Grants and Contributions

1617-P000405

1617-P000427

This project aims to support local civil society and the Colombian State with the implementation and monitoring of transitional justice. The project contributes to building confidence of the Colombian society, particularly women and girls, in the transitional justice system and contributes to the reaffirmation of the rule of law.

This project aims to contribute to more inclusive and participatory governance in the municipalities of Wadi Khaled, in Northern Lebanon.
The goal is to help local leaders and community members (Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees) to develop respectful relationships with one another, and collaborate more effectively to promote social stability. The project is inspired by the concept of a “Diwan” (An Arabic word symbolizing an audience hall or tent, where community members gather to socialize and resolve conflicts). This project targets women and youth, who have traditionally been left out of local decision-making processes, as well as various local leaders and governance actors. Project activities include: (1) providing training workshops; (2) organizing community roundtable discussions; (3) planning community projects; (4) supporting youth community centers; and (5) encouraging cross-municipality collaboration.
This project involves 480 direct beneficiaries and 5,000 indirect beneficiaries.

This project aims to increase the capacity of international organizations and transitional justice mechanisms to investigate and prosecute sexual and gender-based violence crimes committed during conflicts by deploying gender-based violence experts to justice and accountability mechanisms around the world. The project also works to provide up to fifteen deployments in response to urgent requests for expertise to support accountability for conflict related sexual and gender-based crimes.

With Global Affairs Canada’s support, Development and Peace aims to support approximately 320 households, at least 50 of which are headed by women, to make upgrades to their sub-standard shelters.

This project aims to strengthen the Haitian Border Police’s capacity to enforce security, to recognize the specific rights and needs of migrants and to equip the Haitian Border Police with dormitories, offices and equipment tailored to the needs of the border police officers.

Project activities include: (1) sensitising Haitian Border Police on key border management and protection issues which can enhance their understanding of migrants’ rights and international standards; (2) equiping the Haitian Border Police with dormitories and offices to reinforce its capacity; (3) purchasing logistics material (transportation, communication, furniture and supplies for the new facilities; and (4) providing specialized equipment for the Haitian Border Police to allow the newly deployed officers to effectively perform border control functions.

This project seeks to contribute to the advancement of inclusive, peaceful and pluralistic societies through efforts to support the implementation of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) Resolution 16/18.

The project aims to implement a peacebuilding programme focused on empowering South Sudanese communities to be the primary drivers and owners of their own peace process. Activities include: (1) performing research; (2) developing policy programmes that seek to analyze the conflict in South Sudan; and (3) providing policy and decision makers with effective and sustainable options for engagement on stabilization and transformation processes.