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Partners Jordan 4th Quarter Newsletter

Partners Jordan has released their 4th Quarter Newsletter for 2011, which includes updates on the main projects: “Youth Mediation as a Tool of Conflict Resolution” and “Empowering Women through Economic Mentorship” between the periods of October – December, 2011

PDC Board Member Stephenie Foster visits Yemen

Stephenie Foster, Member of Partners' Board, blogs about her visit to Yemen to work on the legal framework for girls' education.

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.

Education for Peace (E4P) Project launched by Parceiros Brasil

Parceiros Brasil recently launched a new conflict resolution program in 10 public schools in Rio de Janeiro to reduce violence and develop students’ problem-solving skills.

Yemeni Women Take a Stand against Tribal Violence

Wardah Mujawwar applied skills gained in Partners' Y-CCM training to prevent a tribal conflict in her local community.

PDC's Director for Latin America moderates a panel on Juvenile Justice Reform

On Tuesday, June 28 PDC's Director for Latin America Programs, Lelia Mooney moderated a panel on Juvenile Justice Reform as part of the Conference on Preventing Youth Crime in the Americas

Increasing the Role of Roma in the Media

The EU and the Hungarian Government have funded this project to increase the number of young Roma media professionals and reduce prejudice and bias.

Building Entrepreneurship in Yemen

Partners-Yemen promotes women leaders and entrepreneurs in the Mareb region of Yemen, bolstering economic security and creating role-models within the local community.

Partners-Jordan featured in Euronews

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

Women Peacemakers Make Recommendations on How to Improve the Role of Women in Mediation

On January 18th, the Institute for Inclusive Security held its annual Policy Forum in Washington, DC, attended by Shukrije Gashi, Director of Partners Kosovo, and Nadwa Al-Dawsari, Director of Partners Yemen.

Celebration of Local Women Leaders in Yemen

Partners Yemen celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of women leaders for the Mareb region, who have successfully reached 40,000 women in their communities to educate them in basic health, education, and economic development.

Peer Mediation for Integrated Abled & Disabled Students

Partners led a training program to improve conflict prevention and management through mediation techniques a this unique Polish school.

Roma/Hungarian Dialogue Builds a Framework for Change

Partners has worked for several years to improve Roma conditions in Hungary through cooperative planning, advocacy and mediation processes.

Strengthening Women’s Leadership in a Post-Conflict Environment

Partners and Partners-Kosovo's Women’s Leadership Program built Kosovar women’s capacity in communication, advocacy, and networking skills. Partners-Kosovo chose participants from municipalities hard-hit by unemployment, the impact of the war, and overall poverty.

Building a Regional Women’s Leadership Network

Partners and Partners-Georgia convened 18 women NGO leaders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia for four regional trainings under the South Caucasus Women’s Leadership Training and Network Program. They participated in leadership, communication, and organizational development skills trainings, and learned how to teach others to train so that a “second generation” of trainers could help strengthen women's leadership and participation in democratic decision-making.

A Gender Agenda: Young Women's Leadership Network

A collaboration by Partners and Partners-Georgia to conduct a Young Women's Leadership Initiative that targeted women from the South Caucasuses.

Young Women Promoting Peace, Equality, and Diversity

Examples of success of individual participants from the "Young Women Promoting Peace, Equality, and Diversity" event

Establishing Roma Advisory Positions in Local Government

In order to reduce local ethnic tensions and include minority perspectives in governance, Partners-Czech urged government officials to create new Roma advisory positions in government.

Roma Rebuild their Neighborhood

After an initially successful temporary cooperative planning process that renovated a crumbling neighborhood, Partners-Hungary continued to work with local officials and community members to improve Roma conditions.

Strengthening the Afghan Diaspora through Dialogue

Partners helped build the organizational and leadership capacity of a prominent Afghan diaspora organization in California.