Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report's original reporting found in the Devex featured article "USAID moves out, gangs move in: The cost of aid cuts in Colombia." Our journalist traced the unraveling of years of prevention work in Colombia to better understand how gangs and armed groups were quick to exploit the vacuum left behind when this work was cancelled.

This information was provided to The Aid Report by Luz Mely Moreno, who participated in the ‘I Decide to Be’ empowerment program. She lives in the Reposo neighborhood of Quibdó in northwestern Colombia.

Source: Devex