Annual Report 2o1o Disclaimer

The editors have tried to ensure the accuracy of this report but cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions. The names of all children mentioned in this publication have been changed. LETTER FROM THE TRUSTEES 2010 was a year of great opportunities – and formidable challenges – for Oak Foundation and its partners. During the course of the year, we granted USD 116.72 million (up from USD 111.83 in 2009) and supported 271 organisations around the world both to reflect and take action on some of the most perplexing global issues of our time. While these efforts differ in scope, scale and geographic coverage, they all demonstrate commitment to the fundamental values of Oak Foundation: broad and equitable access to services; positive changes in policy at all levels; strengthening the confidence and “voice” of low income and marginalised groups; empowering women to live lives free from violence and discrimination; promoting universal respect for and access to human rights; supporting more effective child protection systems, particularly at community level; and ensuring that all students have the opportunity to reach their learning potential. For example, during the last year Oak Foundation has supported partners to: Safeguard the environment, by securing a ban on trawl fishing in Belize and a moratorium on oil and gas development in key areas of the Arctic, launching a donor collaborative to protect the world’s oceans, fostering stronger action against fisheries subsidies worldwide, strengthening climate action at state and local levels in North America and in emerging economies and containing tar sands development. Stop the sexual abuse of children, by strengthening community-based child protection systems in Eastern Africa, mobilising private donors to step up efforts to reduce the number of children in institutions, empowering children to recognise – and respond to – the inappropriate behaviour of adults, and promoting the positive engagement of men and boys in preventing sexual abuse and exploitation. Address the urgent concerns of women, by strengthening women’s movements, reinforcing anti- trafficking networks in Eastern Europe and Central America, developing ways to work with men to reduce violence against women and advocating for the full and effective implementation of domestic violence legislation in Eastern Europe and South Asia. Reduce the vulnerability of the homeless, by engaging the private rented sector in the provision of low income housing, building the capacity of local organisations to advocate for policy change, strengthening the legal services available to those at risk of losing their homes and expanding outreach to the homeless in Glasgow, Scotland. Promote human rights, by challenging state violence in several countries (including those in Eastern Europe), continuing the long struggle for accountability for human rights abuses in Latin America and transforming policies on immigration detention in North America and Europe. Assist children to reach their full learning potential by promoting tools and techniques that embrace different kinds of learners, expanding mentoring networks to provide support to and build confidence among students with learning differences and strengthening the ability of parents to advocate for their children’s needs. These and other efforts – including support to the arts, medical research and post-disaster recovery – are highlighted in this 2010 Annual Report of Oak Foundation. We congratulate our partners on their many achievements while recognising the formidable challenges that lie ahead. It is our continuing privilege to assist this extraordinary group of organisations to work toward a better, fairer and safer world.

The Trustees of Oak Foundation Kristian Parker - Caroline Turner - Natalie Parker - Jette Parker - Alan Parker

Oak Foundation 1 Oak Foundation

The resources of Oak Foundation originated from an interest in the Duty Free Shoppers business which Alan Parker helped to build. Today, the Foundation comprises a group of philanthropic organisations based in various countries around the world.

Oak Foundation was formally established in 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland. The first two programmes to get underway were Environment and Child Abuse, followed by four other substantive programmes – Housing and Homelessness, International Human Rights, Issues Affecting Women and Learning Differences. There is also a Special Interests Programme, which funds a range of efforts identified by the Trustees that do not fall into the other programme areas, and two national programmes in Denmark and Zimbabwe.

Since its establishment over a decade ago, Oak Foundation has made over 2,100 grants to not-for-profit organisations across the globe. While its headquarters remain in Geneva, Oak has a presence in seven other countries, being Belize, Bulgaria, Denmark, Ethiopia, the UK, the US and Zimbabwe.

Oak Foundation is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees that includes Kristian Parker, Chair; Caroline Turner, Vice Chair; Natalie Parker, Vice Chair; Jette Parker and Alan Parker. An Advisory Panel also supports the Foundation’s work on a range of grant-making issues. Current members are Kathleen Cravero-Kristoffersson (President of Oak Foundation), Gary Goodman (Secretary to Oak Foundation), William Norris and Julie Sandorf. Funding decisions are made by the Board of Trustees, either individually or as a group. While the Board of Trustees meets twice annually, grants are considered on a rolling basis throughout the calendar year.

Oak Worldwide

22 Oak Oak Foundation Foundation Mission

Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. © K. Parker K. © © Oceana/Carlos Suarez Oceana/Carlos © Child Abuse P.6 Environment P.18

Catalysing stakeholders, including children, to improve Addressing global climate change mitigation and the practice, influence policy and increase funding to address conservation of marine resources. the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children. © greenlibms.com ©

Housing and Homelessness P.33 International Human Rights P.42

Working to prevent homelessness, and social and Protecting fundamental human rights and holding to economic marginalisation. account those who violate them. © NCL © © AALI © © NCLD © © City of Joy/Paula Allen Joy/Paula of City © Issues Affecting Women P.50 Learning Differences P.57

Ensuring that women have the rights and capacity to Supporting students with learning differences to experience safety from violence and to enjoy economic, succeed in school through research and advocacy social, and political security. programmes that help them, their families, educators and schools understand learners and learning. © Rainbow Trusts Trusts Rainbow © Children’s Charity Children’s © Habitat for Humanity Humanity for Habitat © International/Ezra Millstein International/Ezra Special Interest Grants P.64

A grant-making initiative reflecting the special interests of the Foundation’s Trustees.

Oak Foundation Denmark P.71 Oak Zimbabwe Foundation P.79

A national grant-making organisation supporting Danish A national grant-making organisation to help maintain society and promoting Danish culture. and develop Zimbabwean non-governmental social, health and education organisations.

Oak Foundation 3 Grant Making

ANNUAL REPORT 2010 to the appropriate Oak Foundation Have secured co-funding During the 2010 calendar year, Oak programme and letters addressed to the Strive to collaborate with like-minded Foundation, including Oak Foundation appropriate office. organisations If in doubt please write to the Geneva office Denmark and Oak Zimbabwe Foundation, Value the participation of people or e-mail [email protected]. made 289 programmatic grants for a total (including children) and communities of USD 116.72 million. For initial contact, please do not telephone These grants supported 271 organisations or visit the offices. Oak Foundation does not provide headquartered in 41 countries. support to religious organisations for religious purposes, election campaigns GRANT-MAKING CRITERIA The work of these organisations is carried or general fund-raising drives. Except in out throughout the world. The size of Oak Foundation considers requests for special circumstances, Oak’s grant-making grants varied from approximately USD funding of special projects, core costs, programmes do not fund initiatives under 2,500 to USD 7 million. A list of active grants capital needs, technical assistance and USD 25,000. approved in previous years is available on collaborative activities. Multi-year projects Oak values partnerships, both as a funder Oak Foundation’s website are subject to regular reviews. (www.oakfnd.org). and as a grant-maker. As a foundation, Oak The Foundation occasionally initiates its participates in the US-based Council of own programmes or stimulates initiatives Foundations, the European Foundations APPLICATION GUIDELINES in its areas of interest by issuing calls for Centre and selected groups of donors in Oak Foundation has a continuous approval proposals on specific topics, or convening areas related to its six programmes. As a process so enquiries may be submitted policymakers and practitioners to explore grant-maker, Oak encourages its partners at any time. The Foundation will respond solutions to critical issues. to work together to leverage programme strengths and resources. Oak also supports within two months to enquiries, informing While each programme has its own areas learning and research to identify gaps the applicant whether there is sufficient of focus, Oak as a whole adheres to six in knowledge and to develop ways to interest to pursue the proposal. If so, funding principles. These include funding address them. It consistently seeks to the Foundation will request additional initiatives that: information from the organisation. identify innovative solutions, promote Target root causes of problems their replication and disseminate lessons Oak Foundation’s main office is in Geneva. Are replicable either within a sector or learned. It has several other offices which are across geographical locations located to serve its various programmes. Include plans for long-term sustainability All e-mail enquiries should be directed

Oak’s Grant Making Procedure

At a glance; Oak’s application process step by step

4 Oak Foundation Oak Grant-making Statistics in 2010

USD Expenditure by Programme 2010

India $ 3.14 M Zimbabwe $ 0.60 M Child Abuse $ 10.14 M Denmark $ 5.49 M Discretionary Grants $ 5.97 M

Environment $ 28.21 M Special Interest $ 22.74 M

Learning differences $ 4.12 M

Issues Affecting Women $ 5.51 M Housing and Homelessness $ 12.74 M

International Human Rights $ 18.05 M

Programme USD Expenditure by Programme 2010

Child Abuse 10.14 M Environment 28.21 M Housing and Homelessness 12.74 M International Human Rights 18.05 M Issues Affecting Women 5.51 M Learning Differences 4.12 M Special Interest 22.74 M Denmark 5.49 M Zimbabwe 0.6 M India* 3.14 M Discretionary Grants 5.97 M Total 116.72 M

* In 2009, the Trustees of Oak Foundation decided to expand grant-making in India. In this Annual Report, descriptions of the grants made in India are included under the specific programmes to which they are related. However, in this expenditure summary, they are shown under India.

Oak Grant-Making Expenditure 2006 - 2010 Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Amount USD Millions 61,00 92,62 98,81 111,83 116,72

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The Philippines-based Visayan Forum Foundation works with vulnerable children. © Visayan Forum Foundation Forum Visayan ©

6 Child Abuse A GRANT-MAKING PROGRAMME diminish other forms of abuse and national child protection systems will CATALYSING STAKEHOLDERS, violence that are related to or impact upon continue, ensuring that the needs and INCLUDING CHILDREN, TO sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. rights of sexually abused and exploited children are included as a top priority. Oak’s B

IMPROVE PRACTICE, INFLUENCE The programme funds key actors in Eastern A presence alongside global actors tackling Africa, Eastern Europe and Switzerland D

POLICY AND INCREASE FUNDING L some of the drivers of sexual abuse and as well as key international civil society TO ADDRESS THE SEXUAL ABUSE sexual exploitation will be maintained. organisations. CHI USE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION Initiatives that will be a feature of Oak’s OF CHILDREN. In 2010, a five-year programme of work work in the next five years include: came to an end. An external programme protecting children who move from review was then conducted which their homes and are therefore especially provided insights into new ways for the vulnerable to abuse; and ending the programme to operate in the future. As long-term placement of children in large, Oak Foundation envisions a world where all a result, the programme has chosen to anonymous care institutions through children are protected from sexual abuse prioritise two areas in the coming years: the development of alternative solutions and sexual exploitation. The Child Abuse within families and communities. The latter Programme works to achieve this goal. to eliminate the sexual exploitation of children in all its forms; and issue is the subject of a new and exciting Recognising that for many children these initiative entitled The Global Partnership for forms of abuse do not exist in isolation to make the positive engagement of men Children, for which Oak is soliciting broad- from other forms of abuse and violence, and boys a driving force in the elimination based international support. Oak supports initiatives that: of the sexual abuse of children. A set of principles, featured below, will directly address sexual abuse and sexual In addition to these focus areas, the guide Oak’s Child Abuse Programme’s exploitation; and/or programme’s continuing support of future work. community-based child protection and

Programme principles

The Child Abuse Programme puts the child at the centre of First, decisions and actions affecting an individual child all the work it does and supports. The following principles should reflect his or her unique circumstances, second, all are statements that apply to and guide this work. They are actions and decisions – whether legislative, administrative interrelated and mutually reinforcing. or programmatic – that impact all children or a specific group of children, must consider their collective interests. 1. Child rights based – All interventions should reflect the fact that children have rights and that states and civil 4. Non-discrimination – All the work Oak supports must be society, including families, have obligations to respect and implemented in a way that does not discriminate on the facilitate their realisation. These rights are interrelated and basis of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, mutually reinforcing. Children’s agency and competency to religion or other status of the child or his/her parents or participate actively in realising these rights is recognised but guardians. Any affirmative action targeting a specific group varies with age and stage of development. should be designed to promote equality and inclusion.

2. Child participation – The programme is committed to the 5. Respecting and building on strengths – The programme meaningful involvement of children in all decisions that recognises that children, families and communities have affect their lives. This includes promoting greater respect strengths and capacities that should inform and orient for children and their inclusion in decision-making within interventions. An understanding of their social context their families and communities. Children’s capacities to and positive traditional practices may provide effective, participate and contribute need to be strengthened, and sustainable options and opportunities for protecting environments that encourage and support children in children. applying those capacities, created. The nature of children’s participation will vary, reflecting their evolving capacity. 6. Do no harm – Oak’s work and the work it supports may have unintended and unexpected results. These can be positive 3. Best interests of the child – The programme recognises or negative. Monitoring and evaluation should be designed that in all decisions impacting children, their best interests to identify both, and support the revision or reorientation of should be a primary consideration. This applies at two levels. interventions if indicated.

Child Abuse 7 EASTERN AFRICA Eastern Africa B

A A ction for Children D

L To support the setting-up of a community- Addis Ababa based child protection system in the CHI USE Nakawa division of Kampala District in Uganda to prevent child abuse and facilitate Mogaddishu the delivery of comprehensive services to sexually abused and exploited children. This Kampala involves: setting up community-level child Nairobi protection committees; encouraging these Kinshasa committees to raise public awareness; working with community members to

Dar es Salam identify cases of child sexual abuse; and Luanda referring victims to service providers such as health workers and the police.

USD 181,061 (over three years)

Windhoek

Gaborone Maputo Pretoria

Protecting children on the move: Almaz’s story

Almaz, a 15-year-old girl, had the hopes and aspirations of any supported by Oak Foundation, which provides protection and girl her age. Due to a family breakdown, however, she decided care for children on the move. While four of the girls wanted to to leave her remote rural home and migrate to a small town return to their families, Almaz chose to remain in Debre Berhan. in northern Ethiopia where she worked as a cleaner in a bar. After receiving psychosocial support and attending a small There she saw older girls involved in prostitution and, after a business management training course run by the project, she year, she herself started going out with men. was granted a modest amount of money to start a business. Almaz, who was unhappy with her situation, then met a woman Almaz currently rents a house with another young girl and is who offered to take her to Addis Ababa with the promise of a planning to bring her mother and two sisters to live with her. better life. Along with four other girls, she travelled with the Many young people living in rural areas are in a similar situation woman to Debre Berhan, a well-known transit centre used by to Almaz. traffickers. On arriving at the town’s bus terminal, transport Changing circumstances caused by the search for opportunity workers, who had been trained to identify at-risk children, create the risk of exploitation and abuse. Oak’s partners, such reported their arrival to the Women and Child Protection as the Emmanuel Development Association, the Mario Project Officer of the local police force. in Europe, and many others, are working hard to protect the The woman was quickly apprehended and the girls were best interests of children, whatever their reasons for moving enrolled into the Northern Corridor Project run by the within or across borders. Emmanuel Development Association, a coalition of five NGOs,

8 Child Abuse A frican Child Policy Forum Kinsa Foundation Sonke Gender Justice Network

To support a campaign on violence against To train eight senior police officers from To support the development of media

children within the family by documenting Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and and community campaigns that focus B the magnitude of the problem in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe to enable them to participate on men and young boys during the 2010 A D

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda using tools in global law enforcement initiatives to find South Africa World Cup in order to reduce L developed by the International Society for and rescue child victims of abuse whose the sexual exploitation of children. The Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. images are being shared on the Internet. overall campaign worked to ensure that CHI USE Target groups are identified by surveying The project aims to encourage participants participants and spectators understand children, youth and families from various to share their knowledge with colleagues both the legal and ethical dimensions of geographic areas. The information will and to expand their capabilities. sexual exploitation and emphasised the be used to raise public awareness on particular gravity of sexual exploitation of USD 48,422 the extent of the problem, to improve children. prevention measures and to serve as a USD 282,117 resource for other groups. Love for Children Organization USD 323,472 (over two years)

To contribute towards the reduction Trans-cultural Psychosocial of child sexual abuse and exploitation Organization Caucus for Children’s Rights (CCR) in Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa by strengthening community-level responses To empower local communities, civil society To create popular awareness that Tanzania’s to child abuse with specific focus on sexual organisations and government to meet the future depends on the treatment of its abuse and exploitation. The project works psychosocial needs of communities and children and that the protection of their with over 100 self-help groups in the their children, especially in conflict, post- rights must inform policies and practices. Lideta neighbourhood to raise awareness conflict and disaster affected areas. This is CCR plans to work with government, and mobilise them to address this issue done by partnering with the Ministry of the private sector and other civil society in partnership with local administrations Gender, Labour and Social Development organisations and to develop closer (such as the police and the Women and and other child-focused organisations working relations with the Arusha local Children Affairs Bureau). to support the development of a joint government to increase their involvement framework for an accredited, nationally USD 107,575 (over two years) in child protection work. affiliated child protection training programme at the Nsamizi Training USD 247,316 (over three years) Institute of Social Development. Raising Voices USD 196,415

Enhancing Child Focused Activities To prevent all forms of violence against children in Uganda by initiating public To set up a child protection system at dialogue through the use of a nationwide kebele and city level that is linked with media campaign. Raising voices engages community-level structures to address and the media through short messages respond to child sexual abuse and sexual and discussions on the TV and radio, in exploitation in Adama Town. The aim of the newspapers and at community theatres. project is to conduct regular conversation It encourages discussion of this issue and sessions at community level, facilitate challenges existing views that normalise meetings for various stakeholders, organise everyday violence against children. training, and support the setting-up of USD 204,435 (over three years) formal child protection mechanisms that address issues of child sexual abuse and exploitation in a sustainable manner.

USD 123,762 (over three years)

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Eastern Europe Making a start

B Tallinn A in Moldova D L

CHI USE A new partnership between the Riga National Centre for Child Abuse Prevention and Child Rights Vilnius Information Center, in cooperation with the relevant local and national Minsk authorities will build the capacity of social workers, police officers, psychologists and teachers to Warsaw prevent, identify and respond to cases of child abuse. Specific multidisciplinary procedures will be Kiev established to coordinate and ensure efficiency of their work. Children will play a key role in monitoring the realisation of their rights and in reporting abuse when it occurs. Bratislava

Zagreb

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Daniela Simboteanu, director of The National Tirana Centre for Child Abuse Prevention, Oak’s first partner in Moldova, signing an agreement with the General Prosecutor’s office for the protection of child victims and witnesses of abuse within the country’s justice system.

EASTERN EUROPE

A lliance for Children and Youth individual needs of children and parents, monitors and finances the helpline, was plan concrete steps, provide assistance and unable to secure funds for the last quarter To reduce the vulnerability of children evaluate the changes in their lives. of 2010. The grant covers operational costs to abuse, neglect, homelessness and until the state funds are available again USD 107,720 (over three years) abandonment in three Roma communities in 2011. Since its launch in September in Sofia by developing a comprehensive 2009, the helpline has answered more community-based model to encourage the than 63,000 calls. It works seven days a proper functioning of families and access Animus Association Foundation week and the number of calls is growing to social and health services and schools. continuously. The model will be based on the experience To ensure the continued functioning of the of Bulgarian and UK organisations and National Helpline for Children by providing USD 32,639 will combine the efforts of professionals, a four-month bridge grant since the families and children. It will assess the State Agency for Child Protection, which

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Big Brothers/Big Sisters Foundation

To facilitate the successful re-integration Bulgaria – children’s institutions of institutionalised children and young B will be history A

people into their families and communities D in Bulgaria and to ensure that a supportive L I can, I must succeed! This is what is printed on the boys’ T-shirts. environment is in place on their return. CHI USE The project helps to build the capacity of community-support centres in rural areas to provide services for children and families Placing children into large care at risk. Volunteers will be trained in seven institutions is not an optimum solution locations around two big cities (Plovdiv for children or society. To mitigate and Gabrovo) to form links between the effects of institutionalisation and community networks and children and reduce the numbers of children placed young people returning from institutions. in institutions, Oak is supporting a number of projects in Bulgaria. They society actors, supports the process USD 117,109 (over three years) fall into two main categories: those by providing technical assistance and that prepare children leaving care for funding. independent living, and those that The days of large children’s institutions prevent the abandonment of children. are numbered. In a particularly welcome Demetra Association In collaboration with a host of civil show of support, Mr Boyko Borisov, the society organisations, the Bulgarian Prime Minister of Bulgaria, opened a To introduce effective strategies and government has started the complex conference on de-institutionalization services that help improve the quality of life and important process of closing in Bulgaria stating: “We can build the for care leavers and assist them in making institutions for children while best motorways and cities so that we a successful transition into adulthood and developing alternative community- feel comfortable, but while there are independence. Educational and vocational based services for them and their still mothers who leave their children courses, alongside life skills training and families. The State Agency for Child in institutions, we will not be a modern country.” mentoring will prepare 30 young people Protection and the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy are at the forefront from three institutions in the town of Funded by a re-granting programme of the process. Oak Foundation, run by Tulip Foundation and Oak, 11 Bourgas to adapt and reintegrate into through the Global Partnership for NGOs are now working on developing mainstream society. Children and in coordination with efficient and practical community-level USD 146,834 (over three years) the European Commission, UNICEF, alternatives that can be replicated Lumos Foundation and the main civil throughout the country.

National Center for Child Abuse New Bulgarian University Partners Bulgaria Foundation Prevention (NCCAP) To provide support to children, adults and To improve the environment for children To reduce child abuse through the their families and communities who are with emotional and behavioural difficulties development of a system capable of affected by sexual abuse and exploitation so that they can live in safety in their own monitoring the status of child rights and by learning from their life experiences. community, free from abuse, corporal providing adequate support to victims Research is being conducted to understand punishment and neglect. The project works or potential victims of child abuse. The resilience among victims in two areas towards creating and sustaining positive project takes place in two neighbouring of Bulgaria – Pernik and Sofia – which interventions to support children with districts (raions) of Moldova and the local have a reputation for sexual abuse, sexual challenging behaviours and to prevent model will positively influence policy exploitation and the related trafficking of abusive practices in settings such as and practice at national level. By 2013, children and young people. pre-school and school, social institutions, NCCAP and the Child Rights Information family and community. The project involves USD 105,581 Center, in cooperation with the relevant children from 3 to 18 years of age whose authorities, will build the capacity of emotional and behavioural difficulties different professionals to identify, prevent interfere with their learning and normal and respond adequately to child abuse. development.

USD 479,726 (over three years) USD 381,205 (over three years)

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Another way of listening to children… B

A A research poll conducted in six Eastern European countries judges, prosecutors and police; establishing child-friendly

D by the Nobody’s Children Foundation has shown an important interviewing rooms; and increasing public awareness of the L change in parental attitudes – parents now believe that the need to prevent and report child abuse. All these efforts are sexual abuse of children occurs more often than they had in line with the Council of Europe’s newly adopted guidelines CHI USE previously thought. on child-friendly justice and the recently launched campaign These results inform Oak’s partners in the region who are “One in Five”, aimed at promoting the ratification and focusing their efforts to ensure that children who are victims of implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on the sexual abuse will not be further victimised. The organisations Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual are working to develop child-friendly policies and initiatives Abuse. that include: increasing the child interviewing skills of

Public Health and Medicine Social Activities and Practice Institute Workshop for Civic Initiatives Development Fund of Georgia Foundation (PHMDFG) To guarantee the best interests of the child victim or witness of abuse, in particular To respond to the need for a continued To initiate the development of an effective sexual abuse, during legal proceedings. focus on prevention and early interventions South Caucasus policy on the prevention Based on the achievements of the first against child abuse at national level in of child abuse and neglect, and child sexual phase, the second phase of the project Bulgaria, especially with hard-to-reach abuse. Partner NGOs (PHMDFG, Georgia; continues to improve the pre-court and and marginalised groups (e.g. Roma, rural Arevamanuk, Armenia; and Reliable Future, court proceedings by building the capacity children, children of migrant workers, Azerbaijan) are setting up national systems of judges, prosecutors, police and social young care leavers and street children). to identify and prevent child abuse. They workers, and by developing child-friendly Family and community strengthening are developing a regional partnership that facilities for interviewing children. The programmes create life opportunities for will result in a South Caucasus network model of child-friendly proceedings which young people and children and encourage for child abuse and neglect prevention. was piloted in three Bulgarian cities – Sofia, them to become equal participants in The network will facilitate the exchange Shumen and Pazardjik – is being further finding solutions for themselves. of good practices and easy-to-replicate developed in two new locations. USD 204,400 (over three years) solutions and will unite the efforts of the USD 194,878 (over three years) main NGOs and professionals in the area.

USD 249,915 (over three years)

Save the Children Norway (South East Europe)

To ensure better protection for children in South East Europe from online sexual abuse and exploitation and other harmful “We can build the best motorways content and potential risks and dangers on the Internet. The project focuses and cities so that we feel comfortable, on strengthening the capacities of but while there are still mothers who institutions in three countries – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Serbia – to leave their children in institutions, improve their coordination in combating we will not be a modern country.” online child sexual abuse and exploitation. It also reduces the vulnerability of children Mr Boyko Borisov, the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, through raising their awareness about at a conference on de-institutionalization in Bulgaria. these potential dangers.

USD 365,000 (over three years)

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Major success Switzerland B

for the protection A Basel St. Gallen D of children’s rights L CHI USE in Albania Zurich

Bern Chur Albania made a big step towards protecting the rights of its children Lausanne when the Albanian Parliament adopted the Law for the Protection of the Rights of the Child in November 2010. This success can be credited Geneva Lugano to civil society organisations in the country, especially Terre des hommes, Save the Children and the local BKTF coalition, which actively participated in drafting and lobbying for the law. This is the first law in Albania to A ssociation PPP – Programme Faire le Pas support the child protection system national pour la protection de l’enfant and to regulate the work of the To support the continuation of Faire le Pas’ country’s 17 child protection units. To support the continued development activities for adults who have been victims of a Swiss National Programme of Child of sexual abuse during their childhood. Protection. The funding from the three This institutional support enables the public–private partners (Oak, the Federal association to: offer individual consultations Social Insurance Office and the Optimus and support groups in three cantons; build Foundation) will enable the support of two its promotional and fundraising capacity international studies into best practices by developing a communication strategy; concerning: develop new mediation support services; Switzerland 1) child protection systems in other and explore new support services aimed federal countries and monitoring of good at men. examples in Switzerland; USD 300,313 (over three years) 2) public–private partnership in the child A ssociation DIS NO protection sector in other countries To support the exploration of strategies and monitoring of good examples in that target perpetrators and/or potential Switzerland. Fondation la Pouponnière et l’Abri perpetrators (adults and adolescents) of USD 144,231 To support the Espace-Rencontre structure child abuse. for parental visits and to support staff who Activities include: assist and supervise meetings between a) research to compile and classify all biological parents and their children who information collected internationally Conseil Suisse des Activités de Jeunesse /Swiss National Youth have been placed with foster families. The concerning sexual abuse prevention aimed Council aim is to maintain parental ties between at potential or convicted perpetrators; neglected or abused children and their b) analysis and synthesis of collected To support activities with unaccompanied non-custodial parents through supervised information to provide a global, current migrant minors in Switzerland that facilitate visits in a safe location, thus maintaining a and objective vision of the most pertinent their integration, sensitise them to various level of mutual child–parent recognition. ideas and actions in this domain; potential risks of exploitation (including USD 174,853 (over two years) c) identification of the most effective sexual exploitation) and involve them in means of intervention to target offenders public debate on the issue. In addition, this to prevent abusive acts. This information project will ensure that their basic rights will be used to determine what would be (respectful care and housing options) are achievable in French-speaking Switzerland. guaranteed in all cantons. USD 320,521 (over two years) USD 105,111 (over two years)

Child Abuse 13 HAP’s goal will be achieved through: International International Institute for Child Rights (a) building the capacity of organisations Non-Governmental and Development Organisations to establish and implement complaints-

B handling and investigation procedures To establish and promote the effective A that are effective, accessible and safe for implementation of a General Comment D

L intended beneficiaries, disaster-affected for Article 19 of the UN Convention on ECP AT International communities, agency staff, humanitarian the Rights of the Child. The project will CHI USE partners and other specified bodies; and To support ECPAT International, a global further produce plans/designs for the (b) ensuring that this capacity is utilised network of 82 child rights groups and dissemination and implementation of the through the reinforcing discipline of HAP’s coalitions in 75 countries, which work General Comment. quality assurance certification scheme; and together to eliminate child prostitution, USD 141,800 (c) through implementing continual child pornography and trafficking of improvements in HAP’s advisory and children for sexual purposes. ECPAT’s core regulatory services. mandate remains the monitoring of the NGO Group for the Convention on the implementation of the Stockholm Agenda USD 587,224 (over two years) Rights of the Child for Action, building the capacity for action among its members and stakeholders and To support the development of an Optional advocating for change. Protocol to the Convention on the Rights Home-Start International USD 830,000 (over two years) of the Child to provide a communications To improve services at the frontline and procedure. It also aims to continue support to transform the Home-Start network for the reporting process under the to secure a sustainable future. Home- Optional Protocol on the sale of children, HAP International Start offers regular support, friendship child prostitution and child pornography, and practical help to families with young and to encourage the engagement of To promote the consistent implementation children, primarily in their own homes, NGOs in using the Human Rights Council of procedures, policies and expertise on helping to prevent family crises and Universal Periodic Reviews. complaints management by organisations breakdown. Home-Start aims to safeguard and their partners, with particular focus USD 97,887 children from abuse and neglect and on complaints of sexual exploitation and builds strong, healthy communities that abuse of disaster survivors by aid workers. value children and parenting. USD 249,323

Oak is supporting its longstanding partner, Terre des hommes, with its work in Asia. © Terre des hommes des Terre ©

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Save the Children Fund

To ensure that children who move, either Protecting children in infrastructure voluntarily or involuntarily, are protected B and construction projects A from exploitation and have better access D to local and national care and protection L systems. To organise a conference to Infrastructure and construction projects prompted Save the Children (UK and CHI USE bring together a wide range of interested can bring into communities a large influx Norway) to conduct research into this of men who are single or away from their phenomenon. The goal was to gain a stakeholders, including children, NGOs families. This factor, combined with lax better understanding of the existing and donors to raise awareness of the issue law enforcement and weak social codes, vulnerabilities and risks facing children of “Children on the move” and to share increases the risks of exploitation and abuse in the area. learning and develop thinking on how best of children both in the communities where With Oak’s support, Save the Children to protect and support these children. the projects are sited and in surrounding is working with two companies in communities, where such projects act as USD 79,717 Mozambique to integrate measures a magnet for children and families. These into companies’ work practices for the trends and risks have been observed before protection of children from abuse and in vulnerable communities when there is exploitation. Activities are also being an influx of single or unaccompanied “men Stop it Now! undertaken internationally to prompt with money” such as UN Peacekeepers or action by other international NGOs. humanitarian workers. To improve the Child Sexual Abuse Extracts from a background paper prevention capacity (e.g. knowledge, In 2005 the planned construction of a new prepared for a global meeting on this prevention tools, strategies, professional bridge across the Zambezi River, between theme in London by Save the Children. Caia and Chimuara in Mozambique, connections) of family and child-serving professionals in selected low and middle- income countries, and at local and state levels in the US. By providing prevention University of Huddersfield programme guidance, resources and OTHER COUNTRIES technical assistance through partner NGOs, To develop a comprehensive project membership in international networks and proposal to obtain funding for a programme global webcasts, Stop it Now! expects to Centro Brasileiro da Criança e do of pilot interventions to address child sexual see a significant increase in the number Adolescente abuse in selected Caribbean countries. of professionals using this specialised The aim is to establish three pilot inter- information. Partners from low and middle- To aid the recovery of 70 children and ventions over a phased five-year period in income countries are supported to become adolescent girls who have been victims Dominica, Anguilla, Grenada and St. Kitts/ a resource for others in their country. of violence, including sexual violence. Nevis. The programme will initially be This involves the provision of family and established in Dominica and Anguilla and USD 373,573 (over two years) psychosocial support comprising sports, will subsequently be rolled out to Grenada cultural and educational activities. and St. Kitts/Nevis. USD 164,835 (over three years) USD 25,000

The bridge under construction across the Zambezi between Caia and Chimura in Mozambique. © Brian Dell Brian ©

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Visayan Forum Foundation “Even where research exists, it often fails

To provide direct support to children on the to get used due to researchers, policy

B move in the Philippines and the region and A makers and practitioners operating influence effective collaboration among D

L local public–private sector initiatives to within their respective “silos”. protect children, advocate for relevant CHI USE Now, through effective consultation, policies and mobilise resources towards project sustainability. One of Visayan we can make our research more “demand” Forum’s ultimate goals is the establishment driven and improve the uptake of our of local, national and international policies to protect and provide programmes findings.” and services for women and children – Dr. Gina Crivello, Researcher, Young Lives Project, especially domestic workers and trafficked Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford persons. It also works to strengthen interventions to help victims of trafficking and abusive domestic work. Learning USD 405,716 (over two years)

Fund for Social Change International Institute for Child Rights and Development To map and analyse the current thinking and practice in the field of alternative To gain a better understanding of care for children and develop options to current good practices in monitoring and accelerate change in policy and practice evaluating child protection services and to reduce the demand for care and end other child protection related programmes. the use of institutions. The project will The project will focus particularly, but not provide an overview of who is doing what exclusively, on child sexual abuse and and will identify some strategic gaps (and exploitation in the broader context of opportunities) in knowledge, practice systems change. It also aims to develop and funding that with new activities and and test new monitoring and evaluation leadership could be filled or leveraged to approac­hes that place children and their expand and strengthen the movement’s families and communities at the centre of capacity to improve the situation of programming and policy development; vulnerable children. and ultimately, to promote better ways of measuring the impact of child protection USD 25,070 services and programmes on the lives of children. USD 226,113 (over two years)

To build or strengthen links and cooperation between key partners working in East Africa on the development of education programmes for professionals working with and for children. This is being achieved by mapping current developments in child rights and child protection education across the statutory and non-statutory providers in the region. Selected providers are exploring the potential for strengthening the child rights dimension of those programmes through enhanced collaboration. USD 62,650

16 Child Abuse evaluate children’s participation, which Network of European Foundations – Save the Children Fund will be made available to any organisation The Evaluation Challenge Fund To improve the protection of children wishing to evaluate or assess the impact of

To protect children living in low-income from violence, abuse, neglect and exploita- its support. Given the importance of this B A countries from violence and ascertain tion by strengthening national child protec- work, it is also expected that the consortium D which violence prevention and child tion systems, including community-based formed to carry it out will provide the basis L protection strategies are effective in under- child protection mechanisms. Significant for a network to promote meaningful and CHI USE resourced contexts. The current state of developments in the sector mean that influential child participation and provide evidence in the field is largely drawn from there is now an excellent opportunity to continuing leadership in the field of child studies in industrialised countries and influence policy and practice at national, protection. anecdotal evidence. This project represents regional and global levels. These include USD 227,760 (over three years) the first phase (a four-year period) ofa strengthening national child protection pooled fund to provide financial resources systems and supporting community-based and research support; to evaluate these child protection mechanisms. This initiative programmes; vet the findings and evalua- targets policy makers and practitioners and UHI Millennium Institute tion methods so that they hold up under uses evidence generated from the project To gain a better understanding of what scientific scrutiny; and communicate these to advocate for changes in practice that interventions work for children and families­ findings to the people who influence the affect children’s protection. The initiative is affected or likely to be affected by sexual design of such policies and programmes, being implemented through strong inter- exploitation and related trafficking in West including grantees, senior staff in inter- agency partnerships including Save the Bengal and Jharkhand, India. The aim is national organisations, global networks Children, Columbia Group on Children in to combine research with piloting new engaged in violence prevention and child Adversity, UNICEF, PLAN International and approaches to deliver robust evidence protection, and other funders. The aim is World Vision. about a range of commonly used strategies to improve accountability and to achieve USD 444,997 (over four years) and ideas for alternatives. better results for children. The project focuses on: To increase the learning gained from USD 729,999 (over three years) 1) prevention in source areas; children’s participation in decisions that 2) identifying the range of interventions; affect them with regard to abuse, violence 3) livelihoods that support sustainable and exploitation. This is being achieved “Evidence on what incomes for families and children, and; through a collaborative process with other works in the area of 4) the sexual exploitation of boys. organisations to develop a set of core prevention of sexual tools and methodologies to monitor and USD 320,974 (over three years) violence is limited, particularly in developing countries. This funding has accelerated our work in this area and helped us to feed our findings into important international efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence globally.” Professor Rachel Jewkes, Director, Gender and Health Research Unit, Secretary, Sexual Violence Research

Initiative. Hommes des Terre © Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation do not exist in isolation from other forms of abuse.

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A GRANT-MAKING PROGRAMME TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE RESOURCES.

The Environment programme has two main goals: 1) to protect the global commons –

the atmosphere and the oceans – by tonyrath.com - Photography Rath Tony of Rath Tony Copyright © contributing to the development of responsible global and local governance mechanisms; and 2) to catalyse transformational changes in the way the global commons are perceived, Corals on the Mesoamerican reef in Belize. exploited and cared for, resulting in a more socially and environmentally sustainable society. Through its grant making, the empower the disadvantaged and ensure transport, e.g. enhanced legislation leading programme aims to encourage the that they have an equitable share in the to reductions in passenger car exhaust achievement of a zero-carbon global distribution of resources and power; emissions and better fuel efficiency in the economy and the recovery of marine aviation and shipping sectors. species and habitats. leverage partnerships and resources. Marine conservation priorities include: Oak’s Environment Programme has a During the last decade, the programme has special focus on climate change in Europe, developed a number of strategic priorities improving fisheries legislation and North America (Canada and the US) and and its current grant-making choices policies at both national and regional levels; have been guided by a five-year strategic India. With respect to marine conservation, market transformation through framework completed in 2009. Climate it focuses especially on Europe, the North increased awareness, political will and change priorities include: Pacific, the Arctic and the Mesoamerican commitment to sustainable seafood by Reef system. more rational and effective governance the food processing industry and retailers of the “global commons”; throughout Europe; In addition to the overall principles of Oak Foundation, the Environment Programme carbon pricing that supports the ecosystem-based management in the funds initiatives that: development of low carbon, clean energy focus regions. foster transformational policy changes; technologies; support concrete, realistic and solutions- ambitious renewable energy targets in based strategies and objectives; Europe, the US, Canada and India; promote a strong, diverse and organised improving the environmental impact of civil society;

18 Environment In the marine realm, ocean acidification is and scalable approach to reducing the

Challenges and Successes in 2010 a growing problem. As society continues impact of fisheries and increasing ocean 2010 was a tough reality check for all who to pump CO2 into the atmosphere, the protection and conservation worldwide. work towards mitigating greenhouse gas oceans serve as an enormous buffer by Oak worked hard to recruit other major emissions and holding at bay man-induced absorbing 25 percent of these emissions. donors and is now partnering with Planet n o climate change. The disappointment of This absorption has increased the oceans’ Heritage Foundation, the Waitt Foundation, the Copenhagen Summit in late 2009 acidity by 30 percent since the Industrial and Marisla Foundation. The initiative has Revolution – faster than the rate of already secured USD 5,275,000 for 2011. n was followed by a defeat in passing E virment comprehensive national climate and change over the past 55 million years energy legislation in the US. Perhaps one of – and threatens the survival of animals the most disappointing consequences was and plants that have calcium carbonate the shattered hope for a loosely coordinated skeletons or shells. Without aggressive and system among the world’s most significant immediate cuts in CO2 emissions, ocean MARINE greenhouse gas producing countries to acidification will affect major economic price carbon. Without a carbon price signal, interests and could put food security at society cannot rely on the markets to avoid risk. In 2010, Oak supported two meetings surpassing the dangerous and already of donors, scientists, fishermen and other California Environmental Associates high threshold of a 2°C increase in global stakeholders to consider how philanthropy To improve the scale and effectiveness average temperature, or to achieve a peak might help alleviate this problem. of philanthropy in the area of global in global CO2 emissions before catastrophic The massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill marine fisheries. The principal goal is the damage occurs. in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 was development of a coherent philanthropic On the positive side, the US Administration a reminder of the fragility of the oceans strategy for the reform of commercial passed historic regulations to curb and how unprepared the oil industry fisheries worldwide. The project pools the exhaust emissions from passenger cars. is to deal with such accidents. Several collective wisdom and understanding of Transportation accounts for 28 percent of of Oak’s partners and grantees worked the main funders of marine conservation US greenhouse gas emissions. More good hard to convince the US Government to to assemble a world class team of scientists news came in November when, in spite restrict future offshore oil and gas drilling, and fisheries experts to: identify current of a serious attempt by the oil industry to and recently the US Department of the best practices in fisheries and marine undermine and reverse the coming into Interior announced that the eastern Gulf management; to collaborate with the force of California’s climate law, a major of Mexico and the Atlantic coast would advisors and leading NGOs to establish a campaign convinced voters to uphold remain closed to offshore oil and gas vision and road map for how philanthropy the State’s far-sighted package of climate development until July 2017. Similarly, can accelerate the adoption of these protection measures. More promisingly, the Obama Administration withdrew oil best practices; and to use that vision to California voted to adopt a cap-and-trade and gas lease sales in Bristol Bay, Alaska, prioritise work among the foundations and system, to approve an energy efficiency one of the country’s most productive and ideally recruit new funders into the marine subsidy programme by major utilities, and lucrative fishing grounds. While there will conservation arena. be no new lease areas considered in the to regulate diesel soot emissions from USD 131,250 trucks. A number of Oak grantees and Chukchi and Beaufort seas in the Arctic for partners worked on these achievements. the time being, pending projects remain under review. Truly inspiring work is being undertaken by the country and regional offices of the Other areas of progress are highlighted Climateworks Foundation. elsewhere in this report, particularly Creative solutions are being developed regarding the work of Oceana, an NGO collaboratively with high emitting economies partner. An exciting development in such as China, Europe and India, particularly 2010 that will hopefully boost marine in areas where there are clear co-benefits, conservation was the creation of a major like reducing unhealthy air pollution in donor collaborative called “Oceans major urban centres, improving public Five”. Last May, at a TED (Technology, transportation, and providing safe housing. Entertainment, Design – an NGO committed Oak is pleased to be a co-founder and to the dissemination of ideas) field trip to supporter of two of Climateworks’ network the Galápagos Islands, Oak Foundation offices, the European Climate Foundation announced a challenge grant of USD 5 and Shakti in India. million to develop a strategic, opportunistic Chiefs from the Tla-o-qui-aht welcome visitors to the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples meeting in British Columbia.

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“A national

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E virment for future generations”

Sitka in Alaska. On 31 March 2010, the Obama Administration withdrew Bristol Bay MARINE ARCTIC AND in Alaska from the current and new five year oil and gas leasing plan. NORTH PACIFIC This was a huge victory for three of Oak’s grantees: Alaska Marine Conservation Council, World Wildlife A laska Eskimo Whaling Commission A merican Littoral Society Fund (WWF) and Defenders of (AEWC) Wildlife which have worked tirelessly To convene an arctic funder meeting at on this campaign. To mitigate the impact of offshore oil which foundation representatives heard As US Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Ken and gas to the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort from leading global experts about critical Salazaar stated in the government’s Seas stock of bowhead whales, bowhead environmental, social, economic and announcement of the decision: whale habitat, and the bowhead whale security issues that are emerging in the “In our quest to secure our energy subsistence hunt. Efforts focus on three Arctic, and discussed the opportunities future, we must not lose the places and values that set our nation apart. core areas identified in AEWC’s strategic and challenges for philanthropic Bristol Bay is a national treasure plan: engagement in the region. The meeting that we must protect for future 1) to build organisational capacity within introduced European donors to American generations.” the AEWC office; and Canadian peers who are actively 2) to advocate for strong subsistence user collaborating on circumpolar Arctic input into the design and development of issues, and also explored the potential for Arctic Regional Coastal and Marine Spatial expanding an Arctic funding network. Planning; and USD 40,505 3) to provide continuing support for the annual negotiation of the Open Water Season Conflict Avoidance Agreement. Alaska USD 422,721 (over two years)

Alaska Wilderness League

To engage Arctic coastal tribes and other stakeholders in conservation planning to achieve adequate protection of critical habitat and subsistence resources in the Arctic marine ecosystem. The project educates and empowers Arctic tribes to raise national awareness of the values and Juneau threats to the region. It will also convene tribal leaders and other community stakeholders with conservation groups to determine whether a shared vision for marine protection can be achieved.

USD 100,000 (over two years)

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Bristol Bay Native Association Kawerak, Inc. Northwest Arctic Borough

To guide the Bristol Bay Partnership, a group To document spatial and other subsistence- To map important habitats and of five tribal led regional organisations, in related knowledge about ice seals and subsistence uses that advance Arctic weighing the merits of future activity and Pacific walrus in collaboration with nine marine conservation and sustainable n o development for the region. The project Alaska Native communities in the Bering development through the integration convened meetings in each of the Bristol Strait region. The knowledge will be used of traditional knowledge and western n

Bay communities and employed Consensor by communities to inform marine spatial science. The results of this project will be E virment Audience Response Technology to help planning initiatives, to meaningfully used by the Northwest Arctic Borough groups find common ground around critical engage with resource managers and policy when implementing its planning and questions about their future. The findings makers, and to advance the protection zoning responsibilities, and by state and of these meetings will result in a Bristol Bay of healthy subsistence resources and the federal agencies for implementation of Vision Statement to help decision-makers habitat those resources depend on. The their coastal management plans and determine whether development projects project results will also be incorporated related permits in order to ensure adequate fit with the values and the vision of the into an atlas of Important Ecological Areas protection of important ecological and people from the region. being developed in cooperation with subsistence use areas in the Chukchi Sea Oceana for western Alaska. and Kotzebue Sound. USD 30,000 USD 299,980 (over three years) USD 300,000 (over three years)

Ecotrust Marine Conservation Biology Institute Tides Foundation To establish community-based, self- (MCBI) supporting Sustainable Fishery Trusts To ensure the successful launch of the To provide a strong scientific foundation (SFT) to achieve healthy fisheries and Nunavut Marine Council (NMC), a new enabling decision-makers to understand fishing economies. The SFT approach government–Inuit initiative that is crucial to the negative impacts of future ocean is designed to reverse industry trends Canadian and global marine conservation acidification on sustainable fisheries and on and respond to problems brought on in the Arctic. The inaugural conference the cold water coral habitats that support by the quota share system in Alaska and of the NMC highlighted the many issues these fisheries in the eastern North Pacific nationally by financing, organising, and facing the Nunavut, including major Ocean. MCBI will identify known and marketing the sustainable products of conservation and development proposals predicted locations of cold water coral fishermen committed to conservation. that indigenous peoples’ groups are facing. communities in the North Pacific Ocean and The SFT approach will use Community the potential threat of future decreases in USD 50,000 and Regional Fishing Associations as a pH to these communities. MCBI will framework to reassert the integral role of brief fishery managers, fishing industry fishing communities in the implementation representatives, NGOs, agency and of catch share programmes that foster congressional staff on their results and resource and community sustainability. policy actions needed to mitigate impacts. USD 274,877 (over three years) USD 99,992 (over two years)

“In our quest to secure our energy future, we must not lose the places and values that set our nation apart, Bristol Bay is a national treasure that we must protect for future generations.” US Secretary of the Interior, Mr Ken Salazar

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World Wildlife Fund Canada Marine Europe Foundation

To promote trans-boundary conservation n Centre for Public Integrity Fish2Fork.com Ltd

o and stewardship between Canada and the US in the Beaufort Sea through Marine To investigate and expose some of the To use consumer choice and naming Spatial Planning (MSP). The aim of the n worst excesses of fishing fleets around the and shaming to induce change in E virment project is to: world. The main objectives are to: seafood procurement by restaurants 1) identify key organisations, agencies and 1) investigate the political, regulatory and while strengthening the position that leaders who support the need for MSP; legal climate in Spain; it is socially unacceptable to serve 2) compile the best existing information 2) launch a major investigative series by overfished species. This is being achieved on the shared Beaufort Sea ecosystem; November 2011 on the role of the Spanish by measuring restaurants against a suite 3) establish a project working group to fishing fleet, with multiple stories and of seafood sourcing criteria, then ranking form the basis of joint advocacy efforts; multimedia; and them and promoting the findings on a 4) complete a framework for MSP in the 3) disseminate the investigation to key well-publicised “restaurant guide” style Canadian Beaufort; and stakeholders, including policymakers, website. The project also promotes new 5) establish a series of policy briefings and regulators, NGOs and the broadest possible initiatives and support partnerships with documents to support WWF’s strategy for an public audience. fishermen, wholesalers and suppliers that MSP process. enable restaurants and chefs to act in USD 249,000 USD 300,000 (over two years) more environmentally responsible ways. The project is also launching the Fish2Fork approach in Spain and France.

USD 107,200 © Oceana/Carlos Suarez Suarez Oceana/Carlos ©

A pod of dolphins off the coast of Chile.

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Chilean President Sala y Gómez marine Sebastián Piñera.

protected area n o n

Oceana is an international organisation that focuses E virment on ocean conservation and the protection of marine ecosystems. Its campaign approach combines scientific, legal and economic arguments to advocate for solutions that help return our oceans to former levels of abundance. It has been an important partner for Oak Foundation’s marine conservation programme for almost 10 years.

In 2009 Oceana became concerned by the increase in fishing activity off the coast of Chile, particularly the industry’s encroachment into previously unspoilt areas such as those around Sala y Gómez Island.

This uninhabited island contains a chain of habitat-rich seamounts (mountains rising from the ocean seafloor) that are especially vulnerable to fishing activity. Dr Enric Sala, marine ecologist and National Geographic Ocean Fellow, called Sala y Gómez “one of the last undisturbed and relatively pristine places left in the ocean.”

Following an expedition to the area in March, Oceana’s vice president for South America, Alex Muñoz, appeared twice before the Chilean Senate, along with Dr Sala. They presented the first high-definition images of the seabed surrounding the island to support their proposal to establish a marine reserve. In response, the Senate Fisheries Committee unanimously agreed to recommend that Chile the Chilean government establish a 411,000 km2 Marine Protected Area around Sala y Gómez.

In October 2010 Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera CHILE announced the creation of the Sala y Gómez Marine Park, Sala a no-take marine reserve of 150,000 km2 around the island. y Gómez Marine The new park expands Chile’s marine protected area more Protected than 100 times, to 4.41 percent of waters under Chilean Area influence. Currently less than 2 percent of the global ocean is protected, although the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity – including Chile – have agreed to Santiago protect 10 percent of their exclusive economic zones by 2012. While President Piñera’s decision is a huge step forward, Oceana hopes that Chile will expand the Sala y Gómez Marine Park in the next year or two.

Oceana is going from strength to strength and it is anticipated that Oak’s investments in the organisation will contribute to similar successes in Europe.

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The Sustainable Seafood Market n

o Employing policy alone to drive change in the way Europeans Eroski is the first Spanish retailer to adopt such an ambitious manage their fish stocks has proven difficult. For several years, strategy. Eroski is keen to collaborate with WWF on policy

n Oak has been looking for other ways to effect change and has issues and is aware of its responsibility in leading this process

E virment recently identified fostering a sustainable seafood market since it will prompt other market actors to react. Eroski also in Europe as an avenue. The idea is that greater demand works with the supermarket chains EDEKA (Germany) and for sustainable seafood will result in suppliers increasingly Intermarché (France), as they share a sourcing platform and looking to source sustainable seafood; this demand will want to have a consistent environment policy at EU level. trickle down the supply chain, ultimately changing practices on the water. Furthermore, the seafood industry could also become an advocate for improved policy. Oak now makes grants to several organisations working on this issue, including Greenpeace, Seaweb and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). These organisations aim to influence the development of procurement policies at supermarkets and other retail outlets, thus increasing consumer awareness, and to encourage fish stock certification.

In line with this, a campaign by Greenpeace targeting supermarkets throughout Europe has triggered the seafood retailers to search for improved sourcing. Recently WWF signed an agreement with Eroski (the third largest retailer in Spain with 13 percent of the market) on sustainable seafood sourcing. The chain will establish an action plan to move its sourcing of seafood to MSC products. This is a major milestone, Crevalle Jack School, Gladden Spit, Belize. © Copyright Tony Rath of Tony Rath Photography - tonyrath.com - Photography Rath Tony of Rath Tony Copyright ©

Greenpeace International Harwood Levitt Consulting Vase sponge on coral reef, South Water Caye, Belize. To ensure that the reformed Common To ensure the conservation of fish stock Fisheries Policy includes binding targets by changing the politics of European for meaningful fleet reductions, such as fisheries. The aim is to upset the status quo strengthening legislation to ban fishing by raising awareness and creating public in designated areas; establishing scientific outrage at the current levels of overfishing guidance as a legal cap on quotas and and corruption, thereby making it improving transparency and traceability in uncomfortable for politicians to be seen the EU’s fisheries management and supply to support the present situation. Politicians chain. Major retailers in Spain and Poland will have the opportunity to demonstrate (and beyond) will have developed and their opposition to and distance from implemented seafood sourcing policies such practices by pushing for a reformed by the end of the project. The majority of Common Fisheries Policy that supports retailers will have ended the trade in species stock recovery and long-term sustainability. listed in the national Greenpeace seafood USD 461,455 red list or seafood listed in the categories vulnerable and above by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

USD 859,728 (over three years) © Copyright Tony Rath of Tony Rath Photography - tonyrath.com - Photography Rath Tony of Rath Tony Copyright ©

24 Environment CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE EUROPE n o Clean Air Task Force (CATF) Climate Action Network International Green Tech Action Fund (CAN) n

To research and reduce short-lived climate To promote the transition to a E virment forcers (SLCFs) as a strategy for buffering To develop an effective strategy for CAN sustainable energy future by advancing the effects of climate change caused by to ensure that as a network, it plays a energy efficiency and renewable energy. current CO2 emissions. CATF will focus valuable role in bringing about a fair, To ensure the passage of federal climate on the following areas of research and ambitious and binding climate agreement, and energy legislation through the US advocacy: and implements it effectively. There are Senate and obtain its signature into law by 1) reducing global methane that will result two main strands within this broader goal: the President. The specific aim is to have in emissions savings of over 1 gigatonne of substantive planning (power analysis, the country enact a national policy to cap CO2; political strategy, etc.) and organisational greenhouse gas emissions, invest in clean 2) a campaign to reduce agricultural planning. energy and build the new energy economy. burning in countries in northern latitudes; USD 75,000 USD 2,000,000 3) compiling a paper on carbon black and methane emissions from tar sands To defend California’s Assembly Bill 32 operations; and 4) expanding US domestic (AB32) and defeat Proposition 23 on the action to reduce SLCFs. European Federation for Transport November 2010 ballot. The campaign USD 1,000,469 (over two years) and Environment (T&E) sought to ensure that California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, the To implement an ambitious EU-level strongest climate law in the US, is fully multimodal transport decarbonisation implemented on schedule. AB 32 is the strategy during the current Brussels’ political most important policy advancing clean Global Campaign for Climate Action cycle (2011-2013). The goal is to further (GCCA) technology in California, and the most increase the ability of T&E and its partner important climate policy in the US. To review and learn from the campaign’s NGOs to play an active role in EU and global USD 1,000,000 first year of operation in order to determine processes to reduce the climate impact of its role in 2010. To define what changes transport. In particular, this project would need to be made to guide its strategy, enable T&E to greatly increase its input to governance and operations post- the European Council for effective climate Copenhagen. legislation. It would also further increase Institute for Sustainable Development its profile with the European Parliament, (Poland) USD 73,745. by streamlining political coordination To gain support for a change of thinking To meet the overarching goal of between T&E’s office in Brussels and T&E in the energy sector, using the outputs of global CO2 emissions peaking by 2015 members in the EU Member States, with Poland’s Alternative Energy Policy as a basis then declining sharply thereafter and preference for the most politically relevant for substantial GHG emission reductions. stabilising in the atmosphere at 350 ppm. ones. Over the next two years, the Institute for Long-term objectives are to generate the USD 342,078 (over three years) Sustainable Development aims to act as a conditions for an equitable and sustainable think-tank and campaign network to create low-carbon society by directly putting the foundation for a low carbon economy pressure on politicians at key national and in Poland by 2030. It will focus on the international moments and to build a long- following groups: members of parliament; term movement for change that empowers public institutions; businesses; the scientific individuals, organisations, communities community; and the media. and corporations to take their own actions USD 314,077 (over two years) to tackle the causes and symptoms of climate change.

USD 1,000,000 (over two years)

Environment 25 An expanded campaign will help ensure

WWF International 10:10 Global that electric transportation is a major component of any legislation in the To create a movement in key countries To support and inspire a mass of coming months. towards a global transition to a climate- individuals, organisations and institutions n resilient low carbon future. Governments o to make real and urgent decreases in their USD 200,000 and key industries will be encouraged carbon emissions over one year starting to deliver the necessary frameworks,

n in 2010. In addition, 10:10 also seeks to

E virment technologies and business models for galvanise a sea change in the way that the a low carbon economy with a focus on media, public and politicians talk and think World Resources Institute enabling access to clean energy. about the climate crisis to create a more To restore credibility in the international inspiring, solutions-focused approach. By USD 501, 935 (over two years) climate regime while delivering mitigation working with key civil society and business and finance results on the ground. The To help the EU live up to its self-image as networks, 10:10 also provided the narrative project seeks to ensure that within two a leader in climate protection by ensuring and tools necessary to encourage decision- years, the international climate policy that its policies will be effective to achieve makers in the lead-up to COP 16 climate debate shows clear signs of transitioning 95 percent emissions cuts by 2050, using conference and other international and from its current state of scepticism towards 100 percent renewable energy. national political fora. the United Nations Framework Convention This means: USD 400,102 (over two years) on Climate Change and international 1) defining Europe’s long-term vision, cooperation, to a new environment and agreeing to specific binding interim characterised by active domestic objectives; implementation of effective mitigation 2) dedicating the resources needed to Third Generation Environmentalism actions, with countries reflecting this create the infrastructure that will support a (E3G) enhanced national ambition back into fully renewable energy system; and To provide a comparative assessment the international arena. It aims to create 3) scheduling a phase-down of fossil fuel of opportunities for Oak Foundation to a virtuous cycle where international use while creating a sustainable, renewable expand its climate programme into a few negotiations and enhanced domestic energy market that can supply the EU’s emerging economies. Among other criteria engagement combine to increase the needs. environmental ambitions of major countries will be assessed according to: USD 379,600 (over three years) their current policy-level commitments; economies around the world. their relative weight in international USD 500,000 (over three years) negotiations; and the strength of their civil society groups already working on climate mitigation efforts. Mexico, South Africa, Colombia, Brazil, Turkey and Indonesia are the focus for the initial analysis.

USD 64,811

Securing America’s Future Energy Alliance

To call for legislation to foster the mass deployment of electric vehicles through various policies and actions, including creating ecosystems where electric vehicles and infrastructure can be deployed at scale. Cars and light trucks would run on energy produced from various sources: nuclear, natural gas, coal, wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric. Electrification would Reducing coal consumption is a key factor shatter the status of oil as the sole fuel in decreasing carbon emissions. of the US ground transportation fleet.

26 Environment CLIMATE CHANGE of the secretariat of Climate Action Network targets and weak compliance options). NORTH AMERICA Canada; to contribute to the strategic It also seeks a federal permit system for thinking of the member organisations; and tailings ponds and at least USD 5 billion in to produce a strategy plan and a message new incentives for renewable energies and

framework that will be used to guide their energy efficiency from federal and state n Carnegie Endowment for International future actions. governments in 2010. o Peace (CEIP) USD 47,897 USD 426,857 (over three years)

To prepare a bipartisan leadership report n that outlines a clear plan to raise revenues E virment to finance a transportation reform bill. CEIP will prepare and launch the report to make Consultative Group on Biological ForestEthics the case for pricing transportation carbon Diversity Inc. as To minimise Tar Sands impacts by creating (1) a transportation financing strategy, To coordinate research on the perception awareness of the economic risks whereby (2) a deficit reduction strategy, and of ocean acidification held by decision Tar Sands imports become less attractive (3) a carbon reduction strategy. makers, the media, stakeholders and the to US corporations; placing a hard cap on This report will create the foundation for a public and to use it to develop a common Tar Sands emissions to slow expansion transportation reform bill that sets specific message and communications framework. and clean up operations; and addressing goals, performance metrics and processes This framework could form the basis for the environmental impacts of Tar Sands to to reduce transportation-related carbon as future policy education and development limit toxic pollution. ForestEthics will work rapidly as possible. as well as an advocacy campaign. with at least ten Fortune 500 companies to publicly disavow Tar Sands fuel and to USD 200,000 USD 100,000 encourage them to purchase fuel from less polluting sources. In addition, it will work Machine for extracting tar sands in Alberta, Canada. with at least one of these companies to exert influence within the US Government to stop Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

USD 299,879 (over two years)

Greenpeace Canada

To create awareness of the financial, regulatory and political uncertainty that surrounds investments in the tar sands so that prominent financial analysts, media, opinion leaders and Members of Parliament will publically express concern about the lack of government regulation of the tar sands industry. Greenpeace Canada aims to publicise the controversy around Climate Action Network Canada – Environmental Defence Canada (EDC) the tar sands both within and outside Reséau action climat Canada (CAN-RAC) To call for the passage of legislation Canada. This will encourage the withdrawal To support a strategic planning process to mandating a reduction of tar sands of major institutional investors from the identify a shared vision, common strategies emissions and introducing additional tar sands by 2012; the end of France’s tar and a common message platform for regulatory requirements for the industry. sands subsidies; and the passage of a more than 50 Canadian organisations The project aims to secure agreement feed-in-tariff in Alberta utilised by farmers, to maximise their collective impact on to implement and fund incentives for ranchers, landowners and investors to climate change policy in Canada. The investment in renewable energies and develop the province’s huge wind power process will allow CAN-RAC to assess energy efficiency. EDC seeks to ensure that potential. the overall performance of the Canadian Canada’s cap and trade system is as strong USD 424,373 (over three years) climate change movement in recent years, as possible and to close off loopholes for including an evaluation of the effectiveness the tar sands industry (such as intensity

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League of Conservation Voters Pembina Institute Tides Canada Foundation Education Fund (LCVEF) To ensure that emerging opportunities and To develop a five-year strategic plan to To build public support for a new national interest in renewable energy and energy convince Canada to accept the long-

n transportation policy that reduces efficiency solutions are not thwarted by term goal of dramatically lowering the o America’s dependence on oil, cuts opposing forces; to develop and advocate country’s GHG emissions, while creating emissions that cause climate change and for a suite of complementary sustainable jobs and opportunities, and lessening the n threaten public health, and meets the

E virment transportation policies in key cities and country’s dependence on fossil fuels; and nation’s infrastructure needs. The project provinces that reduce demand for fossil to determine the feasibility of creating aims to set national goals for reducing fuels and create cleaner and smarter a Canadian Energy Fund, similar to the oil consumption and global warming transportation systems; and to equip US Energy Foundation, with a budget of up pollution, reform the transportation policy makers, media and environmental to USD 30 million sourced from 100 to 200 planning process to further these goals, and organisations with accurate and unbiased high-net worth Canadian and international increase access to and investments in clean information about Canada’s oil sands donors. and efficient transportation options while operations and climate policy. USD 50,000 prioritising the repair and maintenance of USD 484,106 (over two years) the current system. Additionally, LCVEF will seek gains in vehicle fleet efficiency, vehicle electrification, and the development of low carbon alternative fuels.

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The map illustrates just how much warmer temperatures were in the decade (2000-2009) compared to average temperatures recorded between 1951 and 1980 (a common reference period for climate studies). The most extreme warming, shown in red, was in the Arctic. Very few areas saw cooler than average temperatures, shown in blue. Gray areas over parts of the Southern Ocean are places where temperatures were not recorded. Photo by NASA.

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In 2010, the environmental community outspent proponents of the legislation (including Oak Foundation) engaged in at least seven-fold. n E virment an unprecedented effort to pass climate legislation in the US to cap and put Although some form of carbon pricing a price on carbon dioxide emissions. – whether it is a carbon tax or cap and The campaign had strong leadership trade – is essential to a meaningful and extraordinary financial support. climate policy, it is not sufficient to Unfortunately, it failed. Some of the reduce emissions commensurate with causes were under the community’s need. Since it is also not clear when control and some were not. For example, the door of political opportunity to 2 the US health care debate took priority. price CO will next open, enforcement Intense and contentious, it exhausted of existing legislation, improved the political will of many in the Senate. regulation and technological research The struggling economy, combined and development are crucial to with the vocal opposition of a rapidly controlling and reducing greenhouse rising Tea Party, dramatically increased gas emissions. Proponents must work the odds against a successful outcome. at state and regional levels to create At the same time, the community was models for federal action to reduce unable to mobilise its base support today’s emissions and, they must or to hold members of Congress continue to expand and mobilise their accountable for bad decision making. support bases. Above all, holding Neither could the community compete politicians accountable, especially with the tremendous resources and in the face of the deployment of strength of its opposition: the fossil unparalleled financial resources by the fuel industry, which funnelled millions fossil fuel industry, will be pivotal to of dollars into lobbying Congress and achieving ultimate success.

Tides Center US Climate Action Network (USCAN) West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL)

To set in motion the Transportation To provide bridge support for six months To constrain development of Alberta’s tar Manufacturing Action Plan (TMAP) by to enable USCAN to foster collaboration sands through a legislative ban on crude oil engaging a task force to support a set of around the UN meeting in Cancun. It also tankers on British Columbia’s north coast. policy recommendations to boost the aims to expand strategic planning work This would necessitate the cancellation of domestic manufacture of transportation and collaboration among environmental, the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline systems and components. It also calls for business, security, youth, conservation, proposal to transport tar sands oil and a new clean transportation system which faith and development leaders and to bitumen to Asian markets. WCEL aims to represents an opportunity for the US to develop new strategies around climate establish the conditions under which reduce greenhouse gas emissions from finance and adaptation. USCAN works a) opposition parties holding a the transportation sector, accounting for to ensure that the US meets its climate parliamentary majority work together nearly 30 percent of all greenhouse gas commitments; defends the Environmental to enact a legislative tanker ban under a emissions, and create millions of jobs. US Protection Agency’s authority to regulate minority government and/or incorporate reliance on oil will be reduced, increased GHG emissions; supports aggressive a ban promise into their manifestos, transportation options will create more use of the Clean Air Act; coordinates the committing them to act following liveable communities, low-income defence and implementation of state law an election that produces a majority communities will have greater access to and regional plans; and facilitates federal government; and transit, and public health will improve. legislative efforts to achieve oil savings and b) First Nations declare their own bans other transportation and energy policies to on transportation of tar sands crude oil USD 200,363 reduce emissions. through their territories and waters.

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Environment 29 OTHER fisheries subsidies reform in five leading WWF International developing countries/regions, through To achieve three specific legislative policy-relevant research, partnership reforms of the Common Fisheries Policy development, organised stakeholder to secure the adoption, implementation n Greenpeace Japan dialogue, pilot project planning, and

o and compliance of fisheries management strategically-targeted communications; To create and utilise Japan’s retailers and plans. These are needed to attain the long- solidify support for a “high ambition” restaurants as the key levers of change term goal of restoring European fish stocks n outcome to the World Trade Organisation E virment in the fisheries sector and government to a level that ensures their resilience, (WTO) fisheries subsidies negotiations policies. With the help of a champion sustainability and profitability. The reforms among influential developing countries; company, the aim over time is to inspire, are: and create strong momentum in key lead and, if need be, force other retailers 1) mandatory long-term management capitals towards strong and effective WTO and restaurants into the fold and ultimately plans for all EU commercial fisheries by release the government from its historical rules. 2015; bond with the industry. This is crucial for 2) a decentralised governance/co- USD 1,000,000 (over two years) the move towards sustainable fisheries management structure that links fishing and will also, importantly, enable a rights with appropriate responsibilities To support the successful completion change in the fisheries policies of the and accountability; and of Project Insight which will consolidate Japanese government. This grant enables 3) a mandate for coherence between EU information for all offices and programmes Greenpeace Japan to launch the project. fisheries policies and fleet activities inside in the WWF Network. Project leaders will be USD 283,909 and outside EU waters. able to plan their projects and programmes using a standard planning tool and this USD 4,378,318 (over two years) should result in more efficient planning. Financial support will also be provided for Oceana Inc. To eliminate subsidies that drive the special fundraising effort “Living Planet” To address significant threats to the marine overfishing while encouraging sustainable to celebrate WWF’s 50th anniversary. environment by: fisheries management. The project aims to: 1) protecting seafloor habitat from produce concrete steps towards effective USD 225,000 destructive bottom trawling; 2) setting and enforcing reasonable catch limits for commercial fishing; Bottom trawling banned in Belize 3) prohibiting subsidies that contribute to overcapacity in commercial fishing fleets Fishing is an important employer The Belize government acted promptly which lead to overfishing; and and source of protein for coastal and made an admirable announcement: 4) stopping marine pollution, particularly communities in Belize. Bottom trawlers a complete ban on all forms of trawling carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that are and other kinds of destructive fishing in the country’s waters, including its making the oceans more acidic. gear lead to overfishing and cause exclusive economic zone. harm to fisheries and to the marine With this ban, which went into effect in USD 4,275,000 (over two years) environment by catching juvenile fish December 2010, the Belize Government and damaging the seafloor. has become one of only three in the Recognizing this, Oak grantee, Oceana world to institute a complete and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers proposed an elegant measure that permanent ban of the highly damaging would enable the practice to be practice of trawling. Oceans Five is a global funder’s collaborative banned. It collaborated with the seeking to aggregate and leverage government, successfully consulted assets to give a major impulse to marine with the fishermen directly affected conservation and accelerate tangible “wins” by the proposed ban, and negotiated in a neglected field. It will develop and fund the buyout of the country’s two operational shrimp trawlers. The Belize a highly vetted slate of projects to protect Fishermen Cooperative Association the oceans from over-exploitation, helping expressed support for the conservation to trigger collaboration amongst the NGO measure: “By our support of the sale community that otherwise would not of the two trawlers to Oceana, the happen spontaneously. This grant enables BFCA also agrees to support Oceana the collaborative to hire the programme in its endeavours to ban all trawling officer for the first three years. permanently within the waters of © Oceana © Belize”. Successfully banned. Trawlers in Belize. USD 827,743 (over three years)

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WildAid Oak works through its partners to encourage the recovery of marine species and habitats. To conserve the unique marine and terrestrial biodiversity of the Galapagos © Oceana/Carlos Minguell Minguell Oceana/Carlos © Archipelago by strengthening the capacity n of the Galapagos National Park Service o (GNPS) in control and surveillance activities of vessels operating within the Galapagos n E virment Marine Reserve. Through extensive field expertise and close cooperation with the GNPS, WildAid has developed a comprehensive enforcement model and operational programme over the past 12 years.

USD 200,000

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A ssociation of Protected Areas Management Organizations (APAMO)

To build public awareness of the impact of Environmental Law Alliance National Geographic Society Worldwide (ELAW) oil exploration within the territorial waters To demonstrate to readers the urgency and of Belize through local and international To develop and enforce the rule of law to value of conservation of the Mesoamerican support. By garnering support through protect the environment in the countries Reef, inspiring them to take action to petitions, letters to the Government of Belize that share the Mesoamerican Reef. ELAW safeguard it for future generations. National and by holding a rally, the Belize Coalition to intends to empower public interest Geographic Magazine will publish an Save our Natural Heritage hopes to get the environmental advocates to act as private Government to effect a ban on offshore oil article in 2012 which, through the power attorney generals holding governments exploration and drilling as well as drilling for of words and images, will take readers accountable and helping local people oil in protected areas. to one of the richest, but least known, participate effectively in the sustainable marine ecosystems on Earth. The piece will USD 250,000 development of their economies. highlight the amazing range of marine life USD 270,000 (over two years) and the diverse ecosystems found along Belize’s coast, detailing the fragility of the EcoLogic Development Fund Reef, efforts being made to protect it, and the issues that threaten its sustainability. To ensure the health of both human National Fisheries Conservation USD 57,000 communities and marine ecosystems that Center straddle the border between Belize and Guatemala along the Sarstoon River. By To create a groundswell of support and facilitating cross-boundary collaboration political will to protect healthy oceans between key Belizean and Guatemalan by mandating deep reductions in CO2 Quebec Labrador Foundation Inc stakeholders, EcoLogic aims to provide viable emissions via US climate law and the To advance conservation and stewardship alternatives to continued unsustainable Global Climate Treaty at the COP 16 climate in Mesoamerica Latin America, the fisheries (overfishing) and agricultural conference in Cancun. The project aims Caribbean and the Atlantic Region. This (slash and burn) practices. EcoLogic also to create widespread public awareness of two-year project will focus on the Gulf of seeks to build trust and goodwill among the threat that climate change, particularly Honduras and seeks to: communities along the border who ocean acidification, poses to the survival of 1) strengthen the capacity of local presently mistrust and misunderstand one coral reefs worldwide. institutions to conserve natural and cultural another, but are dependent on common heritage through stewardship; resources that are in jeopardy. USD 38,000 2) contribute to management effectiveness USD 255,000 (over two years) of marine and coastal protected areas;

Environment 31 3) support the transfer of conservation INDIA innovations and methods among practitioners from the Gulf of Honduras and the Atlantic Region; n 4) foster discussion among diverse Sorensen Oceana/Eduardo ©

o Center for Study of Science, stakeholders and cooperation across Technology and Policy interest groups and sectors; and

n 5) foster regional and international To develop the organisation’s high quality E virment cooperation and partnerships in the region. research capacity and make it a respected, high level institution. This involves USD 150,000 (over two years) recruiting and maintaining competent researchers at senior and more importantly, middle levels. The senior researchers Sarstoon Temash Institute for will mentor junior colleagues who will Indigenous Management (SATIIM) eventually rise to become leaders in their To safeguard natural resources, embrace sustainable development strategies and respective domains. secure indigenous peoples’ rights to USD 804,817 (over three years) influence equitable and responsible public policies. SATIIM’s mission is to safeguard Starfish and Actinias the ecological integrity of the Sarstoon in the Choros-Damas ClimateWorks Foundation, USA Temash National Park region and employ marine reserve, Chile. its resources in an environmentally sound To fund the organisation’s partner in India, manner for the economic, social, cultural the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. and spiritual well-being of its indigenous Shakti’s aim is to promote a clean, secure Tri-National Alliance for the people. and equitable future for the population Conservation of the Gulf of Honduras Through this initiative SATIIM wishes to: of India by supporting policies that 1) increase awareness and stimulate To increase compliance with fisheries promote energy efficiency, sustainable activism among communities in the Toledo regulations in the Gulf of Honduras, transportation, and renewable energy. District; construct baselines and gather data on 2) build a coalition of national and USD 2,000,000 (over two years) violations of the fishing laws through tri- international civil society actors; 3) establish an environmental and national cooperation at the grassroots level. indigenous rights fund to support policy USD 50,000 making. “Our mission is to USD 540,000 (over five years) build a sustainable Ya’axche Conservation Trust and secure future To secure the Government of Belize’s Toledo Institute for Development and for India’s citizens commitment to protected area legislation the Environment (TIDE) and enforcement of protected area law. by supporting To ensure that TIDE continues to be This will be accomplished through a policies that an effective leader in ecosystems comprehensive advocacy campaign aimed management by promoting community at the most recent illegal, environmentally promote energy participation in resource management and socially detrimental activity – a efficiency, and sustainable use of ecosystems and proposed hydroelectric facility within to implement the new Port Honduras the most restricted and perhaps most sustainable Marine Reserve (PHMR) management plan pristine protected area in the country, tranportation, (2010–2015). Its main aim is to encourage Bladen Nature Reserve. In this way, the community participation in TIDE activities project will also build public support for and renewable and more structured education and environmentally and socially responsible energy.” outreach programmes to increase development in Belize. awareness of environmental issues. Shakti Sustainable USD 50,000 USD 1,000,000 (over three years) Energy Foundation

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Increasing the supply of affordable Over the course of 2010 the programme During the year the programme established housing and housing opportunity underwent a comprehensive review, which grant-making in Glasgow, approving four to provide seed funding to facilitate garnered many views and ideas as to how grants totalling USD 1.8 million. Among affordable housing development and the the programme should be developed. other uses, this funding made possible preservation of existing affordable housing. As a result of the review the programme nine additional staff across the four will take a more proactive role in relation organisations. There is great potential for Homeless prevention to: prevent to learning and to enabling partners to innovation within Glasgow’s housing and homelessness among identified vulnerable develop shared approaches and solutions. homelessness sectors but few options to groups and in regional “hot spots” from Growth began in this area this year with fund this work. Thus Oak has a significant which it originates; and facilitate support the first learning opportunity sponsored role to play in the city. and advocacy for individuals and families by the programme. Provided by the Sheila facing housing crisis. McKechnie Foundation, the “See Change’ All three areas may include systems change course offers the programme’s UK partners objectives executed at a national or local the opportunity to develop their advocacy level. These may take the form of securing skills and to identify and then pursue an mainstream statutory funding for a proven agenda for change. Oak’s Trustees also new solution, removing structural and resolved to continue to support the three cultural barriers which hamper individual priorities outlined above, and to maintain success or changing the way a service is a broad base of funding addressing these delivered. Systems change initiatives may priorities. In addition specific objectives be aimed at governments or the not-for- will be pursued, tailored to each of the profit sector. locations where the programme is focused.

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A nchor House Broadway Homelessness and Support needy families; employment supports including the Workforce Development Act; To develop the Aspirations Programme, To establish a “Time Bank” for people and child welfare. The Butler Family Fund is enabling Anchor House’s formerly homeless who are homeless or vulnerably housed committed to the betterment of society by residents to secure stable employment and with the aim of increasing employment funding and supporting organisations that housing. Also to support people living locally skills and supporting people into work. provide leadership in areas of social neglect to achieve employment or to improve on The project will create opportunities for or need that are fundamental to justice and their current employment. Anchor House participants to trade their time and skills social welfare. is a hostel in Canning Town in East London, in exchange for services or training. They which provides support to over 200 single will have a stronger position in the labour USD 1,375,000 (over three years) homeless and jobless people each year. market and greater involvement with their communities. Broadway is an established USD 294,110 (over three years) London-based NGO providing a range Community Access of services for homeless people, helping them to secure accommodation, improve To develop a business model for the Bikeworks their physical and mental health and gain replication of the “Howie the Harp” peer employment. advocacy and training programme. “Howie To provide the “Cycle into Work” course for the Harp” was established in New York by homeless and formerly homeless people in USD 300,938 (over four years) Community Access as a peer employment London. Participants will gain qualifications training programme to assist formerly in cycle maintenance and work experience homeless adults with mental illness to gain that will support their progression towards careers in the human service field. greater independence. Bikeworks’ goal is to Butler Family Fund make cycling inclusive for all, encouraging USD 50,000 healthy lifestyles, environmentally friendly To support, through re-granting, US transportation and supporting vulnerable organisations that advocate at the people in the community. The project aims local, state and national level to bring East Potential to build the capacity of Bikeworks to expand mainstream public funding systems to To enable East Potential to extend its delivery of the “Cycle into Work” courses. bear in preventing homelessness and in improving income and services for Starting Point programme to people living USD 40,000 homeless people. The grants will focus on in social housing as well as young people three systems: temporary assistance for who have been homeless; and to replicate

Housing and Homelessness 35 the programme in a neighbouring The Mayor’s Fund to Advance New Positive Action in Housing (PAiH) borough in East London. Starting Point York City supports community organisations to To reduce poverty among people from deliver local services­ through provision To re-grant funds to a partnership between new migrant, refugee and minority

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l and peer support. East Potential is the New York City, and the NYC Department of will provide money advice and training e Homeless Services (DHS). The partnership m charitable arm of the East Thames Group, to the users of its services in order to a housing association that manages over will provide additional support services for maximise their inc­ome, reduce levels of Ho 14,000 properties in East London and Essex. students participating in the “Advantage debt and stabilise their housing. PAiH is a d

n Academy” which offers an Associate’s USD 400,178 (over four years) Scottish campaigning organisation that Degree course specifically designed for works closely with its members and local people who have been homeless. The aim communities. It provides free casework of the project is to increase graduation services and support as well as limited u rates and help students gain employment. emergency shelter and a hardship fund for Grand Central Savings (GCS) Hosinga The DHS is a government agency that destitute asylum seekers and their families. To enable the strategic development and coordinates the funding of shelters for USD 455,323 (over three years) expansion of GCS into other deprived areas homeless adults in New York City and of Scotland. This includes testing out a range contracts with local providers of homeless of new banking products with a view to services. replicating them in other GCS branches. USD 344,200 (over four years) GCS provides a basic, free, banking service in Glasgow to those who are “unbanked” and unable to access mainstream bank services.

USD 450,667 (over three years) National Housing Federation

To create six “Count us in” Housing Association pilot projects in the UK as part of a European-wide initiative. The pilots will Local Initiatives Support Corporation focus on changing consumer behaviour (LISC) towards green technology thereby To apply a new approach to neighbou­ reducing both household emissions and rhood development in Philadelphia energy costs. The aim is to disseminate adapted from LISC’s national model titled best practice within the sector and create “Sustainable Communities Initiative”. This a strategy for mainstream change in the places emphasis on whole communities affordable housing sector. The National rather than the development and financing Housing Federation is a membership of stand-alone projects. The Philadelphia organisation representing 90% (1,200) of branch of LISC supports community England’s Housing Associations. Housing development corporations with funding, Associations are primarily registered technical assistance and advocacy. Since social landlords that develop and manage 1981, LISC in Philadelphia has invested affordable rented homes. more than USD 230 million in projects. It USD 181,168 (over three years) has used these funds to attract a further USD 670 million from other sources.

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Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. Common Ground Community HDFC, Family to Family Inc. To develop and manage Boston’s first To provide one time flexible grants directly residential assessment centre specifically To identify by name and prioritise by health to an additional 225 families in Boston who for homeless people aged 14 to 24. In vulnerability 100,000 street homeless are facing a housing crisis. The project will addition the project aims to bring about people living in communities across the US. also conduct research to assess the benefit policy change that will improve provision To support local partnerships to house these to families of this type of support. Founded for Massachusetts’ young homeless individuals and to bring about permanent in 1988, each year Family to Family provides population. Bridge Over Troubled changes in the way that communities assistance to 250 families with grants Waters enables high-risk, runaway and respond to street homelessness. Common averaging $1,500. Family to Family secures homeless youths to achieve a healthy and Ground Community HDFC, Inc is a leader its funding from a combination of private productive adulthood through prevention, in the affordable housing field and one of foundations and individual donations. intervention and education services, and the largest providers of supportive housing USD 380,000 (over three years) serves 2,400 of Boston’s young people each in the US. It serves those who have been year. homeless the longest, have the most disabling conditions, and are least likely to USD 400,000 (over three years) be able to access housing resources.

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Govan Law Centre (GLC) Northern Manhattan Improvement Shian Housing Association Corporation (NMIC) To establish an early warning system To develop a robust strategic plan and that enables GLC to provide timely To provide eviction prevention services fundraising strategy for the growth of the

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l to households at risk of eviction in one of households at risk of losing their homes. expand its work of diverting young people e It will evaluate the system’s effectiveness, the poorest areas of New York City. NMIC m away from gang culture and to increase will also provide the legal expertise to promote the service in Glasgow and argue housing options for clients. The project was

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free advice and legal services for people based organisation that preserves up in gang culture and crime. It offers them on low incomes regarding housing, affordable housing through legal services the opportunity and support to move away homelessness, debt, discrimination, and organising; promotes self-sufficiency from gang culture and to change their lives u education, employment and welfare. It through adult education and workforce though mentoring support, cognitive applies its knowledge and experience to Hosinga development; and stabilises families programmes, case work, employment influence policy makers and to campaign through social services, health education, assistance and housing support. for the people it serves. and domestic violence intervention. USD 64,000 USD 537,219 (over three years) USD 450,000 (over four years)

Missing People Philadelphia VIP The Welcome Organisation

To extend Missing People’s “Textsafe” pilot To address “tangled title” issues and keep To relocate the Welcome Organisation’s across the UK. Textsafe provides automated, Philadelphia’s low-income homeowners, drop-in centre to new premises which are age-appropriate texts to young people who have the right to title, in their homes. “fit for purpose” and to facilitate delivery within hours of them being reported Philadelphia VIP will seek out and serve of a wider range of services for homeless missing. The texts provide information more clients affected by tangled title people including additional mental and encourage changes in policy to about Missing People and the services health and substance misuse services. The reduce the incidence of tangled title and it offers. Missing People is the UK’s only Welcome Organisation is a Belfast-based the complexity and duration of cases. charity that provides advice and support charity working with street homeless Philadelphia VIP promotes equal justice for to missing individuals, their families and the poor by providing free access to civil people. It began as a soup kitchen 15 years others who care for them, Missing People legal services through securing pro bono ago and now provides a day and night has a dedicated helpline for young people. legal representation in relation to shelter, street outreach service, drop-in centre employment, financial stability education and crisis accommodation for homeless USD 246,819 (over two years) and health. women.

USD 468,039 (over three years) USD 474,560 (over three years)

National Alliance to End Homelessness

To reduce the number of people who become homeless each year as well as the length of time that people are homeless. The Alliance aims to contribute to reducing homelessness so that fewer than 400,000 Americans are homeless on any given night by 2017. It also aims to contribute to improving systems that support homeless veterans so that by 2017 these veterans experience only the “briefest incidences” of homelessness. The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a non-partisan organisation committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the US.

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“After a while, being INCREASING THE SUPPLY homeless begins to The Fortune Society Glasgow Homelessness Network dismantle you as a (GHN) person: you’ve no To improve access to housing for ex- prisoners through a comprehensive To explore revisions to the allocation of base, nowhere to campaign. The Fortune Society will social housing to homeless households store your things, you educate public housing agencies about in Glasgow, facilitating an evidence-based alternative and safe methods for screening and locally sensitive allocations framework cannot communicate applicants for housing; gain support from that addresses the concerns of housing with the outside people living in public housing through providers. GHN will also establish a community organising and promote comprehensive data collection system to world as calls cost alternative supportive housing models for assist Glasgow City Council in maximising

money, you feel former prisoners. The Fortune Society was the eŠ ectiveness of their response HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS founded in 1967 as an ex-prisoner self- to homelessness. GHN is a member constantly anxious, help and advocacy organisation and now organisation working closely with local and you wake up with provides a range of housing and services in Glasgow agencies to end homelessness NYC. It seeks to support prisoners on release by informing and in‹ uencing policy and strangers around you. and advocates strongly for alternatives to planning, working to improve practices But what really zaps the prison system. within the housing sector and promoting partnership working. you is the exhaustion: USD 320,000 (over two years) USD 390,403 (over four years) in the day you feel nauseous, you fall asleep on public Property acquisition systems reform transport - it’s like entering a delirious Oak grantee, Philadelphia Association of each year; and 17,000 vacant parcels Community Development Corporations of land are “tax delinquent”, depriving state in which you’re (PACDC) partnered with Philadelphia’s the city of $2 million in revenues each neither awake nor Redevelopment Authority to analyse the year. The report estimates that a more cost of the city’s vacant land manage- streamlined disposal process could asleep.” ment system. result in 3,400 new housing units over This is part of a broader e­ ort to reform the next € ve years. The report has raised Joy Marlow quoted by the way that vacant property is used in the pro€ le of this issue with the media Evening Standard journalist, Philadelphia. and the public at a time when the city is David Cohen The € ndings reveal that, across the city: facing budget cuts. Its stark conclusions the blight of vacant property reduces have resulted in support for reform from the value of neighbouring occupied senior city o“ cials. PACDC is currently properties by $3.6 billion; managing working with the city to help shape this vacant lots costs the city $20 million reform.

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HOPE Worldwide-UK be met and secure a commitment from L ondon Citizens government to develop an appropriate To increase the capacity of the Two Step alternative response. Housing Rights To establish three Community Land Trusts project to house more homeless people in Service promotes and protects the rights (CLT) in London, and to secure an agreement the private rented sector. HOPE Worldwide of people in Northern Ireland who are to use part of the London Olympic site for will challenge existing barriers to enable homeless and in housing need. a CLT. London Citizens is a community-led more people currently living in hostels to be organisation that tackles issues of social, housed through the scheme and conduct USD 350,896 (over three years) economic and environmental justice a comprehensive evaluation of the service identified by communities in London. It to establish a best practice model. HOPE works with people of all ages, faiths and Worldwide seeks to relieve poverty in the Hudson Planning Group, Inc backgrounds to bring about changes in the UK and overseas and to highlight poverty community. issues to volunteers and funders. HOPE To create an effective and replicable USD 533,891 (over four years) Worldwide-UK was established in 1991 and service that supports community-based focuses on supporting the homeless, people organisations (CBOs) in New York to with addictions, ex-offenders and refugees. increase their development of supportive housing. The project builds on Hudson Pine Street Inn USD 429,166 (over three years) Planning Group’s experience of providing specialist technical assistance in supportive To re-orientate Pine Street Inn’s primary housing. HPG was established in response service from shelter to permanent supported housing by changing the ratio Housing Rights Service to the homelessness crisis and AIDS epidemic in New York City in the 1980s. It of provision from 60% shelter and 40% To identify and address barriers which empowers and equips CBOs with limited supported housing to 30% shelter and frustrate effective use of the private rented resources to build, own and operate 70% supported housing. To guide other sector as a sustainable housing option housing and community facilities serving organisations that wish to embark on similar for vulnerable people. To highlight those New York City’s most marginalised people. transitions and encourage policy makers to groups with complex needs that cannot facilitate supported housing at city, state USD 300,000 (over four years)

40 Housing and Homelessness and federal level. Founded in 1969, Pine Vision Housing INDIA Street Inn is New England’s largest resource for homeless men and women providing To expand the service provided by Vision support and emergency shelter to 10,000 Housing that helps vulnerable people

Centre for Social Markets ssness leaving prison to find housing in the private homeless individuals annually. e rented sector (PRS). Vision Housing aims to l To fund an organisational review by e USD 1,500,000 (over four years) become self-sustaining after three years an established professional who will m through increasing government contracts

make recommendations to place the Ho and reducing reliance on foundation organisation in a position to consolidate d SPEAR funding. It was established in 2007 in and to grow. n South London with the aim of preventing To pilot a scheme for homeless people ex-offenders from re-offending through USD 75,000 using a new insurance product as an assistance with PRS housing, support and u alternative to a cash deposit, in order advice. to improve access to the private rented Hosinga USD 351,755 (over three years) sector. SPEAR will work with landlords to encourage them to accept homeless people as tenants. The pilot will be evaluated and the findings disseminated to other agencies. SPEAR provides a range of integrated services for homeless people in South West London. Its services cover the full spectrum of homelessness through outreach support to rough sleepers, hostel accommodation, and support to people in their own flats.

USD 232,821 (over two years)

A true vision for housing ex-offenders

Annys Darkwa’s enthusiasm for the work So Annys set up Vision Housing from the she does is obvious from the minute back of her car with just a mobile phone. you meet her. She is the creative and She had no idea how she was going passionate force behind “Vision Housing”, to do it. She didn’t know much about an agency that identifies housing in the tenancy law or welfare benefits, but private rented sector for people who have she did know how to talk to landlords just been released from prison. frankly and openly. Some landlords Annys is very open about her personal explicitly told her they refused to let to journey. Five years ago she left prison and “criminals”, informing her that they could found there were few services to support “spot them a mile away”. Many were her. To secure somewhere to live, she had disarmed, however, when Annys told Annys has never stopped believing her idea could work . to borrow money and find her own flat. them her own history and they warmed She experienced first-hand how difficult it to her. They started to question their own within one year of leaving prison. This is to locate a decent place to live and then assumptions about “criminals”. Changing exceptional organisation is the result of to convince a landlord to let the property the attitudes of landlords turned into a the vision of one determined woman. to a former prisoner. It infuriated her to personal challenge for Annys and this, Although she admits she has at times think of the many people she knew who she says, is what kept her going. felt like giving up, she has relentlessly would be leaving prison homeless, would Today, Vision Housing works with persevered and has made Vision Housing re-offend and head straight back into 45 landlords, and has housed more the professional organisation that it is prison. To Annys, the problem appeared than 360 ex-offenders; less than 15 today. It’s hard to believe that only four to be solvable, people were leaving prison percent of them have re-offended – an years ago this successful organisation, with nowhere to live; private landlords impressive record given that the average which Oak has funded to expand into had available properties. re-offending rate in London is 60% North London, was just an idea.

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INTERNI A GRANT-MAKING PROGRAMME TO Priority Two: Global South. Preference is given to DOCUMENT AND INVESTIGATE THE Ending impunity for gross violations innovative campaigns, including those MOST EGREGIOUS INTERNATIONAL Oak also aims to end impunity for gross which use new communication technologies, to win the support of both HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, HOLD human rights violations by holding abusers to account and ensuring victims redress. targeted constituencies and/or the wider PERPETRATORS TO ACCOUNT AND Oak funds strategic campaigns and community. PROTECT AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO litigation to hold abusers to account in civil The programme’s established geographies DEFEND THE PROTECTION OF and criminal processes; promote truth- are: Argentina, Brazil, Europe, India, Russia, FUNDAMENTAL GUARANTEES. seeking initiatives and obtain victim Thailand/Burma and the United States. redress, for example, through medical/ Through re-granting schemes, Oak support social rehabilitation. Efforts will also focus is also directed to local human rights on building, preserving and presenting the O bjectives organisations which, by virtue of their small historical narrative of human rights size and disparate locations, would violations. The three main objectives of the otherwise be unable to access Oak International Human Rights programme Priority Three: Foundation’s funds directly. are to: Enabling Human Rights Defenders uphold fundamental guarantees In addition, the programme aims to prescribed by international law relating to support emerging human rights activists 2010 was a productive year liberty and security of the person (due and those operating under threat and who process, freedom from torture and arbitrary are working towards Oak’s objectives. Oak’s Oak cautiously began grant making in arrest); support includes material assistance – Russia and will expand its activities in that end impunity for gross human rights including enhanced physical security – for country in 2011. The programme extended violation by holding abusers to account activists under threat and the mobilisation operations to Burma and Thailand and will and ensuring that victims of gross violations of colleagues in their defence; challenges soon consider expanding to India. Plans to obtain redress; and to egregious and stifling restrictions on the refocus and expand Oak’s international reasonable regulation and bureaucratic equip human rights activists with the coverage are taking shape through a oversight of human rights organisations; necessary tools and influence to conduct strategic review of the programme which is information and communication tools for their work. set to conclude by April 2011. The findings defenders addressing data management, from the review will inform the programme’s Priority One: data protection and popular mobilisation. strategic direction and geographic Defend Liberty and Security of the coverage over the next five years. Person While 2010 saw some mixed results in the The programme aims to uphold prohibitions Fields of operation key programme areas, overall progress was on torture and indefinite detention encouraging. (especially in the counter-terrorism and Oak supports NGOs working globally, immigration contexts); to bed down those regionally and nationally. Grants reflect the There was solid progress in the struggle guarantees into the state’s legal fabric; and reality of a multi-polar world and extend against impunity. Grantees ensured that to win popular support for their observance. influence beyond Western capitals to the State officials, irrespective of rank, were

42 International Human Rights activism. In 2010 Oak made investments to ensure that human rights defenders harness the benefits of emerging technologies to protect and aggregate

their data, maximise outreach and build RIGHTS new constituencies. This technological N A dimension will be an important priority in the years ahead. HUM

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in overcoming funding difficulties. But the A philanthropic landscape for funding human rights work is not especially

positive, with many peer foundations INTERNI cutting their grant budgets or withdrawing

Guantanamo Bay inmates. from civil and political rights to focus on other issues. Oak’s Human Rights Programme remains committed to its held to account for gross abuses. The US Oak supported efforts to ensure the greater current priorities and, through donor Supreme Court held that a civil suit for saliency of detention on the immigration collaboration, will seek to leverage torture and extrajudicial killings could agenda. The Foundation’s grantees were additional peer support. proceed against a former Minister of active in countries as diverse as Bulgaria, Defence of Somalia, now resident in the US, Malaysia, the UK and USA to document and his claim of immunity notwithstanding. In challenge the increasing, often mandatory Argentina, Brazil and Turkey grantees detention of asylum seekers and other successfully challenged amnesty laws migrants and to develop effective State which had hitherto shielded officials from alternatives to detention. These efforts are prosecution. And in Burma, critical evidence in their infancy, but already there is traction accountability for eventual prosecutions for crimes against in the UK where the new government has in the UK humanity was collected – though the undertaken to review, as a high priority, the wheels of justice will be slow. detention of immigrant children. Oak grantees in the United Kingdom Oak continued its long-standing Progress was disappointing, however, with that investigate the State’s role in commitment to the rehabilitation of torture respect to counter-terrorism issues. The abuses perpetrated in the “War on Terror” – Reprieve and the All- victims. This included supporting scores of Obama Administration, thwarted by Party Parliamentary Group on treatment centres in the developing world. political opposition and focussed on Extraordinary Rendition – achieved The programme remains keen to stimulate competing priorities, sidelined efforts to several victories in 2010. Following a critical peer evaluation of traditional and close Guantanamo Bay. It remains unclear significant victory by Reprieve, which emerging treatment models so that torture whether US federal courts will exercise revealed the extraordinary rendition victims receive the best possible care. jurisdiction over terrorism suspects or of its client, Binyam Mohammed, whether these prisoners will be tried and the alleged complicity of UK exclusively in military commissions. There security services, the Government announced a judge-led inquiry. “In Argentina, are now only fading expectations for The inquiry will examine claims Brazil and Turkey accountability for torture and extraordinary that the UK was complicit in the grantees successfully rendition as the US authorities deploy State torture of terrorism suspects held secrecy privilege to defeat judicial scrutiny. by foreign security services. In challenged amnesty However, developments internationally another welcome development, laws which had including a UK Inquiry into alleged UK the Government announced in complicity in extraordinary rendition might November that it would settle civil claims of several Reprieve clients hitherto shielded deliver important new leads. who claimed British collusion in officials from In a technology driven world, the new their extraordinary rendition. prosecution.” frontier for human rights defence is cyber

International Human Rights 43 DEFENDING LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF THE PERSON Brazilian amnesty laws removed by the

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A A ll Party Parliamentary Group On Extraordinary Rendition The Center for Justice and International their families; make a formal public Law helped win a seminal case before apology; and publish information HUM

L To establish the truth about UK involvement the Inter-American Court on Human on human rights abuses committed A in the practice of extraordinary rendition. It Rights concerning amnesty laws in during the period. N Brazil. The court ordered Brazil to: This historic decision marks the first O also aims to positively influence the terms fully investigate and punish crimes time Brazil has been held responsible T of reference and conduct of the inquiry A committed during the military for crimes committed during its into British complicity in torture and the dictatorship (1964 – 85); locate and dictatorship. connected practice of extraordinary return the remains of those killed to rendition; to service that inquiry and provide INTERNI follow-up on its recommendations; to pursue outstanding freedom of information requests with the US and UK governments to corporations). ECCHR litigation will address Human Rights First reveal the extent of extraordinary rendition torture, disappearances and illegal killings in and release this information into the public non-European countries where jurisdiction To protect people whose rights are domain; and to ensure the criminalisation of can be asserted by European courts and eroded in the name of national security the practice. other regional judicial mechanisms as well by upholding the absolute prohibition USD 88,000 as in relation to violations arising from of torture, seeking accountability for counter-terrorism policies (by EU and non- abuses, opposing indefinite detention EU Member States – including the US). and defending fair trial rights. It also seeks reform of the immigration system to end Equal Rights Trust USD 240,900 (over two years) arbitrary or penal models of detention and to protect and support the effectiveness To strengthen the protection of stateless of human rights defenders in selected persons subject to immigration detention countries where the US has influence and ensure their freedom from arbitrary European Council on Refugees and and responsibility. Human Rights First will detention. Building on its previous research Exiles (ECRE) seek measurable improvements in the findings, Equal Right Trust will press for To positively influence EU and national operational environment for human rights the acceptance and implementation efforts to negotiate a Common European defenders in selected countries, particularly of key recommendations including the Asylum System, including through critical with respect to freedom of association and drafting of comprehensive definitions provisions related to due process and expression. of statelessness and the development detention practices. ECRE will deliver a series of detention guidelines setting out USD 1,125,000 (over two years) of regional training workshops, attended by procedural safeguards, limits, length and member organisations and refugee groups, To assist Human Rights First continue its conditions of detention. Work will include to identify and align national asylum lobbying and advocacy efforts to address: advocating for legislative and policy priorities and strategic opportunities in the torture by US intelligence and military change in targeted countries and assisting EU legislative process and launch National personnel; indefinite detention of terrorism partner organisations to identify and act on Advocacy Platforms. Regular updates on suspects; accountability of private security behalf of stateless detainees. EU policy and processes, report-backs on contractors for the abuse of detainees; USD 224,000 national practice and coordinated media/ reform of US immigration law with special public opinion strategies will be shared reference to detention; and protection of through a range of online communication human rights defenders worldwide. tools. European Center for Constitutional USD 245,000 and Human Rights USD 249,038

To initiate, develop, coordinate and support cases to end impunity for violations perpetrated by European and non-European states as well as non-state actors (including

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Human Rights Watch London Detainee Support Group O rganisation Mondiale Contre la Torture (OMCT) INTERNI To influence the foreign and domestic To provide support for immigrants policies of Russia, India, South Africa, being held in indefinite detention in the To ensure the absolute prohibition of Japan and Thailand so they become London area, some in prisons and others torture and other cruel, inhuman or increasingly positive forces for advancing in detention/removal centres. Support degrading treatment by facilitating the use a global human rights agenda while will include: provision of assistance and of the individual complaints and reporting respecting human rights at home. In an advice on obtaining bail addresses; mechanisms of UN Treaty Bodies and increasingly multi-polar world, shifts in provision of advice and support for regional human rights mechanisms. OMCT global power have seen Russia, India and ongoing applications and appeals for will help NGOs to submit 10 individual South Africa seize the opportunity to assert asylum; identification of meritorious complaints and follow up on a further 11 their own influence. Through advocacy cases to be referred to lawyers, to argue and to prepare six “shadow” reports and conducted directly in Moscow, Delhi and against individual detentions and the use nine follow-up notes. OMCT is a Geneva- Johannesburg, Human Rights Watch will of indefinite detention; and continuing based international coalition of 297 NGOs encourage these influential governments attention to the social and health needs of that aims to uphold the prohibition of to defend human rights, especially in their detainees. torture by: disseminating information; relevant sphere of influence, while also providing medical, legal and social redress USD 192,000 (over two years) encouraging Japan and Thailand to assert to victims of torture; and mobilising a progressive human rights agenda, both national and international support for the regionally and domestically. prevention of torture.

USD 3,550,000 (over three years) USD 315,360 (over three years)

Argentina Link Media

To raise public awareness in India of police ARGENTINA brutality and other egregious acts of State violence; to catalyse public mobilisation for reform and end the prevailing culture of Buenos impunity; to extend this model of public Aires outreach to broaden and strengthen an activist constituency. Link Media will acquire at least 16 high quality documentaries and films on key human rights issues in India which will be shown 32 times on a leading TV cable station. Link will also create and populate web-based platforms for viewers to take campaigning action.

USD 629,554 (over two years)

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A Business and Human Rights Resource Centre HUM

L To support the Business and Human A Rights Resource Centre’s “Corporate Legal N

O Accountability Portal.” This is an online

T database of key litigation efforts which A seeks to strengthen the global network of corporate accountability actors by providing a platform to disseminate information INTERNI about legal accountability efforts, and build awareness among corporate actors of the legal and reputational risks that can result from their commission, or their complicity in, human rights abuses. Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales Crisis Action USD 192,000 (over two years) (CELS) To prevent gross human rights abuses To combat impunity for gross abuses in during conflict, especially in the Middle Argentina and internationally by litigating East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa; Center for Justice and Accountability and campaigning for justice. Based in to extend lobbying efforts beyond western Buenos Aires, CELS will work to prosecute To contribute to international efforts to capitals to key regional players, including those responsible for torture and enforced end impunity for gross violations of human the Arab League and the African Union; to disappearances in some of the most rights through: civil suits in the US under ensure the longer-term sustainability of this notorious cases from Argentina’s Dirty the Alien Tort Claims Act and the Torture extended outreach. War. They will also monitor ongoing trials Victims Protection Act; criminal litigation USD 400,000 (over two years) and campaign for appropriate judicial and in Spain on the basis of the principle of legislative reforms. Internationally, CELS universal jurisdiction; investigations into will engage governments and regional gross violations of human rights; and and international bodies to end impunity connecting international efforts with around the world. EarthRights International domestic transitional justice initiatives. USD 975,000 (over three years) To secure justice for individuals and USD 400,000 (over two years) communities who have been victims of egregious human rights violations by corporations through the creation Center for Justice and International Chatham House of solid legal precedent in US courts on Law (CEJIL) corporate accountability for complicity To host a series of meetings and produce in such violations. To protect existing To end impunity for gross violations of briefing papers on issues of international laws and support the development and human rights in the Americas using the law. The International Law Programme will strengthening of further complaint and Inter-American System of Human Rights hold monthly discussion groups, two larger accountability mechanisms that hold (IAS). CEJIL will pursue litigation seeking events and produce two briefing papers. corporations accountable for human rights, redress for victims of state violence and for Subjects include universal jurisdiction, the internationally, regionally and domestically. the protection of human rights defenders; International Criminal Court and the rule of provide advice, support and training to law in Russia. USD 390,000 (over three years) human rights defenders throughout the USD 50,240 Americas, and advocate for increased effectiveness and responsiveness to victims in the IAS.

USD 600,000 (over three years)

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Humanitarian Law Centre Memoria Abierta INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR To document and ensure accountability To preserve documentation on the crimes INSTITUTIONS for human rights violations that occurred against humanity (primarily enforced in the post-Yugoslav conflicts. The disappearances) perpetrated by the military RIGHTS N

Humanitarian Law Centre will also publicly dictatorship in Argentina in the 1970s; to A The Fund for Global Human Rights rebut revisionist narratives that deny or work towards justice and social recognition justify crimes, with the goal of preventing of these crimes through dissemination

To provide financial support and advice HUM

their recurrence. HLC will campaign for a online and through exhibitions, museums on strategic planning, organisational L Regional Truth Commission to shed light on and memorials; and to share experience strengthening, fundraising and security to A N individual cases and on the wider conflict and raise capacity of organisations working human rights activists in the global south O and act as an agent for reconciliation in the on similar issues around the world. who, because of their location and/or size, T A former Yugoslavia. would not ordinarily qualify for support. USD 226,300 (over two years) USD 490,144 (over two years) USD 2,800,000 (over three years) INTERNI

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) HUMAN RIGHTS Impunity Watch To build capacity among Burmese civil DEFENDERS To contribute to the increased effectiveness society leaders to document human rights (INCLUDING NEW of transitional justice approaches in abuses and to improve knowledge and TECHNOLOGIES) achieving truth, justice, reparations and political capacity to address such gross non-recurrence by extracting lessons violations in Burma. PHR will provide learned and best practices from a training in scientific research methods and Access Now systematised comparative analysis of international human rights law to local To support human rights activists in the experiences of selected post-conflict civil society leaders. These leaders will then countries where online censorship societies, with a particular focus on the carry out a population survey in two ethnic negatively affects their ability to issues of memorialisation, violence against states in Burma with the aim of collecting communicate and organise. Access Now women and entrenched interests. potential evidence on the possible will use cutting-edge technology to assist commission of crimes against humanity. USD 365,000 (over two years) activists in key countries to circumvent USD 117,000 (over three years) arbitrary and/or illegal controls on their online activities in defence of human rights. It will also advocate against such unnecessary restrictions on Internet access.

USD 75,000

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

To support the International Program Network (IPN) in defence of individual journalists under threat; to uphold press freedom and the right to freedom of information. Based in Moscow, Bangkok, Cairo and Mexico City, the IPN provides global presence and timely substantive content to the US-based CPJ’s advocacy campaigns. The Network enables CPJ to respond quickly to individual and collective threats to journalists and wider press freedom worldwide, and to mobilise broad-based supportive responses at the international, regional and national levels. Protesters are increasingly using digital technologies to capture and directly disseminate information. USD 240,000 (over two years)

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Media Legal Defence Initiative Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Human Rights Justice To provide financial assistance and access to legal advice and representation for To improve the protection framework for To promote an international framework to

RIGHTS journalists and media outlets seeking human rights defenders in Chechnya with minimise the negative impact that climate N to protect their right to freedom of particular emphasis on women’s rights change is having on poor communities A expression. The initiative was established through two workshops. Urgent Action around the world. It also aims to link human in 2008 with the primary objective of Fund also aims to encourage participants rights and development constituencies in HUM to pursue “integrated security” practices in

L providing threatened journalists and media the promotion of climate justice. The Mary

A outlets with financial support to defend their work and to pursue advocacy with Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice is N themselves in domestic courts and, if EU interlocutors on security issues. Urgent O a recently established centre for thought Action Fund traditionally protects women T appropriate, to assist them to pursue their leadership, advocacy and education on one A cases at the international level. In addition, human rights defenders at risk. This project of the major challenges of the 21st century is aimed at continuing that work through the Media Legal Defence Initiative works – ensuring the sustainable development the promotion of integrated security for to improve the capacity of media lawyers of the poorest countries despite the

INTERNI female and male activists alike. Integrated around the world through networking, negative impacts of climate change, security addresses physical protection, self training and other initiatives. caused or aggravated by the emissions of defence, Internet and communications industrialised and developing countries. USD 240,000 (over two years) security, personal well-being and self care. USD 150,000 USD 55,000

Opportunity Agenda National Council for Civil Liberties To provide communications, research and (Liberty) legal support to advocacy groups that are OTHER working to strengthen respect for human To promote human rights in the UK. rights principles in US law, policy and public Liberty’s “Common Values” campaign will debate through public opinion research, Global Dialogue seek to dissuade political parties from collaborative message development, amending or abolishing key legislation – To launch and populate the Internet training and dissemination of media including the Human Rights Act (HRA) – in portal of Ariadne (the European Human toolkits. Opportunity Agenda works to a way that negatively affects human rights Rights Funders Group); to develop sub- change public attitudes and focuses on protection in the UK. It will lobby party regional networks of Ariadne, especially campaigns against abuses related to leaders, Members of Parliament and political in the Netherlands and northern Europe; candidates, carry out strategic litigation on harsh immigration enforcement, and to support Ariadne’s calendar of activities cases that show the importance of the strengthening human rights compliance at to promote informed grant-making and HRA, engage in press work to build public federal and state levels. donor collaboration in the field of human rights. support for human rights, and take part in USD 900,000 (over three years) other campaigning activities. USD 64,000 (over two years) USD 240,544 Tactical Technology Collective

To increase the impact of activists and Independent Diplomat Ltd campaigning organisations, especially those working in repressive environments, To provide confidential, independent advice by providing tools to present their research on diplomatic strategy – including redress in a compelling fashion, particularly for human rights abuses – to selected through the use of new technology and governments, international institutions media; to raise awareness about risks to and NGOs that suffer from a “diplomatic activists’ digital security. deficit” and remain disadvantaged and USD 875,999 (over three years) marginalised in diplomatic processes. USD 229,744

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RUSSIA Centre for International Protection Soldiers Mothers of St. Petersburg

To litigate before the European Court To provide legal and rehabilitative support for Human Rights on issues of judicial to Russian military conscripts who have

The Andrei Sakharov Foundation – independence, torture, prison conditions been subjected to hazing, torture and RIGHTS

Commission for Academic Sakharov N

and other egregious violations of the severe maltreatment/medical neglect in A Heritage Preservation European Convention. It also aims to the course of mandatory military service. amplify the findings of the Court to Soldiers’ Mothers will deliver regular public

To support the Sakharov Center’s education HUM

programme through exhibitions, public stimulate greater legal reform in Russia, education training sessions on legal rights L for example through increased media and defence in the face of illegal draft A and expert discussions and e-activism. The N

Center offers a public space for thoughtful activism. procedures, and on alternative civil service O options. It will also build the capacity of T discussion on historic memory countering UDS 92,699 A absent memory of Russia’s totalitarian past other Soldiers’ Mothers organisations to and addressing other pressing human provide similar services in their respective rights challenges facing Russia. Under regions. INTERNI Memo.Ru new leadership, it is particularly interested USD 135,000 (over two years) in engaging a younger demographic in To design and carry out a three-year human rights activism. social marketing campaign in Russia USD 150,000 to promote the civic and human rights values associated with Andrei Sakharov. The campaign, which will be preceded by extensive market research and public Carnegie Endowment for International Peace opinion polls, will feature a fundraising drive to encourage individual donations To write a working paper on history, to support the creation of the Andrei Russian police memory and revisionism in Russia with a Sakharov apartment museum in Moscow. view to guiding grant making practice and In addition, the project should deliver to address effective donor engagement in this area. a virtual historical museum blog/social grievances USD 29,196 networking site as a platform for social activism.

USD 713,255 (over three years) The Public Verdict Foundation in Moscow remains at the forefront of a burgeoning citizen movement for police reform. As a widely respected public commentator on the issue, it coordinated a national coalition of 14 human rights groups to recommend reform initiatives. It revealed the results of a unique, first ever “public trust in police” index created in cooperation with the Levada Center for Sociological Research in Moscow. The research consisted of 1600 interviews conducted in 130 towns across Russia. Over 60 percent of the population expressed doubt that the police provide public safety. The Foundation is working with the police to ensure that citizen grievances are addressed and that this figure improves.

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en m © FIZ (Fraueninformationszentrum) FIZ © Issues Wo 05 Affecting A Women s I suesffecting

AGRN-M A T AKING PROGRAMME take an integrated and holistic approach The programme increasingly works to link TO ENSURE THAT WOMEN HAVE in considering women in the context of organisations and networks that are active BOTH THE RIGHTS AND CAPACITY their culture and environment as well as in both countries of origin and destination understanding the nature and causes of for the victims of trafficking. Oak’s supp­ort TO EXPERIENCE SAFETY FROM the issues affecting them; and generally serves to build the institutional VIOLENCE AND TO ENJOY promote systemic changes that hold capacities of organisations working on ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND duty-bearers (i.e. governments and these issues or with populations at risk of POLITICAL SECURITY. institutions) fully accountable for being trafficked. Oak funding promotes respecting, protecting and fulfilling the creation of formal connections The overarching goal of the Issues Affecting women’s rights. between source, transit and destination countries of trafficking to allow the Women Programme is to strengthen These initiatives include supporting work in exchange of information, inform women’s human rights by supporting the the following areas: awareness raising prevention and advocacy activities, and development of a strong and vibrant about women’s rights; changing public improve the effectiveness of services to women’s movement and by disrupting attitudes and behaviour in respect of women victims of violence. The existing patterns of violence that impact women’s rights; promotion of women’s programme has already promoted this the lives of women and their children. leadership and empowerment; advocacy kind of networking and coalition-building Within the broad spectrum of disrupting for legal frameworks that promote and between the US, Mexico and Central violence, the programme focuses on: protect women’s rights; provision of direct America, and in the Balkans between exploitation and human trafficking; support and services to mitigate the Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia. domestic or intra-familial violence consequences of violence against women; (including violence stemming from culture, research, education and networking; and Another area of potential development is religion or tradition); and sexual violence in organisational capacity-building. support to initiatives that target the root causes of violence against women. This is conflict, refugee and immigration Oak’s Issues Affecting Women Programme done, for example through the promotion situations. is committed to ensuring that trafficking is of positive models of masculinity or by The programme primarily supports broadly treated as an abuse of human working with abusive and violent men to women’s organisations, groups or funds rights. Exploitative work and unsafe change their behaviour. that adopt a rights-based approach to migration are integral to this issue since tackling the issues outlined above through these situations increase women’s The movement-building element of the initiatives that: vulnerability to trafficking. In Mexico, for programme supports international, regional and national women’s funds that support recognise women as rights holders and example, not only do women confront groups working to empower women. These advance the rights of women and gender extremely high levels of domestic violence, funds invest in women and in women-led equality; but they are also increasingly compelled by social and economic factors to migrate to solutions and build the leadership of have a participatory approach that places work in unregulated employment sectors. grassroots groups. Through their flexible women centre stage, building on their This makes them especially vulnerable to grant-making processes and their strong potential and strengths and ensuring their exploitation and violence. local knowledge, women’s funds can identify full and equal participation in society;

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Giving survivors voice in the fight against trafficking en m

Kanthi was born and raised in Sri Lanka. organisation dedicated to eradicating awareness and protection for fellow sur- Wo

At the age of 18 she was forced by her forced labour and slavery. CAST set vivors. A reading of her autobiographical employer to travel to Los Angeles in about helping to stabilise her situation. play, “Letters from my Mother”, was recently the United States to work as a nanny It provided Kanthi with shelter, social and performed by East West Players, a commu- and housekeeper for the family. Kanthi legal services and English classes. nity theatre in Los Angeles. worked day in and day out, cleaning Kanthi is now a certified nursing assis- A the house, washing the cars, doing the tant and is attending university to obtain laundry, caring for the children and a degree in nursing. She is also an active maintaining the massive garden. Her member of the CAST Survivor Advisory employer was verbally and physically

Caucus, a one-of-a-kind leadership deve- s I suesffecting abusive and threatened to harm her lopment programme that assists and family if she dared to leave. For over two encourages survivors to gain advocacy and years, Kanthi was not paid and was not leadership skills. “The Caucus is my family allowed to contact her family. She felt in the US. We support each other and help isolated and hopeless. each other to reach our goals”, she states. Kanthi is not sure who called the To date, Kanthi has helped raise awa- immigration authorities, but believes a reness of trafficking through art projects, neighbour alerted them. Immigration the CAST video and media interviews. officials came to the house where Kanthi In 2010, CAST helped Kanthi enrol in the was being held and rescued her. They took Henry Hwang Playwriting Institute, where her to the Coalition to Abolish Slavery she was able to improve her abilities as a © CAST/ Vanessa Lanza Vanessa CAST/ © and Trafficking (CAST), a non-profit storyteller to help advocate for increased Kanthi during one of CAST’s storytelling workshops.

the groups that, with a small amount of ”The Issues Issues Affecting funding, can push beyond the status quo to Women bring about fundamental changes for Affecting women and their rights. Women’s funds also contribute to the development and Women empowerment of the groups that they Programme The Advocates for Human Rights support through capacity-building activities. While grant-making is the backbone of is committed To improve the legal system and com- women’s funds, they are set apart from other to promoting munity response to domestic violence donors by their theory of social change as throughout Central and Eastern Europe well as by the role they play as change women’s to protect victims and hold offenders agents in their respective communities. safety and accountable for violent behaviour. This will In addition to providing direct support to well-being by be achieved through workshops on strate- women’s funds and promoting increased gies to increase the capacity of domestic support to women’s organisations at the confronting violence advocates to monitor effectively global level, Oak’s Issues Affecting Women the obstacles the implementation of new laws, and to Programme is committed to supporting use the results to improve government the development of local philanthropy in that prevent and community responses to domestic order to encourage local participation and women from violence. Monitoring reports in Moldova investment in women and women’s rights. and Croatia will identify weaknesses and fully realizing gaps in the implementation of domestic their human violence laws in those countries, permit- ting recommendations for change. rights” USD 134,121 (over two years)

Issues Affecting Women 51 of different groups of professionals to the labour market. The process will address A merican University Washington College of Law identify victims; designing and applying the root causes of trafficking, relations in en more systemic strategies and coordinated the family, poverty, previous experiences m To improve anti-trafficking discourse, solutions for the victims’ recovery/ of marginalisation and discrimination, practices and policies by challenging biased, Wo reintegration; recognising vulnerability unemployment and educational

harmful or otherwise problematic actions early and devising adequate responses; deprivation. Victims will participate fully in with evidence and rights-based research, ensuring full respect for victims’ rights in the planning, implementation, monitoring online dialogue and advocacy; and by judicial proceedings; and raising awareness and evaluation phases of the programme. documenting rights-based programmes among the general public. USD 199,868 (over three years) that are effective or have great potential. A

USD 219,000 (over two years) It will also conduct research into emerging issues, documenting and promoting good practices in existing anti-trafficking Centro “Fray Julián Garcés” Derechos s I suesffecting strategies and creating an interactive ATINA Humanos y Desarrollo Local website. An important objective is a change To promote and build citizens’ actions to in attitude and appreciation for the ability To support the sustainable reintegration influence state and municipal authorities of trafficked persons, sex workers and other of victims of trafficking through the to implement public policies with a marginalised groups to participate directly development of a comprehensive gender perspective in order to prevent and and meaningfully in decision-making framework in Serbia. This will ensure the eradicate trafficking in persons in the State processes that affect their lives. respect of victims’ human rights and advocate for their inclusion in social welfare, of Tlaxcala in Mexico. USD 149,257 (over two years) formal education, health care systems and USD 76,380

Animus Association Foundation Anti-trafficking networks in the Balkans To ensure access to appropriate protection and quality service provision to women Following the conflicts in the former on legal reform. CARE’s support has and their children victims of domestic Yugoslavia, the disrupted social and significantly strengthened the collec- violence in Bulgaria through a rights-based economic systems, the lack of rule of tive civil society response to trafficking approach that is non-discriminatory in law, and the presence of international at both national and regional levels by terms of where they live, age or marital peacekeepers resulted in large numbers encouraging: the effective exchange status. All relevant institutions involved of mostly Eastern European women of information between the organisa- in the implementation of the legislation, being trafficked across the region’s tions; more efficient advocacy with and i.e. government institutions and NGOs, porous borders. Women’s civil society monitoring of government authorities; organisations were among the first to and coordinated awareness-raising will work together to create a National provide assistance to the victims and campaigns. Referral Mechanism for victims of domestic to sound the alarm. Eventually, they One of the most important achieve- violence and Standards of Care for service decided to amplify their individual ments of these three networks has providers. Capacity building of NGOs will efforts by forming anti-trafficking been to publicise the issue of “internal be carried out based on these standards. networks. victims of trafficking” across the USD 389,974 (over two years) Since 2006, CARE International has Balkans. Although previous campaigns supported this development, working have been successful in passing legal with three anti-trafficking networks: reforms targeting the trafficking of RING in Bosnia & Herzegovina, ASTRA foreign women into

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Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Fraueninformationszentrum Global Fund for Women Trafficking (CAST) To provide protection for women in To fund grassroots, community-based en m To empower formerly trafficked persons Switzerland who are victims of trafficking women’s groups that advance women’s to serve as effective leaders of the modern and to help them demand their human rights, safety and well-being, and that work Wo day abolitionist movement throughout rights through legal, social, financial and to end violence against women and build the US and to begin a global survivor-led political means. more peaceful societies, particularly in movement to engage in prevention efforts parts of the world that are under-resourced USD 317,375 (over two years) in their home countries. These individuals, or under-served by other women’s funds. who now comprise CAST’s Survivor’s It will also support knowledge-sharing, A

Advisory Caucus, will serve as mentors networking and collaborative ventures and to other formerly trafficked persons the replication of programmes to increase Freedom Network (FN) through training, education, support and the sustainability and effectiveness of s skills-building in public policy, grassroots I suesffecting To strengthen human anti-trafficking policy women’s initiatives to end gender-based organising, public speaking, leadership, in the US and other countries represented violence. Internet and media skills. by network affiliations. This will be achieved USD 750,000 (over three years) USD 600,000 (over three years) through an advocacy strategy informed by best practices and information from source, transit and destination country representatives. FN member organisations Institute for Women in Migration Fonds pour la Femme Congolaise represent immigrant groups, legal and social service programmes that advocate To consolidate an anti-trafficking collective To create a women’s fund in the Democratic for and empower sex workers, agricultural in Mexico and act as its coordinating body. Republic of the Congo to support the workers, domestic workers and guest The Institute for Women in Migration activities of women’s organisations and workers as well as people enslaved in will also help to establish an information initiatives in favour of women and girls different labour sectors. FN works in exchange and coordinate with key facing violence, discrimination and poverty. partnership with members to effect networks and organisations in the US and USD 75,000 changes in the various social, political and Central America involved in anti-trafficking immigration systems. efforts, to prepare baseline information on the needs of women in migration USD 100,000 communities originating in Mexico and to prioritise advocacy efforts.

USD 75,000 © FIZ (Fraueninformationszentrum) FIZ ©

Demonstration in Bern to petition the Swiss government for better protection for victims of trafficking in Switzerland.

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en groups have plenty of m ambition, vision and courage. Wo But these groups also need money and support to grow stronger and to take their A

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© ATRAHDOM © money and support.” Mama Cash supported ATRAHDOM in organising the Guatemalan Women Worker’s Congress: “Mestizas, Indigenous and Young Workers – Analysing our Reality” in May 2010 in Guatemala. Nicky McIntyre, Executive Director, Mama Cash.

International Network of Women’s victims of labour exploitation or have been National Forum for Migration in Funds trafficked for the purpose of domestic Honduras servitude. The project aims to improve their To strengthen the International Network To combat human trafficking in Honduras quality of life through direct support to of Women’s Funds – together with its 39 through a process of institutional individual victims and through campaign members – by funding part of its general development that takes into account work to improve law and policy affecting operating costs, including regional emerging issues in the field, the all MDWs in the UK. members’ meetings, cross-regional peer political impact of legal reforms and exchanges, research and strategic planning USD 228,800 (over three years) the development of investigative and for the network. In addition, the project will awareness-raising processes. Emphasis will support the launch of an innovative and be placed on implementation, research on collaborative initiative on monitoring and the evolution of human trafficking, and on evaluation for women’s funds and women’s Mama Cash monitoring the measures taken at a political organisations around the world. and social level to tackle these phenomena. To re-grant and provide support to women’s USD 250,000 (over two years) and girls’ organisations that are working to USD 67,513 (over two years) counter various forms of violence against women. The project also aims to fight for women’s rights to self-determination over Kalayaan their bodies and lives, and to build cultures South Asia Women’s Fund of peace in all the regions of the world in To safeguard the welfare of migrant To ensure the recognition and protection which Mama Cash works. domestic workers (MDWs) who have been of women’s rights related to mobility, socio- USD 626,261 (over two years) economic justice and labour through integrated responses to human rights violations, such as trafficking. By taking a rights-based approach, the project aims to invigorate efforts being made by women’s groups to counter trafficking of women in the border areas of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

USD 223,300 (over two years) © Kalayaan/Daniel BarnesBarnes RAHDOM BarnesBarnes Kalayaan/Daniel © Kalayaan organises annual trips for the women it works with so they can relax and bond.

54 Issues Affecting Women USD 246,154(over three years) are claims asylum considered. women’s which in opinion public of climate the change to aims also project The lives. families’ their and own their rebuild recoverand to them enable and to girls and resources women to protection support, necessary the the provideand rape; of aftermath devastating recognise violence; sexual tackling prioritise to: makers policy and authorities encourage also will It elsewhere. or UK the in whether violence, sexual suffered who have women all for care and protection of standards and precedents establish To Women USD 200,000 Congolese society. havefuturethe far-reachingon a of impact can women that recognises further Congo. V-Day across movement anti-violence the in leaders as society into reintegrate leadership of survivors who will successfully and empowerment healing, the in invests communities. V-Daytheir of future the and lives their transform to which with skills life Congolese valuable gain by will survivors these women, operated and directed centre a Joy, of City The At Congo. violence the in sexual of survivors of recovery physical and emotional the promote To V-Day USD 330,000(over three years) life,a meaningful free from violence. family for foundations solid create and members, with reunite status, immigration help them recover from trauma, attain legal to aims project the trafficking, of survivors for services advocacy legal developing By lives. stable and safe achieve them help and workers, sex of abuses rights human other and trafficking human eradicate To Urban Justice Center A gainst R ape USD 122,282 become more sensitive to thispopulation. Homeland of practices welfare child when Department and Security US the by implemented policies and rules improved through sufficient institutionalised when are protections achieved be will goal ultimate project’s The behind. remain who children citizen US their from separated becoming thus they deported, or detained are when terminated sometimes and family, immigrant violated are rights parental the whose women of undocumented rights particularly the protect To Women’s RefugeeCommission New Delhi New A third of the “City of Joy” construction crew were women. Kathmandu USD 130,258 (over years) two Herzegovina.in Eastern at aimed strengthening women and children victims approach multidisciplinary a through victims violence domestic with working organisations and institutions of two-year project will develop the capacities This women. in of forthe empowerment and economic children rights human and for fight their women support To CentarZenski Trebinje Kolkata Issues Affecting Women 55 India

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en Anti-trafficking: Conference findings from India m Wo In March 2010, Oak Foundation funded a conference in Kolkata Significant attention was paid to the process of “rescuing” that brought together 75 participants – from 50 organisations victims, which often results in gross violations of human rights. and 11 states in India – to define and discuss the adoption of Many participants emphasised the need for rescues to be a rights-based approach to combating trafficking in women carried out mindful of victims’ dignity and human rights, and and children in India. Participants represented anti-trafficking, to ensure that anti-trafficking policies and practices do not

A sex worker, child, women’s and human rights groups, donor result in greater harm to migrants or sex workers by engaging in agencies and academics, among others. The conference was practices like forcible detention or deportation. organised by the Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives in cooperation with the International Centre for Research on s

I suesffecting Women and the Women’s Studies Department of the Jadavpur University. This was the first conference in India to discuss a human rights-based approach to trafficking so openly and with such a diversity of stakeholders. Among the most important issues to emerge was how to define/identify a victim of trafficking. This remains problematic, given the specific focus of the Palermo Protocol on combating crime (i.e. prosecuting traffickers rather than protecting victims). This lack of clarity has resulted in an almost exclusive focus on trafficking for sexual exploitation as © Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI) Initiatives Legal and Advocacy for Association © well as the confused linkage of trafficking – practically, legally and politically – to sex work. At the heart of this debate is an The relationship between (safe) migration and trafficking was ideological disagreement about whether or not sex work is a also examined. The need for better conditions and protection in legitimate livelihood or if all sex work is fundamentally a form of the workplace for migrating workers was suggested as a way to violence against women. prevent trafficking. Other human rights issues to emerge from the conference Lastly, the conference examined the distinctions between included: the importance of preventing trafficking without women and children when considering protection, and restricting women’s rights to mobility; and recognition that the decision-making in anti-trafficking initiatives. Specific emphasis lack of a safe and secure home environment is a major push was placed on the situation of children aged 13-18 to protect factor for trafficking. themselves against trafficking.

India International Center for Research on Nirnaya Women To continue providing small grants To assess and evaluate the implementation and capacity building programmes to of the Protection of Women from Domestic underprivileged women and communities: A ssociation for Advocacy and Legal Violence Act in India. The assessment will Dalit, Adivasi and Muslim women, Initiatives contribute to a comprehensive evaluation commercial sex workers, women with disabilities and urban slum women working To organise a workshop in Calcutta to of the law, including implementation as casual labour. Nirnaya also wishes to bring practitioners from groups addressing machinery, impact, and the necessary assess its approach as a grant maker and steps to ensure it is properly implemented. trafficking, women’s rights, child “women’s fund” to improve its reach and Realistic, accountable and functional rights, human rights and labour rights, effectiveness in building the leadership implementation will ensure that from the together with researchers, academics and of marginalised women across India. It international experts. This is an initiative moment of reporting violence to final offers fellowships to individual women to facilitate an intra and inter-sectoral judiciary action, a woman’s rights and legal who demonstrate leadership and potential exchange of experiences and to develop best interests are upheld. By providing an and gives grants to informal and formal strategies that will address the issue of in-depth understanding of legal processes women’s groups, believing that women’s trafficking holistically. and personal experiences, this project will empowerment can only be achieved help to ensure justice and protection for through economic independence, human USD 75,000 women affected by domestic violence. rights, legal literacy, political participation, women’s health and girl-child education. USD 114,988 (over three years) USD 74,735

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AGRN A T MAKING PROGRAMME by the student, parent and teacher, can be and/or other post-secondary opportunities TO ASSIST YOUNG PEOPLE WITH addressed and leveraged to promote for students with learning differences; LEARNING DIFFERENCES. success at school. extend the knowledge and research The Learning Differences Programme has a base on the use of assistive technologies to particular focus on the United States, and support students with learning differences; The Learning Differences Programme was supports a limited number of European established to support programmes, provide information, such as materials projects. research and activities that contribute to and websites, in formats that are accessible both knowledge about and the strategies In addition to the overall principles of to users with learning differences; available to students (from kindergarten to Oak Foundation, the Learning Differences extend research to address learning needs college) who struggle in school as a result Programme funds initiatives that not addressed by current programmes and of learning differences. Learning differences incorporate the following elements: approaches; and are challenges faced by students with a demonstrate an opportunity for provide strong methods for measuring learning profile that is not aligned with the replicability in public school settings; outcomes or impact. expectations and teaching methodologies utilise research – and evidence-based Since its re-launch two years ago, the prevalent in mainstream school systems. programmes and strategies; Learning Differences Programme has Learning differences may include, but are support parent/guardian advocacy; defined its strategic direction and goals for not limited to, dyslexia, attention issues and provide services to all students regardless the next five years. The programme seeks learning disabilities. These differences of ability to pay; to support the development of educational represent a profile of learning strengths establishments that welcome all learners – and weaknesses which, when understood support successful transition to college © National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). Disabilities Learning for Center National ©

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organisations where educators expect not see themselves as “college material” teachers prepare their curriculum and and are prepared to address a wide range when in fact, modern economies need instruction for a broader variety of learners of learning profiles among students. To entrepreneurial thinkers and learners with in closer alignment with their needs. achieve this, the programme aims to identify profiles that support alternative problem- As research into the neuroscience of and share proven best practices and solving models and strong collaboration learning yields further insight into effective information about successful, evidence- skills. These may be students who have teaching and learning, it will be critical to based interventions and approaches that struggled with a traditional curriculum and develop methodologies that integrate this help all learners. To date, grantmaking has teaching strategies at elementary and high information into teacher training. focused on three cluster areas: school. Integral to these initiatives are the parents, supporting efforts to disseminate In the long term, the programme seeks to who are critical advocates and change information learned from successful identify better ways to describe learners and agents in their children’s lives. Response to Intervention (RTI) models: the expectations of learning organisations. Moving forward, The Learning Differences Response to Intervention is a United States This should facilitate the introduction and Programme seeks to identify among them government initiative to provide research- use of non-judgmental descriptions of (and others) partners, projects and leaders based support to students (kindergarten to different learning profiles. In turn, this can be to assist in developing the best ways to 12th grade) at the first signs of academic leveraged to assist students and families in ensure success in learning and life for struggle. The efficacies of the interventions selecting learning organisations best suited students who struggle with learning are documented in order to understand to their individual needs and to help differences. each individual learner’s issues and to encourage their academic success; Recording for the Blind learning more about the potential of and Dyslexic (RFBD) mentoring as an effective intervention for provides devices to help students read. middle school, high school and college students: mentoring helps students to better understand themselves as learners and to develop self-management and self- advocacy skills. The long-term outcome is a population of students who are able to transition successfully from secondary school to college or training and are able to make informed career choices that align with their learning profiles; focusing on students with learning differences who successfully transition to and complete college programmes: many students with learning differences do © RFBD ©

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achievement disparities. Blue Ribbon Action Dyslexia © Mentor Advocates will expand programme Dyslexia Action programme participants in the UK. capacity by increasing: staff support for Dyslexia Action, a programme based University in England has validated the new mentoring relationships; the total in the UK, has successfully introduced effectiveness of the approach in rapidly number of students served; parental “Units of Sound” into its primary level delivering remarkable improvements in engagement and advocacy through the curriculum to teach literacy skills to struggling students. Especially notable creation of a Parent Council; and academic struggling readers in its Partnership for features of this programme are the support for students facing persistent Literacy Programme. “Units of Sound” low cost (all materials are provided academic struggles. A rigorous external is a structured, cumulative and multi- on a flash drive to each student) and programme evaluation will also be sensory programme to teach reading the sustainability of the programme completed. and spelling that involves a high level (teaching assistants are trained to of independent work by the student. lead and deliver the programmes in USD 250,000 (over two years) “Units of sound” (or phonic codes) are their own schools). Due to its success, To support seven Local Education introduced separately, then used in Dyslexia Action is now expanding the Agencies to collaborate on the effective word blocks, then sentences to facilitate programme with adapted materials to learning. Research from Durham implementation of Response to secondary level students. Intervention (RTI). RTI is the process of providing high quality instruction and interventions to struggling students, Dyslexia Action Dyslexia International frequently monitoring their progress to make changes in instruction or goals, and To develop a sustainable model of support To support the creation of an e-campus (a applying student response data to and best practice that improves the virtual campus accessible through the educational decisions. learning outcomes for secondary students Internet) as a means of distributing The consortium focuses on four goals: with learning difficulties who are at greatest research-based online learning and 1) essential elements of the RTI model and risk of learning and literacy failure. The goal resources to a global audience. Funding effective practices; is to pilot the project in 30 secondary will support the development of a plan for 2) mechanisms and structures to ensure schools across the UK and to develop a the provision of materials to sites with and fidelity; model that can be easily replicated in any without broadband Internet access; 3) systems and structures to support secondary school. The project builds on the translation services; researchers; and web sustainability; Units of Sound approach that was validated development staff. The project will form 4) an evaluation process for RTI in elementary schools. partnerships with the five UNESCO regions to create a project plan to have the implementation. USD 255,344 (over two years) materials and research integrated into USD 100,053 (over three years) national education systems.

USD 75,000 “When you see the confidence it gives to our children, wow! Every child matters, and Partnership for Literacy gives children who have to find a different way to advance their reading, confidence in their abilities.” Margaret Sullivan, Head Teacher at our Lady of Lourdes School in London, regarding Dyslexia Action’s Partnership for Literacy Programme.

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Elon University Hill Center, Inc. Iredell-Statesville Schools

To prepare teacher candidates to work To provide core support to enable the To increase teacher effectiveness and closely and effectively with parents and execution of strategic plan activities for the improve academic achievement of high- struggling readers. The project called “It next two years in the context of budgetary need students, students with disabilities Takes a Village” is founded on a collaborative shortfalls due to lowered enrolment and and students with limited English fferences i relationship among stakeholders – parents, reduced contributions. Support will ensure: proficiency. This will be accomplished D struggling readers, teacher candidates, the sustainability of existing teacher through the implementation of research- professors and teachers. The literacy professional development programmes; based strategies including Response to interventions take place in the community direct services to students; creating new Intervention (RTI) and professional learning r at an accessible location, such as the public partnerships with funders to support communities. These strategies will be a library. The project will include two other ongoing financial viability; and research supported by key personnel, including Lening schools of education: The University of and development to support new products instructional facilitators, RTI liaison staff, North Carolina (Greensboro) and Concordia and programs to align with Response to instructional technology coordinators and University in Portland, Oregon. Intervention on a national level. exceptional children specialists.

USD 100,720 (over two years) USD 750,000 (over two years) USD 270,000 (over five years)

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The public library, Burlington, North Carolina. © Elon University Elon ©

Under the leadership of Dr Jean Rattigan-Rohr, Elon Univeristy Following an analysis of the child’s reading difficulties, the Elon in North Carolina has initiated an innovative programme that students design intervention strategies mapped to the child’s supports public school students in the local community and at specific learning issues. Parents or guardians are involved in the same time strengthens the skills of its pre-service teachers the weekly instruction, so that they can continue the work at by improving their understanding of why students struggle in home. reading. Preliminary research has shown remarkable achievement If you walk into the public library in Burlington, North Carolina gains for the children participating in the programme. An on a Wednesday afternoon, you will now see small groups of exciting, unintended outcome is how much the Elon students three or four people clustered around tables, on the floor – in are valuing this approach. Several graduating students have any space available. In each of these groups will be an Elon already set up similar programmes in the communities in University student from the teacher preparation programme which they have now taken up their first teaching positions. and a struggling 4th grade reader with his or her parents or guardians.

60 Learning differences the cultural and language needs of the “For the first time, Video game international education community. All content will be peer reviewed, translated educators from to teach algebra by local professionals and reviewed for several local cultural appropriateness. LDW will increase the number of languages used on its education agencies

Passing algebra is becoming a critical fferences barrier for students progressing website from three to seven in the next two i can share ideas and D to high school in the US. This is years (including Arabic and Mandarin), especially difficult for students with develop a webinar service, resources for resources to meet learning differences. The Center legal advocacy, and a resource specifically the learning needs for Applied Special Technology has directed to children and teenagers. r adopted a video gaming approach of all of our diverse a to help introduce algebraic concepts USD 200,000 (over two years) Lening to middle school students. Using this learners. Without approach, students can “discover” the this support, many underlying patterns and transition to numeric representations without Lesley University of us would spend being overcome by the emotional precious time barriers that often interfere with To support the development of online their learning of mathematics. training for teachers to become more recreating many This system will be available as an knowledgeable about childhood trauma application (app) for use on various wheels.” computer platforms (such as iPad). A and its impact on learning. A four-course pilot project will begin in the spring sequence will be developed over three Caryn Ward, Project of 2011. years which will lead to certification in this Director, Central North emerging field. In addition to the online Carolina RTI Consortium courses, faculty will be trained in course delivery to promote national dissemination to public schools.

L andmark School, Inc. USD 174,600 (over three years)

To provide online interactive instruction to teachers of students with language-based National Center for Learning learning disabilities. This will be achieved National Association for the Education Disabilities through collaboration between the of African American Children with Landmark Outreach Online Program Learning Disabilities To convene a meeting of practitioners, (LOOP) and Ecollege (an interactive parents, academics, thought leaders, learning development group). Landmark To build a foundation of knowledge to funders and researchers to share evidence- Outreach seeks to expand its venues for support the expansion and sustainability based best practices and current research providing professional development in of services for African American children regarding successful implementation of order to deliver effective research-based in the US with learning differences. Response to Intervention (RTI). Participants teaching practices to educators in public Currently, they are disproportionately will generate recommendations for next schools. The outcomes include a 10-hour over-represented in special education steps to expand RTI on a national level and course on teaching students with language classes as being emotionally disturbed or influence federal policy. Outcomes of the based learning disabilities. cognitively impaired but are under- meeting will be integrated into an online represented as being learning disabled. leadership mentoring curriculum which USD 160,507 (over three years) This planning grant will permit experts will target school leaders. The second focus from the academic and non-profit sectors is to improve and strengthen key provisions to advise on how to support parent in both state and federal laws to influence advocacy and to develop a full grant outcomes for students with learning Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW) proposal that addresses capacity building, differences. sustainability, development of a funding To expand and refine the LDW website to USD 500,012 (over two years) provide information on a broader spectrum plan and details a long-term approach. of learning differences and to better meet USD 55,000

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Leveraging best practice

As Oak Foundation’s Learning Differences Programme has broadly targeted this same group, the Programme decided that fferences i leveraging the RTI initiative would be an effective and efficient D programme aim. It therefore decided to develop a cluster of grants to support research, dissemination and development of best practices around the RTI initiative (within the programme’s

r priority geographic region). a To this end, a grant to the North Carolina Department of Lening Public Instruction is supporting the migration of successful RTI programmes in elementary schools to middle and high schools in the state. It is hoped this will provide a model to inform national replication of a second RTI model. At the local level, a consortium of seven school districts in central North Carolina has formed a professional learning community to provide support in the implementation of RTI in each of the districts. School leaders will support each other through regular meetings and online collaboration. Evaluation of these initiatives will identify key elements that have been critical to the success of struggling students in public schools. Since Oak also considers it important to impact on policy

© Iredell Statesville Schools Statesville Iredell © at the highest level, it gave a grant to the National Center for Iredell Statesville Schools in North Carolina Learning Disabilities in December 2010 to convene a national are strengthening services for struggling students. summit of researchers, educators, policy leaders and parents to review best practices and support coordinated efforts in The Response to Intervention (RTI) initiative by the US policy and leadership training. Outcomes of the summit will Department of Education is developing an excellent reputation provide the content for a mentoring curriculum to pair school as a powerful initiative for helping children with learning administrators who have successfully implemented RTI with differences. Its target population is best described as the 20 those just beginning the process. This will accelerate the rapid percent of students who struggle in school. introduction of RTI best practices across the state and beyond.

North Carolina Department of Public North Carolina Network of Project Eye to Eye Instruction Grantmakers To expand the number of Eye to Eye To develop a Response to Intervention To support grant-makers in the Chapel chapters from 26 to 40 in the next two (RTI) model for secondary schools in the Hill-Carrboro community in North Carolina years. Project Eye to Eye seeks to improve state of North Carolina. Three school to fund community-based services for life outcomes for young people with districts currently implementing RTI from youth more effectively. Local foundations learning differences by pairing middle and kindergarten to fifth-grade levels will pilot have collaborated to fund a contractor high school pupils with trained college a secondary RTI model in the middle and selected through a competitive Request students. The chapters are associated with secondary school levels. Technical support for Proposals process. The contractor is college campuses, linking the college will be provided to administrators and charged with creating a community map programmes to community public school staff through professional development of services, developing a profile of each students. The mentor pairs complete a and mentoring aligned with the National service and making recommendations on structured curriculum focusing on self- Center for Learning Disabilities–RTI Action any gaps, potential collaboration between advocacy, developing metacognitive skills Network programme model. Continuous programmes and continuing funding for a and a personal vision for future success. assessment of the implementation and service provider position to support USD 203,000 (over two years) the outcomes for student performance community access to services. will be completed to support future USD 80,000 replication at the state and national levels.

USD 450,000 (over two years)

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Recording For the Blind & Dyslexic University of North Carolina at Chapel University of North Carolina General (RFBD) Hill Administration

To expand the services of RFBD in To provide bridge funding for the first six To develop comprehensive services on alignment with its new strategic direction. months of 2011 so that the development University of North Carolina campuses to The organisation will respond to the needs work on the large grant proposal with the support students with learning differences fferences of individuals having to overcome the University of North Carolina system can from application to graduation. Two i D barriers presented by printed materials as a continue. As a result of the decision to pilot campuses will develop initiatives result of impediments (such as learning delay the grant presentation until April that emphasise both provision of differences, visual disabilities, age-related 2011, key developers and support staff comprehensive services and campus- visual issues, etc.). Activities include require ongoing funding for their positions wide systems to support faculty as they r a developing new partnerships with for the spring semester. integrate Universal Design for Learning Lening publishers and device manufacturers, and principles into classroom instruction. This USD 81,490 the transformation of 3,000 titles into a grant will also result in the creation of an format to support diverse learners. administration team to support successful implementation, a council of UNC’s USD 150,261 learning specialists to guide the project and an evaluation team from the University who can ensure consistent and rigorous outcomes measurement. “There is something in Eye to Eye’s USD 268,211 programme that is helping people envision a different future for themselves and that will ultimately change the way the world looks at people with learning disabilities.” Programme Alumnus, Project Eye to Eye © National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). (NCLD). Disabilities Learning for Center National ©

An entry to the NCLD’s annual art competition.

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A GRANT-MAKING INITIATIVE REFLECTING THE SPECIAL INTERESTS OF THE FOUNDATION’S TRUSTEES.

Special Interest grants fall outside the main programme areas of Oak Foundation. They reflect the special interests of Oak’s Trustees and cover a wide range of fields, including health, humanitarian relief, education and the arts. Applications are by invitation only.

Special Interest grants are made to organisations whose activities the Trustees wish to support, irrespective of country or region.

In 2010, Special Interest grants supported projects to further social integration and to transform the lives of homeless, marginalised and abused women and children in the US and South East Asia through empowerment and education. There was also an increased focus on community development.

In the aftermath of the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Oak Foundation made a major contribution to re-building the education sector. The goal is to “build back better” the Haitian education system, in ways that guarantee access and quality instruction for all its children.

Special Interest grants continue to support cutting-edge medical research in, among other areas, cancer, cardiology, stem cells and HIV vaccine development.

27 year-old Mdilia lives in a Habitat for Humanity transitional shelter in the Bercy community in Haiti, with her husband and two young sons. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein International/Ezra Humanity for Habitat ©

64 Special Interest Special Interest Nepal New Delhi terest

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To support the construction of the Faith a Ringgold Children’s Museum of Art and

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Sungdel S eci l I housing project. The project is a model of community development that will integrate housing, educational and cultural equity. It will address poverty in a Kolkata mixed-use development, comprising 124 apartments, an Early Childhood Center for

100 families with pre-school children, and Sungdel is one of three communities in the Khotang district of Nepal where dZI is working. a new chartered cultural institution. The cultural component – the Faith Ringgold Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling – will build social capital and strengthen dZI Foundation Friends For All Children community resources for children. To improve the lives of 7,000 residents of To provide sub-grants to a number of USD 2,000,000 (over two years) three communities in the remote Khotang projects in Vietnam, Thailand, Burma and district in Eastern Nepal through increasing Cambodia. In each case, the objective income levels, constructing civic is to improve the lives of the poor, the infrastructure and building the capacity sick and the socially and physically CARE USA of local NGOs and community groups. The disabled through education, training To assist earthquake-affected children in project aims to build community cohesion and assistance. Friends For All Children Haiti to rebuild their lives through access and economic stability, thus preparing supports small organisations and works to education. In addition to the provision residents to exploit the advantages of directly with the local population to create of school supplies and the refurbishing approaching roadways while minimising sustainable structures for the needy. the disadvantages, such as migration and of affected schools, this intervention USD 120,000 aims to: promote parent and community human trafficking. involvement with schools and carry out USD 199,171 (over three years) awareness-raising campaigns on the rights of children and identification of Good Shepherd Foundation child-protection measures (70 schools); train teachers and enhance psychosocial East Durham Children’s Initiative To support the construction of a centre support to vulnerable children (300 in Sihanoukville, Cambodia to offer teachers); and strengthen government To support the hiring of an executive adequate facilities to provide education/ capacity to support quality education director for the East Durham Children’s skill-training to 1,500 women and young through training, advocacy and support Initiative. The Initiative is designed to adults annually. The education/skill to the Ministry of Education. combat the effects of poverty and improve training is aimed at improving their quality education and life outcomes for children, of life, enabling them to become self- USD 1,000,000 (over two years) from birth to post college. It will take place supporting and giving them the ability in a designated 120 block area of East to protect themselves from violence. The Durham. The director will be charged with project will provide formal education on the development of a medium- and long- a daily basis to 140 children at risk, from term plan for the coordination of existing the ages 3 to 15 years, preparing them for services, implementation, funding and the government state exams. This will allow evaluation of future services. them to proceed to institutions of higher learning. USD 75,000 USD 200,000

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Preserving identity in a rapidly changing world

terest members to plan, design, complete and maintain their work n – ultimately building local ownership, motivation and skills.

a The residents of Sungdel know that the survival of their language and their culture depends upon things as small as p medicinal plants, a local bridge and safe school buildings. S eci l I They know that real change cannot come from a single novel solution or project. Rather, what is needed is a complex and integrated change-management system that reflects the needs, character and reality of the community itself. The residents of Sungdel have decided that their next project will be to construct a new health post to bring much-needed basic medical care to the village and to reduce the rate of infant and maternal mortality. The district government has committed to provide staffing and medicine for the project and Oak Foundation support will provide building materials. The community has committed to provide local labour, land and materials – but with one condition: the completed health post must also include an office where residents can choose © dZi Foundation dZi © to be seen by a local shaman. The village of Sungdel in Nepal is the only place in the world where the Koyee language is still spoken. Sungdel is home A porter carrying rocks to 3,000 members of the Koyee Rai tribe, and is tucked into for the Siddya Kanya a steep valley cleft by the Rawa River and ringed by jagged school construction. peaks towering over 2,500 metres (8,000 feet) above the valley floor (see map on page 65). The inhabitants are among the poorest in Nepal. They depend upon subsistence agriculture for survival and grow two meagre crops each year on thousands of tiny terraces chiselled out of the steep hillsides. Reaching the nearest paved road or health facility still takes five days on foot. The village has no electricity or running water. Its extreme remoteness and isolation has enabled the Koyee culture and language to survive for centuries.

This is all changing rapidly. The Nepalese government has recently unveiled an aggressive plan to construct roads into the most remote corners of the country, and the first jeeps, tractors and trucks will most likely rumble into Sungdel within the next two years.

The challenges that Sungdel faces demand complex and nuanced solutions. The dZi Foundation has begun a new programme in Sungdel and two neighbouring villages to help villagers address this imminent change to their environment while retaining the culture and traditions they cherish. The dZi Foundation’s approach emphasises community learning and skill development by supporting the improvement of civic infrastructure and local income generation. Instead of simply implementing projects, dZi teaches community © dZi Foundation dZi ©

66 Special Interest provide community infrastructure in the Good Shepherd Sisters Health Care without Harm (HCWH) vicinity of the homes that are rebuilt, thus To support the Good Shepherd Sisters in minimising disruption to the social fabric To support HCWH’s international Nong Khai, southeast Thailand. The aim is and maximising prospects for recovery programmes to: to maintain social programmes for villagers of livelihoods. The school rehabilitation 1) substitute hazardous chemicals and terest n living with HIV/AIDS and to provide health component of the project will be carried materials in the health sector with safer

care and continue income-generation out by partner Save the Children. alternatives; a activities. The project, furthermore, aims USD 750,000 (over two years) 2) promote sustainable healthcare waste

to extend the Emergency/Hospice Facility management; and p for disadvantaged individuals and families 3) help lead the global health sector S eci l I and to acquire land for agricultural response to climate change. The next production. A centre for pregnant girls three years are crucial in terms of winning Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) and women in need will be constructed victories and continuing to broaden and on the acquired land in 2012. To fund the construction and operating deepen the mobilisation of the health costs of a USD 100 million state-of-the sector at every level and on every continent USD 402,679 (over three years) art 10,000 square metre charter school with regard to environmental health. facility and community centre within USD 750,115 (over three years) the St. Nicholas development in Harlem. The proposed facility will house HCZ’s The Habitat for Humanity International Foundation Promise Academy Charter School and is expected to serve 1,300 students by 2012. Kidzu Children’s Museum To help Haitian families to construct This project will increase HCZ’s ability to homes following the earthquake. A total serve more at-risk youth with high quality To fund staff who will direct a rigorous, of 100 families will be assisted through programmes and to break the insular collaborative master planning and design rehabilitation and repairs to their homes culture of the housing projects, and thus process for a new children’s museum in and improved water and sanitation. expose youth to new opportunities. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This process The project will additionally support USD 7,000,000 will result in a comprehensive facility rehabilitation of one primary school to plan and designs for a new museum. Two staff members (the education director and the curator of exhibits) will organise a community-centred design process that will ensure that Kidzu’s new facility A major step forward in stem cell-based serves and celebrates this North Carolinian therapy for vascular diseases community. USD 275,571 (over two years) Stem cell research is a promising field This is the first time scientists have due to the unique capability of stem generated a fully functional vessel cells to transform into different types using stem cells. The success of this of cells and to regenerate damaged inspiring work has provided the first body tissue. Current research from realistic hope for treatment of patients King’s College London, led by Professor with end-stage vessel disease. The Qingbo Xu, has made significant research team is continuing to push progress in applying stem cell therapy forward and is now using a similar to combat vascular disease. method to create a human blood vessel from stem cells. If successful, The research team successfully these vessels could replace diseased produced a large amount of vascular vessels in patients, e.g. through vessel tissues from stem cells and created bypass surgery. Such an achievement an artificial blood vessel. This artificial would be a major breakthrough for blood vessel was then implanted stem cell research. successfully into an animal model delivering satisfactory results.

Special Interest 67 Plateau is estimated at around 75,000. L ucile Packard Foundation for Oak Hill School Children’s Health With costs of schooling a key barrier to To support the operations and enrolment for impoverished children, the To support the Children’s Surgical Research development of the school in Switzerland main objectives of the project are to assist

terest Programme at Lucile Packard Children’s servicing children with learning differences with the costs and to improve the ability of n Hospital at Stanford in the US. The goal is to and which is modelled on the highly students to learn during the school day by understand the causes of craniofacial birth a successful Hill Center in North Carolina. providing hot lunches for 12,300 students. defects; to develop regenerative medicine USD 480,769 USD 1,026,375 strategies for treating children; and to p

S eci l I understand human skin scarring and to minimising or eliminating its devastating consequences in children and adults. Partners in Health Plan International The project aims to apply the scientific insights to preclinical models with the goal To build on existing education programmes To support the re-establishment of quality of implementing human clinical trials in supported by Partners in Health in its education services for at least 1,500 wound healing, tissue replacement and “catchment area” of central Haiti in response students in five primary schools through: regenerative medicine by 2015. to the influx of school-aged children into school construction; comprehensive the area. The number of children currently training of at least 24 teachers and four USD 5,000,000 (over five years) unable to attend school in the Central school directors; and promotion of child

A unique approach to support veterans in the US

The loss of a limb, a disfiguring burn, a traumatic brain injury or an emotional scar due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are all life-changing events that affect both the veteran and his or her family. The idea of not being a whole person or being perceived by loved ones as someone much different than before, can leave emotional and psychological scars that dwarf the physical.

Recognising this, Veteran Homestead, an NGO in the US was aware that some Veterans require specific forms of help that are not widely available to them.

The organisation established the Northeast Veteran Training and Rehabilitation Center on ten acres of land donated by Mount Wachusett Community College near Gardner (Massachusetts). This new project focuses on amputees, traumatic brain injury, PTSD and burn patients. Specialised treatment facilities include an indoor swimming pool, jogging track, weight/exercise room, gymnasium and a variety of other amenities designed to prepare the residents

for a life in which his or her disability will be less of a burden. Inc Homestead Veteran © A puppy, acquired with the assistance of a collaborative partner the North East The centre provides education, physical, occupational and Service Dog Training Center (NEADS), joined this veteran’s therapy team and adds emotional therapy with an emphasis on family counselling, a new dimension to the recovery process. along with the life and recreational skills that are so often taken for granted. A unique feature of the centre is that the Indeed, Veteran Homestead outsources most of these physical and emotional needs of the family are also catered services, thereby reducing running costs. These factors for as part of the rehabilitation process. combine to ensure that the centre delivers timely and appropriate care to veterans and their families. On a practical level, much thought has also gone in to how best to serve its residents. For example, the centre is This facility is the only one of its kind in the veteran efficiently designed to ensure easy access to all the facilities service community in the US. Based on its success, Veteran by residents. There is also good collaboration with other Homestead is currently in the process of replicating it service providers to ensure tailor-made provision of services. elsewhere in the country.

68 Special Interest and community participation in school Providence House reconstruction and re-forestation (at least 10,000 trees are to be planted). To provide clients with ongoing, Encouraging a USD 1,150,000 (over two years) community-based follow-up for as long coherent view as two years after leaving direct care, terest on chemical n extending the agency’s professional

casework to the 200 or more women and regulations a The Prince’s Foundation for Children children who annually depart agency & the Arts facilities for independent housing. p

The general population is exposed to S eci l I Loosely modelled on the evidence-based To undertake an evaluation of the long- complex combinations of chemicals, Nurse–Family Partnership Program, and term impact of the Start programme. Start yet the risks they pose to health adapted to meet Providence House’s brings art education to children living are still assessed on a chemical- target population, the Community in the UK who may not otherwise have by-chemical basis. Concerns that Independence Partnership will create the opportunity to experience it. The exposure to “cocktails” of chemicals a better quality of life and save money evaluation study will be conducted by may contribute to human disorders, by ultimately reducing the number of the National Foundation for Educational such as hormonally sensitive women returning to prison or the shelter Research (NFER), UK’s largest independent cancers, have lent urgency to calls system. provider of research and assessment in to consider the mixture effects of the education sector. NFER will design USD 100,000 (over two years) chemicals in risk assessment and two surveys to collect information from regulatory processes. To determine primary and secondary pupils. The output exposure limits deemed as safe has the potential to influence policy for humans, scientists must judge and practice in the arts and education whether humans are more sensitive communities. than laboratory animals. For many years, experts have assumed USD 270,763 (over four years) that humans are 100-times more sensitive than laboratory animals and have argued that a factor of 100 is usually sufficiently protective and that this also protects against the possibility of simultaneous exposure to other chemicals. Recent research carried out by Professor Kortenkamp, Research Group Leader on mixture toxicology and environmental toxicology at the School of Pharmacy, University of London, supports scientific evidence that in many cases, assessment factors of 100 are unlikely to protect the most vulnerable groups in the general population. Consequently, these factors do not safeguard against mixture effects. In seeking a significant attitudinal shift to improve protection of the general population, this project aims to overcome obstacles to translating recent scientific insights on mixture effects into real improvements in chemicals risk assessment and Providence House looks after more than 200 women regulation. and children who make the move to independent housing every year. © Providence House/Harvey Wang House/Harvey Providence ©

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SPECIAL INTEREST © Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity Children’s Trust Rainbow © The Rainbow Trust helps families maintain a sense of normality during a child’s severe illness. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity Save the Children Fund (SC-UK)

To provide emotional and practical To enable Haitian children to access quality support to families who have a child with basic education after the earthquake a life-threatening or terminal illness. By in January 2010. On a local level the identifying the need for non-medical, project aims to improve education for “I’m going through the emotional and practical support, Rainbow 12,160 children. At national level, SC-UK Trust  lls in the service gaps that other will strengthen its role as co-leader with worst thing someone agencies do not provide. Its vital support UNICEF of the Emergency Education can go through. Friends provides a lifeline to families and helps Cluster in Haiti. It aims to improve overall them maintain a sense of normality during coordination among the Ministry of don’t understand and I a child’s severe illness. Education, local authorities and civil don’t have anyone else. society in accordance with the principles USD 174,747 (over three years) Rainbow Trust makes of a “build back better” approach and in conformity with minimum standards of me feel that it’s ok to be the Inter-Agency Network for Education in upset and not to know Safe Horizon Emergencies. what to do. They are To allow Streetwork – a drop-in centre for USD 1,098,083 (over two years) homeless youth – to continue to provide there to support me the same level of quality care and services and help me through to clients as in the past by  lling a critical shortfall in government funding. Funding this. I don’t know now will also enable Streetwork to enhance its what I’d do without services by establishing and training sta in client-centred practices that focus on them in my life.” safety and risk management. This will help Rainbow Trust helps single its sta to o er homeless young people parents like Maria, whose more holistic and e ective options to daughter was diagnosed with reduce risk and to stabilise their lives. a degenerative and terminal USD 500,000 heart condition.

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A NATIONAL GRANT-MAKING ORGANISATION SUPPORTING DANISH SOCIETY AND PROMOTING DANISH CULTURE.

Oak Foundation Denmark is a national programme established in 2002. Since its inception, it has supported more than 200 projects through two programmes – Social Issues and Arts and Culture – and other areas of special interest to the Trustees. Oak Foundation Denmark generally restricts its grant making to Denmark- based organisations and projects. On rare occasions, the Foundation will consider requests from Danish organisations to support projects abroad where there is a strong, direct link to Denmark.

The Royal Collection of Prints and Drawings – Accessible Again

Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling (The Royal Collection of In 1996, for administrative reasons, the Royal Collection Prints and Drawings) at Statens Museum for Kunst (The Danish of Prints and Drawings was integrated into The Danish National Gallery) is one of the oldest collections of prints in National Gallery. Unfortunately, this deprived the collection the world. Historically, the collection can be traced back to a of its separate identity and made it impossible to organise gift of prints from the famous German artist Albrecht Dürer to independent exhibitions. King Christian II of Denmark in 1521. Clearly, this was not an ideal situation for one of the world’s In 1843, the Royal Collection of Prints and Drawings was most respected collections. The Danish National Gallery made accessible to the general public; and in 1896, it was therefore made a request to Oak Foundation Denmark to help transferred to The Danish National Gallery together with the revitalise the Royal Collection of Prints and Drawings and to Royal Collection of Paintings. increase its visibility and accessibility to a wider public. Today, the collection consists of more than 240,000 works of This is being achieved by holding two independent exhibitions art – drawings, prints and photographs – ranging from older every year of works from the rich reservoir of art that comprises and classical modern prints and drawings to the newest the collection. Moreover, a decision has been taken to follow contemporary art. up these exhibitions with separate publications based on the specialised knowledge and research of the collection’s staff.

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a (born1960). It will be part of a group of five sculptures displayed along the sea

u promenade in the new housing area Søndergård in Måløv, Ballerup Municipality.

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Bodil Steensen-Leth

To support a series of summer classical concerts at Stoense Church in Langeland. The aim is to continue the long concert tradition which contributes to strengthening public support for classical music and to bringing international artists to Denmark. The 33rd season offers four concerts with, among others, The Drucker- Cooper Walsh Trio which includes Eugene Drucker from the Emerson Quartet.

USD 25,597

Dansk Danseteater

To support Dansk Danseteater’s open-air dance festival “Copenhagen Summerdance 2010” which takes place at the police headquarters in Copenhagen. The aim of the dance festival, which is free of charge, is to diffuse knowledge about modern dance and ballet. This will be Dansk Dansteteater’s seventh open-air dance festival.

USD 34,130 © Photo by Knud Sejersen. Courtesy of the Rheumatic Centre for Health and Training. and Health for Centre Rheumatic the of Courtesy Sejersen. Knud by Photo © Ceramic reliefs by Maja Lisa Engelhardt.

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To support the exhibition and publication: To support Danish photographer Per Bak To support a retrospective exhibition of r a “Mads Rasmussen and the Faaborg Jensen’s exhibition “Sign & Movement”. Per the works of the painter Fritz Syberg (1862-

Museum”, which will be held at Faaborg Bak Jensen (born 1949) seeks new artistic 1939). The aim of the exhibition is to create nm e

Museum (Fyn), in order to celebrate the fields in order to find the more invisible an increased awareness of the life’s work of D

museum’s centenary and to tell the story structures and intermediate layers in the this important artist. The exhibition is part n o about the founder, Mads Rasmussen, visible reality. The project is the result of of the celebration of the centenaries of the i t who was a manufacturer of tinned food. Per Bak Jensen’s search for what he calls “a three Art Museums in Fyn (summer 2010). a Faaborg Museum presents the works of all religious room”. A book will accompany the A comprehensive biography and a film will

the well-known painters from Fyn – known exhibition. accompany the exhibition. u collectively as the Fynboerne.

USD 42,849 USD 34,898 USD 98,977 k a O nd Fo

Holstebro Kunstmuseum Den Kongelige Opera/Det Kongelige Foreningen Chopin 2010 i Danmark v/ Teater Knud Ketting To support a retrospective exhibition of the works of the Danish ceramic artist Gertrud To support the Danish Royal Opera’s To fund the celebrations for the Vasegaard (1913-2007) at the Art Museum guest performance at the Lincoln Centre bicentenary of Polish composer Frédéric in Holstebro and at the Art Museum in in New York including two performances Chopin (1810-1849). Five concerts were Bornholm. The exhibition will show more of the opera Dancer in the Dark by Danish held in the second half of 2010, four in the than 110 works and will be accompanied composer Poul Ruders (born1949), based Theatre Museum in the old Court Theatre by a biography including a comprehensive on the film made by the world-famous and one in the Concert Hall of the Royal summary in English. The artist is considered Danish film artist Lars Von Trier (born 1956), Conservatory of Music. It is hoped that to be one of Denmark’s best-known 20th and a symphony concert with the Royal the concerts will have enhanced Chopin’s century ceramists. Danish Orchestra. status in Denmark. USD 64,494 USD 246,423 USD 21,339

J.J. Film ApS Louisiana Museet for Moderne Kunst Gigtforeningen To support a portrait film of the Danish To support the exhibition “Art and Myth” To support the designing and mounting of ceramist Bodil Manz (born 1943).The of internationally renowned German artist ceramic reliefs made by the Danish artist film, produced by J.J. Film, will seek “to go of contemporary art Anselm Kiefer (born Maja Lise Engelhardt (born 1956) at the behind” both the person and the artist 1945). With this exhibition Louisiana wants Rheumatic Centre for Health and Training Bodil Manz. The aim of the film is to inspire to complete the presentation of post-war in Skælskør. The aim of the decoration is to others to find their inner artistic talents and, German art. Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter inspire and to cheer up the many rheumatic in this respect, give inspiration to future and Sigmar Polke have already been patients staying at the centre to convalesce generations. presented through retrospective exhibitions after an operation or after having been in 2006, 2005 and 2001 respectively. The USD 33,911 diagnosed with the illness. exhibition aims to emphasise the merger of “painterly” material with literary content. USD 81,091 It is the first comprehensive (75 works) retrospective presentation of Anselm Kiefer in Scandinavia. The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue in English and Danish.

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k at Det Kongelige Opera. r To support a retrospective exhibition a “Det nære liv” of the works of the Danish

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Nordic Concerts

To support a concert at the Danish Radio Concert Hall in Copenhagen in February 2011 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam. The conductor will be Mariss Jansons and the soloist will be the world-famous Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. The programme will be Brahms: Piano Concerto no. 2, Wagner: Prelude to Tristan and Isolde, and Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite.

USD 85,699

Oregaard Museum

To support an exhibition with 80 paintings,

sketches and selected photos by the Szabo Miklos © Danish artist Franciska Clausen (1899-1986) with the aim of taking a fresh look at this the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus). Opera the exhibitions, an international seminar artist’s oeuvre. The exhibition will take place Hedeland was launched in 2002 and has will be held in Copenhagen and the at both Øregaard Museum and The Art performed summer operas every year since exhibitions will be accompanied by an Museum of Brundlund Castle and will be then in the largest outdoor amphitheatre in extensive catalogue. Scandinavia. accompanied by an illustrated catalogue. USD 39,591 USD 40,808 USD 12,855

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Opera Hedeland Pia Arke Selskabet To finance the reopening of two windows behind the altar in St. Mary’s Church in To support a retrospective exhibition of the To support Opera Hedeland’s outdoor Sønderborg. The windows have been Danish-Greenlandic artist Pia Arke’s works summer opera 2010 – the very rarely bricked up since 1923 as they were in bad (1958-2007), in Nuuk, Greenland. Pia Arke performed Norma by Bellini, directed condition. The famous Danish artist Per explored not only the motive forces behind by Sweden’s well-known Valdemar Kirkeby (born 1938) will decorate the new the history of colonialism in Greenland but Holm (theatre manager at Dramaten in windows. Stockholm until 2008 and from 2011 at also the forces of repression. In addition to USD 35,485

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SOCIAL ISSUES “Committed and long-term funding is vital to Save the Statens Museum for Kunst Annie Munksgaard Holte Children’s work. To provide funding for two exhibitions a year To furnish and purchase equipment for of The Royal Collection of Prints and Drawings the FM House which was established The number of (Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling) at The in March 2010. The grant will also help socially marginalised Danish National Gallery (Statens Museum support the creation and maintenance of children and children for Kunst). The aim of the project is to raise a family network. The young people living the profile of The Royal Collection of Prints in FM house are vulnerable and their family living in relative and Drawings by showing its collection of structures are often weak. It is therefore poverty in Denmark art on paper. The exhibitions will show both of great importance for them to establish foreign and national works. better contacts within their families. and Greenland is USD 826,279 (over three years) USD 100,577 surprisingly high. Sincere and committed funding Statens Teaterskole Bisquitfabrikken enables us to run To support the purchase of new To support a project enabling five to seven targeted aid projects equipment, in the form of two lighting women of Middle Eastern origin to teach tables, to provide the essential foundation Danish people how to cook traditional of high quality to for a new lighting system at the National dishes. The aim is to empower the women alleviate children’s Drama School. This will enable the school by giving them the ability to earn their own to train light technicians to the highest money through giving cookery lessons. suffering.” possible level of technical competence in The project will fund 20 courses for groups Mimi Jakobsen, order to meet professional demands. of 12 to 15 people. Secretary General of Save USD 79,841 USD 32,824 the Children, Denmark

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up to six) in the Danish asylum system. It is a period of waiting competences, their self-esteem will be enhanced. Perhaps

n and inertia. Asylum seekers are not allowed to work; they more important, by having the opportunity to meet and o i only attend courses inside the camps where they live; and interact constructively with Danish people, asylum seekers t

a they have few opportunities to make use of their skills and will engage, feel useful and be seen as such, in the eyes of competences or even to become familiar with life in Denmark their families.

u and meet Danish citizens. The key method used to achieve this is to make use of the

Most have little choice but to stay in Denmark as their native competences and skills of the various people visiting the k countries do not want them to return. They and their children house. They are asked to volunteer to prepare and provide a

O nd Fo suffer from isolation, poverty, lack of opportunities and a courses in subjects about which they are knowledgeable. As a sense of powerlessness to influence their own lives, a situation result, there are classes for cooking, reading and dancing, and which slowly breaks them down psychologically. The effects courses in Danish, Arabic, Danish culture, hairdressing, and so of this isolation are particularly marked since asylum seekers on. In addition, the asylum seekers can receive legal support arrive in Denmark with high expectations, energy and ability. from volunteer lawyers. They possess great experience and potential – professional The Trampoline House was opened in November 2010 and is and human – which deteriorates during the asylum process, the first of its kind in Europe. A large numbers of volunteers resulting in increasing passivity. and asylum seekers come to the house regularly – often A Danish NGO, Den Selvejende Institution Asyl Dialog Tanken, several times a week. Judging by these numbers the project is addressing this problem. It approached Oak Foundation is already a success. Denmark for funding to open the Trampoline House, a variation on a community centre (with a café and a crèche) where asylum seekers and Danish citizens are able to meet in an atmosphere based on respect and inclusion. The plan is for asylum seekers from the various camps at Seeland to be able to meet fellow asylum seekers and Danish citizens at a community facility in the centre of Copenhagen. © Trampoline House/Thomas Elsted Rasmussen Elsted House/Thomas Trampoline ©

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role as mothers. IKC’s aim is to focus on u each woman’s’ strengths rather than on any

lack of competence. k a Halloween at Indvandrer Kvindecentret. USD 136,621 (over three years) O nd Fo

Børn og Unge i Voldsramte Familier Grønlands Hjemmestyre, Departementet for Sociale To support the completion of a generational Anliggender Isbryderen change by employing a paid fulltime leader To purchase a minibus for “Isbryderen”, a and moving to new premises. Since it To establish micro-funds together with special school, in order to transport pupils started, The Association for Children from the Velux Foundation to support activities and teachers for educational purposes, Violent Families has been based at Kirsten within the region for children, young including school camps, home visits Raffel Hermansen’s farm. people and families. The funds will primarily support projects for single people and excursions. Since the pupils all have USD 342,894 (over three years) and organisations all over Greenland and some kind of handicap, using public will be managed by a Greenlandic Board transportation is difficult and a dedicated consisting of NGO staff, civil servants, bus is therefore needed. business people, and so on. The board BROEN Danmark USD 35,485 will meet four times a year to approve the To fund various expenses of “The Bridge”, an distribution of the funds. association that works to create an active USD 205,677 (over two years) lifestyle for vulnerable children through Jakob Kehlet sport. The funding will cover sports equipment, transport, and the dues paid to To support the production of a book and attend sports meetings. two to three audio diaries for young people Hillerød Kvinde-Krisecenter between 16 and 30 who have recently USD 26,614 To finance the furnishing of a new building been diagnosed with cancer. The book will at Hillerød Women’s Crisis Centre and contain a number of personal narratives by to restore the surrounding garden and other young people who live or have been Foreningen Det Sociale Netværk playground for the women and their living with the disease. Nurses or doctors children. The crisis centre has room for nine will give the book “as a gift” to young To support the development of a website for families to stay on a temporary basis and to patients when they receive the diagnosis the association “The Social Network” whose escape from violent relationships. or when they go for chemotherapy for the target group is patients in psychiatric care first time. and their relatives. The website will serve as USD 56,953 both an important communication forum USD 26,969 and a platform to breakdown the taboos that surround this area of medicine. The intention is to make psychiatric care more visible in order to attract more finances and place the subject higher on the political agenda.

USD 743,651 (over three years)

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k Børnefond Tanken r To fund the salaries of part-time assistants a in “The Blue Umbrella”, a drop-in social To support The Copenhagen Doctors’ To support the establishment of

nm centre which offers vulnerable citizens a Children Foundation which cares for Trampolinhuset (Trampoline House), e patients in need due to illness or social a day community centre run by the D place to go where they can rest and feel

n safe in a positive way, and without alcohol. circumstances in the municipalities of users themselves, where asylum seekers o i The centre caters for the mentally ill and Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. The and Danish people meet as equals in t

a social outcasts as well as single parents and foundation distributes sums of between an environment built on inclusion and their children. Many volunteers work in the DKK 6,000 and DKK 8,000 to parents (often unconditional respect. The centre offers a single) or to children with serious problems range of services such as legal assistance u centre, and a qualified person is needed to coordinate them. caused by mental illness or limited income. and childcare facilities, a café, and various The doctors recommend the distribution activities such as dancing, sports, creative k USD 109,378 (over three years) a of these funds, based on their knowledge courses, debate evenings and concerts. O nd Fo of a family’s particular situation. Donations USD 539,122 (over three years) usually go towards the purchase of practical things to facilitate home life. Kræftens Bekæmpelse (The Danish Cancer Campaign) USD 16,428 Støttecenter mod incest To finance the production of the book ”When Gustav’s sister got cancer – To support the project “Group therapy for and everything was different”. This will Mændenes Hjem women who have been sexual misused” complement the book “When Sara got which offers women courses in dialogue cancer – and everything was different” To support the renovation of existing therapy. For some years this course has which describes the treatment of 10-year- bathrooms at The Men’s Home in been given to men who have been old Sara. This new book will be given to Copenhagen which caters to homeless sexually abused. Including women in this children with a sibling who has been men (mainly drug addicts). The existing form of therapy will enable the Support diagnosed with cancer. bathrooms are run-down and the men Centre against Incest to gain important have to share them without being able to knowledge and to improve the quality of USD 31,202 shut the doors. The aim is to convert the treatment given to women who have been existing rooms to make separate, regular sexual abused. and hygienic bathrooms that can be USD 119,351 (over three years) locked. Kofoeds Skole USD 209,388 To fund a new kitchen at the Acute Hostel for homeless people at Kofoeds School. Zentropa Entertainment The hostel serves ordinary people with no psychological or psychiatric problems, Red Barnet To support a nationwide project to prevent who suddenly find themselves in a chaotic sexual and other forms of abuse of children life situation. The current kitchen/family To support the renovation of a house and young people in Denmark. Relevant room, which functions as the central room in Qaanaaq, Thule, Greenland for young teaching materials are produced and in the house, is in bad repair and needs mothers or young couples in need of distributed to schools and then followed refurbishing. suitable housing. The renovation will up by a “dialogue journey”, which involves provide facilities to enable them to visiting schools all over the country to USD 27,000 look after themselves and become fully show a film and discuss these issues. functioning parents. USD 25,710 USD 100,992 (over three years)

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k a O Z mb A NATIONAL GRANT-MAKING ORGANISATION TO HELP MAINTAIN Zimbabwe AND DEVELOP ZIMBABWEAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL SOCIAL, HEALTH AND EDUCATION ORGANISATIONS.

Oak Zimbabwe Foundation is a national programme based in Harare. It currently funds local organisations involved in caring and providing for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Zimbabwean society. It only funds projects in Zimbabwe.

Oak Zimbabwe Foundation supports organisations operating in the following priority areas:

health, including HIV/AIDS;

rural water supplies;

special needs education (people with mental or physical disabilities);

women, children and the elderly at risk.

Orphans and other vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS require psychosocial, medical and material support.

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HIV/AIDS Family AIDS Caring Trust, Rusape of families and communities to provide psychosocial, medical and material To strengthen the capacity of families and support to the terminally ill. communities to provide care and support Batsirai Group for people infected and affected by HIV USD 32,164 To build the capacities of individuals, and AIDS by providing emotional, material families and local communities to be able and spiritual support with a focus on to cope and respond to health issues and fostering self-reliance. National St Johns Council for the HIV and AIDS challenges in prevention care USD 36,418 Republic of Zimbabwe and support in Zimbabwe. The project’s ultimate goal is to improve the quality of To train child heads of households to care life of orphans and vulnerable children in for HIV/AIDS patients at home and to 15 communities in three districts, Kadoma, Island Hospice and Bereavement meet professional standards as carers so Services Zvimba and Makonde in Mashonaland as to alleviate the suffering of terminally ill patients at home. It also aims to West Province. To enhance the capacity of the reduce poverty among the beneficiaries USD 50,659 Chitungwiza community to effectively and among the leaders of child-headed respond to the needs of the patients with households by enabling them to find work life-threatening illness and their families in clinics or hospitals as qualified nursing and ultimately improve their quality of life The Bethany Project aides. through the continuum of care. USD 13,700 To mobilise communities to participate in USD 26,018 identifying and promoting the well-being of male and female orphans and other vulnerable children through mobilisation, Restless Development Zimbabwe training, networking and effective Mashambanzou Care Trust monitoring as well as raising awareness on To enhance livelihood opportunities To improve and prolong the quality of HIV and AIDS prevention in the Midlands for young people by providing training life of people who are poor, infected and Province. in income-generating projects and by affected by HIV and AIDS and, at the same setting up low-input market gardens USD 39,403 time, strengthen and support the capacity

80 Oak Zimbabwe Foundation in six wards. In the face of the high SPECIAL unemployment rate, young people who NEEDS EDUCATION n have completed this programme will o i be better prepared to tackle economic t a challenges through a hands-on approach

Dance Trust of Zimbabwe nd towards seeking livelihood opportunities. Sir Humphrey Gibbs Training Center u To continue to send trained dancing To enable the Sir Humphrey Gibbs center to USD 34,947 Fo

teachers to institutions that cater for support 16 destitute people by providing

orphaned and physically/mentally food, shelter, and medication. The grant we b

challenged children. Dance provides will enable the centre to procure food, a Zimbabwe Association of Church- these children with a medium through Related Hospitals workshop materials, clothing, medication which they can express themselves and and toiletries for mentally handicapped i

To assist and support selected member release tension and stress. A total of people for the next 12 months. k institutions in the provision of quality 428 children in special-needs centres, a

USD 23,712 O Z mb health care and service delivery by children’s homes/orphanages and schools providing them with appropriate drugs in high-density suburbs are currently to combat opportunistic infections in receiving dance lessons. children and people living with HIV. Zimcare Trust USD 20,142 USD 63,536 To support Zimcare Head Office and 14 centres so that they continue to offer Isheanesu Multi-purpose Centre for specialised education and rehabilitation Disabled Children services to the mentally challenged.

WOMEN, CHILDREN, To enable the centre to retain the services USD 112,207 ELDERLY AT RISK of experienced staff and to expand the informal training it gives to mothers and carers assisting at the centre in caring for Abandoned Babies Committee handicapped children. Funding will also Other help to improve the welfare and living To improve the ability of women to standards of children with disabilities. improve their livelihoods by training USD 18,000 them in various income-generating skills. Zimcare Trust Women’s and children’s rights education will be introduced during training. To finance the shipping of 30 computers from the UK donated by Computer Aid NZEVE Deaf Children’s Centre USD 73,520 International to Zimcare Trust. To provide services for deaf children, USD 3,904 adults and their families that encompass Simukai Child Protection Program educational, economic strengthening, spiritual and psychosocial support. It also To continue support for the Simukai aims to provide links to other established Street Youth Programme which focuses organisations to ensure early diagnosis of on improving physical and psychological deaf children, provide early intervention well-being and provides access to and encourage active parent participation education, training, reunification and in treatment. Furthermore, it helps reintegration of children into their families. to empower deaf people by offering USD 30,000 support through autonomous groups and advocates for equal opportunities and rights for deaf people throughout the educational and health sectors and with national and international networks.

USD 18,000

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Switzerland Andrea Frey, Programme Officer, Special Bulgaria Oak Philanthropy Limited Interest Grants; Oak Philanthropy Ltd. 58 avenue Louis Casaï William Duke, Programme Assistant, – Sofia Representative Office Cointrin Special Interest Grants; 18 Daskal Manol Street, apt.10 1216 Geneva Sofia 1606 Switzerland Florence Tercier Holst-Roness, Bulgaria Tel: +41 22 318 86 40 Programme Officer, Issues Affecting Tel: +359 2 953 13 57 Fax: +41 22 318 86 41 Women Programme; Fax: +359 2 953 13 57 Email: [email protected] Claire Geffroy-Parot, Administrative Email: [email protected] Assistant, Issues Affecting Women; Tanya Kovacheva, Programme Officer, Kathleen Cravero-Kristoffersson Medina Haeri, Programme Associate, Child Abuse Programme, Eastern Europe; President of the Foundation; Issues Affecting Women Programme; Presiana Manolova, Programme Associate, Marianne Wright, Executive Assistant to Child Abuse Programme, Eastern Europe; the President and Trustees; Vinit Rishi, Director of Administration; Samuel Ambaye, Business Analyst; Nicolas Gardi, IT Help Desk Technician; Gary Goodman, Secretary to the Denmark Jeanne LiuKuk, Accountant; Foundation; Oak Foundation Denmark Gerald Marzano, Head of Grant Sekretariat: Administration; Florence Bruce, Director, Child Abuse Kronprinsessegade 34, st. Paddy McGee, Grants Administrator; Programme; 1306 København K Jeremy McTeague, Special Projects Anastasia Anthopoulos, Programme Denmark Officer; Officer, Child Abuse Programme – INGOs; Tel: +45 60 62 31 31 Amine Moudrik, Accounts Analyst; Nathalie Gachet, Administrative Assistant, Fax: +45 33 15 36 20 Child Abuse Programme; Teresa Neto, Software Engineer; Paul Nichols, Special Projects Officer; Florence Jacot, Programme Officer, Child Nanna Bruun, Programme Coordinator, Imeobong Osakwe, Grants Administrator; Abuse Programme – Switzerland; Arts; Boris Schopfer, Information Administrator; Jane Warburton, Programme Officer, Esther Nørregård-Nielsen, Programme Eve Zeender, Senior Financial Analyst; Child Abuse Programme – Learning; Coordinator, Social Issues; Lotte Rohde, Administrator; Leonardo Lacerda, Director, Environment Programme; Tristram Lewis, Programme Officer, Belize Marine Conservation Europe; Oak Foundation Belize Ethiopia Beatrice Schell, Senior Programme Officer, P.O. Box 1161 1st Floor – Corner office Climate Change Europe; 1216 Blue Marlin Boulevard Mina Building Desmond Simpson, Programme Assistant, Belize City, Belize Wello Sefer in front of Berta Building Environment Programme; Tel: +501 223 5814 Fax: +501 223 5808 Addis Ababa Email: [email protected] Ethiopia Tel: +251 11550 3286 Imani Fairweather Morrison, Fax: +251 11550 3287 Programme Officer, Mesoamerican Reef; Email: [email protected] Angeline Valentine, Programme Associate, Mesoamerican Reef; Fassil Mariam, Programme Officer, Child Abuse Programme, East Africa; Blain Teketel, Programme Associate, Child Abuse Programme, East Africa;

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