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Guatemala

Partners began working in Guatemala in 2010 with its partner Tt DPK to provide on-going design, monitoring, and evaluation technical support to the USAID-funded Project Against Violence and Impunity.

Belize

Partners is facilitating dialogue between Belize's citizens, police and government to improve public security

Partners Announces Initiative in Belize to Improve Citizen Security

Partners for Democratic Change is pleased to announce a new 18-month initiative with the U.S. Embassy in Belize: Community-Police Collaboration to Improve Citizen Security in Belize (CPC-Belize).

Specialist in Peaceful Conflict Transformation Visits Argentina

John Paul Lederach, specialist in peaceful conflict transformation, shared his experiences in the field of peacebuilding in a visit to Buenos Aires.

FPDL's Good Governance work wins 2011 United Nations Public Service Award for two cities

Martin, Slovakia and Craiova, Romania win the 2011 United Nations Public Service Award for North America and Europe in the category “Preventing and Combating Corruption in the Public Service”. Both local governments applied the novel strategic anticorruption approach, promoted by FPDL in CEE/SEE countries with LGI/OSI support.

Monitoring the Performance of Albania's National Licensing Center

Partners Albania's report on Albania's National Licensing Center is released.

Director of Parceiros Brasil Receives Prestigious Fellowship in Dispute Resolution

Gabriela Asmar, Director of Parceiros Brasil, has been selected as one of the class of 2011 Weinstein International Fellows by the JAMS Foundation, one of the leading dispute resolution institutions in the United States.

U.S. School Mediation Expert Conducts Training of School Administrators and Teachers in Rio de Janeiro with Parceiros Brasil

Parceiros Brasil advances conflict resolution and mediation techniques in Rio de Janeiro's school system.

Partners Romania Wins Prize for Anti-Corruption Work

The program “A City without Corruption, a City with Future,” organized by Partners Romania together with the Romanian municipality of Craiova, recently won the first prize in the 2010 Civil Servants Agency Annual Competition in the category “Strengthening public service integrity, transparency and accountability.” The project aimed to improve accountability and combat corruption on the level of local government and was selected from over 30 different initiatives from across Romania, showing the impact of Partners’ work in the country.

Partners Mexico Runs as Finalist in Nationwide Program to Build a Better Mexico

On September 19, Partners Mexico ran as one of 20 finalists out of 47,000 participants on Iniciativa México, a nationwide program that aims to promote outstanding social projects.

Indigenous Leaders Meet to Discuss Partners Colombia's New Justice Program

Partners Colombia co-hosted an event in the city of Riohacha, bringing together over a hundred indigenous leaders, community representatives and local officials to discuss the project "Strengthening the Rights of the Wayuu".

Partners Jordan's Participatory Program Recognized by the Jordanian Government

Partners-Jordan's work is recognized by the Jordanian government at a regional Lessons Learned Conference.

La Serie de Houston en Español

La información sobre la Serie de Houston en Español.

La Serie de Houston en Español

La información sobre la Serie de Houston en Español

Prestigious Innovare Award won by Gabriela Asmar, Director of the Partners' Center in Brazil.

Director Gabriela Asmar is the unanimous winner of the 2009 Innovare Award for her innovative work in helping lawyers broaden their view of conflict resolution.

Catalysts for Democratic Change in the Americas featured in "The Americas Project" Spring 2010 Newsletter

"Two hundred years of solitude: Toward regional integration by catalyzing democratic change in the Americas" by Partners' Executive Director Julia Roig

Strategy for Development and Implementation of Mediation in Serbia

In this Serbian-language article, Blazo Nedic, Director of Partners-Serbia, offers ideas and guidelines for the development of mediation in Serbia.

Raising the Bar

Deepening Normative Frameworks for Election Assistance and Applying these Lessons Learned to other Areas of Democracy Assistance

Partners-Jordan featured in Euronews

Partners-Jordan has been featured in Euronews' segment "Women's Rights in Jordan".

Increasing Civic Participation in Moldova

Partners trained Moldovan trainers to support citizens groups in creating a new culture of democratic action at the local level, engaging their local governments and mobilizing fellow citizens to create concrete improvements in their quality of life.