Act Beyond Borders

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Contract Title Human Rights and Reconciliation – Civil Society Acts Beyond Borders
Contract Number EIDHR/2009/167-502
Funding Period 01/01/2010 – 31/12/2012
Total Cost €874.863,00
Website http://www.actbeyondborders.net/?pid=1



Overall Objectives

  • Increase dialogue among civil society actors, youth, and local authorities in Israel and Palestine;
  • Increase capacity of CSOs in Israel and Palestine to promote Human Rights and Democratic Participation;
  • Enhance collaboration among civil society actors, youth, and local authorities across Israel and Palestine

Specific Objectives

Through a comprehensive set of structured dialogue workshops, civil society trainings, as well as multi-communal public debates, round tables and conferences, this project aims to empower civil society actors, youth, and local authorities in Israel and Palestine to actively promote Human Rights and Democratization.

Activities

  • A1: Project Steering Committee;
  • A2: Interactive online portal;
  • A3: Structured dialogue workshops;
  • A4: Creation of multi-stakeholder Action Groups;
  • A5: Five trans-national Action Plan support workshops;
  • A6: 10-day Training of Local Trainers;
  • A7: Series of Basic Civil Society Strengthening Workshops;
  • A8: Series of non-formal civil society action workshops;
  • A9: Series of Advanced Civil Society Strengthening Workshops;
  • A10: Ten Panel Discussions/ Public Roundtables; A11: Final Human Rights Conference in Cyprus

Expected Results

  • R1: Increased capacity of CSOs to promote and strengthen human rights and their implementation;
  • R2: Increased dialogue among civil society across conflict zones;
  • R3: Increased capacity of local CSOs to resolve conflict and enhance collaboration for common goals;
  • R4: Strengthened collaboration for the promotion of Human Rights across stakeholders and countries