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Our Mission


The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people.


We seek to strengthen the rule of law; respect for human rights, minorities, and a diversity of opinions; democratically elected governments; and a civil society that helps keep government power in check.


We help to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights.


We implement initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media.


We build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information.


Working in every part of the world, the Open Society Foundations place a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.


Our Values


We believe in fundamental human rights, dignity, and the rule of law.


We believe in a society where all people are free to participate fully in civic, economic, and cultural life.


We believe in addressing inequalities that cut across multiple lines, including race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and citizenship.


We believe in holding those in power accountable for their actions and in increasing the power of historically excluded groups.


We believe in helping people and communities press for change on their own behalf.


We believe in responding quickly and flexibly to the most critical threats to open society.


We believe in taking on controversial issues and supporting bold, innovative solutions that address root causes and advance systemic change.


We believe in encouraging critical debate and respecting diverse opinions.

Open Society Foundations Resources

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Library Resource
A Community-Based Practitioner’s Guide: Documenting Citizenship and Other Forms of Legal Identity
Manuels et directives
juin, 2018
Global

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on establishing and operating a paralegal or other community-based program to help people obtain legal identity documents. It is primarily for people designing and managing community-based paralegal projects to help clients access documentary proof of citizenship and other forms of proof of legal identity, such as birth certificates.

Library Resource
Strategic Litigation Impacts: Indigenous Peoples' Land Rights Cover image
Rapports et recherches
avril, 2017
Global

The world is increasingly encroaching on indigenous peoples’ traditional lands. Around the globe, indigenous communities are forced to cede ground to state development, corporate land grabs, rising sea levels, environmental degradation, and population growth. The right to land provides the basis for access to food, housing, and development. But for indigenous peoples, traditional lands are more than this; they represent essential ties to their ancestors, their culture, and their languages. Losing their land means losing their way of life.


Library Resource
Documents de politique et mémoires
mars, 2014
Global

In many parts of the world, women’s rights to land and property are systematically denied. Women have fewer or less secure rights than men, and discriminatory attitudes and practices undermine them. This leaves many women vulnerable, and almost entirely dependent on the men in their lives for basic economic survival. 


Dependance on men can lead to entrapment in abusive relationships, less control over sexual relations, and less ability to produce food or secure food.


Library Resource

A critical step to address HIV, Violence and Food Security

Documents de politique et mémoires
janvier, 2014
Global

In many parts of the world, women’s rights to land and property are systematically denied. Women have fewer or less secure rights than men, and discriminatory attitudes and practices undermine them. This leaves many women vulnerable, and almost entirely dependent on the men in their lives for basic economic survival. 

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