Justicia Inc

TO SUPPORT "CIVIL SOCIETY AND PROSECUTORS' OFFICES WORKING JOINTLY TOWARDS THE STRENGTHENING OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN MEXICO"

DOCUMENTA WILL WORK TOWARDS THE IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF TORTURE PRACTICES IN BOTH STATES, THROUGH THE GATHERING, RECORDING, AND PUBLISHING OF INFORMATION. WILL LOOK TO ADDRESS IMPROVED CAPACITY OF LOCAL ACTORS TO PREVENT AND/OR SANCTION TORTURE AND ILL-TREATMENT. AND WILL RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE RELEVANCE OF PREVENTING TORTURE, ILL-TREATMENT AND VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, THROUGH THE VISIBILIZATION OF VOICES AND EXPERIENCES, TO RAISE COLLECTIVE AWARENESS THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF TRAINING, CREATION AND DISPLAY ACTIONS, BASED ON THE DOCUMENTARY GENRE

ESTRATEGIA SISTEMATIZADA CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA EN CHIHUAHUA

REINSERTION FOR YOUTH IN CONFLICT WITH LAW

TO ISSUE AN AWARD TO ONC TO SUPPORT THE CHANGING THE SYSTEM: A BETTER CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILING PROCESS PROJECT IN MEXICO.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

TO SUPPORT A PROJECT ENTITLED, "CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS FOR YOUTH INITIATIVE", TO ENGAGE YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN IN MEXICO.

CITIZEN SECURITY AND JUSTICE REFORM

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12351), HAS AS ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE THE PROVISION OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS (AS DEFINED IN 34 U.S.C. 12473(6)) OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SHORT-TERM HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AND VOLUNTARY SUPPORT SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH LOCATING AND SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING, OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATING INTO A COMMUNITY. MUJERES UNIDAS EN JUSTICIA EDUCACION Y REFORMA, INC., A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN HOMESTEAD, FL, WILL IMPLEMENT THE MUJER'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACHES TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH BRANCHES, INC. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TEN PRIVATE LANDLORD SCATTERED SITE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING RESIDENCES FOR TEN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A RURAL REGION OF FLORIDA. THIS CONTINUATION PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN NEED OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. SERVICES OFFERED WILL FOCUS ON PRIMARILY SERVING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE REGION AND WILL BE TAILORED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS WHO ARE SERVED. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, VICTIM/SURVIVOR ADVOCACY, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND HOUSING ADVOCACY. THE PROJECT WILL RETAIN ONE DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AND PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF VILLA 21-24 AND OTHER PARTNERS ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL POR LA IGUALDAD Y LA JUSTICIA (ACIJ) WILL CREATE A COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE 150 ENTREPRENEURS WILL DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND RECEIVE THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO MAKE THEIR BUSINESSES MORE COMPETITIVE AND FACILITATE THEIR ENTRY INTO THE FORMAL ECONOMY OF BUENOS AIRES. ACIJ WILL ALSO HELP RESIDENTS OF THIS LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM FULL ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES AND INCLUSION IN ECONOMIC LIFE. THE PROJECT SHOULD REACH 1,500 RESIDENTS OF VILLA 21-24 DIRECTLY AND ANOTHER 25,000 INDIRECTLY.

SUPPORTING AND MONITORING REFORMS TO STRENGTHEN JUSTICE IN COLOMBIA

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS. PROJECTS MUST ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PROGRAMS STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS. THROUGH THIS NEW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, MUJERES UNIDAS EN JUSTICIA EDUCACION Y REFORMA (M.U.J.E.R.), INC. WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREA: PURPOSE AREA 4 ENHANCING TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OFFERING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING FOR HISPANIC VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 2: STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND END SEXUAL ASSAULT. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) ADVOCACY AND CASE MANAGEMENT; 2) LEGAL SUPPORT AND ACCOMPANIMENT; 3) MULTILINGUAL THERAPY AND SUPPORT GROUPS; 4) CHARLAS (LISTENING GROUPS); AND 5) HOLISTIC HEALING ACTIVITIES LIKE YOGA AND MINDFULNESS.

THE IMPLEMENTING PARTNER WILL LEAD EFFORTS TO ADDRESS TORTURE IN MEXICO, THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS, DIRECT GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, BUILDING ON PAST PROGRAMMING. THE IMPLEMENTING PARTNER WILL 1) ANALYZE THE LINK BETWEEN THE CRIME OF TORTURE AND OTHER GRAVE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS TO BETTER RESPOND TO COMPLEX PHENOMENA; 2) EXPAND THEIR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MODEL TO INCREASE AUTHORITIES’ ABILITY TO PREVENT, INVESTIGATE, AND SANCTION TORTURE; 3) WORK AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL TO INCREASE TARGET POPULATIONS’ LEGAL EMPOWERMENT TO COUNTER HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; 4) FORGE NETWORKS FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST TORTURE; AND 5) IMPLEMENT TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AND DEVELOP ARTISTIC INTERVENTIONS RELATED TO THE PREVENTION OF TORTURE.

THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM (SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM) WAS CREATED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 (VAWA 2005), 34 U.S.C. § 12511(C), AND IS PART OF THE FIRST FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF DIRECT INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE INCLUDE ADVOCACY, ACCOMPANIMENT (E.G., ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT, MEDICAL FACILITIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ETC.), CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REFERRALS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO ADULT, YOUTH, AND CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF SUCH VICTIMS, AND THOSE COLLATERALLY AFFECTED BY THE VICTIMIZATION.    SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES FREQUENTLY CONFRONT UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN SEEKING ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND BACKGROUND OF VICTIMS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHO IN TURN ARE MORE INCLINED TO SEEK SERVICES FROM SUCH ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS TO CREATE, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND SUSTAINABLE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROVIDED BY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRANTEES MUST EITHER DEMONSTRATE EXPERTISE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT OR PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCH EXPERTISE. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC IS STATUTORILY DEFINED AS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES: 1) AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); 2) ASIAN AMERICANS; 3) NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; 4) BLACKS; AND 5) HISPANICS. SEE 34 U.S.C. §§ 12511(C)(2), 12291(A)(6), AND 42 U.S.C. § 300U-6(G)(1).

SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS

PROJECT ESPERANZA TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

FARMERS ARE OFTEN ABSENT FROM DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IMPACT SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. AT THE IAF, WE ARE INVESTING IN A REGIONAL EFFORT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, THAT WILL GIVE VOICE TO FARMERS AND DIRECTLY SUPPORT THEM IN COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND PRESENTING DATA THAT THEY CAN INCORPORATE INTO THEIR OPERATIONS TO MANAGE THEIR FARMS MORE EFFICIENTLY. MOVIMIENTO DE ECONOMÍA SOCIAL Y SOLIDARIA DEL ECUADOR (MESSE) IS AN INNOVATOR IN CONNECTING PRODUCERS DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS TO IMPROVE FARMERS’ QUALITY OF LIFE AND CONSUMERS’ FOOD SECURITY. IT WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, PARTICIPATORY CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS, FAIR-TRADE MARKETS, COMMUNITY TOURISM, AND THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND YOUTH.

THIS FINJUS PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM'S RESPONCE TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND THE ASSISTANCE EXTENDED TO VICT

2008 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS TO COMBAT TRAFFICKING

SMALL GRANT FOR ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE PROMOTION AND PREPARATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PANAMA'S NEW CRIMINAL CODE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE ADN

ORGANIZE A MODEL UN SUMMIT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF UP TO 100 HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY MODEL UN DELEGATES ON REFUGEE ISSUES.

A PROGRAM MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT.

IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO FOSTER YOUTH EMPOWERMENT, GENDER EQUALITY, AND TEAMWOR THROUGH BASEBALL

TO SUPPORT A U.S. SPEAKER TO DEVELOP A SERIES OF ENGAGEMENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF DOC FALSIFICATION

TO SUPPORT THE LOGISTICS OF THE IN-PERSON PROGRAM FOR US SPEAKER PROGRAM ON SHARING U.S. BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CSO

CONTINUE IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE RECRUITING STRATEGY FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN CHIHUAHUA, DELICIAS AND CUAHTEMOC BY ORGANIZING ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR COMMUN

TO PRODUCE THE ACTIVE YOUTH CITIZENS INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON ENGAGING YOUTH AGES 18-29 (LATE HIGH SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY, AND EARLY POST-EDUCATION ADULTS) WHO LIVE IN JUAREZ AND THE CITY OF CHIHUAHUA AND ARE SEEKING TO GET INVOLVED IN HUMAN RIGHTS WORK.

REGIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR JOURNALISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ON SECURITY AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION