OAS - Organization of American States: federal grants and contributions: 25 agreements; $53.2M value; 1 departments; 7 programs.
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This initiative aims to strengthen mechanisms to fight corruption and improve the rule of law in Honduras. To do so, it focuses on four main areas of action: preventing and combating corruption; reforming the Honduran criminal justice system; reforming the political and electoral system; and public security. Project activities include: (1) providing technical advice to Honduran institutions such as the Attorney General’s Office, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the National Police of Honduras and other entities; (2) establishing an observatory of the criminal justice system to help civil socie
This project aims to improve enjoyment of human rights, including the poorest and most marginalized people, particularly women, in legitimate and transparent electoral processes that are aligned with international standards in Latin American and the Caribbean. The Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation (DECO) aims to address two major challenges related to electoral processes; (1) strengthening the institutional capacities of electoral bodies to achieve more effective and inclusive administration of electoral processes; and (2) reinforcing the role of civil society in electoral pr
This project supports the Organization of American States’ Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP) in carrying out its mandate to observe, report on, and support peacebuilding in Colombia. Project activities include: (1) monitoring, reporting on and providing recommendations to authorities on the conflict dynamics in the territories in which the MAPP operates, and the impact of conflict on local communities, including ethnic communities, women and girls; (2) providing accompaniment to state and civil society-led peacebuilding activities related to truth and reparations, victim
Since 2005, Canada has been supporting the Organization of American States’ Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia (MAPP/OAS). Canada aims to continue this funding to the MAPP/OAS as it supports and monitors the Government of Colombia’s development of tools and institutional frameworks for reintegration, transitional justice and reparation for victims, reconciliation and land restitution, and ensuring the credibility, impartiality and effectiveness of these processes. The MAPP has unparalleled access to actors on all sides of the conflict and field presence in conflict-affected area
This project aims to: (1) provide access to justice for women and girls who have petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to resolve violations of their rights; and (2) help member states of the IACHR meet their obligations to prevent, protect, investigate and act to correct the historical and structural discrimination, gender inequality and violence against women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project supports the IACHR in its work to address petitions, cases and requests of precautionary measures (rapid response in situations where there is an immi
The proposed project will entail a mix of national, regional and international-level activities. National activities will be tailored to specific needs of member states, following up on previous capacity-building efforts implemented by the Recipient in a given country and building on achievements to date. Regional activities will foster the sharing of information and experiences among member states, cooperation among Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs), as well as hemispheric dialogue on confidence-building in the cyberspace. International-level activities will be geared toward
The Project will contribute to inclusive governance and democratic development in the Americas by enhancing the legitimacy and transparency of electoral processes consistent with international standards. The project will support election observation conducted by the Organization of American States (OAS/DECO) by working with Electoral Management Bodies to organize and support electoral processes that are inclusive, transparent and free from violence or manipulation. Activities will strengthen engagement with the electorate, notably vulnerable and at-risk communities who face systemic barriers,
This project aims to carry out community liaison activities that link local leaders (women and men) to the military demining units assigned to clear mines in their communities. These liaison activities work to contribute to ensuring that the needs and priorities of women and men from local populations are met by fostering the population’s active contributions to mine action identification and prioritization processes. The project also aims to provide mine risk education to vulnerable communities, including women and girls, in order to promote safe behaviors and reduce the incidence of landmine
This project aims to improve the participation of civil society organizations, particularly women’s organizations, in the Organizations of the American States (OAS) Summit of the Americas process. The project supports the OAS Summits of the Americas Secretariat to improve its capacity to undertake consultations and outreach to women’s organizations (WOs). It also supports WOs so they can enhance their advocacy abilities during the discussion and negotiation of outcome documents, commitments and initiatives of the Ninth Summit of the Americas. Project activities include: (1) awareness campaigns
The project aims to increase women’s political representation and participation in public decision-making throughout the Americas and the Caribbean and to reduce the gender gap in leadership through increased engagement and coordination of Inter-American and United Nations institutions, regional women's organizations and member States. The Task Force aims to strengthen collaboration between partners’ institutional efforts; fill key policy and programming gaps through evidence-based collaboration; and amplify existing initiatives to make them more accessible to marginalized women. It is a colla
This OAS Project for UNSCR 1540 Implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean (Phase 2) will strengthen the legal frameworks and increase the capacity of the beneficiary countries to prevent, combat and respond to the misuse of chemical, biological and nuclear materials by non-state actors.
The project will help improve the capacity of electoral authorities to carry out inclusive, clean, competitive and legitimate elections in Bolivia. Decisions made by electoral authorities and national legislature will be informed by a comprehensive analysis of existing barriers to inclusion in the political-electoral system, specifically as it relates to women and Indigenous communities.
The project will support the production and dissemination of the Seventh Round Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) National Report of each member states of the Organization of American States (OAS). These will highlight strengths and weaknesses in addressing the drug problem and its related crimes. It will also support the publication of the “Drug Policies in the Americas and Gender Perspectives: Findings from Seventh Round Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) National Reports”.
The project aims to support the design and drafting of the National Drug Strategy (NDS) and National Plan of Action (NPA) of Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadine to improve their response to drug trafficking. This project will improve their institutional capacity by promoting the inclusion of measurable actions in their NDS and NPA, including but not limited to, drug trafficking, crime prevention through the improvement of health and justice cooperation, regulatory landscape, and information strategies. This project forms part of a larger, multi-decade effort b
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.