This resource provides an overview of the ways in which the RED-DH program partnered with local organizations to recognize the rights of indigenous peoples.
Resource - Project Success Story
How have the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated drivers of gender-based violence, and how can a mobile app provide innovative solutions towards violence prevention?
Blog Post
Addressing root causes of violence in Mexico is key to reducing crime and restoring citizens’ trust.
Project Page
Cycles of violence in Mexico continue to take a toll on civilians, necessitating greater accountability in Mexico’s human rights system.
Project Page
Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse: A Toolkit for Building a Prevention and Response Program
The free, open-access toolkit provides organizations with a step-by-step guide on how to lead training and set up systems to prevent and respond to sexual abuse.
Resource - Toolkit
Understanding cultural norms is essential to achieving development results but can sometimes be difficult. The authors of this paper tested a novel method to monitor and evaluate a USAID justice project in the West Bank, Palestine.
Resource - Paper
Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares
Director, New Business Development, Latin America and the Caribbean
Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares, a citizen security and governance specialist with 13 years of international development experience, serves as Chemonics’ Director for New Business Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, overseeing business development across a wide array…
Person - Specialist
Stop, Look, and Listen! Preventing Recruitment of Youth into Illicit Activities in Southern Colombia
As development practitioners, we tend to rush in with solutions to deal with complex problems. But, acknowledging problem complexity means we need to step back and give ourselves room to figure out how to achieve sustainable impact.
Blog Post
This report provides a framework for increasing the use of evidence-informed policy in youth violence prevention efforts across Mexico, with a focus on state and local levels.
Resource - Paper
With better partnerships across the government and civil society organizations, Mexico can improve the way it targets crime and violence in vulnerable communities.
Project Page
To keep the peace following its 52-year armed conflict, Colombia must protect vulnerable populations’ human rights and prevent human rights violations from recurring.
Project Page
The Dominican Republic needs a stronger criminal justice system to provide high-quality legal services and cultivate public trust.
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