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Displaying 191 - 195 of 228F.a: Indonesia Country Programme
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In Indonesia, the programme operates in Borneo and West Papua. These areas are home to the world?s richest biodiversity, which is threatened by unsustainable use of land. The area is home to many iconic animal species, such as the extremely endangered Borneon orangutan and the wood kangaroo, whose habitats are in danger due to the loss of forests. In addition, the area holds significant cultural diversity. In Borneo, the programme will be implemented in the Muller-Schwaner and Arabella regions of Central- and West-Kalimantan and in West Papua, the Tambrauw region. WWF works with local CSOs as well as indigenous and local communities in both areas. In the Muller-Schwaner and Arabella areas, the landscape area is under pressure due to logging and the development of road infrastructure. In addition, densely populated areas and a lack of alternative livelihoods pose challenges to the landscape area. In West Papua, threats include the development of road infrastructure, illegal logging, mining and illegal poaching of wildlife. The West Papua landscape is relatively new to WWF Indonesia. With the project, it is hoped that 10 years of successful conservation work in Borneo will be replicated in Papua. The aim is to transfer successful nature conservation practices from Borneo to Papua, improve indigenous people?s rights to land, support the establishment of indigenous community conserved areas, support inclusive and sustainable land use planning and forest support, and to strengthen the capacity of CSOs to become a strategic partner of the government in nature conservation. In addition, it aims to support indigenous communities in economic development and market access. Implemented by: WWF Indonesia Partners: local governments, private sector, local CBOs and CSOs, local communities
F.a: Power to the people: Empowering poor communities in Garissa on land rights in the context of LAPSSET proj
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Haki na Sheria Initiative was initially established in 2010 and registered as community based organisation 2012. The organisation?s capacity grew as it started handling matters like citizenship at the national level. This change necessitated the change in status and the organization got registered with the NGO Coordination Board as a national NGO in 2017. Haki na Sheria Initiative exists to empower marginalized communities to understand, respect, promote, demand and effectively claim their human rights and obligations in pursuit of an equitable society. HSI?s is committed to the vision of a Kenya where all marginalized communities live dignified lives free of human rights violations. In HSI?s view, change requires a local catalyst. The change can only be built by civic engagement of the local communities through public education and raising awareness about human rights, seeking accountability at all levels of the government through local communities? engagement and filing public interest litigation cases and through engaging with strategic networks and movement building to a society that is free from human rights violations. Overall objectives: Improved awareness for 600 poor and marginalised pastoralist on community land rights; Register Sarirah community land with national land commission in Garissa County by the end of 24 months.
F.a: Child Sensitive Social Protection in Somaliland
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CSSP project will build on progress and learning from the 2017-2021 Child Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) pilot and seeks to establish and strengthen CSSP systems in Somaliland to contribute to improved and inclusive human capital development for children, with and without disabilities. The project will continue to target Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Hargeisa and expand to non-IDP households in Berbera. Project will enable the most vulnerable children and their families to access a child benefit, complemented with strengthened child and gender sensitivity of the grant through cash plus approaches. The cash plus interventions focus on enhancing behaviour change for parents and caregivers to support achievement of responsive caregiving leading to improved nutrition, education, and overall well-being of children through a CSSP parenting package. In addition, a life skills package will be rolled out with children. The project will continue to work with the Ministry of Employment, Social Affairs and Family (MESAF) in implementation of the child benefit, while simultaneously helping to strengthen the government?s capacity to be able to finance and lead it, in line with the new social protection policy that is currently under development. government led child sensitive social protection schemes. SC will work with local partner, Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committees, the central government, local municipalities of Berbera and Hargeisa, and other partners in establishing transparency and accountability mechanisms (community score cards, public hearings, grievance redressal mechanisms) to help the Child benefit beneficiary families access basic services such as health & nutrition, education, and WASH. This will also form the basis for project?s advocacy efforts with actors, including newly elected local councillors/municipalities to lobby for IDPs? land ownership, availability of public services to children and increased government and international investment in CSSP.
F.a: Promoting Land Rights and Access to Justice Albertine Region in Uganda
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Buliisa Initiative for Rural Development Organization (BIRUDO) was founded in 2006 and is registered as a local NGO in Uganda. The organisation?s office is in Buliisa, north-western Uganda. BIRUDO?s mission is to improve the livelihoods of the local communities and the focus areas of the organisation are education, health, environment, natural resources and extractive industry governance, livelihood, income and food security. www.birudo.org BIRUDO engages with communities affected by development projects through a variety of means, including ?know your rights? workshops and other initiatives to increase legal literacy; support for community-based paralegals; and trainings on the use of the Right to Information laws and advocacy. BIRUDO supports access to justice for affected communities by supporting them in mediations, hiring lawyers to represent them in court, and linking them with global networks to help file complaints with international development banks. BIRUDO works closely with affected communities to advocate for land rights and adequate compensation when their land is taken for development projects. BIRUDO builds relationships between communities facing development-related human rights concerns and other groups in BIRUDO?s networks. They exchange strategic information and resources, strengthen capacities, and engage in collective action that enables us to defend human rights and promote community-led priority-setting and decision-making. Overall Project Goal: To contribute to promotion of land and properties rights and access to justice in Albertine Region in Uganda by 2024. Specific Project Objectives:Objective 1: To increase land laws, policies, procedures, oil-related policies, national climate change policy and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) principles awareness in Albertine Region in Uganda by 2024. Objective 2: To reduce land rights violation cases and human rights abuses in Albertine Region in Uganda by 2024.
F.a: Challenging social conceptions through network building and implementation of mechanism to ensure LGBTIQ
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Équité Sri Lanka is a registered organization under the land registration office, Sri Lanka as a Non-profit trust since June 2019. Equité Sri Lanka was formed (unofficially but with a social media presence) in May 2017, and operated by a group of enthusiastic human rights activists. Équité comprises of a small team of multi-disciplinary experts, experienced in research and advocacy in a range of development and humani-tarian specialties. Équité?s vision is to secure Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for all individuals in Sri Lanka, especially for those from the LGBTIQ community. Équité?s mission is to impart knowledge, develop skills and change attitudes among LGBTIQ persons in marginalized settings, in order to elevate their status to be equals in society. Équité uses a variety of methods to reach these goals, including training and capacity building of both LGBTIQ community members and non-community members, advocacy, research and reporting to national and international institutions (including UN mechanisms), and awareness raising through social media and other means. The grant aims to eliminate the discrimination towards the LGBTIQ community by challenging the social stigma and misconceptions.