Annual Report 2018 Our 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.

Contents

02 10 18 About Oak Prevent Child Environment Our history Sexual Abuse Remembering Tony Barfoot Letter from the Trustees Our grant-making in 2018 Capacity building Safeguarding children

26 34 42 Housing and International Issues Affecting Homelessness Human Rights Women

50 58 66 Learning Differences Special Interest Brazil

70 74 78 India Oak Foundation Zimbabwe Denmark

82 84 Oak staff and References addresses 2 Our history © Laila Rodriguez-Bloch/Oak Foundation © Laila Rodriguez-Bloch/Oak

The resources of Oak Foundation originated from an interest in the Remembering Since its Duty Free Shoppers business which establishment, Alan Parker helped to build. Today, Tony Barfoot Oak Foundation the Foundation comprises a group of has made philanthropic organisations based in Oak Foundation was deeply saddened more than various countries around the world. by the passing of our friend and colleague Tony Barfoot on 11 December Oak Foundation was formally 2018. established in 1983. Early grants were 4,650 made in Denmark to organisations Tony Barfoot and our Trustee supporting single mothers and torture Alan Parker met in school in grants to Zimbabwe and the Barfoot and Parker not-for-profit victims (1983) and in Zimbabwe to groups supporting vulnerable children families were long-time friends. Tony organisations and families, primarily at community was entrusted to guide and oversee around the world. levels (1984). Grants continued to be Oak’s grant-making in Zimbabwe since made annually in several countries 1983. He was committed to supporting until a new phase for Oak Foundation organisations that serve Zimbabwe’s began in the early 1990s, when annual most vulnerable populations, grant-making increased and staff were including HIV/AIDS-affected hired to run substantive programmes. communities, people with disabilities, child-headed households and Since then Oak has been growing disadvantaged youth. He guided steadily and today we have Oak’s work in Zimbabwe with 11 programmes, through which we pragmatism and common sense through have made more than 4,650 grants difficult and tumultuous times. to organisations around the world. Our six main programmes are: Tony is survived by four daughters and Environment, Housing and 12 grandchildren. Our hearts go out Homelessness, International Human to them at this difficult time. Rights, Issues Affecting Women, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Learning Differences. In addition our Trustees support causes that fall outside the remits of the main programmes through the Special Interest Programme. There are also four national programmes: Brazil, Denmark, India and Zimbabwe. Oak Foundation has its main administrative office in Geneva, Switzerland and a presence in seven other countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, India, the United Kingdom, the United States and Zimbabwe. 3 Letter from the Trustees

2018 has been an extraordinary gentrifying neighbourhoods; violence, by helping men year for Oak Foundation. First, women to participate in peace connect meaningfully with we increased our grant-making agreements; and students their families. Oak Denmark budget by more than 60 per cent, to advocate for more inclusive is supporting young artists in largely through the special learning environments. Inspired Greenland to promote social initiatives described on pages by the courage and deter- change and, in the UK and US, 63 and 65. In addition, we mination of our partners, we are the Housing and Homelessness strengthened support to committed to improving their Programme is working to amplify vulnerable people and the individual and collective security. the voices of people at greatest communities in which they live, risk of losing their homes and • Strengthen their at the same time addressing the livelihoods. organisations – improving root causes of this vulnerability. strategic planning, governance • Create positive, concrete The results are highlighted in the and fundraising are priorities for impacts on the lives of people five key themes below, which run Oak Foundation. We are increas- and the communities in which through this annual report. We ing the skills of Oak staff they live – our Special Interest are supporting our partners to: to help our partners identify Programme highlights the work • Navigate difficult their capacity-building needs of Good Shepherd Sisters and environments – while not a and to develop appropriate Safe Horizons – two organisa- new trend, the situation has solutions. We understand that tions that serve the most deteriorated rapidly over the organisational change is complex, vulnerable citizens of New York last 12 months for our partners, takes time and requires buy-in City. In Zimbabwe our partners particularly for human rights at all levels, which is why we aim offer child-headed households defenders and environmental to be responsive to our partners’ and communities affected activists. Our International Human needs and support them as by HIV/AIDS healthcare and Rights and Issues Affecting leaders. In addition, in 2018 training on the path Women Programmes highlight we made progress on an issue to independence. the growing use of surveillance, that we see as critical to 2019 is a year of transition for legal sanction, threats and organisational development: Oak Foundation. Kathleen violence. Several of the countries the promotion of robust child Cravero, who was Oak’s in which our partners work have safeguarding policies for all President for the previous adopted legislation that regulates partners who have direct contact decade, stepped down at the civic action and restricts funding with children. We have a new beginning of the year. Douglas flows to national groups, making member of staff to support our Griffiths took over as the new it even more difficult for our partners’ implementation President of Oak and will partners to carry out their work. of these standards, to which we support Trustees and Oak staff also hold ourselves accountable. • Redouble efforts to hold to continue – and further develop those in power to account – for • Innovate and scale up – the good work underway. We our recently re-named Prevent interventions that work – in the thank Kathleen for her ten years Child Sexual Abuse Programme, face of extraordinary challenges, of service and are pleased to accountability is now a major our partners are still making welcome Doug as the new theme. Among other efforts, progress. For example, in China President of Oak Foundation. the programme will support the electrification of vehicles the full implementation of child has taken a leap forward, thanks protection standards in mega- in part to the dedication and hard sporting organisations and work of our Environment financial institutions, so that Programme’s partners. In the children’s wellbeing comes first, US, our Learning Differences and their rights are upheld. In Programme supports efforts Brazil and India, our partners are to engage youth with learning Trustees of Oak Foundation: helping low-income urban com- differences in movements for Caroline Turner, Kristian Parker, munities protect their land and social change. It is expanding Natalie Shipton, Jette Parker, assets and are supporting local its efforts outside of the US by Alan Parker, Christopher Parker groups to push back against supporting organisations that discrimination. Other foster the exchange of programmes are assisting: knowledge and experience communities to fight corruption; among teachers. In Uganda, local residents to demand promising efforts are now affordable housing in fast- underway to reduce family 4 Our grant-making in 2018

We made During the 2018 calendar year, Oak Foundation’s total net amount granted was USD 357.19 million. This figure includes 352 programme grants, 7 Special 352 Initiative grants, discretionary grants, refunds and cancellations. See page 5 for details. Overall, Oak provided programme and Special Initiative grants to 338 programme organisations based in 36 countries. The work of these organisations is carried grants to out throughout the world. Not including the Special Initiative grants, the size of grants varied from approximately USD 25,000 to USD 10 million, with an 338 average of USD 644,000. organisations in 36 Total programme and discretionary countries. grant-making in 2018

26.15 M 44.35 M 23.86 M 25.95 M 17.95 M 11.42 M 57.56 M 2.51 M 5.38 M 5.57 M 1.06 M 0.52 M 5

222.28 M Total programme grants 12.52 M Discretionary grants (1.42 M) Refunds and cancellations

233.38 M TOTAL REGULAR GRANT-MAKING 123.81 M Special Initiative grants*

357.19 M NET AMOUNT GRANTED

Total grant-making 2008-2018 245.78 M 158.32 M 149.90 M 111.83 M 116.72 M 159.90 M 216.88 M 217.07 M 100.10 M 221.70 M 357.19 M

A searchable grant database containing grants approved in 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 previous years, grant-making criteria and application information are available on Oak Foundation's website (www.oakfnd.org). * Please see page 65 of this report for the Special Initiative grants. 6 Capacity building

capacity building at Oak Foundation. Peeling back “Leading a not-for-profit organisation the layers: is tough.” Indeed, leaders face a myriad of issues strengthening every day: strengthening and managing governing boards, recruiting and organisations retaining top-quality staff and juggling the demands of donors. Many CEOs become exhausted and worn out. They at the core can often feel lonely, without trusted “Understanding an organisation is like advisers with whom they can discuss peeling back the layers of an onion,” these challenges openly. “That is why we INTRAC consultant Rick James said, decided to experiment with a process “The first layer is the organisation’s that provides support for the CEOs to funding needs. But then, as you peel learn from each other,” said Adriana. back the layers underneath, you might The first ever peer consultation learning We offer capacity- find staff skills that are lacking or event took place in 2015; Oak invited building support systems or structural issues. Inside that seven CEOs from partner organisations to our partners you get strategy issues and right at the to participate. The learning event because we heart are questions of leadership, involved three one-day meetings six believe that by culture and relationships. The most months apart. During these meetings strengthening important capacities are at this core. each participant shared an issue they their resilience, These layers all connect, so when are facing, while the other six listened civil society looking to strengthen an organisation and then discussed possible solutions. becomes more at one level you may need to consider The feedback was so positive that the robust. the implications for other layers.” consultation learning process has been Over the years we have learned that repeated three times since. grantees’ capacity needs hinge on a few key areas: raising funds; building "I cannot believe how leadership skills; good governance; much more complex the communications; and, notably in the not-for-profit world is to last couple of years, security. We have managed to identify several capacity- the business world in terms building providers who use innova- of stakeholder complexity, tive models of support and can foster challenges of evaluation and meaningful peer learning and exchanges having to fundraise." among grantees working in different fields and countries. − Laura Lewin Consultant

Building stronger Participants have described the peer meetings as an “invaluable space for leadership skills honest and frank exchange”, which gave them “a unique chance to breathe”. Oak supported a group of chief Each participant also felt supported executive officers (CEO) from not-for- and heard by sharing their experiences, profit organisations to participate in a listening to each other’s stories, and peer consultation group. The project realising together just how challenging leverages the collective wisdom and it is to lead a not-for-profit organisation. experience of a group of leaders with They garnered strength from the similar roles, challenges or interests. realisation that although their current “We are aware of the pivotal role that situation may feel awful at times, it is leadership can play in achieving – or not quite normal. – an organisation’s mission,” says “I cannot believe how much more Adriana Craciun, senior adviser for complex the not-for-profit world is organisational development and to the business world,” said Laura Lewin, 7

the consultant who facilitated the group's discussions and who has worked with large multinational corporations, “in terms of stakeholder complexity, challenges of evaluation and having to fundraise.” One participant said, “this peer consultation helped me figure out a way to re-imagine my job and leadership at my organisation, and so much has changed here as a result.” Participants also said that they have been directly applying the learning to their own organisations since. One CEO even took the process as an example and repeated it in his own organisation as part of an away-day.

Building Oak’s own capacity

The success of this leadership develop- ment programme is an example of the benefits of supporting organisational strengthening among our partners and one of the reasons that Oak is commit- ted to supporting its staff to be skilled facilitators of capacity-development support. Oak’s programme officers are experts in their respective fields of work and find it easy to talk with partners about programmatic issues. Oak wishes to strengthen them to also deal with issues like leadership transitions, governance or organisa- tional transformations. “Making sure that Oak staff understand organisations and what it takes to change will help them recognise and advise on the right opportunities for support,” says Adriana. “Programme officers are on the front- lines managing the grants, so it makes sense to increase their awareness of what’s possible from an organisation- al development perspective.” Oak launched an e-Learning programme in autumn 2018 which aimed to develop programme officers’ abilities to support the capacity building of our partners. The training is run by INTRAC, a UK-based organisation that works to reinforce the effectiveness of civil society to challenge poverty and inequality. Thanks to this training, programme officers can better guide 8

partners through needs assessments, to have the greatest possible impact, as well as signpost and advise by improving their leadership and on capacity-building resources and management skills and developing a solutions. The first day-long event took more robust structure. Stronger place in November 2018 and was organisations achieve better social attended by 35 Oak staff. Attendees justice outcomes and are more shared experiences and discussed how sustainable, resilient and effective. best to understand the organisations “Ultimately, we want grantees to feel they work with to help catalyse positive supported in their individual learning change owned by Oak’s partners. journeys and that they can access “The training taught me how to better appropriate packages of support so that facilitate deep and open dialogue with they become stronger and more able to Oak’s partners and how to build trust achieve their goals,” says Adriana. “We with them,” said Nathan Argent, want organisations to have options to programme officer for the Environment access good quality capacity- Programme. building providers when they need to Find out more on build capacity in fundraising, staff oakfnd.org about The training day was a precursor to an eight-week e-Learning course that was training, leadership and in other areas. capacity building facilitated in two four-week blocks – So, after a few years, they are able to and organisational the first block at the foundational level turn around to us and say, ‘Hey, thanks, development and the second at the advanced level. but we don’t need you anymore’. This opportunities The foundational module dealt with: makes us very happy – then we can with Oak. assessing capacity-building needs; focus our energy on supporting other ensuring partner ownership; selecting organisations in need.” appropriate capacity-building methods; When former Oak President Kathleen and supporting capacity building Cravero reflected on how she left Oak effectively. The advanced module Foundation stronger than she found it, delved into: programme officers as she highlighted Oak’s commitment to change agents (including trust, difficult being responsive to our partners and to conversations, self-care); how to build strengthening the fields in which they capacity through field visits; capacity work. “I hope that Oak continues along building in relation to intermediaries/ this path of capacity building,” Kathleen networks; capacity building in relation said. “Strengthening the resilience of to exit grants; and capacity building not-for-profit organisations is critical, evaluation. especially as the environments in which “Capacity building and organisational they work become more difficult. development are not just technical I believe that Oak’s responsive, partner- processes but are processes of centred approach to organisational change-making that can be difficult development and capacity building and emotional for those involved,” said distinguishes it among private Stephen Campbell, campaigns leader philanthropies. It’s one of the most for Oak’s Environment Programme. sustainable ways to strengthen our “Nonetheless, the experience of partners – both individually and grantees is nearly always positive. collectively.” So, I welcome any training that teaches If you would like to find out more about tools and systems to facilitate this capacity building and organisational type of support.” development opportunities at Oak, We know that organisations which please check out our website: http:// are effective in achieving their goals www.oakfnd.org/capacity-building.html. have a few things in common: strong Oak partners interested in capacity leadership; clear strategies; sound building and organisational develop- financial systems; and robust fundraising ment should contact their responsible plans. Resolving any issues in these programme officer directly. Please see areas increases an organisation’s page 65 of this report for the capacity chances of success. Oak’s organisation- building grants given in 2018 to support al development and capacity-building our partners. support is there to enable our partners 9 Safeguarding children © Virginia Ruan / Oak Foundation © Virginia Ruan / Oak

Oak envisages a world where children We collaborate with specialist are protected from all forms of abuse organisations such as Keeping Children and exploitation and where their rights Safe, which provide this support in the Oak implemented and safety are respected. We are languages and contexts in which our its child determined to put children first in all partners work. Since 2015, over 300 of safeguarding we do, which is why we hold Oak and Oak's partners have received support policy in 2013. our employees accountable to high to put in place their own safeguards. standards of child protection. In January 2018 Oak hired a project In the interest Strongly supported by its Trustees, manager to help us fully implement of protecting Oak Foundation put in place its first our safeguarding policy. Steina all children Child Safeguarding Policy in 2013 and Bjorgvinsdottir is now assisting everywhere, adopted a revised version in 2018. This us in providing our partners with the we ask our policy applies to all Oak Foundation opportunity to access bespoke support partners to staff, consultants, contractors and to develop their own safeguarding do the same. volunteers. It commits us to ensuring measures. This means more specialised that Oak, through all its programmes, support from handpicked service will strive to prevent abuse and promote providers around the world. the safety, protection, wellbeing and In addition, 2018 saw many foundations, development of children. trusts and funders groups come together with the support of Oak and others, to discuss how to develop their own safeguards and support their Supporting our partners to do the same. partners to If you are a partner of Oak Foundation, please speak to your safeguard children programme officer to find out more about the support you can receive. We ask our grantees to adhere to the same safeguarding standards that we set for ourselves. This is because we believe that safeguarding children is everybody’s business. There is an obligation on all organisa- tions and professionals working or in contact with children to strive to ensure their operations are ‘child safe’. This means that staff and contractors do not represent a risk to children and that programmes, policies and practices are designed and developed in ways that promote the protection of children. 10 PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Prevent Child Sexual Abuse

Child sexual abuse touches every country and community, rich or poor. It has devastating and longlasting consequences, but is does not have to be this way: child sexual abuse can be prevented.

In the Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme, we strive

© Hamis Basalirwa/ Save the Children © Hamis Basalirwa/ Save to build a world in which all children can thrive. Working closely with our partners, we invest in solutions, bring to scale interventions that work, and seek to increase the public commitment to ending child sexual abuse in our lifetime. We also support efforts to hold global industry and the private sector more accountable to children and build a movement to end impunity. PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 11 © Scott Barbour © Scott © Scott Barbour © Scott

Reflections

Child sexual abuse affects billions • We learned that we can do more of children around the world. While by refining our focus. We now have two there has been too little action and too sub-programmes: much impunity, we are starting to see - Solutions and Advancing Action: 34 new openings for change. Increasingly, we will continue to support efforts to grants were made survivors and advocates are speaking pilot, evaluate and scale up promising out and calling for justice. Governments by the Prevent and proven interventions. Such evidence Child Sexual Abuse and private sector institutions are not only challenges the belief that abuse accepting that they can do more. At the Programme in is inevitable, but provides decision 2018, totalling same time, researchers are revealing makers with the solutions they need to new insights into solutions that result USD 26.15 million. make a difference. This sub-programme in real reductions in abuse. will shine more light on the sexual abuse The Prevent Child Abuse Programme of boys by investing in research and (Prevent CSA) aims to amplify the data. power and promise of this growing - Accountability and Ending Impunity: movement. Our new strategy, launched we will continue to support partners in December 2018, has an ambitious working to hold key global institutions vision to achieve significant progress accountable to children. We will also in ending child sexual abuse in our continue to work with advocates and lifetimes. The strategy recognises our industry leaders on implementing real advantage as a donor willing to take change. We seek to end impunity for risks, and invests in partners committed perpetrators of child sexual abuse. To to the cause. this end we will research how best to In 2018, we consulted with over 100 influence cultural change at industry partners and experts to identify how and government levels – and how to we could best contribute as a grant- secure justice, even when disclosure maker. As a result, we have made small, occurs (long) after the abuse has been yet important shifts in our grant-making: committed. • We learned that we need to be more Our team has taken up the challenge explicit about what we do and why. of implementing a bold, new strategy. Avoiding any explicit mention of child We are committed to using all of our sexual abuse contributes to the culture talents and abilities to make the best of silence surrounding this crime. We grants that we can. But we know that have renamed ourselves the Prevent the real work will be done by our CSA Programme and, going forward, partners, whose work inspires us every intend to communicate more openly day. We believe that the future offers about child sexual abuse. new hope. Together we can end child sexual abuse and build a world in which all children everywhere experience the Find out more at power of love, respect and dignity. www.oakfnd.org 12 PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

A bold new vision to end child sexual abuse

All too often, people think that if a problem has been around for a long time it will always be with us. This can be particularly true for an issue like child sexual abuse, which has long been submerged in silence and shame.

"The sexual abuse of children is not something we should accept or even think that we can't stop. It can be prevented."

-Caroline Turner Trustee Oak Foundation

"The sexual abuse of children is not something we should accept or even think that we can't stop. It can be prevented," says Caroline Turner, Oak Trustee. This conviction, backed by growing evidence that it is possible to prevent child sexual abuse, is behind the programme’s new five-year strategy, which launched in December 2018. The Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme (Prevent CSA) builds on what we have learned during two decades of working with partners and reflects extensive consultations with other leading thinkers. It is organised into two sub-programmes. The first sub-programme, Solutions and Advancing Action, seeks to promote, scale and advance solutions to end the sexual abuse of boys and girls. The second sub-programme, Accountability and Ending Impunity, will support efforts to hold global financial and sporting institutions to account for upholding children’s rights. It will also seek to end impunity for those who sexually exploit and abuse children. These strains of work will be strengthened by additional investments in strategic opportunities to support © Esther Spindler / IRH PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 13

networks, promote advocacy and give Intergenerational transmission voice to survivors. of violence can be stopped “Across these next five years, we want In post-conflict northern Uganda, peer to tell real and compelling stories about mentoring for young fathers resulted our partners’ efforts to end child in a 50 per cent drop of violence sexual abuse,” says programme director in households in just six months. The Brigette De Lay. “Their stories provide initiative, known as REAL Fathers solid evidence that child sexual abuse (REAL stands for Responsible, Engaged is preventable, not inevitable, and they and Loving) promotes stronger bonds can spread a message of hope and between fathers and their young inspire others to act.” children and healthy relationships between couples. Peer mentors are In this spirit, and to illustrate some of chosen from the community and trained the elements of our strategy, we share to work with young fathers to reduce a few of these stories here. intimate partner violence and the harsh punishment of children. Several factors contribute to the Solutions and success of the initiative, for which plans are underway to scale up efforts across Advancing Action: the country. In addition to being In slums in mentored, fathers have group meetings, Nairobi, Kenya, and mentors make home visits where rapes have scaling up initiatives they can also talk with wives. Poster dropped by campaigns reinforce messages that work of positive masculinity and fatherhood, as do community celebrations. 50% Rape can be prevented "In these post-conflict communities, thanks to Rapes have dropped 50 per cent in sev- where most men no longer own land, the work of eral slums in Nairobi, Kenya, thanks to REAL Fathers offers a way for young REAL Fathers. a training programme for boys and girls men to gain respect and standing run by the organisation No Means No, in the community," says Rebecka together with its local partner, Ujamaa. Lundgren, lead researcher for the In the 12-hour course, girls learn to iden- project at Georgetown University. tify risk, talk themselves out of trouble and gain physical skills to back that up. Boys are taught to challenge harmful “In the future, I want beliefs about gender and sexuality and my child to say, to intervene to stop violence. 'Baba (Dad) is the one who Results show that 74 per cent of boys made me the way I am. Baba who witnessed physical or sexually showed me the right way'." assaultive behaviour in the year follow- -Participant ing the training successfully intervened REAL Fathers to stop it. Half of the girls used their Uganda skills to stop a rapist in the year following the training, and 20 per cent The project’s impact extends beyond used the skills more than once. There the present: building strong family was a 46 per cent decrease in school bonds and modelling positive gender dropouts due to teen pregnancy. norms in a child’s early years can act as With support from Oak Foundation, an important protective shield against No Means No is bringing this powerful sexual abuse of children and adults work to scale through its network in the future. As one young father put of master trainers who teach local it: “In the future I want my child to say, partners around the world to deliver and ‘Baba (Dad) is the one who made me evaluate the programme. It is now being the way I am. Baba showed me the right taught in Kenya, Malawi, Somalia and way’.” South Sudan, and will soon expand to Uganda and the United States. 14 PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE © Scott Barbour © Scott © Scott Barbour © Scott

contractual agreements for its signature Accountability and Games, its Youth Games and across all Ending Impunity: aspects of its operations. This not only 71 makes the events safer for children, but leaves lasting changes, including nations have put the responsibility improved legislation, in the host coun- child safeguarding tries. The Federation has also begun measures in place of institutions to train its members, 71 nations in all, to put child safeguarding measures in for their sports place for their sports teams. This sets a teams, thanks A number of large sporting organi- sations and financial institutions like global benchmark, because 53 of their to the pioneering the World Bank – whose work impacts members also serve as National Olympic work of the millions of children – have in recent Committees. Commonwealth years adopted measures to safeguard Games Federation. “Sport is a vehicle for improving the children. The programme’s new strategy lives of children,” says David. “All Games supports the implementation of these are measured against the shared vision standards and, more generally, a shift of building peaceful, sustainable and from norms and behaviours that prosperous communities, which means perpetuate silence to those that putting children first.” prioritise the rights of children. Impunity can be ended through The culture of sports can be shifted concerted advocacy The close working relationship that Equality Now is an example of the children have to their coaches, as well as growing movement to hold leaders and their dependence on them to succeed institutions to account. It works along- and get ahead in the professional sport- side coalitions of civil society organisa- ing arena, can leave them vulnerable to tions to defend the rights of adolescent manipulation and abuse. girls. In Tanzania, Equality Now works Recently, adult athletes who were with partners to ensure that pregnant sexually abused in childhood have girls banned from school, many of whom courageously come forward to challenge have been sexually abused, have the sporting organisations to do a better job right to re-enrol. In Zambia it advocates of preventing the emotional, physical for girls’ right to attend school free from and sexual abuse of children. For the threat of sexual violence and to organisations looking to implement bring perpetrators of violence to justice. meaningful change, the story of the Equality Now does this work in a way Commonwealth Games offers a path that strengthens the capacities of forward. national organisations. This includes Under the leadership of CEO David enhancing skills to hold policy makers Grevemberg, the Commonwealth Games and educational authorities to account Federation, with support from UNICEF and helping them work effectively with UK, is a pioneer in the sporting commu- allies such as journalists and lawyers. nity. The organisation requires that child safeguarding measures be in place in all PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE 15

Scaling up efforts

The programme will also work to strengthen the global movement to end child sexual abuse. We will get behind key networks, such as ECPAT International, as well as campaigners, advocates and researchers committed to ending this silent pandemic. One example is the Out of the Shadows Index from the Economist Intelligence Unit – pioneering work that Oak sup- ported, along with the World Childhood Foundation. This ground-breaking index highlights how 40 countries are address- ing sexual violence against children to develop a better understanding of the issue, show where progress is needed, identify factors that can potentially drive change and bring more attention to this neglected issue. We will also support two initiatives where there is the need and potential for urgent progress. The first is ending child institutionalisation in Bulgaria. The second is ending online child sexual abuse – supporting image removal and greater accountability for such abuse. The programme draws inspiration from its Trustee, Caroline Turner, who wants to see substantial change happen in her lifetime. “Child sexual abuse is the most grievous crime that can happen to a child, yet it is often tolerated and goes unpunished,” she says. “By making it our focus, we intend to support the organisations that can change that.”

The photographs throughout the Prevent CSA section of the report have been provided by our partners. This includes those in the international sporting events arena working to prevent child sexual abuse. It also includes photos from REAL Fathers, a project implemented by Save the Children in Uganda, which promotes stronger bonds between

fathers and their children. the Children / Save © Ojamuge Dickens 16 PREVENT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Grants © Ojamuge Dickens / Save the Children / Save © Ojamuge Dickens

Bureau International Promundo US Accountability Catholique de l'Enfance USD 2,350,000 (48 months) Strategic and ending (BICE) To support Promundo’s work opportunities USD 250,000 (24 months) to promote gender equality impunity To provide core support to the and create a world free from BICE to prevent child sexual violence by engaging men ChildFund Alliance abuse and to provide child and boys in partnership with USD 375,000 (24 months) 5 Rights Foundation victims with multidisciplinary women and girls. To empower children in ten USD 466,667 (36 months) support in Latin America and countries to hold To provide core support to Europe-CIS. Terre des Hommes governments and local 5 Rights in its work to build Moldova leaders accountable to their a digital environment that is Centre Dardedze USD 382,832 (36 months) obligations to end all violence safe for children. USD 800,000 (48 months) To prevent child abuse and against children, as per SDG To provide core support to improve the safety and Target 16.2: end abuse, Disability Rights Centre Dardedze, based in wellbeing of children, exploitation, trafficking and all International Latvia, to help it become a particularly those living forms of violence against and USD 500,000 (36 months) national and regional leader in in rural communities torture of children. To protect the rights of the prevention of child sexual in Moldova. children placed in institutions abuse. Child Rights and Violence in several Eastern European Together for Girls Prevention Fund countries. Equality Now USD 987,200 (36 months) USD 3,000,000 (48 months) USD 393,440 (26 months) To use the power of To protect children from Institute for Human To ensure that adolescent information and storytelling sexual abuse and sexual Rights and Business girls in Tanzania and Zambia to “change the story” on exploitation through several USD 1,600,560 (36 months) are free from sexual violence sexual violence against grants that support a To implement human rights in schools, and to ensure children and adolescents. protective environment in throughout the world of sport access to justice for survivors Trans-cultural homes, schools and in order to protect the rights and a right to education. communities in Uganda, of children. Psychosocial Heartlines Organization Tanzania and Ethiopia. UNI Global Union, The USD 1,000,000 (36 months) USD 799,998 (40 months) Child Rights World Players To promote the active To prevent sexual violence International Network Association involvement of men in the against children at national (CRIN) USD 250,000 (24 months) lives of their children in South and local levels in Uganda. USD 304,888 (24 months) To carry out a survey of Africa and Uganda. Women's Refugee To provide core support professional athletes about to CRIN as well as project how their rights were National Center for Commission Child Abuse Prevention USD 382,590 (36 months) support to prevent the sexual promoted or violated as abuse and exploitation of children in organised sport. (NCCAP) To improve the prevention USD 469,104 (36 months) and response efforts of children by peacekeeping To provide core support to the humanitarian actors working personnel. Solutions NCCAP, which works to to reduce sexual violence ChildPact prevent child sexual abuse against boys and men, USD 100,000 (24 months) and advancing and exploitation in Moldova. including gay, bisexual and To support ChildPact to equip transgender persons. action No Means No Worldwide countries in Eastern Europe (NMNW) and the Caucasus to prevent All Survivors Project USD 529,710 (36 months) and respond to violence USD 250,000 (15 months) To support NMNW to scale its against children. To improve the global rape prevention programme response to survivors of (called IM power) globally. sexual violence in situations of conflict and displacement.

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Conseil Suisse des Terre des Hommes Makerere University Activités de Jeunesse/ International Federation College of Health Swiss National Youth USD 499,699 (20 months) Sciences Council To provide support to the USD 249,972 (36 months) USD 368,320 (36 months) Children Win Campaign, which To work with and support To support a joint project promotes child rights in the parents to help prevent between the Swiss National bidding processes of sporting violence. Youth Council and organisers, and to the Milchjugend to make youth Destination Unknown New Bulgarian University USD 555,706 (36 months) associations in Switzerland Campaign, which works to To ensure that children more inclusive for LGBT protect children on the move. in Bulgaria live with their youth. Tides Foundation families and communities. ECPAT International USD 500,000 (12 months) Public Health Foundation USD 700,000 (19 months) To administer grants out of To support the efforts of the Children First Fund to of Georgia USD 239,755 (24 months) ECPAT International in ending support the planning and To strengthen the child abuse the sexual exploitation of implementation of strategies prevention and response children around the world. to protect children against capacity of the primary violence around the world. MAN Men for Gender healthcare system in Georgia Equality UNICEF and Azerbaijan. USD 91,660 (12 months) USD 5,000,000 (36 months) To develop a more inclusive To prevent and respond to Save the Children and sustainable MenEngage online child sexual abuse and Schweiz USD 250,000 (30 months) network in Europe to make exploitation through targeted To prevent and tackle online men and boys allies in gender and evidence-based child sexual abuse and justice and in the elimination programmes at national, exploitation by supporting the of sexual and gender-based regional and global levels. governments and violence and child abuse. communities in Serbia and Network of European Other Bosnia and Herzegovina. Foundations A Breeze of Hope USD 248,300 (16 months) Foundation To support the Evaluation USD 100,000 (12 months) Challenge Fund to research To provide core support to A the prevention of violence Breeze of Hope Foundation, against children in low-income which provides free legal, countries and communicate social and psychological these findings to people services to survivors of sexual involved in policy design and violence in Bolivia. programming for children. Hiwot Ethiopia New Venture Fund USD 153,504 (24 months) USD 2,000,000 (24 months) To create a safe and To support the Global protective environment for Partnership to End Violence children in Ethiopia at risk Against Children and partners of sexual abuse by actively to advance the violence engaging men and boys. prevention movement. This is a list of our grants approved in 2018. For a comprehensive list and full descriptions, please visit our website at www.oakfnd.org 18 ENVIRONMENT Environment

Greenhouse gas emissions are causing adverse effects on land and in oceans. The mismanagement of marine resources has led to a global fisheries crisis and a severe loss of biodiversity. We are concerned © Rachel McKee / Oak Foundation / Oak © Rachel McKee about wildlife and the need to protect the natural environment.

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Reflections

The year 2018 will be remembered We are reaching a global tipping point for breaking new ground, setting new for clean transport as China’s ambition records and stark new warnings. to clean up its cities and drive a global Last year saw CO2 levels reach record transport revolution start to accelerate. 57 Every five weeks, China adds 9,500 highs that have not been seen for grants were made millions of years. Scientists delivered a electric buses to its streets – that’s the 1 by the Environment special report highlighting that global equivalent of London’s entire bus fleet. Programme in average temperatures could rise more Across Europe, plans to build new 2018, totalling than 1.5 degrees Celsius if we do not coal-fired power stations are being USD 44.35 million. rapidly reduce our emissions by half scrapped and old ones closed. India in the next 12 years. has dramatically increased its ambitions to power its economy with solar. We finished the year with heavy hearts, knowing that carbon emissions have As a result of efforts by a broad coalition risen by nearly three per cent. At a time including government and civil society when drastic emission cuts are needed, groups, UNESCO’s World Heritage we find ourselves with one foot over Committee removed the Belize Barrier the precipice. Reef from the list of endangered World Heritage Sites. The reef, once described In such challenging times, it would by Charles Darwin as "the most be easy to surrender to pessimism. remarkable reef in the West Indies" But as a team, we find strength and has been under threat from offshore oil resolve in the knowledge that we drilling and the indiscriminate clearance have the technology and roadmaps of mangroves. to avert disaster. This will require new innovations, new people-powered Finally, the Wildlife Conservation and movements and a renewed political will Trade sub-Programme launched a new to avert environmental catastrophe. security approach called the Virtus Initiative. This intelligence-based project We also celebrate the moments in 2018 puts the safety and wellbeing of our of optimism and success. partners on the frontlines first.

Opposite: Residents of Beijing, China, electric vehicles has radically reduced practice sport in the Forbidden City pollution in the capital. on a blue-sky day one summer morning. Above: Electric vehicles offer clean, Find out more at China's Blue Sky Action Plan promotes affordable transport options around www.oakfnd.org clean energy, and its investment in the world. 20 ENVIRONMENT

The future is bright; the future is clean

Imagine a city with serene gardens and blue sky – a city where you can stop and smell the peonies; a city where the vibe is all about sunshine and butter- flies. Nature blossoms because of the city’s commitment to cleaner, healthier communities and the drive to become a global icon for sustainable urban living.

“Before, people were worried. They asked, 'can you do that? Can you really have 100% electric buses or taxis?' So, guess what, it's doable. Shenzhen sets a good example for mega-cities to follow." - Yunshi Wang Director China Center for Energy UC Davis Institute

This vision is in fact a reality. This city is called Shenzhen, a coastal city in the south of China – a short train ride away from Hong Kong and the first city across the bridge on the mainland. Under the guise of the project known as 'Shenzhen Speed', the city has embraced an ambition to be a clean technology hub. From the factory floor to the corporate board rooms – there is a desire to accelerate climate-friendly innovation. This metropolis has grown exponentially in less than four decades. In 1980 it was no more than a small fishing village of 30,000 people. Today, this once little-known village is a global leader in clean transport solutions. Since the summer of 2018, the city’s 16,000 buses have been entirely electrified2 – a fleet that is larger than those operating in London, Los Ange- les, Toronto, New Jersey and Chicago combined.3 The city saves on fuel bills, © PAMS Foundation © PAMS © Rachel McKee / Oak Foundation / Oak © Rachel McKee and by 2020 its entire taxi fleet will also ENVIRONMENT 21

be powered by electricity. The increase to affordable, safe and reliable public in electric vehicles has also seen transport does not exist. As Austin a 30 per cent reduction in pollution, Brown from UC Davis says: “In many making cleaner air a reality for local cities, if you want to get to work, you communities.4 Thanks to the fiercely may have to take not just one bus but efficient Shenzhen Metro, the electric two or three. Buses might come every buses and taxis, and the ubiquitous half hour or every hour, or maybe not at hordes of smart bicycles available for the time of day that you need them.” ride-sharing, Shenzhen is now quieter If you look at the roadmap for achieving and cleaner than any 12 million clean transportation, it’s not just equity population urban centre in China, that needs to be addressed but also and probably the world. access to infrastructure. Investment in “So before, people were worried,” says electric vehicle charging points across Yunshi Wang, director of the China our towns, cities and roads needs to be Center for Energy and Transportation of drastically scaled up so that drivers can the UC Davis Institute of Transportation have confidence in being able to charge Studies, California. “They were asking, their cars while grabbing a coffee. ‘can you do that? Can you really have “We are on the cusp of a clean car 100 per cent electric buses or taxis?’. revolution,” says Nathan. “Car makers So, guess what? It’s doable. And I think Every five weeks, are competing to meet the growing China puts it sets a good example for mega cities demand for cleaner and healthier to follow.” streets. As battery technology becomes And follow they will. cheaper, and power companies and 9,500 This is just the crest of a huge wave of transport service providers build out the necessary charging stations, our focus at clean transport initiatives that will see electric buses on its 19 of China’s 23 provinces and two mega Oak is to ensure that these transport solutions benefit everyone.” streets. That's the cities – Beijing and Shanghai – meet equivalent of commitments for the deployment of In China, the combination of its drive London's entire electric vehicles in the next two years. to become a global leader in manufac- bus fleet. These game-changing developments turing clean cars and its quest to clean signal a tipping point for global electric up the air is resulting in the design of vehicles. Indeed, in 2018, sales of new progressive policies to realise this ambi- energy vehicles in China surged tion. China is creating a vibrant, job-rich industry, while reducing dependency on 61 per cent.5 imported oil and making communities Nathan Argent, programme officer healthier. for the Environment Programme says: China is set to unleash a seismic shake- “Cleaning up the transport sector is up of the automotive industry when it not only an integral part of the climate introduces stringent rules to promote solutions toolbox, but it has huge health new-energy vehicles. From 2019, and economic benefits too. And what major manufacturers are being happens in China will change things penalised, unless they meet quotas globally.” for zero- and low-emission cars or they So, what are the blocks to accelerating buy credits from other companies that greater electric vehicle use in every city exceed the quotas. The so-called across the world? cap-and-trade system is designed In the last couple of years, projections to spur the market for electric cars. for electric vehicle uptake have been Oak supports clean transport solutions revised upwards – everyone from the oil such as electric, shared and automated companies to the manufacturers see the mobility options, all of which reduce future of transport as being clean. This pollution, maintenance and fuel costs is enormously encouraging. and emit zero greenhouse gases. We But there are still obstacles to be also support research efforts to: find overcome. Improving urban mobility out what policies will strengthen clean has been a perennial task and for many technology solutions; come up with communities around the world, access ways to make electric transport an option for people on lower incomes; References: Please see page 84 of this report. 22 ENVIRONMENT © Rachel McKee/ Oak Foundation Oak © Rachel McKee/ Foundation Oak © Rachel McKee/

identify how partners can support state thropic sector. It aims to dramatically and local governments to lead on this increase philanthropic investment in issue; and explore how new technology climate mitigation efforts from one per can be beneficial for everyone, not just cent to much more. By creating synergy 29 the few. between various sectors of philanthro- py, it aims to remove the barriers among philanthropists pledged philanthropists funding on different but Collaboration related issues. 4 billion "Over the last five years, there has been in the face of USD 3 billion committed to climate, dollars climate change which while great, only makes up one per cent of philanthropic funding," says over five years Shawn. "For a problem like this one, it’s to combat With the worry of climate change ever completely insufficient. The 4-billion- climate change. on our doorstep, the philanthropic dollar announcement demonstrates how world is also very deliberately stepping philanthropy is willing to do more. For up to the bar. “This is quite possibly the example, there are links between food biggest challenge of our time,” says and climate or health and climate, Shawn Reifsteck from ClimateWorks so why not unite philanthropists Foundation, a philanthropic organisation supporting health initiatives or good that works globally to advance climate food initiatives together around solutions. “The good news is that solving problems?” philanthropy sees this and is rising to that challenge.” The campaign's goals are to electrify transportation systems globally, phase In September 2018, in the largest-ever out coal and remove carbon dioxide philanthropic investment focused from the atmosphere. “The reality is on climate change mitigation, 29 philan- that the most disenfranchised people in thropists pledged USD 4 billion over the world are the most affected by the five years to combat climate change. impact of climate change – and we are Oak has pledged USD 75 million. The trying to create economic opportunity announcement, made at the Global for them,” says Shawn. “It’s just a reality, Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, that by solving climate change and represents a broad global commitment creating a new energy infrastructure for to accelerate proven climate and the world, we’re actually creating the clean-energy strategies, spur innovation next global economic revolution.” and support organisations around the world to protect the air they breathe How does ClimateWorks aim to do this? and the communities they call home. “By tackling energy systems and transport systems, which are driving the Known as the Climate Leadership increase in greenhouse gas emissions, Initiative, this effort of unprecedented we can make this a more inclusive, ambition hopes to achieve what has prosperous global environment,” says never before been done in the philan- Charlotte Pera, President and CEO of ClimateWorks. “There are so many ENVIRONMENT 23 © Steve Robert Kulieke/UC Davis Robert Kulieke/UC © Steve Foundation / Oak © Ruby

opportunities for philanthropists to get government policy, yes, but it also finds involved in climate change mitigation the alignment – that electrification is efforts.” good, both for China and for the Meeting climate global climate community. So, I am goals will mean positive that this will go a long way.” clean, affordable, “There are so many accessible energy, The Climate Leadership Initiative will opportunities for clean air, better philanthropists to get also invest in supporting state and local organisations working on the frontlines food and water involved in climate change of climate change. It will propel the security, more mitigation efforts." expansion of proven approaches and liveable cities, innovations in climate change mitiga- new businesses - Charlotte Pera tion. “If we are successful in meeting and jobs. ClimateWorks Foundation global climate goals, that success will bring with it a whole slew of benefits,” Indeed, outside of China, the US state says Charlotte, “everything from clean, of California (and the home of Climate- affordable, accessible energy for every- Works) is leading the way when it comes one, to clean air, better food security, to clean transport innovation. Since water security, more liveable cities, new December 2016, the state's Energy businesses and jobs and so forth.” Commission has awarded more than At Oak we are hopeful too, for a clean, USD 64 million to electric vehicle safe climate. We dream about cities with charging infrastructure, helping to blue skies, green parks and peonies for install nearly 8,000 charging stations everyone. That is why we will continue with almost 9,000 charging outlets funding far reaching innovative throughout the state. These initiatives that work towards making investments helped California establish that dream a reality. the largest network of non-residential chargers in the nation. In addition, a second-hand market for electrical vehicles is now opening up, and California offers increased incentives to potential buyers of electric vehicles. It limits the income cap of those who can receive a rebate, ensuring that more people and families on lower incomes can choose to make cleaner, energy-efficient choices that work for them. So, does the future look bright? According to Yunshi Wang, yes. “I feel The photographs throughout the positive about the future,” he says, Environment Programme section of the “because I see there is an alignment report represent the work of our of interests. In China’s case it’s partners to help clean up transport options around the world. 24 ENVIRONMENT Grants

European Climate Oil Change International World Resources Climate Foundation USD 1,000,000 (36 months) Institute (WRI) Change USD 198,000 (36 months) To align the global energy USD 2,800,661 (36 months) To enable effective transition with the goals set in To strengthen WRI’s global C40 Cities Climate communications and outreach the historic Paris agreement network by expanding the Leadership Group around clean energy by ending public funding of capacity and resilience of its USD 250,000 (18 months) transitions for a safer future. fossil fuels and ensuring a fair international offices in Brazil, To accelerate citizen and fast move towards clean China and India. European Climate power. engagement and reduce Foundation WWF International CO2 emissions, while also USD 3,400,000 (36 months) PRAYAS, Energy Group USD 150,000 (12 months) addressing social and To develop a South East Asian USD 301,992 (48 months) To support the establishment economic challenges. campaign to help countries To support research and and operationalisation of Carbon Tracker Initiative meet their Paris climate analysis that promote policies the Global Climate Action USD 750,000 (36 months) targets. and programmes for Initiative, which promotes sustainable, affordable access the implementation of the To provide core support for European Federation for Carbon Tracker Initiative to to modern energy supplies in Paris Agreement and green Transport and India. development, especially in increase capital investments Environment (T&E) in cleaner, safer power. developing countries. USD 994,048 (36 months) Purpose Carnegie Council for To accelerate the transition USD 800,220 (36 months) WWF International Ethics in International from heavily polluting vehicles To accelerate the adoption USD 500,000 (36 months) Affairs to clean vehicles in Europe. and increase the ambition of To ensure the Belt and Road USD 799,815 (36 months) climate solutions in Brazil. Initiative will finance renew- Global Call for Climate able energy projects exclusive- To catalyse the creation of Rockefeller Philanthropy Action ly in Vietnam, Myanmar and effective governance for solar Advisors, Inc. geoengineering and carbon USD 200,000 (24 months) the Philippines. USD 3,000,000 (36 months) removal. To boost the participation To launch climate mitigation and impact in public discourse efforts by identifying and ClimateWorks and policy-making processes supporting innovative leaders Foundation, USA of new organisations in India with transformative Marine USD 200,000 (12 months) working towards equitable, strategies. To research and mitigate the low-carbon, climate-resilient potential risks that electric ABALOBI development. Securing America's USD 500,000 (36 months) vehicle battery supply chains Future Energy face in regard to environmen- Greenpeace International To scale up fisheries USD 300,000 (6 months) tal, health and social concerns. USD 400,000 (24 months) management efforts in the To accelerate the uptake of To drive urban systems Western Indian Ocean region electric vehicles in the US and ClimateWorks change by shifting power, by using a mobile app called create an enabling policy Foundation, USA policies and finance towards ABALOBI. environment for driverless USD 800,000 (36 months) clean, equitable and To reduce the significant cars. Association of Fisheries accessible public transport, and Hunters of health risks posed by climate walking and cycling. Shakti Sustainable change. Greenland Instituto Clima e Energy Foundation USD 107,253 (12 months) ClimateWorks Sociedade USD 1,000,000 (36 months) To analyse the lived To support India’s goal of Foundation, USA USD 4,440,000 (32 months) experiences of hunters making 100 per cent of its USD 1,000,000 (36 months) To strengthen Brazilian civil in national and international transportation electric by To support the greening of society in the face of climate wildlife monitoring and 2030. the Belt and Road change by supporting the management legislation Initiative. Brazilian Government Tata Trusts in Greenland. Corporate Accountability to reduce greenhouse gas USD 225,254 (24 months) Biodiversity Funders USD 250,000 (18 months) emissions. To increase domestic climate Group To support Corporate International philanthropy and support USD 100,000 (24 months) Accountability to ensure good Development Research for organisations working on To bring together groups governance in climate policy Centre, Canada climate change mitigation in and organisations working in India. making. USD 968,352 (36 months) grant-making related to biodiversity protection. Energy Resources To support policy research Third Generation Institute think tanks in Asia in relation Environmentalism Environmental Justice USD 279,607 (36 months) to climate mitigation-related USD 384,993 (36 months) Foundation CT To accelerate change towards policies. To increase civil society USD 505,000 (36 months) low-carbon energy systems in New Venture Fund capacity and enhance To end Illegal, Unreported and international diplomatic India that enable robust USD 600,000 (24 months) Unregulated fishing and build capacity to support the economic development and To promote clean and sustainable, equitable and transition to clean power. limit the rise in global efficient energy systems and legal fisheries in West Africa. temperature to well below policies which reduce 2°C. pollution and improve health in Canada. ENVIRONMENT 25

Environmental Kashtakari Panchayat WWF International Mara Elephant Law Institute Trust USD 150,000 (24 months) Project Trust USD 300,000 (24 months) USD 280,000 (24 months) To eliminate illegal fishing USD 400,000 (48 months) To develop and disseminate To implement a composting in the Korean fishing industry To support the Mara Elephant a law and governance toolkit system for organic waste in a and instead promote Project Trust to conduct that provides governments region of 200,000 people in transparent, sustainable research on elephant and leaders of smallscale India. fisheries. ecology in order to conserve fisheries with a range of the ecosystem and secure regulatory tools and Native American Rights Zoological Society of a viable and sustainable approaches that they can use Fund London population of elephants in the USD 590,000 (36 months) USD 609,240 (36 months) to reform and strengthen Mara-Serengeti in East Africa. To rebuild major elements To create a "refill revolution" their domestic laws. of the Northern Bering Sea across the city of London by Social Good Fund Funding Fish Climate Resilience Area by 2021, which will reduce the USD 500,000 (30 months) USD 432,857 (36 months) supporting advocacy in the number of single-use plastic To pilot an adaptive, non- To catalyse EU member states’ US at state and federal levels water bottles entering the conventional approach compliance with the Common through a public outreach ocean. to security for organisations Fisheries Policy in order campaign. operating in the wildlife to ensure its full implemen- Wildlife conservation sector. tation. Oceana Advocacy Resources, Inc. Wildlife Justice Global Anti-Incinerator USD 250,000 (24 months) Conservation Commission Alliance (GAIA) To engage citizens and USD 400,000 (24 months) USD 1,200,000 (36 months) businesses in coastal areas and Trade To analyse, map and To provide core support to working in tourism, real understand the networks GAIA for its international work estate, restaurants, sport African Parks Network linked to trade in rhino horn to prevent plastic pollution fishing, diving and other USD 1,000,000 (24 months) and ivory in Asia to improve by encouraging corporate healthy ocean-dependent To help restore Matusadona conservation efforts. responsibility and promoting sectors to improve the health National Park in Zimbabwe zero waste cities. of the US's oceans. (once the full management mandate is secured), and Global Fishing Watch Oceana Inc. to contribute to larger USD 599,614 (36 months) USD 650,000 (24 months) landscape-level conservation To support the Republic To develop a campaign on goals for iconic African of Korea, Thailand, the single-use plastics in the US animals, such as the black Philippines and Taiwan that targets major fast-moving rhino and savannah elephant. to publish Vessel Monitoring consumer goods companies. System data on the internet. Elephants Without RARE, Inc. Borders International Center for USD 1,500,000 (36 months) USD 1,000,000 (36 months) Living Aquatic Resources To improve how smallscale To advance elephant Management fisheries are represented to conservation in Botswana and USD 1,597,511 (48 months) and financed by the beyond. To create enabling international community. environments for policies Internews University of British and investments that support USD 200,000 (24 months) Columbia people dependent on small- To increase the quality and USD 352,878 (60 months) scale fisheries in developing quantity of reporting around To document and communi- countries. conservation efforts, cate the annual trends of the particularly in the UK and International Pole and world's marine fisheries Europe. Line Foundation catches via an online platform. USD 630,000 (48 months) Lilongwe Wildlife Trust World Wildlife Fund To ensure smaller-scale tuna USD 1,998,970 (36 months) Canada Foundation fisheries are strategically To protect African elephants USD 881,663 (36 months) engaged in decision making and rhinos by strengthening To protect Arctic coastal for the international regional conservation and ocean ecosystems and management of tuna coordination in eastern and the Indigenous peoples and resources. southern Africa. wildlife that rely on them by Investor Watch empowering Indigenous rights USD 965,677 (36 months) holders. To align the world's capital WWF International markets with the sustainable USD 136,558 (12 months) management of fisheries and To address the challenge of acquaculture. global fisheries sustainability by increasing collaborative actions in China. This is a list of grants approved in 2018. For a comprehensive list and full descriptions, please visit our website at www.oakfnd.org 26 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS Housing and Homelessness

In the Housing and Homelessness Programme, we focus on preventing homelessness by funding sustainable solutions that improve the economic and social wellbeing of marginalised youth, adults and families. We have three priorities: promoting economic self-sufficiency; increasing the availability and supply of affordable housing; and

preventing homelessness. © James Robson

Grants within the programme are wide-ranging in size. We partner with organisations working both nationally and locally in Boston, New York and Philadelphia in the United States, and in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and South Wales in the United Kingdom. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 27 © Michelle Goldberg

Reflections

This year’s theme article focuses • influencing the design of services on a strong strand of work in the or policy that impacts citizens or their Housing and Homelessness Programme community; (HHP): amplifying voice and increasing • designing and delivering services 39 participation. as paid staff, volunteers and board Over the last few years, we have often members by ‘people with lived grants were made discussed the theme of ‘amplifying experience’; by the Housing voice’. In considering why this feels so and Homelessness • influencing resource allocation and Programme in central to our work, we have articulated budgetary decisions of government, this in the following statement: 2018, totalling not-for-profit organisations, businesses USD 23.86 million. People have a right to be heard; and philanthropies (by citizens); and amplifying the voice of people improves • encouraging the personalisation their physical, emotional and mental of care packages for individuals. wellbeing. People-centred systems are more robust, more efficient, more We will continue to refine this definition. inclusive and more conducive to good For now, we are using it to distinguish decision-making. authentic participation from tokenistic examples. To be authentic, participation We are committed to enabling the must be central to the ethos of an voices of citizens to be strong and clear, organisation and at the root of its work. to be heard and, most importantly, to be influential. We have defined criteria for ‘voice’ and ‘participation’. These criteria include: • incorporating citizens’ voices into campaigns when the agenda has been set by others; • advocating and campaigning when groups of people have independently self-organised and/or defined the advocacy agenda;

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Overcoming challenges to find solutions for homelessness

We believe that the work of our partners to amplify the voices of people should be recognised and valued. We asked some of our HHP partners – Nia Evans from City Life/Vida Urbana, Susanna Blankley from Right to Counsel New York City Coalition, Atara Fridler from Crisis and Nilaya Montalvo from Homes for Families – to share their challenges with us and how they overcame them in achieving truly participatory initiatives. We hope their answers give readers a sense of the depth of this work.

Nia Evans, director of Ujima Project, City Life/Vida Urbana, Boston What are your challenges? “Managing plentiful ideas – more complete representations of communities mean that ideas are many and varied, and not all of them can be implemented. We’ve tried to create a structure that allows our members to participate in decision making and implementation. We’ve also created feedback loops that reflect members’ thinking and how they connect to an action taken or decision made by staff. “Time and building a long-term outlook – experience with more short-term, transactional campaigns can make long-term processes seem like a drag and unproductive. We’ve worked to make our multiple processes as interactive and engaging as possible. We’ve also taken care to communicate to our members the trial/experimental nature of our work.” What are your recommendations for achieving a truly participatory initiative? “Build and maintain genuine relation- ships as a matter of course, not solely to achieve an end. A truly participatory initiative requires that the initiative arises out of needs and desired courses © Maya © Maya of action, as determined by HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 29

communities. Initiatives that are Otherwise, more professional folks community owned from idea to tend to dominate the meeting space. implementation, benefit from buy-in “We work hard not to talk in lingo that is built in. and we always have professional inter- “It’s important to create a direct link pretation, food and can make childcare between voice and the ultimate decision available when necessary. Also, most – part of communities’ lived experiences of our work happens at night, because include betrayal of trust by officials. The that's when people are home from work, ultimate decision feels disconnected. so we have to do things at times when Creating a direct link means putting people most affected are available.” action where our mouths are, with respect to valuing communities’ voice and lived experiences. Atara Fridler, director of Skylight project, “Open as many avenues of participation as possible – the most common types of Crisis, London opportunity for participation offered do What are your challenges? not account for diverse circumstances “Understanding the impact of our work that encompass our communities: work – which is influencing decision makers and family obligations; health concerns; and reassuring beneficiaries that their City Life / mobility, etc. Creating multiple avenues voices are being heard by decision Vida Urbana is of participation allow for greater makers. There has been a change in local a community opportunities to hear whole governments’ approaches to working organisation that communities and for initiatives that with excluded communities – we believe promotes arise to truly represent their needs.” that by being persistent we were able tenants' rights to exercise our influence. and works to Susanna Blankley, coalition “Reaching particular communities in prevent housing coordinator, Right to Counsel Harlesden, London has been challenging displacement at times, given historic distrust of in Boston, US. New York City Coalition community initiatives and of local What are your challenges? statutory services. We have tried to “Communicating in language that overcome this by focusing on building everyday folks understand – we have a track record of open engagement. Right to Counsel to create different ways for people We also invited strategic contacts to New York City to be involved. We might organise take part in Q&As at forum events and Coalition around tenants’ rights, but tenants reached out to people on the local high is a group are also dealing with custody issues, street.” of advocates, domestic violence, workplace challenges tenants, etc. – people have a lot going on. What are your recommendations academics and “We do a lot of skills training and for achieving a truly participatory legal service provide support for folks to feel initiative? providers that “Be transparent and honest with the confident and prepared to be involved represent low- communities you are trying to support in the work, because they have been income people – develop a clear strategic plan at the taught that they aren't worthy of facing eviction in start and communicate it publicly, making change. So, fear, anxiety and New York City. including when there will be doubt are barriers as well that can only opportunities for the community, really be confronted with deep to hold them (local decision-making relationships, trust and community.” groups) to account for its delivery.

What are your recommendations “Adopt a collaborative approach so that for achieving a truly participatory the community can present a strong and initiative? strategic voice to local decision makers. “Reduce the domination of The Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum professionals – in meetings where we adopted a collaborative approach to have a lot of different kind of stake- develop a neighbourhood plan, which holders, like lawyers and advocates, as is a vision for Harlesden’s future, now well as organisers and tenants. We split being used by different departments into small groups and do the bulk of the within local government.” meeting in our working groups. 30 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS © wes

Nilaya Montalvo, deputy What are your recommendations director, Homes for Families, for achieving a truly participatory Crisis' Skylight Boston initiative? centre in London “Understanding – the most important What are your challenges? thing we can do to meaningfully engage offers education, “Partners and other organisations not families in the work, is to understand training, housing, seeking to understand or respect, or not that families are not void of expertise, employment and doing the work to adequately support skill, talent and leadership qualities. health support participants or families. We work to We must recognise the mastery of to people at overcome this challenge by sharing each parent and make space for them immediate risk our work and facilitating challenging to share both their skills and leadership, of becoming conversations. We rely on stories and with the organisation and peers. homeless, or those the voices of families to frame “Training, information sharing and who have been conversations to shift thinking. recently made expectations are absolutely make-or- “Funding and understanding of the break in true meaningful participation homeless. value of the work. Donors and many of family partners – we understand foundations have a greater focus that you share the same tools and on charity – goods and services – rather information with families that you would Homes for Families than on advocacy and engagement offer to paid workers. We feel training is a not-for-profit to address the underlying issues. The in facilitation, organising, recruitment, organisation work is often undervalued – costs of lobbying and basic crisis intervention working across preparation, proper facilitation, funds to are important for families if they are Massachusetts, US. offset barriers, and related overheads, to work as partners, liaisons and leaders It engages are frequently not considered. We are in the community. working to put more of a pricetag on families “When fighting for justice, the whole the work, to increase our funding and in- experiencing picture matters. If we come across crease understanding. True engagement homelessness, important data, campaigns, trends, is not a quick thing on the side, but takes families in legislation, we share that information. an investment to do it right. unstable housing, Families are not expected to blindly shelter providers, “A third challenge is striking the balance react, but instead have a full under- elected officials between raising awareness and protect- standing and help us build.” ing the privacy of children and families, and communities Nilaya Montalvo's quote below ensuring they are not exploited. It is in the fight to end summarises a powerful underlying important to educate the public about family homeless- theme that we felt was an insightful way the realities of family homelessness and ness. to conclude this year’s report: “Often personal stories are one of the most what gets in the way of true partnership powerful tools to do that. The backlash that shares leadership, participation and can be damaging from press and social power, is the idea that poverty is the media – to family relations, safety when result of personal deficit and not system- domestic violence is factor, and other ic. Many of us understand that in theory, risks. We overcome this challenge by but in practice our understanding doesn’t always offering choice, explaining risks translate and we step into the role of and supporting people.” saviour and not partner.” HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 31 © Migrant Justice © Denise Allison © Ella Right

Ella Sullivan – above right Born in London, Ella Sullivan grew up in County Kerry, Ireland. She returned Café Art connects to London over 20 years ago and now people in London Café Art lives in Islington. She is currently being affected by home- supported by a homelessness organisa- lessness with the The photos throughout the Housing tion that also provides art classes. She wider community and Homelessness Programme section says, "I was in New Bond Street when I through their art. of this report have been provided by happened to notice this love heart bike Café Art’s vision Café Art, based in London. stand and thought it would make a great is that formerly picture as it was giving out a message of homeless people Café Art’s vision is that formerly home- love and providing a safe place to lock will be empowered less people will be empowered through up your bike." through their their art and actively involved in a social art and actively enterprise. The artists whose photos Desmond Henry – page 32 involved in a social we used received 50 per cent of the fee (top right) enterprise. Oak paid for their use. We do not know Desmond was born in Northampton- the personal stories of all the photogra- shire and grew up in the West Indies. https://www.cafeart. phers who provided their photos for use Desmond says he has seen the number org.uk/ in our Annual Report. But please read on of people sleeping rough rise in recent for the explanations of the artists who years. He took this image of a woman shared their stories with Café Art. taking a coffee break in front of a mural by Brazilian street artists Cranio, Bailon Michelle Goldberg – page 27 and Sliks, near the Pritchard’s Road Day Michelle asked her friend to take this Centre, Hackney. He says, ‘I was very shot of herself walking in front of Julian lucky, it was as if God sent her.’ Opie’s Citizen M mural at Tower Hill Station, London. M stands for "mobility". Mia Lyons – page 33 Michelle has a long-term medical Mia is originally from Hamburg, condition and lives in temporary accom- Germany and has lived in London for six modation. She says, "I’m a Londoner. years. Mia took this photo in a car repair I was born here. My family have been garage just off Truro Road, Palmers here four generations, possibly five. Green, London. “Maybe it’s a bit too My grandparents were in the markets.” deep but I thought about consumerism and how much we throw away and use Maya – page 28 and that we have to become more kind Born in London, Maya loves her home as a society and kinder to the earth that city and enjoys photographing it. This we live from. But now we know and we shot was taken in Shoreditch, one of can change our behaviour – it’s nothing Maya’s favourite parts of the city. “I'm negative – it’s just making people more always there. My model is Jonathan, the aware.” son of two of my best friends. He's five years old. It's such a sweet age: full of curiosity and still so innocent.” 32 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS Grants © Stephen King © Stephen © Husna Cohiya © Desmond Henry

National Energy Action Citizens' Committee for Nucleus Legal Economic (Northern Ireland) Children of New York Advice Centre self-sufficiency USD 66,667 (12 months) USD 240,000 (24 months) USD 474,029 (36 months) To secure continuation To prevent and end family To enable Nucleus Legal Advance Credit of the Northern Ireland homelessness in New York Advice Centre to provide Union (ACU) Sustainable Energy and ensure the wellbeing housing, debt and legal advice USD 389,895 (36 months) Programme for the next five of children when families services in West London. To increase the availability years (2019 – 2024) and cannot avoid homelessness. to ensure that 80 per cent Participation and of affordable lending and Fund for the City Practice of Rights credit to low-income house- of the projected income from of New York USD 419,900 (36 months) holds in Birmingham, the UK, this programme (GBP 36 USD 1,532,632 (48 months) To support a group by supporting ACU to expand million over five years) is To ensure the effective imple- of activists in Northern Ireland its services. dedicated to helping people mentation of the new Right to achieve positive housing living in fuel poverty. Compass Working to Counsel legislation in New outcomes for individuals and Capital (CWC) Philadelphia Lawyers York City through outreach, to strengthen campaigns USD 497,097 (48 months) for Social Equity education and tenant organ- tackling the root causes To identify ways to extend the USD 225,000 (36 months) ising, as well as training for of homelessness. To provide legal services attorneys, and supporting reach of CWC’s family self- Project 17 sufficiency programme. to more low-income residents other cities to campaign for USD 188,176 (36 months) in Philadelphia to empow- the same. To reduce homelessness and Good Faith Partnership er them to overcome their poverty among families USD 213,408 (6 months) criminal records and advocate Innovation Unit USD 98,667 (6 months) in the UK who are homeless To increase the scale for changes to simplify the To explore, through practical or poor due to their of affordable personal lending record-clearing processes. and restrict the practices research, how 18-25 year olds immigration status. given prison sentences can of exploitative lenders Project HOME in the UK. thrive in the community after USD 2,000,000 (60 months) Homelessness release. Heartland Alliance To enable Project HOME USD 1,200,000 (36 months) prevention Merthyr and the to build quality and capacity To better connect the US Valleys Mind (MAVM) within its residential workforce with homelessness Bassuk Center (Center USD 332,628 (36 months) programmes to end and sectors. for Social Innovation) To support people in their prevent homelessness USD 1,200,096 (60 months) homes using a MAVM in Philadelphia. Justice in Aging To support the Center for ‘resilience’ model that USD 120,000 (8 months) Social Innovation, based in the enhances health and Refugee Survival Trust USD 1,528,267 (36 months) To prevent cuts US, which works to improve wellbeing. to funding and eligibility for the lives of marginalised and To reduce destitution and Supplemental Security Income vulnerable people. National Housing homelessness in Glasgow in the US, which many seniors Law Project (NHLP) among asylum seekers. Center for Popular USD 1,500,000 (60 months) and people with disabilities Reinvestment Fund (The) rely on to survive. Democracy, Inc. To provide core support USD 463,971 (36 months) USD 499,997 (36 months) to the NHLP to limit the To explore and research the Massachusetts Budget To build a national movement negative impact of current issue of high rates of eviction and Policy Center to address the shortage of US federal housing policies in Philadelphia, US, with USD 400,000 (48 months) safe, affordable housing in the through advocacy and a view to improving policy To make economic stability US, and the racial and income strategic litigation. a reality for more people inequality that is exacerbated so that levels of evictions throughout Massachusetts, by that shortage. are reduced. so that those on lower incomes can become economically independent. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 33 © Mia Lyons

The Public Interest INQUEST New York Communities The Massachusetts Law Center Charitable Trust Organizing Fund, Inc Association of USD 400,000 (36 months) USD 315,616 (36 months) USD 750,000 (36 months) Community Development To support low-income To ensure that the people To establish a coalition that Corporations families in Philadelphia to live directly affected by the strengthens the power USD 390,000 (36 months) and thrive in safe, healthy and 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster of tenants to advocate for To promote joint health affordable homes. in London are supported, expanded protections for and housing initiatives and their voices are heard, their vulnerable tenants across increase the supply of afford- True Colors United efforts to see truth uncov- New York State. able housing in local suburban USD 495,000 (36 months) ered are supported and their communities throughout To expand the National Youth recommendations are taken People's Action Institute Massachusetts. Forum on Homelessness, cre- USD 495,000 (36 months) forward. ate a network of influential To move policy makers Youth Advisory Boards across Legal Services Agency to recognise housing Learning the US, and provide the USD 241,719 (36 months) as a human right in the US London Pathway resources to support them To reduce the barriers faced and support the enactment USD 450,224 (24 months) to end youth homelessness. by homeless people of policies to reflect that. To improve the quality of care in Scotland, by: providing and experience for homeless legal advice through a drop-in Robin Hood Foundation USD 1,000,000 (60 months) and vulnerably housed service (including for To increase the amount of people in London who are Increasing refugees) and capacity affordable and supportive nearing the end of their lives. building in the sector; and housing units in New York City the supply pursuing systemic change Pro Bono Economics owned and managed by not- through strategic litigation. USD 366,493 (30 months) of low-income for-profit developers. To increase the resilience Make Room Inc. Shelter Cymru of small- to medium-sized UK housing USD 800,000 (48 months) Housing and Homelessness To enable Make Room (Welsh Housing Aid Ltd) Center for Land Reform USD 665,565 (60 months) Programme grantees, as well to increase media coverage DBA Center for To prevent people in Wales as their ability to weather of the US rental-housing crisis; Community Progress from becoming homeless uncertain environments. USD 449,600 (36 months) engage people on its digital through several initiatives, Russell Webster Limited To expand the Center for platform to take action and including a project to keep USD 26,653 (8 months) Community Progress’s speak directly to elected in contact with people over To research the impact of programme for leadership officials; and work directly several years, to learn from recent changes in commission- development and education, with local communities their housing journeys. ing and service delivery which is focused on the to design and implement in the UK homelessness and revitalisation of campaigns. St Ann’s Redevelopment related social justice fields. neighbourhoods in the US. National Fair Trust (StART) Housing Alliance USD 99,467 (12 months) Community Solutions To enable StART to continue USD 1,600,000 (48 months) International its work to develop To eliminate housing USD 1,000,000 (36 months) community-led housing discrimination and to ensure Other To work towards ending at the St Ann’s Hospital site equal housing opportunity chronic and veteran home- in Haringey, North London. for all people in the US. North Star Fund lessness in 40 communities USD 725,000 (48 months) in the US, as well as promot- To re-grant funds to small ing successful (and scalable) grassroots organising groups approaches and financial working on racial and social models that support homeless This is a list of grants approved in 2018. justice issues in New York City prevention across the country For a comprehensive list and full and the Hudson Valley. and internationally. descriptions, please visit our website at www.oakfnd.org 34 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS International Human Rights

Since 1948 the international community has developed an extensive body of international legal standards and institutions that relate to the promotion and protection of human rights. However, there remains a gap between the theory and the realisation of these rights in practice. © Elisângela Leite/Anistia Internacional. © Elisângela Leite/Anistia In the International Human Rights Programme (IHRP), we work with partners to: end impunity for the gross violations of human rights; uphold prohibitions on arbitrary detention and torture; protect human rights defenders at risk; and multiply and amplify influential voices on IHRP global priorities. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 35 © Physicians for Human Rights © Physicians © Robert Mentov /The for Global Human Rights © Robert Mentov Fund

Reflections

2018 was a productive but challenging Our UK-based partners made a critical year. contribution to a parliamentary enquiry, We met our principal goals: which should result in the urgent reform administering a request for proposals to of the immigration detention regime. 49 help transform the international move- In Europe we seeded pilots to explore alternatives to detention. In the US, grants were ment (read over the page to find out made by the more); establishing a fund in the our partners succeeded in challenging International EU to strengthen civil society; and some of the worst abuses perpetrated Human Rights renewing support to a newly registered in the course of the current Programme in Burmese-led re-granting facility. US administration’s zero tolerance policy of undocumented migrants. 2018, totalling Advances were made across the USD 25.95 million. programme, but especially with respect We registered other gains, including to ending impunity for gross abuses. chipping away at the mandatory death penalty in the Caribbean; securing legal In Myanmar, our partners investigated registration for LGBTI organisations a genocidal campaign to rid the coun- in sub-Saharan Africa; and improving try of the Rohingya people, prompting citizen access to information calls for a referral to the International in repressive contexts through our Criminal Court (ICC). In Russia there support of independent media. were unexpected court victories, with the prosecution and dismissal of abusive Around the world, however, we prison officials publicly shamed through struggled with a deteriorating political the (viral) release of incriminating video climate, in which human rights (and the footage of their beating and torture of liberal values underpinning our rules- detainees. Grantees also secured the based system) came under sustained conviction of Liberian warlord ‘Jungle attack. Partners were variously subject Jabbah’ for failing to disclose his to surveillance, legal sanction, threats participation in war crimes when he and violence. Needs for their physical sought asylum in the US. Additionally, safety and psychosocial wellbeing are grantee efforts contributed to the first growing in both scale and urgency. ICC arrest warrant, based largely on Notwithstanding current difficulties, we evidence collected from social media remain confident of our partners’ for a suspected Libyan war criminal. capacity to make a difference. We will With respect to detention, especially stay the course. in the immigration context, the picture was mixed. Detention is increasingly deployed as a routine tool of migration management. Its imposition is often arbitrary and violates human rights law. Find out more at www.oakfnd.org 36 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

Global movement: local impact In December 2017, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ordinary people witnessed a milestone in justice. In a landmark judgement, a mobile court convicted 11 men of crimes against humanity – for abducting and raping more than 40 young girls in the village of Kavumu. Although the accused men appealed the decision in July 2018, the court successfully upheld the verdicts, securing justice for the victims, the survivors and their families. The men, including a sitting member of a provincial parliament, were sent to prison for life. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) began its programme on sexual violence in conflict zones in DRC in 2013. To help local partners secure justice for the girls and their families, it worked in partner- ship with medical, law enforcement and legal professionals. Together they gathered forensic evidence from the survivors and built a case for prosecution. PHR worked side-by-side with clinicians and justice sector officials documenting the girls’ injuries, helped coordinate the investigation, and provided technical assistance to police investigators. In particular, the now Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient, Dr. Denis Mukwege and his team of doctors and nurses at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu played a crucial role in collecting forensic medical evidence, and in bringing international attention to these crimes against humanity. Overall, PHR trained more than 1,350 doctors, lawyers, police and judges in DRC on how to document, preserve and use evidence of sexual violence to obtain justice for survivors. This has led to the development of a standardised forensic intake form at Panzi Hospital allowing for medical information to be used in courts. In addition, dedicated paediatric examination spaces and © Henning Schacht /Amnesty International © Henning Schacht /Amnesty INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 37

processes for treating child patients are the prosecution of perpetrators of gross now available at the hospital. Finally, abuses by international and national PHR supported a holistic response courts. to sexual violence – one which includes social and economic recovery. This ruling, the first of its kind in Transforming the human Congolese history, is a concrete example rights movement: of the ongoing relevance, value and ownership of fundamental human rights request for proposals to people in the DRC. It also demon- At Oak, we saw the many challenges the strates how, by putting the defence of human rights movement is up against: human rights in the hands of everyday rising populism, nationalism and xeno- people – both national and international phobia; a growing perceived lack of and from various backgrounds – justice legitimacy; and declining funding. We was achieved. could also see the heightened aware- ness and growing demand by people worldwide for greater transparency and But are we going backwards? accountability from governments and Unfortunately, after decades of steady for the right to participate fully in public gains in nearly every country around life. But we saw, too, that it is not the Physicians for the world, support for the human rights role of the human rights movement Human Rights movement is regressing. Hostility to provide an alternative economic trained more than towards it has been seen in many model to global capitalism. As a major 1,350 doctors, countries, including Hungary, Brazil, donor devoted to the human rights lawyers, police Russia and the United States. Many space, we wanted to respond. We and judges in DRC argue that it is the end of the human realised the need to think creatively on how to gather rights era. about transforming the movement. evidence to obtain So why is this? Much of the criticism justice for survivors of is laid squarely at the door of a move- “Our intention behind sexual violence ment which, it is claimed, failed to tackle the request for economic injustice. By championing in the Kavumu civil and political rights, it was allegedly proposals is not just to build rape case. co-opted by the neoliberal agenda, individual organisations, but of which the focus is essentially the to deliver a stronger, more individual, not the collective. This influential human rights economic model gives primacy to movement." market forces and inadequate weight to associated social or environmental - Adrian Arena costs. This, in turn, has given rise to Director spiralling inequality and public International Human Rights disenchantment with liberal democracy. Programme Others see the movement as largely western-led and dominated by interna- To this end, in early 2018, we issued a tional organisations and their agendas. request for proposals (RFP). We invited They believe that, while the movement four of our longstanding partners – has readily defended the interests Amnesty International, Fund for Global of 'vulnerable minorities', it has not Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and done anything about the grievances Physicians for Human Rights – to apply of the 'disenfranchised majorities'. for additional funding to build their We believe that these perspectives capacity to address the challenges ignore the reality of a movement that is facing the human rights movement. diverse in interests and identity. Despite “The competitive process behind the its weaknesses, the movement has request for proposals was designed to yielded significant victories across assist partners in creatively thinking all continents. These include, among about how they work. Our intention others, the advancement of women’s is not just to build an individual rights, LGBTI and disabled persons and 38 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

organisation, but to deliver a stronger, Physicians for Human Rights will more influential human rights move- strengthen efforts to build scientific ment," says Adrian Arena, director evidence to: expose abuses; harness of Oak’s International Human Rights forensic skills in investigations; Programme. denounce abuses; and advocate for redress. “Using the language of For the RFP, we asked partners to focus science and medicine is a tangible way on the following: to create a common understanding Constituency building: This refers of how to build societies that respect to activities that strengthen the involve- human dignity,” says Donna McKay, ment of those most affected by an issue. executive director of Physicians for Building people’s participation boosts Human Rights. “We now have the the legitimacy of organisations' resources to jumpstart activities to advocacy work and increases the create a human rights movement where number of informed people supporting thousands more health professionals a cause. A citizen-centred or constit- defend fundamental rights and carry out uency approach transforms passive advocacy – to ensure that not only their A grant of recipients into active agents of change. communities but all of humanity can live USD 15 million free from fear and want.” has been divided We want our partners to be targeted among: Amnesty in terms of constituency. Are there Amnesty International seeks International; the unusual allies whose support could to increase its membership base from be enlisted? What other sectors, beyond Fund for Global 7 million to 25 million. It also hopes to human rights, could be engaged? Human Rights; strengthen the universality, legitimacy Human Rights Communications: What changes are and power of the human rights move- Watch; and planned for the framing and presenta- ment, in particular in the Global South. “This project aims to adapt and trans- Physicians for tion of messages? How will the power form the way Amnesty works, shift Human Rights. of social media be harnessed resources, and replicate new initiatives The aim is to to popularise and disseminate those same messages? What is expected in to have greater impact in the Global foster action South," says Tracey Mallinson from that addresses terms of outreach beyond traditional audiences? Amnesty International. "This is how we challenges facing can combat injustices to support the the human rights Organisational structure: What type of global human rights movement." movement overall. growth is necessary to ensure adequate scale? What does this mean in terms By increasing its social media presence, of headcount, deployment of human Human Rights Watch will address resources and the cultivation of diverse populism and nationalism. Its research revenue streams? will encompass issues which resonate with a broader public (e.g., disability Following the RFP, an exceptional, rights) but will also maintain a tradition- one-off investment of USD 15 million al focus on civil and political rights. in total has been made in these four organisations: Through its programming, the Fund for Expanding these Global Human Rights will build and expand new constituencies and cultivate efforts globally new donors (in the US and Europe) to In addition to these grants, we want contribute to the global human rights to extend our efforts to support the movement. “The rise of authoritarianism human rights movement to many more means we have to re-imagine our partners around the world, especially strategies and develop new tools to in the Global South. By working with a counter repression,” says Regan Ralph, diverse range of experts, partners and executive director. “We also know that consultants, we plan to address human rights movements can be a challenges including: powerful counterweight to authoritari- anism, ensuring that all people can live Making a case for human rights: with greater dignity and freedom.” How can partners frame a strong case for human rights in law, norms, institu- INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 39 © Robert Mentov / The Fund for Global Human Rights / The Fund © Robert Mentov for Global Human Rights / The Fund © Robert Mentov

tions and social movements? How can that frame be values-based and cut across constituencies? History reveals that the human Exploring new revenue models: Page 34: An Amnesty International rights movement How can partners take advantage of campaign in Brazil in 2014. often thrives new forms of philanthropic support, Page 35 left: In Biso, Uganda, a farmer under pressure. including vehicles other than traditional raises a victorious right hand. Thanks to In these challeng- foundations and trusts? the work of a local community-based ing times, we hope Maximising organisational structure: organisation, a grantee of the Fund for to harness its How can partners engage and harness Global Human Rights, she was able to collective energy the power of a broader public respect- demand her legal rights to the farmland and creativity. fully and meaningfully, especially across she had lost in a divorce. lines of personal identity and culture? Page 35 right: Witnesses testifying in Cumulatively these efforts should build the Kavumu rape case in the Democratic resilient organisations able to operate Republic of the Congo (DRC) protect without hindrance and under multiple their identity. Physicians for Human threats. Rights began its programme on sexual Cultivating leadership and the role violence in conflict zones in DRC in 2013. of partnerships: How can partners best Page 36: In Berlin, Germany, Amnesty manage coalitions and partnerships? campaigners march in solidarity with What are the roles of sector leaders? human rights activists in Egypt. These questions have no easy solutions, Above left: Peer educators and but we believe that together we can paralegals work with Queer Youth make progress. Our efforts to build a Uganda in Hoima, Uganda, which strong and resilient movement are, of receives support from the Fund for course, in addition to ongoing efforts Global Human Rights. to assist individual organisations. We will continue our capacity-building initiatives Above right: In Hoima, Uganda, broad- addressing typical institutional casters tell stories in the local language challenges, including: strategic at a community radio station. With sup- planning; organisational development; port from the Fund for Global Human and fundraising. Rights, the station informs local people about decisions impacting their lives, “This is not an easy time for the move- including land rights. ment,” says Adrian. “But history reveals that the human rights movement often page 41: In Mexico’s Oaxaca state, rural thrives when under threat and pressure. communities often find themselves In the coming years, we hope to harness disadvantaged when powerful its collective energy and inherent companies exploit their land and water- creativity. Longer term we want to en- ways for commercial gain. Supported by sure a dynamic, impactful and the Fund for Global Human Rights, these sustainable movement.” elders in Capulalpam educate youth about the need to protect the land. 40 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS Grants

International Cente European Network National Law University Ending for Transitional on Statelessness (ENS) USD 615,385 (36 months) impunity Justice (ICTJ) USD 250,000 (36 months) To ensure equal justice for USD 400,000 (12 months) To support ENS, a civil society all in India by ensuring full for gross To support the ICTJ alliance of non-governmental respect for due process to increase its institutional organisations, academic guarantees in the operation of human rights philanthropic capacity and initiatives and individual the criminal justice system. diversify its funding base. experts, to ensure that violations stateless persons can secure Omega Research The Guernica Centre for adequate protection. Foundation Carnegie Mellon International Justice USD 240,000 (36 months) University USD 212,687 (24 months) Fair Trials International To prevent torture and USD 300,000 (36 months) To support transnational and USD 960,000 (36 months) ill-treatment by: strength- To develop and apply international accountability To promote and protect the ening legal frameworks that scientific methods for strategies to tackle impunity fundamental rights of people control the trade in torture collecting, analysing and in nine countries. facing criminal charges around technologies; increasing communicating human rights the world, with a particular knowledge among govern- The Regents of the information. focus on Europe. ments and opinion shapers; University of California and enhancing the ability USD 690,000 (36 months) Center for Justice and Helen Bamber of torture prevention bodies To support the Human Rights Accountability Foundation and civil society to monitor, USD 1,100,000 (36 months) Center at UC Berkeley School USD 600,000 (36 months) document and report To contribute to international of Law to conduct research To deliver and promote on torture and the efforts to end impunity for on war crimes and other a compassionate, holistic technology used. gross violations of human serious violations of interna- and effective response rights. tional law in order to improve to survivors of human Willow Association conditions for survivors and USD 500,000 (36 months) rights abuses. Centro de Estudios prevent future violence. To seek the absolute Legales y Sociales Human Dignity Trust prohibition of torture USD 1,500,000 (36 months) USD 400,000 (36 months) in Russia through: indepen- To seek accountability for To end persecution dent investigation of torture human rights violations in Freedom of the LGBT community cases, domestic and Argentina, Latin America and in countries where consensual international litigation; internationally. from arbitrary same-sex sexual relations advocacy and public Community Partners detention are criminalised. campaigns to mobilise USD 700,000 (36 months) supporters and educate the International broader public about torture; To support the Human Rights and torture Detention Coalition Data Analysis Group to ex- and public monitoring USD 1,110,453 (36 months) pand its work in developing Civic Assistance mechanisms. To ensure that the human and applying statistical Committee for refugees rights of refugees, asylum methods to patterns of and forced migrants seekers and migrants human rights violations. USD 250,000 (24 months) To provide core support impacted by immigration Supporting European to assist Civic Assistance detention are respected, Implementation Network Committee for Refugees protected and fulfilled. and protecting USD 250,000 (36 months) and Forced Migrants International Legal human rights To provide core support to in Russia to build capacity Foundation strengthen the ability of civil in communications and USD 1,350,000 (36 months) defenders society to advocate for better fundraising. To support the operations implementation of judge- Access Now of the New York headquarters ments of the European Court Conectas USD 1,200,000 (36 months) of the International Legal of Human Rights. USD 1,086,792 (36 months) To defend and extend the To help Conectas continue Foundation in its efforts digital rights of users at risk Human Rights Law to defend and promote the to increase awareness of around the world and support Resource Centre Ltd realisation of human rights the global crisis in indigent Access Now to achieve USD 100,000 (12 months) and contribute to the defence. philanthropic independence. To hold Australian companies consolidation of the rule Medical Justice accountable for the human of law in the Global South. USD 220,000 (36 months) EarthRights International rights impacts of their over- To provide core support to USD 500,000 (36 months) seas operations; strengthen Detention Action (DA) Medical Justice, based in To work in partnership with domestic corporate account- USD 460,000 (36 months) London, which focuses on communities and civil society ability frameworks in To provide core support for ending medical mistreatment organisations in Myanmar in Australia; and advocate for DA efforts to reform immigra- of detainees. defence of human rights and an Australian Charter of tion detention at individual and policy levels. the environment through Human Rights. training, public advocacy and legal interventions. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 41 © Nikhol Esteras /The for Global Human Rights © Nikhol Esteras Fund

Fortify Rights Protection International Magyar Jeti Zrt. The Andrei Sakharov USD 600,000 (36 months) USD 714,286 (36 months) USD 130,000 (12 months) Foundation - Commission To prevent and remedy To build a safer environment To support the operations of for Academic Sakharov human rights violations in for human rights defenders in an independent online news Heritage Preservation Myanmar and neighbouring Asia, Africa and Latin America outlet called 444, which USD 450,000 (36 months) states. by enhancing their security provides unbiased reporting To provide core support to strategies where they are on social, political and the Sakharov centre to HURIDOCS most at risk. economic issues in Hungary promote Sakharov’s values USD 612,245 (36 months) and Central/Eastern Europe. and memory and support its To partner with human rights Tharthi Myay Foundation traditional activities, including organisations and internation- USD 3,000,000 (36 months) More in Common public debate. al human rights institutions in To promote human rights USD 400,000 (12 months) Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and social justice in Myanmar To build closer and more VoxBox, Inc. the Middle East, North Africa, through grant-making and inclusive societies, resilient to USD 250,000 (24 months) Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and capacity-building support to the appeal of xenophobia and To support the consolidation North America. grassroots organisations. authoritarian populism. of Memria, a social enterprise that enables human rights Legal Company Network of European and social justice organisa- USD 250,000 (24 months) Foundations tions to collect, analyse and To provide expert legal USD 250,000 (12 months) distribute personal narratives. advice to Russian not-for- Broadening To establish the Fund for profit organisations to ensure Democracy and Solidarity in compliance with current laws human rights Europe and to support initia- regulating their activities. constituencies tives which strengthen civil Other society under threat. Foundation for the Munk School of Global Civil Liberties Union for Rights of Disadvantaged Affairs, University of Europe Proteus Fund - Populations Toronto USD 100,000 (12 months) International USD 250,000 (36 months) USD 450,000 (36 months) To provide core support to Human Rights To advance the rights To produce evidence-based the Civil Liberties Union for Funders Group (HRFN) of refugees and other research on targeted digital Europe, a Berlin-based USD 400,000 (36 months) people in need of protection threats against civil society network of civil liberties To provide core support to in Asia-Pacific through groups and build their organisations across the EU. the HRFN, a global network capacity to recognise and of over 1,550 grant-makers capacity building, joint- respond to these threats. EU-Russia Civil Society committed to advancing advocacy and knowledge Forum human rights through sharing. P&B Group USD 150,000 (12 months) effective philanthropy. NEO Philanthropy USD 203,632 (24 months) To further develop the USD 70,000 (12 months) To provide up to 22 inter- EU-Russia Civil Society Forum Rights Info To support the operation national-standard financial as a unique platform that USD 380,000 (36 months) of Open for Business’s Local audits of International Human brings together not-for-profit To build knowledge of and Influencer Programme Rights Programme grantees organisations from post- enable positive public in Kenya. in Russia. Soviet countries and the EU. discourse on human rights in the UK. We are Not People in Need International Memorial the Machine Ltd USD 250,000 (24 months) USD 500,000 (36 months) School of International USD 50,000 (12 months) To provide a robust “safety To encourage greater civic and Public Affairs To support a documentary net” for human rights defend- activity through data-driven (Columbia University) feature film. ers and victims of human offline and online activities USD 100,000 (12 months) rights violations pursuing that leverage historical To conduct a pilot capacity- redress in Russian courts. information to enhance building programme to understanding and analysis strengthen the international human rights movement. This is a list of grants approved in 2018. of human rights and For a comprehensive list and full freedoms in Russia. descriptions, please visit our website at www.oakfnd.org 42 ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN Issues Affecting Women

In the Issues Affecting Women Programme, we seek to contribute to a world in which women are safe from violence and are free to exercise their full and equal human rights. We seek to build a strong and vibrant movement of women who are empowered individually and collectively to challenge patriarchal norms and tackle the root causes of inequality.

We support organisations that work to end patterns of violence © Rachel McKee / Oak Foundation / Oak © Rachel McKee and exploitation that disrupt women’s lives by ensuring that rights-based laws and policies guarantee an environment free from violence, and by transforming harmful social norms. This is complemented by support to services that empower women to recover from the trauma of violence and rebuild their lives. We particularly recognise the importance of giving marginalised groups of women a chance to exercise their influence and have their voices heard. ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN 43 Trag Foundation Trag © © Trag Foundation © Trag

Reflections

2018 has seen a continuing trend We are exploring new streams of work towards populist movements and related to strategic communications governments in many parts of the and messaging to better equip women’s world, threatening to roll back decades rights organisations to counter harmful 23 of human rights progress. Not narratives. This includes investing in the surprisingly, women’s rights are a creation of more inclusive narratives grants were made focus of these attacks and as a result, that elevate human dignity and promote by the Issues women’s rights activists are leading the values related to justice and equality. Affecting Women resistance efforts on nearly every History has shown that women’s rights Programme in continent. That includes many of our and women’s bodies are often the 2018, totalling partners in regions such as Bulgaria, the “canary in the coal mine” signalling USD 17.95 million. Western Balkans, the UK, the US and a backsliding of democracy and the Brazil. erosion of human rights. The Issues Most of these shifts in power were Affecting Women Programme is swift and unexpected. Nevertheless, our committed to supporting and empower- partners have been vocal opponents, ing organisations that respond to these often taking to the streets and to social challenges. media to express their opposition. Their courageous human rights work often carries grave risks. These include on- line trolling and harassment as well as physical and sexual threats and violence against activists and their families. In response, we are expanding grant- making related to holistic feminist security, which moves beyond physical security to promote self-care and well- being. It also recognises the specific needs of women human rights defenders, such as reproductive health.

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Supporting strong women's movements in the Balkans

In the early 1990s, following the breakup of Yugoslavia, war ravaged the Balkans. During this time, neighbour turned against neighbour and sexual violence against women was rampant – rape was used as a tool of war. Many people lost their lives and others were forced to flee. The trafficking of people – in particular women for the sex trade – was commonplace.

"Many women's organisations are tackling issues of violence against women with determination and creativity. We are committed to supporting their great endeavours."

- Katharina Samara-Wickrama Director Issues Affecting Women Programme

When the war ended, aid in various forms flooded the region, distorting the social landscape and creating warped power relations between local organisations and international actors. Soon, international aid organisations were drawn into the next humanitarian crisis, and when they left, it created a funding vacuum, leaving many issues still unresolved. Foremost among these are the deep-rooted tensions still prevalent throughout the region. Despite or because of this complicated situation, many women’s organisations have emerged to promote change across the Balkans. They work to combat violence and trafficking – two major social problems that have morphed out of the atrocities committed against women during the war. “Violence against women is one of the

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to exercise their rights,” says Katharina job opportunities and training. “They are Samara-Wickrama, director of the an extremely disadvantaged people,” Issues Affecting Women Programme. says Dragan. “For instance, no one wants “Many women’s organisations in the to employ them, so they are obliged to region are tackling these issues with work on the streets, or to beg. It leaves determination and creativity and we are them vulnerable to abuse and committed to continue supporting their trafficking.” great endeavours.” Sabira, a Roma woman, emigrated to The Issues Affecting Women Germany more than 20 years ago, where Programme has been supporting she worked as a cleaner to earn a living. organisations throughout the Balkans Tragedy then struck – her husband was for the last 10 years. Oak currently killed, a story that Sabira cannot tell supports more than 40 women’s without crying. Her only son was already organisations in the region, mainly fully grown, so she decided to return to through our intermediary partner the small town where she had grown up organisation, Trag Foundation. – Bijeljina, situated in Bosnia close to the border with Serbia. She quickly realised Roma people that she had no rights even in her home do not have access town, could not find employment, and to many of the Roma: strengthening was not eligible to receive social help rights of Bosnian from the government. Destitute and citizens. Without a vulnerable afraid, she went to the association employment community Otaharin, which found her a job and prospects, they are helped her get back up on her feet. often forced The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Now she works as part of a cooperative to work on the probably the most well-known of the to grow and sell food with other women streets or to beg. wars in the Balkans. It ended abruptly in the neighbourhood. in 1995, with a peace agreement known They are as the Dayton Accords. However, while vulnerable to abuse the accords ended the war, they failed and trafficking. "This type of work in important ways. For example, Bosnian leaders were not involved is really important for in negotiating the war’s end, which the community and for meant the underlying root causes of Roma women, because we the conflict were never properly dealt don't usually have the same with. Women's input was not included opportunities for education." in the peace process and their exclusion is evident in how little women’s specific vulnerabilities and capacities are - Sabira reflected in the final agreement. Worker at farmers' cooperative, Otaharin, Bosnia The Dayton Accords also exclude certain populations. Roma, for instance, are not “This type of work is really important considered citizens of Bosnia, despite for the community and for Roma the fact that they have lived there for women, because we usually don’t have many generations. This has enormous the same opportunities for education,” consequences – Roma people do not says Sabira. “You don’t need education have access to many of the rights of for growing vegetables, but it still helps Bosnian citizens and are largely women feel happy and fulfilled, because excluded from governance structures. they can earn money and provide for “This directly implies Roma are not their families.” important in this country and further deepens the discrimination and By coincidence, the food cooperative prejudices,” says Dragan Jokovic, is situated on the site of the primary executive director of Otaharin, an school she attended as a child, which organisation that works to empower makes her smile. Roma women and youth by providing 46 ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN Trag Foundation Trag ©

Enough is enough: Moving mountains: ASTRA, based putting a stop to movement building in Serbia, works with survivors of trafficking causes real, trafficking to help The Balkans is a major region of origin, longlasting change them reintegrate transit and destination of trafficking We believe that strong women’s move- into society. victims. ASTRA is a Serbian-based organisation dedicated to stopping ments are key to creating and sustaining human trafficking and supporting its social, cultural and political change. CURE Foundation victims. When it began its work in 2000, When women are empowered – individu- is a young women's most of the victims it helped were being ally and collectively – they are equipped organisation that is trafficked into Serbia from countries like to challenge patriarchal norms, tackle helping to build the Russia, Moldova, Bulgaria or Romania. the root causes of inequality and next generation of Today, most victims come from Serbia, prevent and respond to violence. This feminist leaders in and they are trafficked both internally is why Oak invests in the people, Bosnia. and internationally. While the trafficking organisations and networks that of women and girls for sexual exploita- build these movements. tion is prevalent, people are also The Ecumenical Women’s Initiative trafficked for labour, forced begging (EWI), a Croatian women’s organi- and forced criminality. This includes sation, also takes advantage of the people from vulnerable groups, such as power of networks. EWI sees diversity members of the Roma community. as a strength and source of creativity, “Trafficking and exploitation is not only instead of a reason for division and about numbers,” says Marija Andelkovic, conflict. By bringing together women president of ASTRA. “It’s about people’s from different regions working on the lives. Even one person, one victim of same issues, EWI promotes women’s trafficking, is too many.” engagement as change-makers in soci- ety. “Women don’t meet spontaneously ASTRA works with survivors of traffick- when you are talking about a rural ing to help them heal and reintegrate community in Kosovo and a rural into society. It offers psychological and community in central Bosnia,” says legal assistance, employment support Carolyn Boyd Tomasovic, managing and educational training. Its vision, director of EWI. “But if we bring women however, is far reaching. “In the long- into a common safe space, which we do term, what we really want is a society regularly, their voices are heard, and which has zero tolerance to trafficking it validates what they are doing as a and exploitation – a society with no valuable contribution to the women’s trafficking and no exploitation,” movement.” says Marija. It works with women of all religions to promote and support the achievement of full equality between women and men. “We believe in women and girls,” says Carolyn. “And we believe that they ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN 47

are essential actors for social change towards sustainable, positive peace in this region.” By bringing women together so that they can speak with one voice, they become louder, stronger and more likely to be heard. When organisations speak on behalf of others, however, it is critical that everyone’s voice is heard. The CURE Foundation, based in Sarajevo, is an organisation that is helping to build the next generation of feminist leaders. It focuses on organising collective actions to empower women all over Bosnia. CURE exemplifies this inclusivity by giving young women and women from minority groups a seat at its women’s network’s decision-making table. It consists of women from various nationalities, as well as women with disabilities, Roma women, and women living in rural areas. “We provide, as we say, sisterhood activist support to each other,” says Selma Hadzihalilovic from CURE Foundation, “The world needs solidarity among women, and through the women’s network, we are trying to express solidarity and take part jointly in every single segment of society.” Oak believes in enabling connections within the women’s movement to encourage collaboration and coop- eration. “We believe that together the two arms of our strategy – supporting women's movement building and ending violence – reflect the changes we seek to influence around the world,” says Katharina Samara-Wickrama. Oak is committed to continue support- ing civil society organisations in the Balkans region. Our aim is to strength- en women’s rights organisations and networks in these countries. We believe that strengthening local civil society ushers in real and lasting change, con- tributing to a society where everyone can exercise their rights and live lives free from violence. Trag Foundation Trag © 48 ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN Rachel McKee / Oak Foundation / Oak Rachel McKee Ptichwise / CURE Foundation Ptichwise © ©

Page 44: By promoting women’s engagement as change-makers There is a vibrant in society, our partners in the Balkans women's movement hope to engage women in transform- in the Balkans, with The photographs throughout the ative peacekeeping efforts across the many women Issues Affecting Women Programme region. This photo was taken during a speaking up for section of this report illustrate the work march on International Women's Day just, peaceful and of our partners in the Balkans. Following in Belgrade, Serbia inclusive societies. the war in the early nineties, women's Page 46: The team from Trag Foundation organisations grew all across the region. with Evo Ruko, a single mother of a child Their work varies from combatting with a disability, in front of a newly built trafficking and domestic violence, greenhouse aiming to provide economic to fighting for minority groups, who opportunities to single mothers. have few rights, such as people with disabilities and Roma. By promoting Page 47: Jasmina Barac Perovic, women’s engagement as change-makers a member of the organisation in society, they hope to engage women Out of Circle, based in Nis, Serbia. in transformative peacekeeping efforts Jasmina advocates for the rights of across the region. women with disabilities in the country. Page 42: Reconstruction Women's Fund Above left: Pitchwise Festival is is based in Belgrade, Serbia. It works organised annually by CURE Foundation, to strengthen women's groups in the based in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The festival country working to change public and raises awareness about violence against institutional perceptions of violence women, including femicide, in the region. against women at local and national Above right: The team at Better Future, levels. an organisation based in Bosnia that Page 43 left: Community project works to include the voices of Roma supported by Trag Foundation, where people in the country, along with Natalija young women painted the wall of Simovic from Trag Foundation. a daycare centre for disabled children in Uzice, Serbia. Page 43 right: Katharina Samara- Wickrama (left), the director of Oak's Issues Affecting Women Programme, with partners from Montenegro – Maja Raicevic from Center for Wom- en's Rights, Ivana and Fatima from the Center for Roma Initiatives. ISSUES AFFECTING WOMEN 49 Grants

Association Découvrir Impact Mapper Peacebuilding UK Womens Link Worldwide USD 246,939 (24 months) USD 624,000 (36 months) USD 600,000 (36 months) USD 390,000 (36 months) To provide information, orien- To finalise the Impact To empower vulnerable and To provide core support tation and guidance Mapper platform and assist marginalised young women to continue using the to qualified migrant women the development and girls in Russia's North power of law to promote in Geneva, Switzerland, to of a monitoring, evaluation, Caucasus through life skills social change that advances help them improve their learning and communications courses. the human rights employment prospects system for Oak’s Issues Affect- of women and girls. in professions that correspond ing Women Programme. Social Good Fund USD 225,000 (36 months) to their experience and World Pulse To enable Social Good Fund’s USD 225,000 (36 months) qualifications. Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras project Fearless Collective to To maintain and grow Association for de Derechos Humanos elevate the presence an online social network Progressive USD 900,000 (48 months) of people (primarily women) connecting women worldwide Communications (APC) To provide core support who have been historically so they can create positive USD 450,000 (36 months) to IM-Defensoras, misrepresented and denied change in their communities To provide unrestricted a local-to-regional alliance access to public spaces and and thrive. programme support to APC's of six organisations and social movements. Women’s Rights Programme. five national networks x:talk USD 296,000 (60 months) of women human rights Surviving To provide core support East Europe defenders based Economic Abuse (SEA) USD 70,000 (8 months) to x:talk to enable Foundation (EEF) in Mesoamerica. USD 1,050,000 (36 months) To enable SEA, based in the it to continue mobilising To support EEF Moldova International UK, to expand its work and empowering sex workers to strengthen civil society Committee on the of raising awareness about in the UK and globally organisations, groups and Rights of Sex Workers economic abuse. to improve their movements that are working in Europe working lives. TRAG Foundation to end violence against USD 303,950 (24 months) USD 6,795,253 (36 months) women and children To empower sex workers To strengthen women's civil in Moldova. in Europe to become an active society organisations, groups part of the response and movements working Fraueninformation- to trafficking and to end violence against szentrum (FIZ) exploitation in the sex USD 489,796 (42 months) women in Bosnia and industry. To provide core support Herzegovina, Serbia and for FIZ’s Makasi anti- Just Associates (JASS) Montenegro. trafficking programme. USD 800,000 (48 months) To provide core support to WIDE+ USD 150,000 (36 months) Free Yezidi Foundation JASS, a multi-regional and USD 450,000 (36 months) To support WIDE+ to build locally led women’s human To provide core funding feminist movements in rights network, enabling to the Free Yezidi Foundation Europe in response to it to continue to strength- which delivers holistic care current political, social and en and amplify the voice, to Yezidi women and children economic developments. visibility, and collective power that are survivors of ISIS of women in Southeast Asia, violence in Iraq. Women Deliver Southern Africa and USD 400,000 (24 months) Girl Be Heard (GBH) Mesoamerica. To provide core support USD 480,000 (48 months) MADRE to Women Deliver, a global To provide core support to advocate for gender equality USD 1,700,000 (36 months) GBH to help develop, ampli- and the health, rights and To provide core support fy and celebrate the voices wellbeing of girls and women. to MADRE to enable of young women and girls it to continue to support through theatre, story-telling Women Win community-based women’s USD 450,000 (36 months) and education. groups worldwide facing war, To support Win-Win Strategies Imkaan disaster and injustice. to connect the power of busi- USD 450,000 (36 months) Mama Cash ness with women’s funds and To support Imkaan, a network organisations to economically USD 408,333 (48 months) of 34 organisations working to empower women globally. To support Red Umbrella Fund end violence against black and to strengthen sex-worker minority women in the UK. organisations to contribute to laws, policies and practices that end the criminalisation, exploitation and trafficking of sex-workers around the world. This is a list of grants approved in 2018. For a comprehensive list and full descriptions, please visit our website at www.oakfnd.org 50 LEARNING DIFFERENCES Learning Differences

In the Learning Differences Programme, we envision a world where all learners thrive. We believe learning environments should be designed to: foster a sense of belonging; inspire students to understand themselves as learners and meet their full academic potential; and prepare them to shape a changing world.

We support efforts that promote teacher development, © Ethan Covey / InnovateEDU Inc. / InnovateEDU Covey © Ethan student engagement and parental understanding to enable students to follow their own individual paths to lifelong learning success. Through our grant-making, we seek to change the narrative about learning and the ways in which education must be re-imagined to support all students – particularly those who have been marginalised – to realise their potential. LEARNING DIFFERENCES 51 © Ethan Covey / InnovateEDU Inc. / InnovateEDU Covey © Ethan © Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc de los Derechos del Migrante, © Centro

Reflections

Our work prioritises learning The LDP team also explored how environments that support and we might extend our grant-making empower the most marginalised young geographically. We focused on students people, particularly students with learn- who learn differently in the global 22 ing differences. We know equity issues context. A landscape scan affirmed that depend on context, and that far too there are both significant needs and grants were made often education systems privilege some opportunities for Oak to deepen its by the Learning and perpetuate bias against grant-making support worldwide. Differences Programme in others on the basis of learning In 2018, the programme made several 2018, totalling differences, race, socio-economic status, grants that explore new approaches language, religion, ethnicity, LGBTQI that will likely have implications for our USD 11.42 million. status and/or gender. In each of the future work: regions we work in, we listen closely to parents, students and educators on the • We are partnering with NewSchools ground to help us understand who is at Venture Fund to explore how the margins. intermediaries can help extend Oak’s reach to a wider range of organisations 2018 was a year of learning and and more students with learning exploration for the Learning Differences differences in public school settings. Programme (LDP). Informed by an evaluation of our grant-making to • We are starting to expand our support teacher capacity, the LDP grant-making globally. We are partner- launched a strategic review and an ing with YouthBuild International, assessment of learning differences a youth-serving organisation we support through a racial equity lens. to adapt the US-based YouthBuild model to other countries, including Mexico, The racial equity report shared several Brazil and South Africa. Currently, path- recommendations, including the need ways to secondary education credentials for deeper research and analyses of the for students who leave high school early intersection between race and learning are limited in these countries. This grant differences. It also helped us understand supports the growth of a global network and address how individual bias and of opportunity for youth who have a privilege impacts decisions about who shared experience of disconnection, we support and how. The recommen- dislocation and marginalisation. dations informed the strategic planning process, which was designed with a core focus on equity and inclusion to incorporate the voices of the most marginalised students, their parents and educators. Find out more at www.oakfnd.org 52 LEARNING DIFFERENCES © Global engagement, local impacts

People need to feel like they belong, have a purpose, understand and are understood. The best learning environ- ments meet these needs for students and teachers, by cultivating self- reflection and connection – necessary pathways to true learning. However, all too often schools can be places where students feel they do not belong.

"Students today are adults tomorrow. Our dream is to give each of them the chance at school that will equip them to succeed in life."

Heather Graham Director Learning Differences Programme

This year, we highlight two of our partnerships with global networks – Teach For All and the Inclusive Design Research Center at the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD). Their work strengthens educational and social-emotional outcomes for students who learn differently. While the focus of their efforts differs, they share a common commitment. They work to strengthen teachers’ and youths’ skills to design school and community engagement efforts in ways that are inclusive of all learners. Their work promotes authentic engagement with academic content, personal interests and community needs. "Students today are adults tomorrow," says Heather Graham, director of the Learning Differences Programme. "Our dream is to give each of them the chance at school that will equip them to succeed in life." © City Year, Inc © City Year, LEARNING DIFFERENCES 53

Fellows looked at metacognition and Helping students reaching all learners through the lens of the local education context in Mexico. understand Facilitators led them through activities to reflect on and interrogate the themselves similarities and differences of what they observed in Mexican schools, compared as learners with schools in their own countries. Rich discussions deepened the learning The Learning Differences Programme and helped bring out what is common partnered with Teach For All to host across borders and how students every- the third annual Reaching All Learners where can be supported to achieve fellowship, an innovative learning their potential. experience for educators. The fellowship took place in Monterrey, "This fellowship Mexico in October and brought together has broadened my more than 20 alumni and second-year definition about what kinds teachers from Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Ghana, India, Lebanon, of conditions need to be set Malaysia and the United Kingdom. for deeper learning to begin Metacognition Five fellows from Oak’s partner taking place." is the understand- organisations also joined the Friday ing of how Institute, Transcend, Compass Academy, Oak Fellow, one learns. YouthBuild International and the Relay Reaching All Learners It is a critical Graduate School of Education. skill to have for those who learn Through virtual learning opportunities, The fellows debated how metacognition differently. an in-person convening and the and culturally sustaining pedagogy can development of action research support the development of agency and projects, the fellows analysed the awareness among teachers and students intersections between metacognition, in ways that increase the opportunity identity and learner variability. Meta- for all learners to reach their personal cognition, or the understanding of how goals. “This fellowship has been really one learns, is a particularly critical skill thought-provoking for me,” said one for students who learn differently. Oak Fellow. “It has broadened my defi- Knowing one’s own strengths as a nition about what kinds of conditions learner and which areas need support need to be set for deeper learning to can be transformational for students, begin taking place. I also have a renewed leading to narrowing achievement gaps energy for the way I approach how we and building self-understanding and raise this bar at my school.” agency. Through these projects and the unique The fellowship also developed ways fellows are sharing their learning educators’ understanding and skill with colleagues back home, the teaching in ways that accept and affirm potential for impact extends far students’ cultural identities, while beyond 20 individual teachers. With this developing critical perspectives that in mind, Teach For All is gearing up for challenge inequities in schools. This the launch of the fourth Reaching All practice, often referred to as culturally Learners cohort. The 2019 fellowship sustaining pedagogy, coupled with a will continue to focus on metacognition, focus on knowing oneself as a learner, but this time will bring together builds student self-awareness, engage- teachers who provide professional ment and sense of belonging in the development to other teachers to build classroom – necessary precursors to their skills and competencies. academic success. 54 LEARNING DIFFERENCES

movements, such as social justice Engaging youth or environmental protection groups, are designed in ways that support who learn people with learning differences. The Inclusive Design Research Centre differently (IDRC) at OCAD University started the Social Justice Repair Kit in partnership through with a network of organisations and youth movements around the world. social justice It helps youth groups use technology tools and design practices to support Youth with learning differences are full engagement of young people with significantly over-represented among learning differences. Groups such as vulnerable youth and in social safety TakingITGlobal, Fundacion Karisma, nets that address homelessness, hunger SMARTlab, Tecnologico de Monterrey, and unemployment. They are far more Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico The Environmental likely to be involved in the criminal Comfenalco and dozens of youth move- Guardians justice system than their peers who ments have participated in developing, is a burgeoning do not have learning differences. testing and using resources in the movement in Where there are gaps in human rights Repair Kit. Colombia that protection, they are most vulnerable One such group is based in Colombia, engages youth in to exploitation: for child labour, sex, a country that has experienced decades protecting natural crime and terrorism. When these young of civil conflict and where it is common ecosystems. people are given a chance to tell their for violent gangs to prey on and recruit stories, a common thread is loss of faith vulnerable youth. At the same time, Check out in their ability to learn, and in the value Colombian public infrastructure for of education. www.sojustrepairit. environmental protection is virtually org. This project Youth movements can provide non-existent. supports youth a cathartic and productive outlet for with learning the frustration, anger and disappoint- "The people who differences ment felt by young people with learning have been hurt to re-engage differences who have disengaged from by me have seen me education. These movements can in education. change and have forgiven me. channel energies toward productive change. They also provide powerful Thanks to the Environmental opportunities for authentic learning. Guardians, I am a new human If they are supportive and welcoming being." of youth with learning differences, they can provide a pathway out of the vicious Juan David López cycles of marginalisation. However, it Participant is all the more important that learning Environmental Guardians, Colombia opportunities are designed inclusively. Otherwise, in the words of one young El Guardia Ambiental, also known person, they can be one more “set-up as the “Guardians of Peace and for failure.” the Environment”, or the Environmental Many youth-led or youth-engaging Guardians, based in Cartagena, movements around the world provide Colombia, is a burgeoning movement safe, productive ways for young people that engages youth in monitoring and who have left school before earning protecting precarious natural a diploma to contribute to their ecosystems. The Guardians provide communities. Because those who have many opportunities for youth to develop dropped out of school are more likely and practice important skills and com- to have learning differences than those petencies in environmental preserva- who graduate, it is critical that youth LEARNING DIFFERENCES 55

tion and restoration, as well as skills in sharing inspiration and results through persuasive speech, art and storytelling. The Guardians reach out to young people who have disconnected from school and their communities. The programme provides pathways back to engagement, academic activities and self-confidence. One young man, Juan David López, shared his own self- assessment with the Guardians when he was invited to join, “I personally told them I was the worst garbage in this town.” The Guardians provide experiences for young people such as Juan, which help build their self esteem and confidence and re-connect them to the community. The sense of belonging to the organisation also protects vulnerable youth from predatory recruitment into violent gangs. Often, the programme’s engagement in data collection, public speaking, and other more academic activities, paves a way back for young people to engage in productive learning as well. It certain- ly did for Juan, who reflected on his transformation. “Now the garbage has become a disciplined commander who is respected, valued and admired,” he said, “All the people who have been hurt by me have seen me change and have forgiven my mistakes. Thanks to the Environmental Guardians, I am a new human being.” The Social Justice Repair Kit team at IDRC is working with local partners in Colombia, including Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco, to support the Guardians in welcom- ing and engaging youth with learning differences. Ultimately guided by the Guardians, the youth themselves and local partners, the IDRC is providing scaffolds, tools, resources and aware- ness training to ensure that youth with learning differences can participate fully in the activities. © El Guardia Ambiental 56 LEARNING DIFFERENCES © El Guardia Ambiental Julie Hill / Oak Foundation © Julie Hill / Oak

Among the tools and resources that who may never have seen themselves have already been integrated as good students feel a sense of pride The Environmental is a function called “Learner Options”, in being a part of the group and working Guardians provide which enables the personalisation on social and environmental justice. It is experiences for of the Guardians’ website to match not just the lives of young people who young people that users’ personal needs and preferences, are shaped by the Guardians. Adults help build their such as text-to-speech, “simplification” partnering with the Guardians report self esteem and to support focus and text spacing. being inspired by young people's ability confidence and The Guardians have also integrated to transform their lives when given the re-connect them an accessible, personalisable learning opportunity. to the community. management system and are co-creating Maylin Tapias, head of education at the applications to analyse and understand Environmental Guardians, Colombia, data in a way that supports people who says, “Being part of the Guardians has may have math disabilities or other changed my life, because it has allowed ways of learning that make data me to help young people who have analysis difficult. faced problems, and they have gone on to help in their communities.” "Being part of the Environmental Guardians has changed my life, because it has allowed me to help young people who have faced problems, and they have gone on to help in their communities." Maylin Tapias Head of Education Environmental Guardians, Colombia

These inclusive design aspects are critical to full engagement by all young people, irrespective of their academic experiences or success. Young adults

The photographs throughout the LDP section of this report illustrate the work of our partners in Mexico, Colombia and the United States, and their efforts to provide all students everywhere with learning environments that embrace diverse learner profiles. LEARNING DIFFERENCES 57 Grants

Boston Children's EducationNC Massachusetts Teach for America Hospital USD 400,000 (36 months) Advocates for Children USD 200,000 (12 months) USD 100,000 (12 months) To support EducationNC in USD 646,000 (36 months) To support Teach for America To support Boston Children’s engaging teachers across To support Massachusetts to strengthen training and Hospital to develop a digital North Carolina in leadership Advocates for Children to support of teachers in the application on a mobile and learning that focus on the share evidence from their Eastern North Carolina region. platform to allow parents, connection between equity Trauma-Sensitive Schools teachers, paediatricians and and learning differences. study which will help more Transcend USD 1,000,000 (36 months) other childhood professionals educators and policy makers To provide support to test for signs of early FirstLine Schools to understand the need for USD 600,000 (36 months) to Transcend to design and dyslexia or reading disabilities. trauma sensitive schools in To support the Special build school models that help the United States. CAST Inc. Education Leader Fellowship all children in the US learn (SELF) programme to provide National Center for in supportive, engaging USD 1,000,000 (36 months) ongoing leadership training, and effective learning To develop and promote an Special Education capacity building and technical environments. online system for training in Charter Schools assistance to educators and and certification in Universal (NCSECS) schools across New Orleans USD 599,999 (36 months) Design for Learning. YouthBuild USA and beyond. To support NCSECS USD 600,670 (23 months) Center for Creative to develop and implement To adapt the YouthBuild Friday Institute for Leadership (CCL) a communications strategy schools diploma granting Educational Innovation USD 299,791 (12 months) to provide data, analysis, model to Mexico, Brazil and USD 949,283 (36 months) To support the CCL guidance and insight South Africa, where pathways To develop, implement and in evaluating and refining to charter school authorisers, to secondary education evaluate tools and resources its existing ValueAble Leader- operators, state policy makers credentials for early high- that build educator knowl- ship tools for young people, and others. school leavers are currently edge and capacity to better including those who learn not available. meet the needs of students differently. New Venture Fund who learn differently. USD 30,000 (17 months) City Year To support the New Venture Georgia State University USD 1,000,000 (48 months) Fund to lead the Funders USD 248,860 (18 months) To support City Year and Collaborative for Innovative To conduct studies of the Compass Academy Measurement, whose mission American English Version to disseminate innovations is to create reliable social of the web-based, individual in personalised learning that emotional learning measure- literacy programme called focus on supporting students ment tools. Units of Sound-Literacy that with learning differences. Fits. NewSchools College Advising Corps VentureFund Iredell-Statesville (CAC) USD 500,000 (18 months) Schools USD 800,000 (36 months) To provide core support USD 100,000 (12 months) To provide support to CAC, to NewSchools Venture Fund To provide professional which works with students of for its work to catalyse development for coaches and all backgrounds and learning innovation in school design teachers in order to increase abilities. to expand pathways the academic achievement to success for all students. Council of Chief State of all students and decrease School Officers the achievement gap across Spitfire Strategies USD 356,126 (24 months) the school district in North USD 239,000 (24 months) To build the capacity of Carolina. To enable the grantees of State Education Agencies the Learning Differences and to advance school Jobs for the Future Prevent Child Sexual Abuse USD 800,000 (24 months) principal leadership policies Programmes to participate To support Jobs for the and practices for the success in the executive coaching Future's Student-Centered of students with disabilities. programme led by Spitfire Learning Research Collabora- Strategies. Edreports Org Inc tive and its efforts to evaluate USD 100,000 (12 months) the impact of student-centred Teach For All To learn from educators how learning methods on students USD 850,000 (12 months) instructional materials (e.g., with learning differences. To provide core support textbooks and other curricu- to Teach For All to increase la) can be designed better to and expand educational support the needs of diverse opportunities for disadvan- learners. taged students around the world.

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as the university adjacent to the neigh- Stories bourhood has grown, there has been pressure to increase student housing, The stories within this section represent and things have changed for residents. the work of the Special Interest Developers began to buy up the 46 Programme's partners in Chapel Hill, houses and convert them into much grants were North Carolina and New York City. bigger dorm-like buildings to rent them made by the out to students. As a result, the real Special Interest Helping seniors stay in estate prices have risen sharply and the Programme in resulting increases in property taxes 2018, totalling their homes have forced, directly or indirectly, the Ms Eva has lived in her home original residents to move out. Elderly USD 57.56 million. in the Northside neighbourhood in people have been forced to sell their Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for all 90 homes just to pay their taxes. “This years of her life. Originally the home house has been in my family for a long belonged to her great-grandmother and time,” says Ms Eva. “And they’re trying eventually she inherited it. Today, she to tax me out. If I couldn’t pay the taxes, runs a beauty salon from her living room then the County would take it.” and volunteers every week doing hair The Marian Cheek Jackson Center works for seniors in nursing homes. to keep Northside as inclusive a neigh- While she rightfully owns her home, the bourhood as it has always been. Its goal tax bill has increased over the years to is to preserve the neighbourhood as a be more than USD 10,000 – almost her mixed-income, multi-generational current annual income. community. Thanks to its Northside For more than a century, the Northside Neighborhood Initiative, Ms Eva receives neighbourhood was predominantly a property tax grant as well as help with African American, and many of its home repairs, which have improved her residents have been living there for quality of life and allowed her to remain four or more generations. However, in her family home.

Opposite: Ms Elaine rents her 'Pee Wee support of the Jackson Center to pay home' for a third of the money she taxes on her house, she would be forced receives on disability benefit. Without to move. this support she would be living in a Above right: Ms Sallie, a centenarian, homeless shelter. continues to live in her family home, Above left: Ms Eva still works as a hair- thanks to the support of the Jackson dresser in the home she has lived Center in house repairs and grants to in for 90 years that she inherited from pay taxes. Here she sits with her daugh- Find out more at her great-grandmother. Without the ter Christie on the porch of her home for www.oakfnd.org the last 80 years. 60 SPECIAL INTEREST © Community Empwerment Fund Empwerment © Community © Community Empwerment Fund Empwerment © Community

To find ways to keep housing has seen many changes over the years. affordable, the Jackson Center received "My desire in my efforts in the Jackson The Marion Cheek a loan commitment of USD 3 million, Center is to see the community come Jackson Center at zero per cent interest from the back together as I remember," she says. helps elderly University. With this money, it acquires "Neighbours helping neighbours, people residents stay properties, makes repairs and sells the knowing who each other is, and just in their homes by homes to low- and moderate-income being a family community." paying taxes they families at affordable prices. It also would not be able builds new houses or renovates old to pay otherwise. houses and rents them to people who cannot work, for as low as USD 250 a A bank for the people month. This is one third of the benefits “There’s an incredible housing crisis in a disabled person receives from the the States,” says Jon Young, co-director The Community state. Ms Elaine is one woman who ben- of the Community Empowerment Fund. Empowerment efited from this initiative. “After I got “There is such a web of overlapping Fund works divorced, I was diagnosed with issues around housing, employment, cancer,” she says. “I was living in the to help people lift health, race, history – around wealth homeless shelter for six months. I am themselves out that has been really stripped from so happy here now.” of homelessness communities.” and poverty. In 2018, the Fund's "My desire in my efforts The Community Empowerment banking initiative in the Jackson Center Fund (CEF), based in Orange County, enabled 1,000 North Carolina, is a not-for-profit is to see the community come organisation that works to help people members to save back together as I remember lift themselves out of homelessness – neighbours helping and poverty. It offers savings neighbours, people knowing opportunities, financial education and USD 1 who each other is, and just support to individuals who are seeking employment, housing and financial million. being a family community." aid. It works to address root causes of poverty and homelessness by helping - Kathy Atwater people resolve short-term crises and Fourth-generation resident build towards long-term goals. Northside community, Carrboro “Safety nets in terms of federal support are limited and shrinking,” says Millie The average age of homeowners who Brobston, programme officer for the received support from the Jackson Special Interest Programme. “CEF Center and its partner organisation has this strategy of matched savings Self-Help is 77 years old, and the accounts, in which it works with people average length of residence in the to save money over time to reach their Northside neighbourhood is 58 years. financial goals. And this is helping Kathy Atwater is a fourth-generation people move out of homeless centres resident in the community. She works and into apartments. This is helping with the Jackson Center, where she people get jobs, or to get their cars SPECIAL INTEREST 61 © Safe Horizon © Rachel McKee/ Oak Foundation Oak © Rachel McKee/ © Safe Horizon

repaired so they can get back to work. food. “Most people don’t realise that It’s these types of things that help everyone in this country is one disaster Safe Horizon people move from homelessness to away from being homelessness,” he provides young independence.” says. “It’s something that can happen homeless people to anyone.” Janet Xiao, co-director of CEF says, in New York City “Most financial services in the US are not At 73 years of age, Ronald gets a lot of with a place to built to serve low-income households. pleasure from working with CEF. "I want sleep, a shower, In 2015, financially-underserved people to feel that this is a sanctuary for a hot meal, or Americans spent USD 141 billion on fees them," he says. "I tell them, come to us, advice to help and interest. That meant that it is more tell your friends to come to us. This is a them access expensive to be poor in the US than to community-based programme and we financial have wealth.”1 want to help people in need." assistance, In 2017, CEF worked with 144 members Connie is one of the students that housing or the to find jobs and 161 members to find volunteers at CEF. “This has been a great job market. homes. CEF works with more than 1,000 experience for me,” she says, “because members each year, training over 250 it has allowed me to engage with volunteer advocates from Durham and the community, as well as with other Chapel Hill universities to work side students who are passionate about by side with members on issues of addressing the injustices that we see employment, housing and longer term in society.” financial wellbeing. In 2018, thanks to The difference lies in CEF's personal CEF’s banking initiative, 1,000 members approach. “What’s great about saved a million dollars between them. CEF is that it’s a relationship-based “On average we have found that CEF programme, built on trust,” says Millie members have saved USD 1,300 each, Brobston. “It’s not an 'I’m helping you' which may not sound like a lot,” says relationship, it’s more like 'we are Janet. “But according to a 2016 FDIC working together to help solve the survey2, almost half of all US households problems in your life'.” cannot come up with USD 400 without drawing on credit, borrowing money or selling their possessions. So that means that members of CEF that class Keeping youth off the themselves as homeless have saved more than almost half of the average streets in New York US citizen.” Every night, 4,000 youth are homeless Ronald Carnes is from St Louis, Missouri, in New York City. There are numerous and he works with CEF as an orientation paths to homelessness for young leader. He considers himself part people; many have experienced of a community of people who are family abuse, violence, or rejection suffering from things that have affected – perhaps due to sexual orientation, them dramatically – homelessness, gender identity or mental health and unemployment, or not having enough behavioural issues. There is also a lack of support for young adults when they References: Please see page 84 of this report. 62 SPECIAL INTEREST © Good Shepherd Services © Good Shepherd Services© Good Shepherd Services Foundation Oak © Rachel McKee/ © Good Shepherd Services

age out of foster care or detention. and enable people from all backgrounds Many simply have nowhere to go. to accomplish their goals. A grant of USD 10 million Safe Horizon’s Streetwork Project GSS runs networks of community-based will allow provides safe, non-judgemental places educational support, justice diversion Good Shepherd for these young people to find shelter and family counselling programmes Services in NYC and support. It has two drop-in centres in Brooklyn and the Bronx. These to reach an extra in Manhattan’s Harlem and Lower East provide: family foster care; residential 10,000 people Side neighbourhoods, as well as a night programmes for youth in the child a year over the shelter. Streetwork also does street welfare and juvenile justice systems; next five years. outreach, bringing resources supportive housing for homeless young and information to the young people adults; and numerous afterschool where they are and helping them to programmes and community centres. find shelter. Leading the work of GSS as executive At the drop-in centres, young people director for the last 38 years is Sr are given a warm welcome and a space Paulette LoMonaco, who is planning to use as they wish – to take a shower, to eventually retire. Determined to have a hot meal or sleep, or participate secure the long-term sustainability of in a pottery group or parenting class. the organisation, Sr Paulette is working They might need advice on a range of to double its current resources to challenges they face, such as accessing guarantee the continuation of its direct financial assistance, more permanent services and programmes when she housing or the job market. Streetwork steps down. “I recognise that eventually also has counsellors on site and works I will need to move on from my current with partners to help meet the medical role, although what I would really like and mental health needs of its clients. to do is ultimately to continue to give Streetwork hopes to reach more young advice and help with the fundraising people in the coming years and to aspects of GSS,” says Sr Paulette. And further extend the assistance it offers. she is aiming high – if she achieves her fundraising target, GSS will be able to reach an additional 10,000 people a year over the next five years. Good Shepherd Services: Oak is proud to announce a helping families in USD 10 million grant which will help Sr Paulette achieve her goal. The grant New York City will contribute to the organisation’s Good Shepherd Services (GSS) provides endowment to secure greater long- services to children, youth and families term stability and it will support the in New York City. Today, GSS manages daily operations of the Prince Joshua over 80 programmes that provide Avitto Community Center in East New support to more than 30,500 people a York, in one of the city’s most under- year. Its programmes help keep more resourced neighbourhoods. Watch this families united, support young people to video to find out more: https://vimeo. graduate from high school and college, com/294760113 SPECIAL INTEREST 63 © Rachel McKee / Oak Foundation / Oak © Rachel McKee © Dominick Tyler 2017 © Dominick Tyler

Special Initiative: Royal Marsden Cancer Centre Page 60: The Community Empowerment 7 Following an Oak grant of Fund in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, GBP 25 million, the Royal Marsden Special Initiative works to help people lift themselves out Hospital, based in London, the United grants were of homelessness and poverty. It offers Kingdom, will construct a state-of-the- made in 2018, savings opportunities, financial art research and clinical care centre on totalling education and support to people its Sutton site in Outer London. This seeking employment, housing and USD 123.81 million. centre will permit the Royal Marsden financial aid. Hospital to increase its overall capacity Page 61: Safe Horizon’s Streetwork to treat adult cancer patients. It will also A grant of Project provides safe, non-judgemental improve the working environment for places for young people experiencing staff and help speed up research and GBP 25 million homelessness to find shelter and clinical progress via new technologies will support support. It has two drop-in centres and increased opportunities for the Royal in Manhattan’s Harlem and Lower East collaboration among researchers, Marsden Hospital Side neighbourhoods in New York, as clinicians and patients. to construct a well as a night shelter. state-of-the-art “This will make an enormous difference research and Opposite: Good Shepherd Services in our ability to improve the diagnosis clinical care provides afterschool services to and treatment of patients, and centre in children, youth and families in New York ultimately, improve survival rates for Outer London. City. cancer patients globally,” says Cally Ultimately, Above left: Some of the team at the Palmer, chief executive of the Royal Marsden Hospital. this hopes to Marion Cheek Jackson Center in the improve survival Northside neighbourhood in Chapel Hill, Oak is pleased to support the Royal rates for cancer North Carolina, which supports seniors Marsden Hospital at a time when cancer patients globally. and other people to stay in their homes. is pandemic in our societies. Watch this Above right: The Royal Marsden video to find out more: https://vimeo. Hospital will increase its capacity com/292939276 to treat adult patients in a research and clinical care centre soon to be constructed in Outer London. 64 SPECIAL INTEREST Grants

Blacksmith Institute dba Courtauld Institute of Frederiksberg Hospital, Hawaii Community Pure Earth Art H:S - The Parker Institute Foundation USD 750,000 (31 months) USD 511,183 (36 months) USD 4,080,414 (60 months) USD 5,000,000 (48 months) To support the development To support the Courtauld’s To provide core support to the To narrow the achievement of health and pollution action Young People and Galleries Parker Institute at and opportunity gaps plans in Thailand, Madagascar, Programme, which offers Frederiksberg and Bispebjerg between education and Bangladesh and Indonesia to students from disadvantaged Hospital in Denmark. careers among students from help governments to tackle socio-economic backgrounds disadvantaged backgrounds in Goldsmiths, University of the worst pollutions problems in London greater access to Hawaii. London that impact public health. art, art history and expertise USD 800,000 (36 months) HelpForce Community available from this leading To support Goldsmiths, Trust Chatham Education academic institution. Foundation University of London, USD 1,280,000 (36 months) USD 250,000 (36 months) Danish Refugee Council to establish a new Centre for To support HelpForce To launch Chatham County USD 750,000 (48 months) Contemporary Art on its Community Trust to use the Kindergarten Readiness Camp To support the Danish campus along with power of volunteering to so that low-income students Refugee Council’s work in the accompanying programmes. improve health and social care in North Carolina, the United Democratic Republic of the services in the UK. Good Shepherd States can gain additional Congo. Services (GSS) Latinx Education Center skills to help close the achieve- USD 10,000,000 (60 months) USD 250,000 (36 months) ment gap before attending East Durham Children's To provide support to GSS to To create pathways to public school. Initiative USD 2,500,000 (60 months) ensure it can continue to opportunity for students from Children & the Arts To provide high-quality provide its services to immigrant families. services to children and children, youth and families USD 400,000 (32 months) Marie Curie Cancer Care To increase access to the arts families of East Durham, who struggle the most in New USD 1,342,925 (36 months) for children and young people North Carolina. York City – particularly in To support Marie Curie, based across the UK who would not East New York and Red Hook in the UK, in its mission to otherwise have the opportuni- El Pueblo, Inc. (Brooklyn) and the Bronx. help people and their families ty to take part. USD 400,000 (48 months) Good Shepherd Sisters living with a terminal illness To help Latinx people to (GSS) make the most of the time Children's Medifund achieve positive social change USD 606,447 (60 months) they have together. Corporation by building consciousness, USD 300,000 (36 months) To provide support to the GSS capacity and community Mary's Meals To provide core support to assist the villagers of Nong action in North Carolina, the International to Friends For All Children to Khai, Thailand. United States. Organisation improve the lives of poor and Gorongosa Restoration USD 1,825,840 (36 months) marginalised people English Speaking Cancer Project Inc. To support Mary’s Meals to in Cambodia, Vietnam, Association (ESCA) USD 200,000 (10 months) deliver a school feeding Thailand and Myanmar. USD 210,204 (24 months) To establish more than two programme to over 23,650 To support ESCA million hectares of protected children in Matabeleland Community CancerSupport’s mission areas in central Mozambique North in Zimbabwe. Empowerment Fund to positively impact the lives USD 300,000 (36 months) as part of restoring a large of those affected by cancer. Mercy Ships To cultivate opportunities, area damaged from two USD 5,000,000 (24 months) assets and communities in Ex Cathedra decades of civil war. To support the outfitting of Orange and Durham counties USD 203,003 (36 months) Guiding Lights a hospital on Global Mercy, in North Carolina that support To support Ex Cathedra, a USD 460,000 (36 months) a new ship which will serve the alleviation of leading UK choir, to To be a comprehensive patients in Africa. homelessness and poverty. deliver Singing Medicine – a caregiver support centre for programme which aims to Modrehjaelpen (Mothers' Concussion Legacy family and professional improve the wellbeing of Aid) Foundation, Inc. caregiving in North Carolina, children at Birmingham USD 955,414 (36 months) USD 300,000 (36 months) the United States. Children’s Hospital through To expand counselling and To educate children and positive and inclusive Havens Hospices treatment efforts for parents on how to recognise interactive songs and singing USD 666,667 (60 months) vulnerable single parents, and respond to concussions games. To provide core support to pregnant women and other through the sports media in Little Havens Children’s vulnerable families in the United States. Fondation des Hospice so that it can provide Denmark. Fondateurs respite care and specialist USD 1,000,000 (24 months) palliative care services to Nest, Inc. To support Fondation des USD 749,379 (36 months) children under 19 years old. Fondateurs, the intermediary To support growth in Nest's through which a number of Fellowship Programme, which foundations support a matches mentors with hand- collaborative called Funders workers and artisan business- This is a list of grants approved in 2018. for Fair Trade. es in developing countries For a comprehensive list and full to help them realise their descriptions, please visit our grant database potential, access the global at www.oakfnd.org. marketplace and grow. SPECIAL INTEREST 65

North Carolina Early Statens Serum Institut V&A Museum of Design ClimateWorks Childhood Foundation USD 1,556,807 (48 months) Dundee Foundation, USA USD 250,000 (24 months) To support research at the USD 300,000 (36 months) USD 75,000,000 (60 months) To promote understanding Statens Serum Institut in To further V&A Dundee’s To support ClimateWorks’ and collaboration and to Denmark. mission to enrich lives through efforts to contribute to the design, by supporting the new emissions reductions advance policies to ensure Swiss Philanthropy museum’s programme for necessary to limit global that each child in North Foundation Carolina is on track for lifelong children and young people warming to well below 2°C USD 2,020,000 (36 months) reading success by the end of (aged 16 – 24). and help prevent damage To provide core support to third grade. that will be caused by more Partners for a New Warriors & Quiet Waters extreme global warming. Operation Homefront, Economy (P4NE), an Foundation Inc. Inc. international donors’ USD 250,000 (60 months) European Foundation USD 600,000 (36 months) collaborative fund supported To help a new generation of Centre (EFC) To provide financial assistance by the Swiss Philanthropy combat veterans successfully USD 476,190 (48 months) for US military families, both Foundation. reintegrate into society. To provide core support to the EFC, which aims to be the active duty and veterans, The African Wildlife Wessex Chalk Stream and facing crises. voice of institutional Foundation Rivers Trust philanthropy in Europe and USD 700,000 (48 months) USD 300,000 (36 months) Our Military Kids Inc. to serve as a centre of sector To support the African To support the Wessex Chalk USD 200,000 (36 months) knowledge and exchange. To provide support and Wildlife Foundation's project Stream and Rivers Trust to recognition to children of in the Savé Valley Conservancy protect and improve the chalk Fund For Global Human deployed National Guard and in Zimbabwe, where it works streams and rivers of the Rights (FGHR) Reserve service members and to protect wildlife, including a Wessex region in southern USD 4,400,000 (36 months) wounded veterans from all critical population of rhinos. England. To support the FGHR's efforts branches of service in the US. to: build a broad support The Sixteen constituency; deploy targeted USD 266,667 (32 months) OXFAM and strategic communications To support the Sixteen, a choir USD 600,000 (12 months) Capacity Building to improve human rights mes- and period-instrument To provide support to Oxfam saging; and develop orchestra committed to Catchafire UK for its humanitarian an institutional infrastructure preserving and championing USD 100,000 (12 months) emergency operations. to diversify and grow a broad its choral heritage, to prepare To strengthen the organisa- revenue base. Pancreatic Cancer UK for its 40th anniversary year tional capacities of some USD 1,000,000 (36 months) in 2019. of our partners in the US and Human Rights Watch To provide core support UK by giving them access (HRW) The Value Web to Pancreatic Cancer UK, to quality services offered USD 4,000,000 (36 months) USD 500,000 (12 months) supporting its investments in by pro bono consultants. To support HRW’s efforts to To support the Value Web's research and its work on data counter the anti-rights Global Commons project, The Kairos Project and intelligence to drive policy populist surge and help which aims to establish new USD 50,000 (12 months) changes and improve strengthen the global human norms to operate within To strengthen the leadership treatment and care for rights movement. patients with pancreatic planetary boundaries. capacities of Oak’s partners by cancer facilitating access to quality Physicians for Human Uppsala University coaching services. Rights (PHR) USD 1,926,649 (60 months) Safe Horizon USD 3,000,000 (24 months) To support the Uppsala The Resource Alliance USD 1,500,000 (36 months) To support PHR to build a University in Sweden to USD 372,884 (14 months) To provide core support to network of healthcare develop and test a scalable, To build the capacity of a Safe Horizon's Streetwork professionals for human non-stigmatising and low- group of Oak Foundation Project in New York. rights, make medical and cost clinical intervention for grantees through a pro- scientific voices heard through Saildrone refugees and survivors of rape gramme of assessment, train- communications and USD 2,500,000 (24 months) across Europe suffering from ing, strategy development, advocacy, and sustain its work To create technology that post-traumatic stress disorder. coaching and mentoring. provides high-resolution, full- through larger and a more depth mapping of the ocean’s US Soccer Foundation diverse base of supporters. seafloor. USD 1,000,000 (60 months) Special Initiative Royal Marsden Cancer To expand the Soccer for Campaign Self-Help (Center for Success programme with the Amnesty International USD 33,333,333 (48 months) Community Self-Help) goal of impacting the lives of International Secretariat To support the construction USD 1,000,000 (24 months) one million youth each year USD 3,600,000 (36 months) of a state-of-the-art research To create and protect by 2026. ownership and economic To support Amnesty and clinical care centre at the opportunity among International's International Royal Marsden Hospital in single-headed households in Secretariat to grow and Sutton, the United Kingdom. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. mobilise its supporter base, improve its communications and messaging, and diversify its global income. 66 BRAZIL Brazil

The Joint Brazil Programme was launched in 2016. Five Oak Programmes work together to address issues that affect people with limited resources in the Recife Metropolitan area in Brazil. The programme focuses © Katarina Scervino/Coque (R)existe © Katarina Scervino/Coque on four key areas: citizen security; mobility; quality urban space; and citizen participation.

We aim to improve the lives of the most marginalised communities by promoting inclusive, efficient, democratic processes that operate in the best interests of all citizens of the Recife Metropolitan area, irrespective of gender, age or socio-economic position. BRAZIL 67 © Paulo Shinji/Oak Foundation Shinji/Oak © Paulo © Paulo Shinji/Oak Foundation Shinji/Oak © Paulo

protecting women, youth and children Reforming city life from violence and exploitation; building from the bottom up public campaigns to give a voice to misrepresented communities; and 14 What do the following have in common: developing strategies to reform the a group of civil society organisations police and criminal justice systems. grants were made fighting for improved and accessible by the Joint Brazil public transportation; a web of Programme movements engaged in promoting in 2018, totalling political innovation; and a network Mobility USD 2.51 million. of activists working to make urban Several organisations have come planning processes more participatory? together to promote a people-centred vision of transport and to develop projects that ensure citizen participation "Our partners show during the policy-making process. how collaboration and One of these organisations, the Institute connectedness are present – for Transportation and Development indeed at the heart – of the Policy (ITDP) met with women and Joint Brazil Programme." children from the peripheries of Recife to find out what they think about public - Ana Alfinito transportation. The women responded Programme Officer that high costs of transport and fear Joint Brazil Programme of violence hindered their mobility and access to the city. The ITDP will use this information to The answer is that each reveals, in its inform policy making oriented towards Opposite: People own way, that the most promising a truly accessible mobility system. gather on World Car- road to more democratic cities is “By participating in local civil society Free Day in Recife, collective and connected. That’s why networks, ITDP aims to strengthen Brazil to demon- building strong networks is key to participation in the development of strate that it is promoting positive social change. "Our urban policies,” says Leticia Bortolon, possible to have partners show how collaboration and coordinator of ITDP´s work in Recife. a city for people and connectedness are present – indeed not for cars. at the heart – of the Joint Brazil In addition, a group of civil society A city of Programme," says Ana Alfinito, Joint organisations, including Centro Above: contrasts: Street art Brazil's programme officer. Popular de Direitos Humanos, Escola de Ativismo, Instituto de Energia in Recife and a view e Meio Ambiente, Meu Recife and of the city from the Ameciclo came together to discuss the Capibaribe River. Citizen security cost of public transportation in the In Recife and beyond, civil society Metropolitan Region of Recife, which organisations have been working was considered too high. to improve security in city centres. Their hope was that public transport Find out more at Their efforts have been directed at: systems would be managed in a way that www.oakfnd.org 68 BRAZIL

respects the rights of the population. Independent media has played an They were able to prove that bus fares especially important role in this had been illegally increased in previous context. Marco Zero Conteúdo, a local years. By bringing it to public attention, independent media organisation, they raised awareness of the need for produces original media content to increased transparency and citizen voice highlight issues relating to the right to in the public transport system. the city. It has been conducting fact- checking and investigative journalism to inform policy debates and strengthen Quality of urban space the demands and struggles of civil society. In Recife, many organisations and movements have been working to Based in São Paulo, Instituto Update support community-led development brought together activists seeking to endeavours. Together they help build reinvent institutional politics. Thanks to community capacity to stand strong its work, five women in Recife, known against developers and negotiate with as Juntas, were voted into the State Juntas is a group the government and large corporations. Assembly in a collective mandate. They of five women represent fairer, more inclusive and who were recently democratic cities across the country. voted into the "We believe that it is State Assembly. only through networks Mobilising in that we can strengthen the They represent turbulent times what is needed work of organisations." for fairer, more Brazil is undergoing a period of intense inclusive and - Cristina Orfeo political polarisation. Therefore it is democratic cities Fundo Socioambiental Casa particularly important to build networks in Brazil. based on trust, collaboration and a common vision. Perhaps never before To this end, the Fundo Socioambiental has it been more crucial to nourish Casa supports more than 100 groups, spaces where likeminded people collectives and movements that are can come together safely to share developing socio-environmentally experiences and find ways to act in friendly ways of solving urban problems concert. in seven Brazilian metropolitan regions. "We believe that it is only through In mid-2018, a network of more than networks that we can strengthen the 30 collectives and organisations work of organisations," says Cristina including Fase, Associação Comunitária Orfeo from Fundo Socioambiental Casa. Caranguejo Uçá, Centro Popular de Direitos Humanos, Cendhec and ActionAid Brasil came together under the name Articulação Recife de Luta. Their goal? To participate in the Citizen participation development of Recife's Urban Master Plan, the single most important law Security, mobility and urban space for directing urban development. This all can only be ensured if the voices of bill will lay down urban planning in everyone are heard within the public Recife for the next ten years. Ensuring sphere and integrated in policy-making participation in the planning process is processes. A number of organisations the only way to construct a fairer, more have been engaged in expanding citizen inclusive city. participation. They do this by: ensuring that society has access to public information; producing high-quality media that give critical analysis of public events and debates; and ensuring that civil society can investigate and negotiate policy options in institutional settings. BRAZIL 69 Grants © Rodrigo Lima/Acervo Ação Ação © Rodrigo Lima/Acervo Caranguejo Uçá. Comunitária

Associação Fórum Suape Centro Dom Helder Instituto Invento Movimento de Espaço Socioambiental Camara de Estudos USD 100,000 (19 months) Pimpadores USD 360,000 (36 months) e Acao Social (CENDHEC) To contribute to the USD 200,000 (24 months) To provide core support USD 250,000 (36 months) population control of the To provide core support to Forum Suape, which To provide core support Aedes mosquito, reducing to Movimento de Pimpadores, supports the interests of to CENDHEC, whose mission occurrences of Zika, dengue, an international movement traditional communities is to defend and promote the chikungunya and other based in Brazil that strives affected by the Suape human rights of, in particular, associated diseases. to generate income and Industrial Port Complex, children, adolescents, promote the invaluable work a major industrial residents of popular settle- Instituto PAPAI of waste collectors. USD 113,005 (17 months) development in Brazil. ments and socially excluded To provide core support groups in Brazil. Nucleo de Apoio à Associação to Instituto Papai, Pesquisa e Educação Metropolitana de Centro Popular de an organisation that Continuada Ciclistas do Recife Direitos Humanos (CPDH) promotes social justice and USD 121,827 (12 months) USD 100,000 (24 months) USD 246,840 (24 months) contributes to the guarantee To support Oak’s Joint Brazil To provide core support To provide core support to of human rights in Brazil, Programme with staff and to Ameciclo, the Metropolitan CPDH to secure the rights of in order to eliminate logistic support. Association of Cyclists the city and the freedom of inequalities. in Recife to increase its impact expression of Recife’s disad- Our Cities USD 300,000 (12 months) in the field of sustainable vantaged communities and Instituto Update USD 96,312 (12 months) To provide core support to mobility. popular movements. To support a database that the Nossas (Our Cities) Audisa Auditores Institute for builds knowledge to better network, an online platform Associados S/S Transportation assist policy improvements which promotes inclusive and USD 100,000 (12 months) and Development and people’s safety in sustainable cities across Brazil. To conduct up to 20 Policy Brazilian metropolitan areas. international-standard USD 200,000 (12 months) financial audits (in Portuguese To improve and accelerate Marco Zero Conteúdo USD 150,000 (12 months) and English) of Oak's Joint the adoption of low carbon, To highlight the Joint Brazil Brazil Programme grantees. inclusive mobility and urban Programme issues through development in Brazilian the production of multi- cities, in particular in the media content distributed Recife Metropolitan Region. through an online news portal and social media.

This is a list of grants approved in 2018. Above: View of Recife For a comprehensive list and full from the Capibaribe River. descriptions, please visit our grant database at www.oakfnd.org. 70 INDIA India

The Indian Government provides safety nets for the most vulnerable. We recognise that it will take time to make these provisions readily accessible for everyone and hope to assist in this process.

In the Joint India Programme, five Oak programmes work

together to address a combination of issues that affect © Find your Feet populations with limited access to resources in Jharkhand and West Bengal, located in east India. Ultimately, we aim to: improve the lives of the most marginalised groups; institutionalise practices that address poverty and social injustice; support people to assert their rights to identity and dignity; and build strong organisations at the grassroots. INDIA 71 © DISHA

in Tilabad, Jharkhand. She explained Stories that members of her village had not received ration supplies for months. The stories within this section represent After deliberating on the issue, the 18 the diverse range of grants within DTRF escalated it to district level the Joint India Programme. They authorities. grants were made represent experiences of individuals by the Joint India and communities who, despite all odds, To support this action, Poulina organised Programme in transformed their lives and the lives of a petition that was signed by community 2018, totalling people around them. members in writing or using their thumb USD 5.38 million. print. She presented the petition to the block development officer who Empowering immediately investigated. As a result of the findings, a new dealer was communities appointed for food distribution. Ration card holders have since been receiving to find their feet their food grain supplies without any Poulina Tudu (featured in the photo issue. to the left) is a tribal woman who lives Since Poulina sought justice for her local with her husband in a village in the community through collective action, Godda District of Jharkhand. For their her experience has taught her of the livelihood, the family is dependent on a power and strength of collective action. Opposite: Thanks small piece of agricultural land and on The organisation Find Your Feet (FYF) to the efforts gathering produce and materials from empowered Poulina to act on behalf of Poulina Tudu the nearby forest. of her family, community and herself. to notify district Like other community members, Poulina FYF helps poor, rural families to help level authorities that relies on the government-run Public themselves, speak out against injustice ration supplies Distribution System (PDS) ration shops and change things for the better. to their village for basic food security for her and had been unjustly her family. The PDS system ensures stopped, ration card grains are provided by the government holders have at a subsidised rate, so that they are Achieving labour rights once again been affordable for poor families. However for fisherwomen receiving their food the local distributor had stopped grain supplies providing the food supply to ration “We were deprived of any benefits without any issue. card holders for several months for as fisherwomen. Our initiative was seemingly no reason. Complaints about destroyed under social and political Above: DISHA this to the local government officials pressure. But we have been able works to protect the were going unheard. to overcome the odds thanks to the support of a fishers’ collective,” says customary and legal Poulina decided to act. As she is an Ranu Pramanik, a fisherwoman rights of small fishing active member of the Tribal Rights in West Bengal. communities Forum group, she attended a District practicing marine Tribal Rights Forum (DTRF) meeting at Subarnarekha is an important river in and inland fishing the Panchayat Bhawan (village council) India that begins in Jharkhand and flows in West Bengal. 72 INDIA © RAHI Foundation © RAHI Foundation Foundation © Rachel McKee/Oak

through West Bengal to the Bay of it to light, you can see different nuances Bengal. For thousands of years, the river and textures of your experience.” RAHI's Firebird has been a lifeline for many people. At Project helps RAHI’s Firebird Project trains women one point, around 20,000 fishers, both women survivors survivors of incest and child sexual men and women, were traditionally of incest and child abuse to be advocates for the cause. A engaged in fishing on Subarnarekha in unique combination of training, healing sexual abuse West Bengal. to find healing and advocacy, it is based on RAHI’s and to live fully However in recent decades, mining understanding of the recovery needs of transformed lives. activities have severely polluted the survivors and on the principle that social river and several dams have been built. action is a powerful way to transform This has reduced fish stocks to such trauma. an extent that traditional fishermen and The Firebird was implemented in fisherwomen have had to give up their Kolkata for the first time in 2015. It livelihoods and migrate to find other started with a two-day survivor healing ways to live. workshop with a group of nine women. Because women have fewer options to Some of the women in the group took Above: "The Little migrate from their villages for work, part in RAHI’s national award winning Girls We Were ... And DISHA – an organisation that promotes film ‘The Little Girls We Were…And The The Women We Are." the rights of small fishing communities Women We Are’ (2017). One of these (2017) is a film to water and land resources – has women is Ayesha, 42 years old. Thanks produced by Oak's been supporting them to protect their to the workshop, she realised, for the partner RAHI, which livelihoods. Some fisherwomen have first time, the deep-rooted impact of her aims to raise aware- taken up leadership positions in the abuse. She was able to garner a sense of ness around child Fishing Collectives. The women have acceptance: “You give yourself the right sexual abuse and submitted claims for fishers’ identity to say you don’t have to hide anything incest in India. cards, formed self-help groups and from your consciousness anymore.” developed collective fish farming. Opposite: The This experience changed Ayesha’s life. Bindrai Institute for “Their work was destroyed,” says She began to see herself as someone Research, Study Paromita Chowdhury, programme who could write the script for her and Action supports officer of the India Programme. “But own life. She learned that speaking the indigenous they have overcome the odds with this up in front of others is immensely Adivasis peoples new initiative and with the support of empowering. in Jharkhand, east the fishers’ collective.” She decided to participate in the film India, to claim their because she wanted people to know entitlements to the how deeply incest and child sexual full implementation RAHI: living lives free abuse affects people. She wanted to of the Forest Act from violence reach out to other survivors and to tell 2006, which states people that abuse must stop. that they can legally “When you grow up hiding a part of your own and manage life, you cannot experience your full Today Ayesha is in a better place. She their forest land. self,” says Ayesha, a survivor of incest. now does violence prevention work with “When you are provided a space to bring children, adolescents and adults to help them overcome trauma. INDIA 73 Grants © Rachel McKee/ Oak Foundation Oak © Rachel McKee/ © Rachel McKee/Oak Foundation © Rachel McKee/Oak

ANJALI Gender at Work MLinda Charitable SELCO Foundation USD 343,391 (36 months) USD 85,103 (12 months) Trust India USD 443,240 (36 months) To provide core support to To provide capacity-building USD 403,739 (30 months) To support the implementa- ANJALI, an organisation based support to our partners To support decentralised tion of off-grid solar solutions in West Bengal working to in Jharkhand to help create village-level renewable energy by building an eco-system build the capacities of women a strong civil society and powered mini-grids, which for affordable finance that with mental illnesses and a legacy of strong local will allow rural communities is available to the poor in psycho-social disabilities, so organisations that represent to access modern forms of Jharkhand, India. they can live dignified lives as the needs of ordinary people. energy to raise their incomes full citizens. and reduces CO2 emissions. Traidcraft Exchange UK Indian Association for USD 47,287 (6 months) Atma Education Women's Studies (IAWS) RAHI Foundation To conduct a study to USD 28,112 (4 months) USD 324,679 (48 months) strengthen potential supply USD 320,842 (48 months) To pilot a capacity needs To assist RAHI, based in India, chains in Jharkhand so that To support the IAWS to analysis of Joint India to provide leadership on small-scale farmers, forest- strengthen the network Programme partners issues of child sexual abuse dependent communities and of feminist scholars and to determine capacity- and incest. other small-scale producers activists in universities and building support needs. can enhance their incomes civil society organisations in Rockefeller Philanthropy and their access to the viable Jharkhand via the Centre for Creating Resources for Advisors, Inc. markets. Empowerment in Action Women’s Studies in the Uni- USD 100,000 (12 months) USD 490,136 (42 months) versity of Ranchi, which To support the Sustainable To support elected women is itself an IAWS initiative. Development Goals representatives to assert Philanthropy Platform in India. their leadership in local Ipas Development self-governments in the Foundation SAMVAD USD 349,988 (36 months) Panchayats in India. USD 490,906 (36 months) To improve reproductive and To support SAMVAD to Deutsche sexual health outcomes for strengthen community life Welthungerhilfe e.V young women and adolescent and empower traditional governance systems in the USD 85,687 (12 months) girls in districts of Jharkhand villages of minority peoples To provide capacity-building and West Bengal. in India. support to our grantees in Jharkhand to help create Johns Hopkins University Sanhita a strong civil society and a USD 197,100 (36 months) USD 231,048 (36 months) legacy of strong local organ- To support organisations To promote enabling work- isations that represent the in Jharkhand working places for women in India that needs of ordinary people. on environmental issues and are free from sexual harass- with capacity for research, ment. Fund for Global planning and implementation. Human Rights (FGHR) USD 238,000 (24 months) To support FGHR to assist three local organisations in West Bengal to build strong communities that are free from marginalisation, violence and harassment. This is a list of grants approved in 2018. For a comprehensive list and full descriptions, please visit our website at www.oakfnd.org 74 OAK FOUNDATION DENMARK Oak Foundation Denmark

Oak Foundation Denmark provides grants to organisations in Denmark and Greenland. © Sanasa

We seek innovative solutions that improve the daily lives and future prospects of socially vulnerable and marginalised groups. In particular, we focus on initiatives that target women of ethnic minority, homeless people, mothers, children, immigrants and refugees. OAK FOUNDATION DENMARK 75 © Sanasa © Sanasa

the creative youth of Greenland to Community, crafts pursue craft professions – especially house painting. With the Sanasa project, and collaboration: Heidi's intention was to run workshops 24 for young people from different social grants were made Sanasa Greenland backgrounds. By teaching a variety of by the Denmark inspirational and traditional house paint- Programme in ‘Sanasa’ means ‘let’s build something ing techniques, she aimed to bring them 2018, totalling together’ in Greenlandic. This encapsu- together to paint an enormous mural USD 5.57 million. lates house painter and decorator Heidi illustrating the spirit of the people of Zilmer’s goal of bringing together young Greenland. "The best way to inspire people in Greenland and sparking their young people is to show them how crea- interest in building and craftsmanship. tive life as a craftsman can be," she says. She does so by combining creative She presented the Sanasa project workshops with collective mural paint- to Kommune Kujalleq (the municipality) ing projects. in southern Greenland, which contrib- uted a substantial amount. The project "The best way to inspire was then presented to Oak Foundation young people is to show Denmark as a social project drawing on cultural aspects. The town of Qaqortoq them how creative life was chosen as the site of the project. as a craftsman can be." Sanasa kicked off in April 2018 with an inspirational street-art creative craft - Heidi Zilmer workshop. Heidi wanted to find and Artist inspire talented young people to par- ticipate in her project that summer. The Completing her own apprenticeship as workshop was aimed at young people a house painter and decorator in 1998, aged 15 to 30, interested in learning Heidi Zilmer went on to teach theory, about traditional painting techniques. composition and decoration at technical More than 60 young people from all college. She also ran her own company over Greenland – with different social and was the main driving force behind backgrounds, strengths and weakness- new murals in social housing areas. es – participated in the first workshop, Here, she saw how murals can inspire learning everything from basic sten- young people to pursue an education cilling to gilding and colour mixing. and career as craftspeople. The creative crafts helped them feel Having family in Greenland, Heidi visited connected to one another and sparked Qaqortoq in the south of Greenland for positive energy. the first time in 2015. Here, she real- "I am impressed with the support re- ised how few housepainters actually ceived from young people, businesses, lived in the country. She decided to local craftsmen and educational institu- combine her insight into mural projects Find out more at tions," said Heidi. "The work has hope- www.oakfnd.org and her teaching experience to inspire fully provided new insight into the wide 76 OAK FOUNDATION DENMARK © Fonden for Socialt Ansvar © Fonden for Socialt Ansvar © Fonden

range of crafts and trade educations the centre of their work. For example, that can be taken without enrolling in through the ‘Neighbourhood Mothers’ Fonden for university or graduate school." programme, more than 700 mothers Socialt Ansvar from ethnic minority groups are con- Three students from Heidi’s workshops works with nected with volunteers who help the are now upgrading their skills and hope hundreds women better navigate their lives in to study house and decorative paint- of volunteers Denmark. This can be overwhelming ing. Heidi plans to go back to southern in Denmark for many of the women, often newly Greenland to work on other, similar on various social arrived, and it helps to reduce their projects, including workshops for local feelings of isolation and promote better projects. It places teachers who wish to train others in the integration. Another successful project, the importance community. of maintaining ‘Baba’ connects immigrant fathers with strong family ties local volunteers to help reinforce their at the centre confidence in how they can participate of its work. Fonden for Socialt meaningfully in their children’s lives. Research has shown that children who Ansvar: pooling are raised by engaged fathers have a stronger sense of wellbeing and are resources less likely to get involved in crime or to develop addictive habits. “We take responsibility. We are caring. With the staff’s passion and tenacity, We are committed.” Fonden for Socialt Fonden for Socialt Ansvar is making Ansvar facilitates the operations of a difference in Denmark, both to the independent not-for-profit organisa- lives of the children and families they tions in Copenhagen. While the organ- directly support and to how members isations work on various social causes, of the society view volunteering for their close proximity to each other social enterprises. enables them to: learn from each other; lower costs by sharing facilities; and avail of the support, knowledge and capacity building efforts of Fonden for Socialt Ansvar. Fonden for Socialt Ansvar strengthens these organisations, which work with children, young adults and families in Denmark. It facilitates bringing together volunteers to help find The photos in the Denmark section long-lasting solutions for some of the of the annual report illustrate the most invisible and neglected social project carried out by Heidi Zilmer in the issues in the country. small port town of Qaqortoq in Greenland and the work being done by Hundreds of volunteers work on various Fonden for Socialt Ansvar, an organisa- social projects, placing the importance tion that gathers volunteers together to of maintaining strong family ties at carry out social work in Denmark. OAK FOUNDATION DENMARK 77 Grants © Sanasa

Aalborg Kommune, Danner Horsens Krisecenter for Mændenes Hjem – Det specialiserede USD 89,809 (12 months) Mænd Café Klare Døgntilbud To assess intimate partner USD 106,218 (12 months) USD 159,236 (12 months) Stjernehusene sexual violence in Denmark. To provide support to a crisis To provide support to Café USD 35,748 (12 months) centre in Horsens that Klare, a night café for To build a new playground for Det Blå Sted supports men. homeless women. USD 145,428 (36 months) Stjernehusene, a specialised To provide support to a day care facility in Northern Kommune Kullajeq – Landsforeningen for drop-in-centre in Aarhus that Jutland. Sanasa psykisk sundhed helps and supports socially USD 174,574 (24 months) USD 36,115 (12 months) Antidote Denmark vulnerable young people to To introduce young people to To give people in Greenland USD 55,255 (24 months) get an education, find work various professions linked to who live with mental illnesses To finance a mobile or housing and leave abusive craftmanship and to prepare access to written information “fix-room” in Copenhagen situations. them for vocational school. about various diagnoses. to help prevent deaths from drug overdoses. Fonden for Socialt Kommuneqarfik Sportsklubbernes Venner Ansvar (FSA) Sermersooq USD 46,178 (12 months) Bryd Tavsheden USD 955,414 (36 months) USD 196,150 (12 months) To provide support to USD 405,437 (36 months) To provide support for To build a garage for a re-establish a ski lift in To establish a Youtube capacity building, innovation ski-piste in Tasiilaq in Qaqortoq, a small fishing channel for young people and voluntary work to FSA, Greenland. town in the south of and children which addresses which functions as an Greenland. domestic violence and umbrella organisation for Klinisk retsmedicin, violence between couples. various not-for-profit Retsmedicinsk Institut, SydhavnsCompagniet, organisations. Københavns Universitet Settlementet i Kgs. Den selvejende USD 19,108 (12 months) Enghave institution Frivilligforeningen To provide support to the USD 286,624 (36 months) dagbehandlingskolen Værestedet Perronen Department of Forensic To provide support to Isbryderen USD 47,771 (12 months) Medicine, which carries out SydhavnsCompagniet – an USD 47,771 (12 months) To renovate the outdoor forensic investigations of organisation that teaches To provide support for a mini facilities of the Perronen assaults and rape for the people how to recycle bus for Isbryderen, a school drop-in-centre in Lolland in police, the courts and merchandise that will be for young people with special the southern part of Sealand. other authorities in Denmark, then sold for profit. needs. Greenland and the Faroe Fundamentet Islands. Taskforce (Dansk Danmarks USD 125,132 (24 months) Stalking Center) Forsorgsmuseum To provide support to Landsorganisation USD 123,599 (24 months) USD 108,382 (12 months) Fundamentet to re-think how af Kvindekrisecentre To support families facing To provide support to the a drop-in centre for socially (LOKK) domestic violence situations Danish Welfare Museum and vulnerable people can adapt USD 1,186,306 (36 months) by raising awareness of how Ringsted Crisis Centre for an to political changes in order to To support capacity building to help stop violence. exhibition and the production continue its work. and to strengthen LOKK, the of educational material for Danish national organisation Vesterbro Maduddeling USD 157, 847 (12 months) women and children fleeing Hjem til Alle Alliancen of women’s shelters. USD 252,548 (36 months) To provide support to domestic violence. To provide support to the Livets Lone v/ Lone Vesterbro Maduddeling, Den fælleskommunale Danish not-for-profit Wernblad which distributes food and forening – Kommuneqa- organisation Hjem til Alle USD 15,924 (12 months) other services to poor rfik Sermersooq Alliancen, which will develop To support music events in families. USD 796,178 (36 months) and test a project where crisis centres and hospitals all To provide support to public families can open their homes over the country. schools in Greenland. for young homeless people This is a list of grants approved in 2018. for short periods. For a comprehensive list and full descriptions, please visit our website at www.oakfnd.org. 78 ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Programme is national in scope. It funds local organisations involved in caring and providing for the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the country. © Sebastian / Oak Foundation © Sebastian / Oak We support organisations operating in the following priority areas: healthcare, including HIV/AIDS; rural water supplies; special needs education; and services that help vulnerable women, children and elderly persons. ZIMBABWE 79

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cial emphasis on the importance Stories of health education, which it approaches from a holistic perspective. The two stories within this section represent the diverse range of grants The Trust also runs an early childhood 16 within the Zimbabwe Programme. development centre in Mbare, grants were made a high-density suburb in southern by the Zimbabwe Harare, the capital. This centre caters for Programme in children, most of whom live in extreme 2018, totalling poverty, by providing them with Mashambanzou USD 1.06 million. education and nutritional support. Care Trust The Mashambanzou Care Trust provides "We can see the services to people with HIV and works difference in the to empower communities to deal with women who take part. the pandemic. The organisation was They start to open up, there established in 1990 to provide care and support for people affected by HIV/AIDS is light in their eyes." in Harare, and to help empower the local community to deal with the AIDS - Sister Margaret McAllen pandemic. Its care centre in Waterfalls, Mashambanzou Care Trust Harare, houses 30 patients, providing nutritional care and life-prolonging In addition, Mashambanzou functions anti-retroviral drugs. Mashambanzou as a drop-in clinic that provides HIV test- reaches out to the community on many ing services, counselling and care. The fronts. It provides home-based care for clinic also offers self-help programmes the sick, counselling for patients and for HIV positive women, where they their families, and outreach for orphans, can learn how to knit and sew. These including a creche and training for projects provide an opportunity for the caregivers. women to come together for group In the local language, the name counselling, and they help reduce the Mashambanzou has a special stigma surrounding the disease. “We can significance, linked to how elephants see the difference in the women who collect at the rivers and lakes early in the take part,” said Sister Margaret McAllen. morning to wash. “The meaning is about “They start to open up, there is light in preparing for a new day and a new life,” their eyes.” explained Sister Margaret McAllen, one of the sisters who works at the centre. “It’s a dawn of hope. Our aim is to give people hope for a new life.” Mashambanzou’s work also includes counselling, treatment, referrals and Find out more at caregiver training. The Trust places spe- www.oakfnd.org 80 ZIMBABWE © Simukai © Sebastian / Oak Foundation © Sebastian / Oak

Challenging the stigma While Mary once saw her condition as the end of the road, Bethany Project The Bethany against people with HIV support groups have allowed her to Project promotes contemplate new possibilities. She now the wellbeing Born with HIV, 16-year-old Mary Moyo participates on her school’s netball team of children didn’t want people to know about her and aspires to become a nurse to help in Zimbabwe, condition because of the stigma and others. particularly discrimination faced by people living with HIV. She tended to isolate herself, Bethany Project operates in the those affected Zvishavane and Mberengwa Districts by HIV/AIDS. unable to socialise well with others, and felt embarrassed to even pick up her of Zimbabwe. Some 57 per cent medication at the clinic. of its beneficiaries are women and girls. It uses a participatory and rights-based However, thanks to Bethany Project, approach in its programming and works which works to promote the wellbeing to engage communities in promoting of young people living with HIV, Mary is the wellbeing of young people with HIV. now a different person. Mary’s mentors have not only accompanied her The Bethany Project’s commitment to health sessions and advised her to promoting the wellbeing of children on how to make informed decisions affected by HIV extends beyond support about her sex life, but have also helped groups to food security, resource her see her condition in a new light. mobilisation, capacity building and education around women’s rights and sexual health. "I thank the Bethany Project for restoring my hope. I am now confident, my esteem is high."

- Mary Moyo participant, Bethany Project

“My hope has been restored,” says Mary. “I am now confident, my self-esteem is high. I am better able to deal with the stigma and discrimination that people living with HIV face in the community.”

The photographs in the Zimbabwe section of this report illustrate the diverse work being carried out by our partners in Zimbabwe. ZIMBABWE 81 Grants © Sebastian / Oak Foundation © Sebastian / Oak © Simukai

Kubatana Vocational Sir Humphrey Gibbs HIV/AIDS Training Centre Special Needs Training Center Bethany Project USD 63,644 (12 months) Education USD 17,369 (12 months) USD 72,210 (12 months) To provide healthcare through To provide education, skills To build community aware- a well-equipped and func- Dance Trust of Zimbabwe training, shelter, warmth, food ness and support of children tional clinic, promote early USD 39,517 (12 months) and financial assistance To promote and encourage affected by HIV/AIDS treatment for cancer and to adults with intellectual the art of dance in Zimbabwe or living with disability adherence to anti-retroviral disabilities at Sir Humphrey and to train talented youth through training, networking, treatment for patients who Gibbs Training Centre. to audition for scholarships advocacy and monitoring are HIV positive. to enter the Dance Trust of in the southern region Zimbabwe’s training course. Zimcare Trust of Zimbabwe. Mashambanzou Care Trust USD 335,509 (12 months) Ishe Anesu Multi-purpose To provide core support to Family AIDS Caring Trust, USD 64,536 (12 months) Chiredzi Centre for Disabled Zimcare Trust. To improve the lives of people Children USD 31,195 (12 months) living with HIV/AIDS and To reduce the prevalence USD 19,200 (12 months) to strengthen child protection To support disabled children of HIV/AIDS and mitigate systems. in Zimbabwe. its impact by empowering Women, communities to better Midlands AIDS Service J.F. Kapnek Trust respond to the pandemic. Organization USD 55,010 (12 months) children and Family AIDS Caring Trust, USD 37,120 (12 months) To improve the education, elderly at risk Rusape To provide quality multi- health and nutritional status of 5,800 early childhood USD 55,243 (12 months) faceted HIV/AIDS programmes Simukai Child Protection development students in To improve the quality of life to various target groups Program Sanyati District. of people affected by HIV/ in the Midlands Province. USD 35,000 (12 months) To raise awareness among AIDS in Makoni District Kidzcan children, youth and house- of Manicaland Province and National St Johns Council USD 25,000 (12 months) holds about healthcare and Marondera, Mrewa, Mutoko for the Republic of To increase the survival rate economics to improve their and Mudzi Districts Zimbabwe and improve the quality of life health and psychological of Mashonaland East Province. USD 73,262 (12 months) of the children with cancer To continue training the public wellbeing. and related blood disorders in first aid, home-based care Island Hospice and in a loving and caring and reproductive health in Bereavement Services environment. USD 80,000 (12 months) order to help people with HIV/ To strengthen and scale AIDS. NZEVE Deaf up palliative care for Children's Centre vulnerable populations USD 53,846 (12 months) to improve their quality of life To increase access to early in Chitungwiza, Mutare and intervention for deaf children Marondera, Zimbabwe. and their families.

This is a list of grants approved in 2018. For a comprehensive list and full descriptions, please visit our grant database at www.oakfnd.org. 82 Oak staff and addresses

Switzerland Communications: Email: [email protected] This is a list Oak Philanthropy Limited Rachel McKee, 58 avenue Louis Casaï Communications Officer of all staff who Cointrin – 1216 Geneva Mia Moore, were working Switzerland Digital Media Communications Specialist for Oak on Virginia Ruan, 31 December Douglas Griffiths, Head of Communications President of the Foundation (from 1 February 2019) 2018. Kathleen Cravero-Kristoffersson, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse President of the Foundation (till 31 January 2019) Programme: Please visit Marianne Wright, Anastasia Anthopoulos, our website Executive Assistant to the President and Trustees Programme Officer Brigette De Lay, www.oakfnd.org Administration: Director for a list of Tirza Adorjan, Helena Duch, current staff. Project Manager, HR System Implementation Programme Officer Samuel Ambaye, Florence Jacot, IT Manager, Business Applications and Analytics Programme Officer Steina Bjorgvinsdottir, Mikaila Leonardi, Project Manager, Safeguarding and Organisational Programme Assistant Development Aurélie Boissière, Environment Programme: Senior Finance Officer Nathan Argent, Stephen Carden, Special Projects Officer, Programme Officer – Climate Finance & Due Diligence Stephen Campbell, Adriana Craciun, Senior Adviser Campaigns Leader Organisational Development & Capacity Building Dan Cao, Nathalie Gachet, Programme Officer – Climate Office Logistics Coordinator/Receptionist Imani Fairweather Morrison, Nicolas Gardi, Programme Officer – Global Smallscale Fisheries IT Support Specialist Leonardo Lacerda, Audrey Georg, Director Senior Finance Officer Alexandra Marques, Nelly Houdin, Programme Associate Bookkeeper Paul Nichols, Gazmend Ibrahimi, Programme Associate Office Facilities Lisa Sandström, Vanessa Kenny, Programme Assistant Human Resources Manager Karen Suassuna, Donata Kitutu, Programme Officer – Climate Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chair Paul Murphy, Issues Affecting Women Programme: Manager, Grants Administration and Special Projects Claire Geffroy, Imeobong Osakwe, Programme Assistant Grants Administrator Medina Haeri, Neal Patel, Programme Officer Finance Officer Fiona Morrell, Vinit Rishi, Programme Officer Director Nevin Oztop Clément Riviere, Programme Associate Finance Officer Katharina Samara Wickrama, Marie Ryska, Director Administrative Assistant Boris Schopfer, IT Manager, Infrastructure Special Interest Programme: Vincent Tomassacci, Diane Buczynski-Ruchonnet, Project Manager, Grants Management System Programme Officer Alexandra Villet, Lisa Carl, Receptionist/Administrative Assistant Programme Officer Shivani Yadav, William Duke, Application Support Specialist/ Business Analyst Programme Assistant Eve Zeender, Rachel Quick, Finance Manager Head of Programme

Brazil Joint Brazil Programme: Ana Alfinito, Programme Officer 83

Bulgaria Environment Programme: Alexandra Kennaugh, Oak Philanthropy Limited Programme Officer – Wildlife Conservation and 45 Patriarh Evtimiy Blvd., apt. 8, 2nd floor Trade Sofia 1463 - Bulgaria

Prevent Child Sexual Abuse United States Programme: Oak Foundation USA Vyara Ivanova, 55 Vilcom Center Drive, Suite 340 Programme Associate – Eastern Europe Chapel Hill, NC 27514 North Carolina, Presiana Manolova, United States of America Programme Officer – Eastern Europe

Jillian Downs, Denmark Administrative Assistant Oak Foundation Denmark Learning Differences Programme: Kronprinsessegade 34, st. Dana Brinson, 1306 København K – Denmark Programme Officer Email: [email protected] Bethiel Girma Holton, Programme Officer Denmark Programme: Heather Graham, Director Esther Nørregård-Nielsen, Director Julie Hill, Programme Assistant Lotte Rohde, Administrator Environment Programme: Anne Henshaw, East Africa Programme Officer Marine Conservation, Arctic and North Pacific Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme: Special Interest Programme: Blain Teketel, Millie Brobston, Programme Officer Programme Officer Karen Phair, United Kingdom Programme Assistant Oak Philanthropy (UK) Limited 2nd Floor, 43 Palace Street London SW1E 5HL India Oak Philanthropy Limited Housing and Homelessness (India liaison office) Programme: 1st Floor – 12, Haralal Das Street Amanda Beswick, Near Entally Market Director Kolkata – 700014 – India Susanne Bjork, Programme Officer Environment Programme: Karen Ewen, Sahba Chauhan, Office and Systems Administrator Programme Officer – Climate Louise Montgomery, Programme Officer Joint India Programme: Paul Wishart, , Programme Officer Paromita Chowdhury Programme Officer International Human Rights Sabrina Mendes, Programme: Programme Assistant Adrian Arena, Director Sara Bianchi, Zimbabwe Office and Finance Administrator Oak Zimbabwe Foundation Hanan Elmasu, 54, J. Chinamano Avenue, Programme Officer Box HG251 Highlands, Greg Mayne, Harare - Zimbabwe Programme Officer Tim Parritt, Zimbabwe Programme: Programme Officer Epiphania Chako, Nina Spataru, Office Support Programme Associate Tizvioni Merciful Machuwe, Programme and Administration Officer Arnet Mutirori, Programme Assistant 84

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Environment 1.Jeremy Hodges, Electric buses are hurting the oil industry, April 2018, https://www.bloomberg. com/news/articles/2018-04-23/electric-buses-are- hurting-the-oil-industry (accessed 15 February 2019) 2. Matthew Keegan, Shenzhen’s silent revolution: world’s first fully electric bus fleet quietens Chinese megacity, December 2018, https://www. theguardian.com/cities/2018/dec/12/silence- shenzhen-world-first-electric-bus-fleet, (accessed 15 February 2019) 3. Lu Lu, Lulu Xue and Weimin Zhou, How did Shenzhen, China, build world’s largest electric bus fleet? April 2018, https://www.wri.org/ blog/2018/04/how-did-shenzhen-china-build- world-s-largest-electric-bus-fleet (accessed 15 February 2019) 4. Johan Nylander, Dirty cousin? Not anymore as Shenzhen’s green quest leaves Hong Kong miles behind, June 2018, https://www.scmp. com/business/article/2150718/dirty-cousin-not- anymore-shenzhens-green-quest-leaves-hong- kong-miles, (accessed 15 February 2019) 5. Daniel Ren, Beijing, pushing its electric vehicle market, is making it harder for start-ups to enter as it fights overcapacity, January 2019, https://www. scmp.com/business/companies/article/2182145/ beijing-pushing-its-electric-vehicle-market-making- it-harder, (accessed 15 February 2019)

Special Interest

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