Grants and Contributions

To achieve that goal, the project proposes actions at three levels: (1) support the Office de la Protection du Citoyen so that it can more effectively fulfil its role of promoting and protecting human rights, including women and minors; (2) build the capacities of civil society human rights organizations and lawyers representing victims of human rights violations; and (3) increase citizen participation through improved public awareness, including women and youth, of human rights, anti-impunity and anti-corruption issues.

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.

This initiative seeks to address youth violence in Haiti by engaging and empowering youth, and young adults to have a voice in community decision making. In Haiti youth, who increasingly lack hope for the future, have limited economic opportunities, have experienced interruptions in their education, have broken ties with families and have experienced violence and discrimination.

With GAC’s support, Mercy Corps addresses two key drivers of community violence: (1) a lack of voice for youth and young adults in decisions affecting their communities; and (2) scarce social and economic opportunities that offer productive alternatives to crime and violence. Mercy Corps intends to implement targeted activities that address specific drivers of violence for different age groups of the community, which include female, male, and priority youth and adolescents.

This project provides support to the NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security to implement the NATO Action Plan to mainstream United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR) related to women, peace and security and other related resolutions. The action plan includes the following activities: (1) institutional policies and structures; (2) cooperative security; (3) gender integration in NATO education, training and exercises; (4) defence planning and policy and UNSCR 1325; (5) public diplomacy and strategic communication; (6) civil society engagement; and (6) biennial independent review and recommendation on NATO and UNSCR 1325.
P002479001: This project provides support to the NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security to implement the NATO Action Plan to mainstream United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR) related to women, peace and security and other related resolutions. The action plan includes the following activities: (1) institutional policies and structures; (2) cooperative security; (3) gender integration in NATO education, training and exercises; (4) defence planning and policy and UNSCR 1325; (5) public diplomacy and strategic communication; (6) civil society engagement; and (6) biennial independent review and recommendation on NATO and UNSCR 1325.