Women Advocate for Peace (Women, Peace and Security in Colombia) “Women Advocate for Peace” aims to contribute to a lasting peace process with gender justice in Colombia, in which women and girls have equal rights and opportunities as men and boys. This implies creating enabling conditions to strengthen the participation, influence and leadership of women and their organisations in peace-building spaces at the local, territorial and national levels. This five-year programme from 2021 to 2025 has been elaborated by a consortium consisting of three Colombian organizations—Ruta Pacífica de la Mujeres, Liga Internacional de Mujeres por la Paz y la Libertad (LIMPAL) and Corporación de Apoyo a Comunidades Populares (CODACOP)—and two Dutch ones—ICCO and HealthNet TPO. Our Theory of Change describes three mutually interrelated thematic pillars/ result areas: 
1. Peace process; 2. Accompaniment and protection; and 3. Women’s empowerment. 

The fulfilment of the gender indicators established by the Peace Accord will influence the application and adoption of gender-based measures to protect women, including psychosocial attention. Compliance with the gender measures established by the Peace Accord is a determining factor for a sustainable and inclusive peace process. By accompanying women and their organizations, they will become stronger, increase their resilience, and be able to participate in political spaces to ensure the application and monitoring of the current laws governing gender (including the WPS agenda and SDG-5) at the national as well as departmental and municipal levels. Finally, encouraging their economic autonomy and a more equitable redistribution of chores in the family context will facilitate their empowerment, the development of their political role, and their fundamental contribution to development and peace in Colombia.