizes that young people’s faith in their country’s social fabric is essential to promoting peace over violence. The organization addresses the lack of youth community and political engagement in Colombia. GPPAC aims to motivate Colombian youth as changemakers by promoting dialogue between different generations. Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) These 3 organizations are working to reduce violence in Colombia. However, nonprofits are committed to reducing violence by promoting a culture of peace. Violence prevails in the nation and continues to keep people in poverty. This makes them particularly susceptible to violence. Most of the people displaced come from rural areas where 70% of the population lives in poverty. 139,000 people were displaced within Colombia due to violence in 2019 alone. The country’s unparalleled amount of internally displaced people also contributes to poverty. A study conducted in rural Colombia found that those who experience violence are more likely to remain in a cycle of poverty as a result of economic loss, trauma and fear. Violence in Colombia sustains the country’s extreme poverty. As a result of continued conflict, violence in Colombia remains a public threat and results in mass displacement, deaths and disappearances. They continued to perpetrate violence in the country as they fight for political and economic control over different Colombian regions. Despite the agreement’s plans for peace and a hopeful future, there were still illegal militant groups and members of FARC who refused to obey the government. This was after more than 50 years of conflict between the government and the guerilla group. The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) formally ended their armed conflict with a peace agreement in 2016.