Partners’
impact on local, regional and international communities ranges
from creating a local government position for Roma in the
Czech Republic, to organizing a nation-wide election reform
campaign in Slovakia; from protecting citizens’ and
the environment’s needs in Argentina, to building a
regional women’s leadership network in the South Caucasus.
The following case studies, stories and lessons learned from
over ten years of work testify to the tremendous potential,
given the necessary skills and assistance, for democratic
change throughout the world.
Children & Youth
Partners empowers children and youth with skills to promote
their rights, resolve their own conflicts peacefully, and
participate in community decision-making
Civil Society
Partners builds the capacity of non-governmental organizations
and community groups to advocate for their interests and
develop collaborative community initiatives
Economic Development
Partners facilitates citizen participation processes that
result in community development projects, such as new housing
and employment opportunities, and revamped taxation systems,
government services and public spaces
Environment
Partners mediates local and cross-border environmental disputes
and strengthens citizen participation in protecting the
environment, including reducing pollution and improving
waste management
Good Governance
Partners enhances the ability of local government to work
with diverse constituents, manage community change and conflict,
and develop new inclusive initiatives and public policies
Minority Rights
Partners promotes the inclusion of minorities, such as Roma,
refugees, internally displaced persons, persons with disabilities,
through providing skills, facilitating inter-group dialogue,
strengthening representation in local government, and improving
education, housing and employment opportunities
Public Safety
Partners mobilizes communities to take an active role in
crime prevention, and works with official institutions,
such as police and prisons, to diminish conflict and discrimination
Roma Integration Program
Partners seeks to develop replicable models for Roma integration
through a series of interventions at the local, national
and regional level
Rule of Law
Partners strengthens the rule of law in communities through
building local services and institutions that prevent and
resolve conflict, improve cross-sector and inter-group relations,
and work with the legal system to develop inclusive public
policies
Women
Partners promotes the advancement of women as leaders in
the civil society, government, and business sectors, and
builds transnational networks to support their work
Partners’
Beneficiaries: Click here for a chart illustrating
the beneficiaries impacted by Partners’ work in 2001
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