Transculture aims to build bridges across the peoples and cultures in the region and with the European Union. In particular, targeting youth from all the linguistic areas of the Caribbean region, the programme will improve skills and expand opportunities of cultural professionals through people-to-people exchanges and knowledge transfer between Cuba, the region and the EU. … Continued
The Civic Justice Model, developed by Morelia’s Municipal Security Commission with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is a promising, effective strategy that responds to peacebuilding and development challenges. It also provides short-term solutions to swiftly resolve community conflicts and prevent the escalation of violence. Success is linked to the … Continued
The Governance and Public Management Project strengthens Honduras’ security institutions to overcome both corruption and inefficiencies. Using a multi-tiered strategy, the project contributes to the reduction of violence in Honduras and the construction of a durable peace. After the Governance and Public Management project’s collaboration with Honduras’ Ministry of Security, compliance with transparency and effectiveness … Continued
The project “Good governance and participatory democracy in Guatemala” is implemented by the Terre des Hommes France NGO, in partnership with the Tzuk Kim Pop Movement, and with the financial support of AFD. The project seeks to promote the participation of young people and women in local social and political life to encourage them to … Continued
The World Justice Project (WJP), through its Mexico branch, proposes a three-year project to end the use of torture as an investigative tool, by using a novel approach that relies on statistical and visual arguments to motivate new effective torture prevention measures. Torture remains a persistent feature of many criminal justice systems and serves as … Continued
Corruption and impunity are the main causes of citizens’ anger and polarization in Mexico. The recent history of the country’s democracy is plagued with cases of embezzlement and diversion of public funds meant to provide basic services to the population. Most of these scandals are related to public procurement and the policies and platforms that … Continued
